Can horses really run themselves to death? Marie Johnson (Dallas, Texas) Horses can run themselves to death even without a rider. A...
Mules, Levi’s and Chuckwagons
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Horses
McClellan Saddles
The McClellan saddle was adopted by the U.S. Cavalry in 1859. It was designed by future general, George McClellan after a tour of Europe where he...
Bronc Busting
I heard an old cowboy say, “The trick to breaking a horse is to climb on and keep getting bucked off until the horse gets bored.” It’s hard to say...
The Baron, the Cow-boys and the Trail Boss
I’ve read more than one article (including items from your books) about James Addison Reavis, the so-called “Baron of Arizona.” Which side did he...
Animal Cruelty in Movies
Killing Horses with the Flying W It was said 100 horses were killed during filming of the chariot race in Ben Hur in 1925. Reeves “Breezy” Eason was...
Relay Horses
I've always heard that Butch was the first to have used relays of horses in 1889 to escape pursuing posses. I had a question today from a...
Cavalry Horses Did the U.S. Cavalry have remudas like the Old West cattle drives?
I had a question the other day asking if the U.S. Cavalry had remudas like the Old West cattle drives. I’ve never come across anything referring to...
Dr. Ben Green And Locoweed Ben had been around horses for fifty years and didn’t need to go to school to treat them...
Texas has produced many great storytellers and among them was Ben Green. He authored eight books including, Wild Cow Tales, Horse Trading and...
Ask the Marshall
Horses rarely get shot in the Westerns, although they often go down when the rider is hit. What about in real life?
The Horse Returns to North America
The end of the Pleistocene epoch, a geological period spanning roughly 2.5 million to 12,000 years ago brought about climate change to animals in...