A few weeks ago, a cowboy died. Not the kind manufactured by movies, always flawless beneath a hat. He was a real cowboy: one who learned to read the sky, respect a horse’s spirit and understand that mountains are not conquered; they simply allow us to live near them. I did not know him for […]
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Got cows?
I am occasionally asked how many cows I have, or where my cows are, or something along those lines. It occurs to me that such folks are trying to be smartasses, implying that I shouldn’t be wearing a cowboy hat if I don’t have cows — which they, apparently, consider necessary to be a cowboy. […]
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Riding into the wreck
It was the summer of 2019 and I was sitting in the grandstand at Gus Darien Arena. The first round of ranch bronc riding was underway. A bronc came flying out of the bucking chute and took that cowboy clear across the arena. A man on horseback rode into the impending wreck at full gallop. […]