Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’m not sure if you’re the guy to ask about this, but I thought I’d give it a try. Do you have any idea where I could get plans or info on building a garage/shed with a western style/saloon facade front on it? Or […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: You’re staring down a pack of green eyed wolves… where are you? 1 Texas 2 Yellowstone or 3 Four Corners R. G. ANSWER: If you’re talking about four-legged wolves, and not those green-eyed wolf spiders from up around the four corners area, the answer […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hello Bob! I’m from Kentucky. I own a paint quarter horse gelding. He is red and white. I’m having a lot of trouble keeping him from getting sunburned on his rump. Do you have any suggestions other than stalling him during the day and […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Bob, I’m a new rider and just love to ride the trails. I have heard that wearing a pair of panty hose will make the ride more comfortable. Like no uncomfortable rubbing. Also, is there a basic book for trail riding, the little tricks […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hey, We are moving from Charlotte, NC to Scottsdale, AZ. We will be carrying 6 horses. Can you tell us some places we can stop and rest the horses and maybe stay overnight? Thanks G. W. ANSWER: I have some retired friends who have […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hey, Bob. Enjoy reading your website. I have a question. I’ve trained barrel horses for about 40 years, have run “pro,” but still don’t know a “thimble full.” Any advice you can give me would be great. I have a mare that can make […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I read in some web site about the way cowboys mark different attitude cowponies by braiding or clipping their manes a certain way, This way out of the cowpony herd, the working cowboy can pick out a horse meant for his particular job of […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi, Bob. When a cowboy brags that he has more beaver than his friend what does he mean? MORE MONEY? – J. ANSWER: Howdy, J.! “Beaver” refers to the quality of a cowboy’s hat. The higher the ratio of beaver fur to rabbit fur […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Bonifas in The Cavalry Horse (on UMI microfiche in the Western history collection) cited Prussian rules for cavalry movement: 15 minutes at a trot, 5 minutes at a walk… and that allowing men to ride at a walk (2-3 miles an hour) tired both […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: We have a home in Eastern Pennsylvania and would like to get a couple of horses but at the moment have no barn. I wanted to know if it is safe to keep the horse in the pasture through the winter as long as […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What gear was removed from cowboy gear to cool them off… it was a famous California company’s piece of gear that they found hard to wear when near the fire. J. S. ANSWER: Howdy, J. S.! I take it that you’re not a westerner, […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Which trip takes longer? Going from wheeless to tom via jet or going from ely to wells via stagecoach? – R. G. ANSWER: To travel from Wheeless to Tom, Oklahoma, via Jet, Oklahoma, the stagecoach would have to travel more than 680 miles. From […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Howdy, I am 44 years old, grew up in Colorado & now live in KY (don’t ask)! My problem is that I fell in love with a Peruvian Paso, 6’1″ from hoof to withers, 4 years old, cut about 3 months ago and a […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Cowboy Bob. When you take the long way across, there are seven dips on a Texas trip. Name them. – C. R. ANSWER: To my way of thinking, this question is somewhat difficult, since the answer depends on who is asking the question […]