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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION #1 I have a 6 year old BS [Breeding Stock] paint that I have recently started barrels with (work in progress), but I have been told that with the Impressive bloodlines, this will never happen. I only compete on an open level. What do […]
The Origin of the Lemen Family in the U.S. (My mom and dad had this little piece of Lemen family history mounted in a small frame next to their front door:) Thomas Lemen, like one or two of his kinsmen among the pioneer Lemens of Illinois, had the gift of poetry so naturally that he […]
July 4, 2004 — Enjoy the Moment It’s not just our computers that multi-task today. Even people do. A few days ago, for example, one of my young friends called me on the phone. When the conversation began, she was wandering around her yard while eating a slice of pizza and talking on a cell […]
February 13, 2005 — A withered rose My mother was buried on a beautiful morning in the California desert. My sister and her husband had spent two or three hours walking around the cemetery in search of the perfect spot to serve as Mom’s final resting place. They found it. A few yards from the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have a 6 year old Arabian guilding that will not cross water. It doesn’t matter if it is a little pool after a rain or a small creek. Do you have any suggestions on how to train him to go through the water? […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, I really enjoy your website; thanks so much for all your great info and advice! I live in the foothills of the Sierras in northern California. The trails that we ride on are very remote and forested with a lot of streams […]
President Ronald Reagan’s death on June 5, 2004, caused me to do some reminiscing in my June 13 column: A note from a friend The events of the past week had me dusting off an old scrapbook and re-reading a letter from more than a quarter-century ago. It was early December of 1978, and I […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Cowboy Bob. I have 2 Hamsters I bought yesterday and they are so cute. But there’s one problem. They’re constantly fighting over territory. I got them at the same time and at a young age to try and prevent it, but it happend […]
Jenny Undoubtably Willy’s truest friend, Jenny has been in love with that half-ton of horseflesh for years… and continued to visit him often, even after getting her own horse. Several months back, some other young friends of mine were excitedly telling me about the wonderful time they had at a Christian horse camp — and […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What is a male horse called? Sincerely, I. S. ANSWER: A male horse is called a stallion, or sometimes a stud (as in a “stud colt”) if used for breeding. A young male is called a colt. A neutered male becomes a gelding. As […]
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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: My horse is a 12-year-old thoroughbred race horse who was retired after some serious injuries. Most of the time she doesn’t want to do anything and doesn’t do it willingly. Another part is she thinks what I’m doing is wrong, but my instructor is […]
As this Cowboy Dictionary grew to include more terms and photos, it became slow-loading and less user friendly. In an effort to overcome these problems, I’ve broken it into individual alphabetical sections. You now have the choice of either using the PREVIOUS/NEXT links to page through the dictionary — or simply clicking on a letter […]