Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hello, I was quite displeased when I saw your article on how you should run a barrel pattern or Q#209. Instead of loosening up your horse with your legs you should be kicking with your legs and lifting your inside rein to about the […]
PREVIOUS — BACK TO Q & A 278 — NEXT Photo of a day herder, Bert Killion, on a knoll overlooking the grazing herd, LS Ranch, Texas, 1907, by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
PREVIOUS — BACK TO Q & A 278 — NEXT South Texas cowboy on his horse. The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection, [RUN06175], courtesy of The Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
PREVIOUS — BACK TO Q & A 278 Photo of horse wrangler seated next to his horse on a hill, looking down at other horses, c. 1910, by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: How fast can a thoroughbred run? – L. J. P. ANSWER: That’s a mighty interesting question! I suppose the safest answer is, “as fast as he cares to run”! Seriously, I’m a bit reluctant to give a firm number, because as soon as I […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi! I need info on equine mange. I have never experienced it with any of my horses; now one seems to have it. Can you give me a description of it and how to treat it? It appears to be on his belly. Where […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have a 9 year old mare that I haved owned for a little over 2 years. She has been checked out by the vet and was in great shape. My question is: is she too old to be bred? If not, what age […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Sir: Thank you for providing so many definitions and words that were in familiar use in the “old west.” I did notice that in your collection, there were no “swear” words which I am sure were in use then. Could you please provide me […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hello. I was wondering if you could help me with my horse. I only got her about 3 weeks ago and she is fine when I am grooming her and riding on the roads. It’s just when I want to go over a few […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: My wife’s mare is between nine and ten months pregnant. She is already waxed up and dripping milk. Is this normal? Also, how long are they usually pregnant for? If you can help with any info it would be greatly appreciated. – T. H. […]
Double Eagle A former United States gold coin worth 20 dollars. The United States Mint’s “Eagle” gold coin was first produced in 1795 with a $10 denomination. When the United States Mint first struck $20 gold pieces in 1850, they were popularly nicknamed “Double Eagles.” United States Mint image.
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’ve been a horseman all my life, broke horses and trained for a living and rodeoed. I have been married to a wonderful wife for three years. My question is this: We have an eight-year-old Arab that we bought together. This the first horse […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: My understanding is that in “the old days,” rodeo cowboys could not get health insurance — because the cost/risk to the insurance companies would have put them out of business (unless they made the premiums very high, in which case the cowboys couldn’t have […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: It’s 1858. The Pony Express is looking for riders, but you’ll need to find your own way along the trail. What state maps will you need to bring along? I was wondering if this has anything to do with The Oregon Trail and The […]