Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: A cowboy in Minnesota? Really? A. V. ANSWER: Ignoring the fact that the American cowboy originated in New England, and that even states such as Ohio and Indiana were once considered “western” states, Minnesota and the states to the south of it have long […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I want to start off by saying I love your site. And now for my question. You gave an awesome definition for a “cowboy.” Now me and some friends (female) would like to know what you think a good definition for a “cowgirl” would […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’ve owned my horse going on two years, and am planning on buying a trailer fairly soon – I’m thinking he will load fairly easy, but are there any specific Do’s and Don’ts that I should know about? Like – should you always have […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, I have a question for you concerning my daughter’s horse. She has a two and a half year old paint gelding that she has just begun to ride outside of the round pen. Things are going well until about 1/2 hour to […]
…Next, I was assigned a column for Easter Sunday: “…Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, “Why […]
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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: We have just got another horse, a 17 hands bay gelding throroughbred ex-racehorse. We are letting him relax at the moment, as everyone tells us that is the best thing to do and we will start training him in the spring. Hopefully he won’t […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have recently bought a Tucker endurance saddle and I have found it very squeaky. I am also concerned about the quality of the leather. I have waited my whole life to have a Tucker saddle and I don’t know now if I should […]
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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I am thinking of buying a Circle Y Ranch saddle that sells in the stores for $2,050.00. The person selling it to me is selling it for $500.00. I am concerned that the weight (44 lb.) is too heavy? What do you think? It […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Since writing my Campfire Conversation about him, I have received several e-mails asking for more information about Nicholas “Cheyenne” Dawson’s family. Here are a few of those questions: Do you have names of Nicholas Dawson’s children? I can’t locate his family in 1880 census. […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hello — I had worked in many stables in my early years, but only one horse was the subject of my scrutiny of reasonable degree, and that one was the one I owned for 25 years at my home. Have you subjected horses to […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi, Bob, Any tips for working with a horse that is afraid of having people higher than her head? We suspect she’s been mishandled, but don’t have much info. — would appreciate any tips. Thanks. – J. B. ANSWER: Actually, that’s a fairly common […]
Cowboy Bob’s Campfire Conversations Table of Contents Cowboy Bob and the Bouncin’ Bovine The Philmont Mountain Lion The Dyin’ Gunfighter The Truth About Wild Horses Bunc Bradshaw and the Mexican Captain The Cowboy’s Wardrobe Some Other Cowboy Paraphernalia The First Bulldogger God’s Bit and Bridle The Adventures of Cheyenne Dawson Louis Remme’s Wild Ride Cowboy […]