Here’s an expanded version of my April 18, 2004, column…. Heroic horsemen… and women Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of… Dr. Samuel Prescott? Anyone with the slightest knowledge of American history instantly recalls the night Paul Revere mounted his Narragansett Pacer and made his famous ride on April 18, […]
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 […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I enjoyed your website very much. I am a Pediatric Nurse. I have two young horses I am raising. One I bottle fed because his mother died. They are both three now. I do not know what kind of bit to start them on […]
Cowboy Bob’s Campfire Conversations Table of Contents Cowboy Bob and the Bouncin’ Bovine The Philmont Mountain Lion The Dyin’ Gunfighter Bunc Bradshaw and the Mexican Captain Cowboy Bob: Movie Star 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 Bob […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Cowboy Bob. Hi, I am 14 years old and I have trouble controlling my horse. We get to a bridge or something and he doesn’t want to go. I turn around and stop riding ’cause I am scared to get bucked off. So […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, My knees are very sore after trail riding. What am I doing wrong? I can’t seem to get a good position where my knees don’t end up hurting. – T. J. ANSWER: It would help me a lot to actually see you […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Cowboy Bob Because I’m writing from the wild west of Australia, I have no idea about this question – so forgive my laughable ignorance! Don’t real cowboys, in very cold and snowy places where it gets way below freezing – maybe like in […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Dear Cowboy Bob, We had a mare that we were given as it had been neglected; it came to us bone thin. We wormed her twice. We were also told she was between 12-14. She had never had a colt; we were told they […]
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Q&A Questions and Answers: In reading these questions and answers, please bear in mind that no two horses, riders, trainers, etc. are the same. The application of these tips and suggestions is a highly individual matter, and you are ultimately responsible for your own actions with your horse! Use the search box below to find […]
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 Cowboy Bob: Movie Star Some Other Cowboy Paraphernalia The First Bulldogger God’s Bit and Bridle The Adventures of Cheyenne Dawson Louis Remme’s Wild Ride […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’ve been told that colic and tying up are very different conditions that have similar symptoms. I’m fairly familiar with what each of them are, but I haven’t found many similarities other than being visibley uncomfortable in symptoms. This is supposed to make distinguishing […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What are the requirements to register a horse — for example, a Saddlebred like Willy? D. P. ANSWER: Various breeds have different requirements. Some breed registries are based on the horse’s ancestry (like Morgans and Arabs); some on its coloring (like paints or appaloosas); […]
Have you ever wondered what cowboys did before they had the Weather Channel? After all, a herder’s life could depend on the approaching weather conditions. Over the centuries, farmers and others whose lives and livelihoods depended on the weather developed a rich treasury of weatherlore. Some of it wasn’t reliable, but a lot was based […]