Posts Tagged ‘cowboy’

National Day of the Cowboy: Photo Gallery

July 28, 2018
Savanna Simmons

National Day of the Cowboy is celebrated the fourth Saturday in July, and oddly enough, very few cowboys will stop and celebrate it. They won’t be found hastagging NationalDayoftheCowboy on Instagram or taking a selfie with a fellow cowboy while they move pairs so they can post it on Facebook later. They will roll out […]

Circle the Wagons: Carr Family

July 18, 2018
Savanna Simmons

“The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” — David Viscott No one understands this quote more than my friend Mark Byrum, who has donated a saddle to garner donations for his good friend Craig […]

Support your Local Cowpuncher: Q and A

May 17, 2018
Savanna Simmons

Daron Little’s latest release begs for listeners to do one simple thing: Support your Local Cowpuncher. Quite the musician, cowboy, and singer, Daron is a regular cowpuncher living on Elk Mountain in Wyoming. His guitar playing is entrancing and his lyrics encourage toe-tapping. I had hoped to get to know Daron a little better, so […]

Branding Pen Etiquette

May 5, 2018
Savanna Simmons

Last year, my husband Boe and I went to our friend’s branding. We arrived on time, were ready to ride out when the group was, and we stayed with our friend on the big loop, per his orders. It was a lovely dewy morning and the chill was just starting to come out of the […]

Must-Read: Loving Larry

March 23, 2018
Savanna Simmons

Every so often a video circulates Facebook of Royal Blue Boon ridden by Larry Reeder in the 1995 Masters with a score of 225. Every time it comes around, I watch it and think of all the good that mare, bred to Peppy San Badger, did for the cutting industry with their colt, Peptoboonsmal. I […]

All Chaps are Hinder-Less

January 19, 2018
Savanna Simmons

This is my public service announcement to those in the non-cowboy community: All chaps are “hinder”less. If they have a hinder in them, they’re just leather pants. Chaps=thumbs up. Leather pants=thumbs down. Also, they’re pronounced SHaps. So now that we have that out of the way, there are several types of chaps and other leggings, […]

Buckaroo Country Calendar by Mary Williams Hyde

October 21, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Mary Williams Hyde, of Buckaroo Country Photography, is one of the premier photographers, arguably the best, within the buckaroo and cowboy community. She travels extensively, recording and preserving a heritage that has diminished through the decades. Mary is self-employed, allowing for her work to go directly to the client, those whom she is photographing. Her […]

Clay Ashurst Benefit Concert, Lusk, Wyoming

September 15, 2017
Savanna Simmons

I wrote a blog about a few weeks ago about Clay Ashurst’s accident, a bit of his progress, and ways to help the family (see below). While the auction closed at the end of last month, there are still ways to help this cowboy family, and if you’re in the Lusk, Wyoming area, the Clay […]

Day Working Cowboy

September 11, 2017
Tiffany Schwenke

One of the things I enjoy about this cowboy life is day working on other ranches. For this day working cowboy its about riding in new country and exploring what is over that next hill. It is food for my soul. It’s like therapy. It helps a person keep their mind in the middle. Getting […]

Clay Ashurst Benefits

August 25, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Nearly a month ago, on July 29, Clay Ashurst was picking up broncs at the Lusk ranch rodeo, when a bronc knocked his horse flat on its side. Clay was immediately unconscious and didn’t come to for several days. He received a severe injury to his brain stem and after spending several days in ICU […]