Author: theactivehistorian
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Breaking Trail: Bobcat Twister, the “Famous Educated Steer”
*Originally written for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum blog series “Breaking Trail.” Are you ready to meet Bobcat Twister, the “Famous Educated Steer?” Monte H. Reger of Buffalo, Oklahoma owned and trained the steer. They performed in hundreds of rodeos and fairs together across the United States. Bobcat…
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Spend a Weekend With Me in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post! Today, I want to show you around the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. I got to go down to Texas in March 2024 for the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 festivities and saw a lot of cool stuff that I want to tell you…
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame: Fort Worth, TX
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post! Today, I want to tell you about the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. I got to visit this museum as a child and was so excited to go back to see all the renovations they had made…
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Breaking Trail: Fannie Sperry Steele
“To the yesterdays that are gone, to the cowboys I used to know, to the bronc busters that rode beside me, to the horses beneath me (sometimes) I take off my hat. I wouldn’t have missed one minute of it.” Fannie Sperry Steele (Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame Website) Fannie…
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