Category: Western History
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Breaking Trail: Abilene, the Longhorn Mascot of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
*Originally written for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum blog series “Breaking Trail.” What do you think of when you think about the American West? Often, cowboys, cows and vast areas of land come to mind. While these things might be true – the history of the American West…
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Breaking Trail: Jackson Sundown
*Originally written for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum blog series “Breaking Trail.” Did you know the cowboy in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s logo is based on an ACTUAL cowboy?! That’s right, his name was Jackson Sundown and today I’m going to tell you about his…
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Breaking Trail: Bill Pickett
*Originally written for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum blog series “Breaking Trail.” Would you ever bite a bull on the nose? Would you wrestle a steer? No…? What if I told you this was an actual event in every rodeo called, “bulldogging” invented by the great cowboy Bill…
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A Short History of Dogs in the American West & Their Role in Rodeo
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post! Today, we’re exploring a couple of questions that were posed to me a few months ago: What role did dogs play in the American West? What kind of dogs were most common in the West? Do dogs have a role in rodeo? These…
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