Cowboy Stadium

Stand Lyrics are words that stick in your head and keep replaying. What happens is these lyrics turn into messages. You may hear, “Alone and helpless like you’ve lost your fight, but you’ll be alright.” These words can describe a minimum of one day in everyone’s life. You have to take life for what it is; make the best of what is given to you and stand. You may think that this has nothing to do with agriculture, but it has everything to do with it. My grandfather, W.E. Butler…Buck…

Grady has a strong desire to pursue his dreams even if that means leaving his home. McCarthy suggests that he is willing to do this because he believes that he can achieve the ideal cowboy lifestyle that he so desperately wants.John Grady’s fantasy of finding the “picturebook horses” symbolizes the ideals of the cowboy lifestyle; courage, passion,…

cities gives you a glimpse into real cowboy western wear. Leather boots, blue jeans and ten-gallon hats dot the landscape in Texas. If you love the look but you live farther north, you might think dressing like a cowboy or cowgirl is off limits. That’s really not the case as anyone can pull of the western wear look with the right clothes. The staple of any look like this is the blue jeans. Most of us have at least one pair of jeans we absolutely adore. For the cowboy western wear look, you…

on how the character of these men and yet he instantly judges them as cutthroats by simply being in the west. After making it to Sully’s hotel the four travelers agree to play a game of high-five in which the teams are split between Johnnie and the cowboy against the Swede and the Easterner, which also reinforces the theme of east vs. west. This actual separation between east and west helps to depict the split that later arises between the characters, and although the easterner never explicitly…

Southern Texas is the original place of the cattle industry in the 1700s. During the 1860s through the 1890s, the cattle industry was transformed and grew rapidly. The cattle industry was changed from a small trades among owner to enterprise which had a huge scale. The reason of the growth and transformation of the cattle industry are Indian removal and the advancing railroad. The most important key of transformation of the cattle industry is the extension of the railroad. Purpose of grazing…

period 1866-1890. This was mainly because of the railroads that had reached towns suitable for gathering and shipping cattle. The first town to fully establish was Abilene in Kansas. Dodge City and Wichita soon followed. Dodge City was considered the “cowboy capital of the world.” (Ramos). In order for the cowmen to make sure they didn’t lose any of their cattle or to keep others from stealing, and to identify their own, they would brand or earmark the cattle. In order to brand the cattle, they…

The revisionist western drama begins with cowboys, who look to be “bad”, all meeting up and riding into town, as a gang, on their horses. The film then shows us a man and woman getting married, also finding out the man is a deputy. Will Kane, the deputy, previously locked away Frank Miller, the outlaw, for a crime he was supposed to be killed for. High Noon is filmed in real time, the audience only know as much as the characters because everything is portrayed at the same speed between viewers…

Tombstone prior to the Earps' arrival is something that history backs up in multiple places. Until the Earps tried to get a hold of the situation in Tombstone, the elderly local sheriff and the corrupt county sheriff practically yielded control to the Cowboy gang. Even when the leader manslaughters the local sheriff, the judge blows off the affair so that no tensions rise. This type of situation was common in multiple parts of the Wild West when some gang was too powerful or a people group was…

Old Yeller By: RAIN VAUGHN I really enjoyed the book Old Yeller by: Fred Gibson. It takes place in the Hill Country of Texas in the late 1860’s. It concerns the maturing of a young boy who must fight against his own worries as well as against the dangerous Texas frontier. The story can be considered on many levels, but it is first and foremost an exciting adventure of a boy and his dog. There was some…

Saddle bronc riding is a very thrilling, exciting, and dangerous event in the sport of rodeo. Saddle bronc riders must be tough, flexible, and athletic to compete in the event. In the history of saddle bronc riding, many cowboys have been seriously injured. Saddle bronc riding is not for the faint of heart. Rookie saddle bronc riders need how to stay safe when saddling and riding a bronc so they can avoid causing an accident. There are three main parts to saddling and riding a bronc: saddling…