Margot Kahn's "Horses That Buck"
[May 26, 2008] Margot Kahn's "Horses That Buck" is the life story of Bill Smith.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage grounds manager tenderly cares for plants
[May 22, 2008] Tom McBride walked along flagstone walkways and winding streams as he pointed out purple verbena and yellow melapodium in the gardens at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

A Church with a Rodeo
[May 16, 2008] In an American free-market, voluntary church environment, we'd all do well to scan the pews (or hay bales) of our own churches and see who we've joined ourselves to. My hunch is that we'd find we're probably not much different than our cowboy brothers and sisters in seeking out our cultural kin.

Experience the real Wild West in Calgary
[May 7, 2008] The Calgary Stampede came to life back in the summer of 1912: Just as Annie Oakley was hanging up her guns and Wyatt Earp was riding quietly off into the sunset. The world famous event has been keeping the legend of the Wild West alive ever since. Billed as the 'Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth', the world’s largest outdoor rodeo regularly attracts over one million visitors – decked heel to toe in western attire and TV audiences in excess of two million viewers.

Gene Autry biography receives honor
[Apr. 30, 2008] A biography of Gene Autry won an award as the best overall book on country music from the 25th annual International Country Music Conference ICMC.

Actors, rodeo announcer picked for awards
[Apr. 6, 2008] A longtime rodeo announcer and two cowboy movie heroes - one living, one deceased - will be honored during the Western Heritage Awards at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Large animal vets and bronc riders
[Feb. 12, 2008] Leave it to Baxter Black! Enough said - good read!

Happy Trails
[Feb. 9, 2008] "Oh, I havent accomplished much," said Buck Abbott as the 87-year-old sat in his favorite overstuffed chair at his Oro Grande ranch. And one may have believed Abbott were it not for all of the impressive pictures of him riding bareback horses lining his walls.

Storyteller series to spotlight rodeo history
[Jan. 28, 2008] The Saturday Storyteller Series will begin at 2 p.m. on three Saturdays at the Journey Museum, 222 New York St. The series will cover rodeo up through the decade of the 1960s. Topics include specialty acts, rodeo queens and rodeo clowns, with four participants in each storytelling session.

First Miss Rodeo America to reminisce for Journey exhibit
[Jan. 28, 2008] As the official sport of South Dakota, rodeo has a deep and storied history in the Black Hills. Coinciding with the 50th annual Black Hills Stock Show, rodeo will be the theme of the Journey Museum’s "The Color of Rodeo," the third installation of "The History of Rodeo in the Black Hills."

National Day of the Cowboy Needs Your Help!
[Jan. 24, 2008] If your U. S. Representative isn't co-sponsoring the National Day of the Cowboy send him a message!

Ride 'em cowboy! It's the Year of the Paniolo.
[Jan. 4, 2008] If you're going to Hawaii in 2008, get ready to cowboy up: It's the official Year of the Paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboy.

Ranches and rodeos are the story of his life
[Dec. 22, 2007] Jeff Hucknall kicks off his workday with Circle K coffee and a pinch of Copenhagen. He jumps behind the wheel of a Ford pickup truck that serves as home office and roving business. He rolls with everything from a laptop computer and ink-jet printer to a portable anvil and propane forge.

National Day of the Cowboy December Newsletter
[Dec. 22, 2007] Latest news and events listings from the National Day of the Cowboy By Courtesy National Day of the Cowboy