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Cowboy Life

Cowboy Life

By: Ross Hecox & Jim Essick TooTall
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Cowboy Life hosts a wide range of real deal cowboys, gritty cowgirls and modern ranchers who talk about their unique livelihood. With true stories about hardship, horses, wild times, working conditions and ranching traditions, these men and women embody the character and values of America's most iconic class of blue collar workers.2022 Social Sciences
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  • Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico
    Aug 26 2025

    Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico. He also has established himself as a respected Western artist, painting scenes of working cowboys and beautiful landscapes of the American West (visit garymortonart.com). As a founding member and current board member of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association, Morton has helped promote and preserve the ranching lifestyle for decades. Recently, he contributed to a new audio book, I’ll Drop You Off, which is a Christian devotional written by Kris Wilson. Learn more by sending an email to illdropyouoff40@gmail.com, or shop online at amazon.com

    More Information on the Bell Ranch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Ranch

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Jeff Williams has been starting colts for big ranches for four decades. Some of those outfits have included the Beggs, Haythorn, King, Muleshoe and Spades.
    Jul 11 2025

    Jeff Williams has been starting colts for big ranches for four decades. Some of those outfits have included the Beggs, Haythorn, King, Muleshoe and Spades. Williams started out as a cowboy on various West Texas ranches, but it didn’t take long for him to discover that starting colts was his passion. He has continued to day-work on cow-calf operations, and he has competed in roping and ranch horse events. However, starting colts under saddle is his focus, and many ranches trust him to put a solid foundation on their youngsters and train select prospects for elite ranch production sales. The Post, Texas, horseman has also influenced countless young men and women who have worked for him, and he has judged at numerous ranch horse shows, ranch rodeos, and colt starting competitions such as Road to the Horse.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Boots O’Neal age 92, longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas still gets horseback every day. A cowboys, cowboy.
    Apr 8 2025

    At age 92, Boots O’Neal still gets horseback every day. The longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas and started working at age 15 in 1947. He has since hired on with legendary outfits such as the JA Ranch, Matador, Waggoner, Babbitts and now the Sixes. Despite encountering his share of broncy horses, snorty cows, merciless droughts, severe winter storms and visits to the emergency room — a couple of them recently — he has never wavered from his chosen occupation. He received the Working Cowboy Award from the National Ranching Heritage Center in 2018 and was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2023.

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    1 hr and 51 mins
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