Ike Hamilton and Poco Lena
In 1992, I visited the late, great livestock auctioneer Ike Hamilton at his home in...
[Read more...]
Never say never: writing, racing, cutting
Not that long ago, I vowed I would never write another book. Now here I...
[Read more...]
Mississippi River just keeps flowing…
Mother Nature has been wreaking havoc for the past two weeks across a broad swath...
[Read more...]
When Texas-breds outpaced the nation
Texas-breds were hot items at horse sales in New York and Chicago during the early...
[Read more...]
Dynasty
It’s the age old question and one we are constantly reminded of in sports, politics,...
[Read more...]
Early Arabian imports made their mark in Texas
Spanish mustangs weren’t the only source of Oriental blood in the early Quarter Horse. In...
[Read more...]
Laid up
Cutting horse trainer and recent Zane Schulte award recipient J.B. McLamb is impatient to be...
[Read more...]
Night and Day: Cole Porter and Joe Reed II
Valentines Day and Cole Porter? Who has written more songs about love and romance than...
[Read more...]
Cutting grass
Arlington cowboys, the subject of my previous post, reminded me of a story that Billy...
[Read more...]
Ranchman’s Recollections
There were no blueprints for breeding cow horses 100 years ago – no magic crosses...
[Read more...]