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People who have never lived out west or experienced the cowboy life still find the history and folklore fascinating. A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend.
[1] A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world have established the ability to work at virtually identical tasks and obtained considerable respect for their achievements.
[2] There are also cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, who perform work similar to the cowboy in their respective nations.
The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many classic traditions are still preserved today.
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Davy Crockett's Almanack
Discussion of all things western. Books, movies, toys, music, memorabilia, Davy Crockett.
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Cowboy, A Web Destination for the Western lifestyle
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Free Ranch Webs and Email, Vintage clothing, virtual museum and general cowboy tips.
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USA Cowboy
A cowboy magazine combining hard copy and multimedia. Study of the cowboy in USA today along with trade tools and skills to manage a ranch. Recreation, animal care, art and music are only a few of the magazine divisions. Now open to division editorial managers.
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Western home decor, home page for Old West Ways
cowboy western home and horse trailer decor, western design home accessories, country home and bathroom accents, cowgirl gifts, cowboy and western christmas decorations, cowboy gifts, country and western chic home decor
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'Readers of the Purple Sage' Online Western Bookstore
A growing inventory of books by Western authors (known & lesser-unknown) and characters, plus links to cowboy & other relevant info sites, and posters and videos and DVDs and audio tapes and ebooks for sale
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Western Film Festival at 'Readers of the Purple Sage'
A growing selection of classic & lesser-known Western movies on video & DVD, and books and videos and links on Western movies and tv & radio shows and Western directors & stars & actors.
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Southwestern History and ebooks
Spanish/Mexican historical chronology including the former Spanish/Mexican provinces now in the US. Ebooks by Jack Purcell. The Lost Adams Diggings, Desert Survival Basics, Poetry of the New Old West and The Texan-Santa Fe Expedition of 1841.
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Embassy Paint Horses And All Things Cowboy
American Paint, Quarter and Foundation Bred Paint and Quarter Horses, breeding, training, and horses for sale
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Dad's Old Time Radio
Old Western Radio Shows and much more. Lots to choose from.
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The American Cowboy Web Ring
People who have never lived out west or experienced the cowboy life still find the history and folklore fascinating. A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.
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