Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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04/12/24 10:15 AM
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Danny it is great that each of those young men is doing something he loves even if it isn't the same thing.
As far as I know, Florida is one of the biggest calf exporting states. The citrus orchard guys can run a cow calf operation in mature trees, but do not finish them there. They ship them to the feedlot belt. It is cheaper to ship light calves to the feed than to ship the feed to the cattle.
As to the original question I'd wonder if you notice the same thing I am noticing Gary which is the farther you get from the cattle states, the more the definition of cowboy varies.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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04/12/24 10:30 AM
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Is Cowboy an acceptable politically correct term?
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Vinke]
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04/12/24 10:51 AM
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Is Cowboy an acceptable politically correct term? Would "bovine person" offend you less?
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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04/12/24 11:44 AM
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Cowboy someone who works with cattle and horses while his wife has a good job in town to pay the bills.
Way of life and comes in all sorts of clothes and from all parts of the country, now start talking about how handy a guy is ant that's a different ball game all together.
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: k snow]
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04/12/24 11:58 AM
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Is Cowboy an acceptable politically correct term? Would "bovine person" offend you less? It is better than “cow poker”…..
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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04/12/24 10:52 PM
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I asked the cow foreman about why the kromer cap one winter day and not the hat .He said them guys with the big hats don't stay around here long in the winter .
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: What is a cowboy?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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04/13/24 08:16 AM
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Met some darn good hands up there WWS. I remember staying with Mike Corey at Moses Lake and Chad Hutsell and Sonny Riley come the days we had to gather pastures or work cattle. Good men. Not sure how far away they were but the Katich family was good to have around too when you could get them.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: What is a cowboy?
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04/13/24 08:21 AM
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The Katich bulls didnt graduate charm school but they handled a lot easier than anything else at the Flying 5 or Big Bend ever had. Both their horses and their bulls were as rank to handle as they were to ride. Zero manners and more than a few head hunters in those strings.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: What is a cowboy?
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04/15/24 01:28 PM
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Yep....... Found the skinnyspings kid.....
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Re: What is a cowboy?
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04/15/24 01:34 PM
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But on a sad note,,,,, Smoke went to the coyote feeding ground in the sky yesterday.... I guess I need to buy a new Lawn mower.....
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