Cowboy Life

Ross Hecox & Jim Essick 33 - Four decades. A lifetime in the saddle. Bob Moorhouse takes us inside the legendary Pitchfork Ranch and shares stories from a life spent as a cowboy, horseman, ranch manager and photographer documenting the people and traditions of the American West.

Legendary cowpuncher Tom Moorhouse shares his experiences growing up and working on ranches throughout West Texas. His cowboy stories describe life on the wagon, his family's ranching legacy, dealing with drought and the beginnings of ranch rodeo. He also details how the respected Great Basin horseman Ray Hunt introduced better training practices to old school Texas cowboys, and how that has improved horsemanship on today's ranches.

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Four decades. A lifetime in the saddle. Bob Moorhouse takes us inside the legendary Pitchfork Ranch and shares stories from a life spent as a cowboy, horseman, ranch manager and photographer documenting the people and traditions of the American West.

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Martin Black discusses ranching, horsemanship and making a living in the Great Basin. Lifelong horseman has deep roots on both sides of his family settled in the area 150 years ago, raised and sold thousands of horses to ranchers and buckaroo outfits

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Whitney Hall: Passionate Cowgirl/Rancher - Loco, Oklahoma, manager of her family's cattle ranch. Daily endeavors on horseback have made her a proficient participant in ranch rodeos and ranch horse competitions. World's Greatest Horsewoman in 2022.

06 Jan 2024

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Kent LeDoux – Ranching in southern Louisiana means dealing with swamps, alligators, wild cattle and hurricanes. Gray Ranch, a cow-calf operation with strong ties to standout stallions such as Grays Starlight and Taris Catalyst.

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Cowboy Life

Episodes

Four decades. A lifetime in the saddle. Bob Moorhouse takes us inside the legendary Pitchfork Ranch and shares stories from a life spent as a cowboy, horseman, ranch manager and photographer documenting the people and traditions of the American West.

Buster McLaury has started nearly 10,000 colts and cowboyed for legendary ranches including the Four Sixes, JA, and Triangle. In this episode, he shares a lifetime of horsemanship, colt starting, and ranching wisdom

Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas

Nick Dowers; Nevada Rancher, NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Champion, 2 Time Road To The Horse Champion, Horseman, Great Basin Cowboy

Buckaroos & Big Country: Joe Glascock Winecup Gamble Ranch Manger, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada.

Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business

Martin Black discusses ranching, horsemanship and making a living in the Great Basin. Lifelong horseman has deep roots on both sides of his family settled in the area 150 years ago, raised and sold thousands of horses to ranchers and buckaroo outfits

Don Murphy is well-known as an elite cow horse trainer, however his roots reach down into the ranching culture of the West Coast.

Red Steagall - a musician, songwriter, cowboy poet and radio and television personality, his pursuits as an entertainer consistently shine the spotlight on America's Western heritage

Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico

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.

Boots O'Neal age 92, longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas still gets horseback every day. A cowboys, cowboy.

Texas Cowboy Jason Pelham. Despite dealing with many natural disasters, the longtime cowboy and rancher has remained devoted to the cowboy life for four decades

Steve Friskup, Western performance horse industry auctioneer at the most elite sales in the Western industry, NCHA, NRCHA and many more.

Donnell Brown mixes modern technology with deep-rooted ranching history on his family's cattle operation in Throckmorton, Texas.

Thomas Saunders V has left his mark on all arenas the cowboy lifestyle, working as a cattle rancher, colt starter, movie wrangler and stock contractor

Wild cow catcher Travis Ericsson describes the thrill of roping feral cattle in rugged country

Ed Ashurst has cowboyed on the most iconic ranches in Arizona

John Welch; Rancher, Cattleman, Cowboy tells his story of ranching in Southeast Colorado and Texas. Building his own cattle operation from scratch.

Jolyn Young shares her stories about the life of a cowboy – from the perspective of a real-life ranch wife.

2023 World Championship Ranch Rodeo "Legends Talk" Shannon Hall & Johnny Hill

Whitney Hall: Passionate Cowgirl/Rancher - Loco, Oklahoma, manager of her family's cattle ranch. Daily endeavors on horseback have made her a proficient participant in ranch rodeos and ranch horse competitions. World's Greatest Horsewoman in 2022.

Tim Cox; Western Artiest, Arizona cowboy Inspired by the cowboy life he has lived,

Tripp Townsend makes his living running yearling calves near Earth, Texas

Kevin Meyer: Wyoming Rancher, Cowboy, Horse Trainer/Clinician,

Kent LeDoux – Ranching in southern Louisiana means dealing with swamps, alligators, wild cattle and hurricanes. Gray Ranch, a cow-calf operation with strong ties to standout stallions such as Grays Starlight and Taris Catalyst.

Singleton Ranches encompasses 1.2 million acres, Three of Singleton's managers, Alex Carone, Grant Mitchell and Greg Gudgell, sit down to discuss how the ranching lifestyle perpetuates family values and sound work ethic.

Jimbo Humphreys - West Texas Cowboy, well rounded multi talented cowboy, cook, spur/bit maker, fence builder, welder and manager Guitar Ranches

Terry Forst - Stuart Ranch Waurika OK Founded 1868 , maintaining 38,000 + Acres, Terry is a member of the Cowgirl Hall Of Fame

Nebraska rancher Craig Haythorn talks about cowboying in the Sandhills

Shawn Williams recites his poem, "A Cowpuncher's Night Before Christmas." The entertainer and "highly trained cowboy fashion reporter" goes on to share his stories of working on large, historic cattle outfits

Shannon Hall - Southern Oklahoma rancher made a name for himself training and competing on cutting horses at the highest level, NCHA Open Futurity Champion and Hall Of Fame.

Cowboy life with legendary cowpuncher Tom Moorhouse shares his experiences growing up and working on ranches throughout West Texas