Florida’s historic cattle range is the stuff of Patrick Smith novels and Frederick Remington paintings. It was a wild, sparsely settled expanse of open prairies and dense forests interrupted by rivers ...

Lynda Rehse is one of hundreds of riders, cowboys, cowgirls, muleskinners and cooks that make up this caravan of animals, cow dogs and film makers.

ST PAUL ― For 100 years and more, the Cattle Barn at the Minnesota State Fair has been a temporary home for thousands of cattle and the exhibitors showing them. Last year was the 100-year anniversary ...

Scott Schaake says he’s not a history buff—until it comes to the livestock industry. Schaake, associate professor of Beef Cattle Production and Management at Kansas State University, gave producers a ...

Florida cracker horses are medium-sized but very strong horses that are agile around cattle. They're a mix of Spanish stock ...

When thinking about cattle history, what usually comes to mind can range from the Wild West to the artwork of Fredric Remington (1861-1909), but rarely do most folks think of Florida. In reality, the ...

Groups representing the historic American cattle drives have pledged to work together to promote the valuable role of the cattle drives in the history of the Old West. On Nov. 1, in Dodge City, Kansas ...

"Don't try to understand 'em, just rope, throw and brand 'em. Soon we'll be livin' high and wide." Frankie Laine's song of the Old West, and theme for the "Rawhide" TV series, pictured cattle and ...

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WHITEHORSE RANCH, Ore. — Roosters crow at sunrise, coyotes howl after sunset and the work in between barely disturbs the tranquility of Whitehorse Ranch. Owner David Herman shows a guest around the ...

Texas Longhorn cattle have a hybrid global ancestry, according to a study by University of Texas at Austin researchers published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The ...