Chris Enss Contributions COWGIRL Editorial Wild Women of the West: Nellie Cashman Night had fallen over Tombstone, Arizona, and every restless and rowdy character in the vicinity of the southwestern town had poured into the saloons and gambling dens to while away the hours until dawn arrived. The doorways of the numerous taverns that lined Allen Street were illuminated with smoky kerosene torches. Signs that hung over... COWGIRL Editorial Wild Women Of The West: Kitty Wilkins Cheers rose into the air as Boise, Idaho, residents watched the entries in the Fort Boise Centennial parade travel along the main thoroughfare of the historic military post. The honored guest leading the 1934 procession of floats, scout troops, marching bands, and period-dressed townspeople was seventy-seven-year-old Katherine Caroline “Kitty” Wilkins, more popularly known as the... Books Book Review A Horse By Nature: Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare By Mary Ann Simonds | (Trafalgar Square Books) Wild horses display a myriad of fascinating behaviors for anyone who has the time to sit at a distance with binoculars and watch. That is precisely what horse ecologist, equine behaviorist, and author... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Olive Golden When the five-reel western drama A Knight of the Range premiered in early 1916, critics praised silent film cowboy and cowgirl actors Harry D. Carey and Olive Fuller Golden performances. Audiences were dazzled by the equestrian feats never-before seen in a motion picture. “Stunts that are inconceivable of execution are performed before the all-seeing eye... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Hannah S. Gould The crew and passengers aboard the steamship the City of Columbia stood huddled together on the flooded deck of the vessel. Night was all around them and an awful moment of peril and suspense hung in the wet air. A perfect storm had overtaken the steamer and raging winds had driven her into a mass... Books Never Dull! Reviewed by Chris Enss, COWGIRL Book Editor, and a New York Times best-selling author who writes about women of the Old West. Never Dull! By Heather Sharp | (Sharp Publishing) Will Rogers once said, “Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” Author Heather Sharp’s book Never Dull! is a perfect example... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Florence LaDue Twenty-nine-year-old Florence LaDue laid on her back in the middle of a rodeo arena in Alberta, Canada, twirling a lasso. It was July 1910 and the crowd in the stands watching her work were cheering and whistling. The trick, the petite cowgirl was preparing to do was to throw a wide loop over a rider... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Fox Hastings Cowboy Bill Pickett is credited with introducing the sport of bulldogging to rodeos in 1907. In bulldogging, the rider dashes after a madly fleeing steer, leans out from the saddle, and throws himself onto its horns, bringing the beast to the ground in a swirling scramble of dust and a half ton of flying beef. ... COWGIRL LIFE Wild Women Of The West: Texas Guinan Texas Guinan (Mary Louise Cecelia Guinan) was a popular cowgirl star from 1918-1923, who grew up on a ranch near Waco, Texas. Before graduating from high school, she received a scholarship from the Chicago Conservatory of Music. After she acquired a degree in music and art, she moved to Denver and helped her father on... << 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 63 >>