Susan L. Ebert

The Portmanteau “glamping” – A mashup of glamour and camping – might well have been created for The Resort at Paws Up: Nestled in Montana’s pristine Blackfoot River Valley, this exclusive guest ranch offers its guests an unrivaled wilderness experience in incomparable surroundings, where exhilarating adventure and sublime solitude intertwine to soothe your soul and...

No wonder that deer or antelope’s tenderloin, called “backstrap,” sends hunters into a swoon: it’s the corresponding cut to filet mignon. These two long, lean cuts come from either side of the animal’s spine and are revered for their mild, sweet, tenderness. Backstrap can be a challenge to prepare, though, as it has no fat...

Road to the Horse ranks among the premier colt-starting events on the planet, its world-class cowboys revered for their near-magical horsemanship skills. So small wonder that back in 2005, a fan commented to RTTH owner/producer Tootie Bland that “women should have their own event.” A nice sentiment, perhaps. But after Stacy Westfall became the RTTH...

Back in 1975, civic leaders convened at the Deaf Smith County seat of Hereford—about 50 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas, and halfway between Black and Dawn—to devise a unique event to promote their small cattle-ranching town: an annual All-Girl Rodeo. That idea quickly grew beyond an all-girl rodeo to a much grander concept:  The National...

PRICKLY PEAR TEQUILA SUNRISE MIMOSA Yields 2 drinks 3 ounces prickly pear syrup 1 ½ cups freshly squeezed orange juice 3 ounces silver agave tequila (I like the organic Dulce Vida) 3 ounces Prosecco or champagne (can substitute Topo Chico or other sparkling water) Pour the prickly pear syrup into the bottoms of two tall...

This cowgirl-style take on the Texas’ classic, chicken and waffles, makes for a dandy brunch or a breakfast in bed, with cowgirl elegance and pardner-pleasin’ heartiness. If you don’t have the time or inclination to hunt outdoors, track down quail in either better grocery stores or your local farmers’ markets. Aside from being lip-smackin’ delicious,...

She starts each day with 45 minutes of weightlifting followed by balance exercises, then heads to the barn to feed, throw hay, and muck stalls before working her horses with a laser focus on endurance, perfect patterns, and blistering speed. Some up-and-coming barrel racer, perhaps?  Nope. At the tender age of two, June Holeman started...

Although horses originated in North America roughly 3.4 to 3.9 million years ago, they became extinct on this continent during the final stages of the Pleistocene epoch, some 7,600 years ago. Some, however, had survived the Ice Age by crossing the Bering land bridge to Asia. They became ancestors of Equus caballus, the original species of...

By Susan L. Ebert  Photographed by Gil Williams The scene is straight out of the mid-1800s:  Two cowgirls in faded denim, bandanas at their throats and hat brims pulled low to shield the sun’s glare, pause their mounts as they push the herd of cattle before them slowly through an endless expanse under a cloudless...