COWGIRL LIFE

The purpose of the Betty Kunesh Legacy Award is to honor women in the West that have left a mark in their families, communities, and Western heritage, just like Betty. Betty Kunesh is Art of the Cowgirl’s founder, Tammy Pate’s, grandmother, and the true inspiration for the event. Art of the Cowgirl would like to...

“New Year’s Resolution” but horse version? The end of the year is a great time to start planning forward, while making goals for the next season. Plan a few shows or rodeos to hit and start thinking about your goals to accomplish in your respected area. When it comes to setting goals make sure you...

Want a laugh? Funny Horse Cartoons aims to put a smile on your face! The creator, Kay Thornton, found that horse people were too serious between competitions and training. She wanted to lighten the mood, so she started drawing these silly horse doodles. Likely, you can relate to many of the topics she touches on!...

Leah Marie Mason’s new video for “Miss Us Then” Simplistic guitars bring us into days past in Leah Marie Mason’s new video. Mason relives the trials of an ex-love, ‘Thrill of the chase ’til the chase ain’t new.” She doesn’t have rose-colored glasses on and she doesn’t shy away from examining the problems of this...

Being a fourth-generation Montanan, Lindsey Thornburg was introduced to Pendleton at an early age through various family members who collected their vintage blankets. “It’s a textile that, being from the West, we all grew up around. Essentially, when I started making clothes with them, I just wanted to modernize the silhouette where it felt a little...

“Congratulations to the Montana Silversmiths Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship recipients! A portion of each hat feather sale and our Everybody Wins program help to fund this scholarship. We are so proud to be able to offer this scholarship to students enrolled or attending an accredited college, make sure to apply this summer or send this...

The same producers from the Ruby Buckle barrel racing are producing a new series of rope horse futurities called “The Riata Buckle”. The producers are putting together the stallion line up for the incentives and the stallions picked are rather impressive. But they have a few ways to set this futurity apart from the industry...

Every cowgirl needs a good Christmas playlist to jam out to during the season! It’s perfect to play while baking cookies, wrapping presents, or even warming up horses. It’s the best Christmas songs by cowgirls for cowgirls! “Hard Candy Christmas” by Dolly Parton “Baby! It’s Christmas” by Jessie James Decker “Country Christmas” by Loretta Lynn...