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Cowboy Life

Cowboy Life

Ross Hecox & Jim Essick 32 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

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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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
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 Jun 29, 2026 01:50:24 Buster McLaury figures he has started nearly 10,000 colts under saddle. Before becoming a full-time trainer and clinician, he cowboyed in the thick brush country of West Texas. He says there's nothing he loves more than working cattle horseback, and for many years he made a living working for legendary outfits such as the Four Sixes, the Triangle and the JA. However, his career shifted about 30 ye
Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas
Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas Jun 10, 2026 01:58:03 Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas. Their operation began as a dugout built in 1885 on a 160-acre homestead, and it has grown to a 48,000-acre ranch on the remote plains of Clark County. As a leading seedstock producer, the operation depends on technology, scientific innovation and marketing strategy. However, the Gardiners keep things cowboy, gathering and c
Nick Dowers; Nevada Rancher, NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Champion, 2 Time Road To The Horse Champion, Horseman, Great Basin Cowboy
Nick Dowers; Nevada Rancher, NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Champion, 2 Time Road To The Horse Champion, Horseman, Great Basin Cowboy Mar 20, 2026 02:00:27 Nick Dowers has never strayed from his cowboy roots. Although he has found success showing reined cow horses, he continues to run cattle in the desert country surrounding his home in western Nevada. Sometimes riding his show horses, and sometimes riding his mule, Sargento, Dowers manages a cow-calf herd in an arid and expansive landscape. The job also involves tracking, roping and tying down wild
Buckaroos & Big Country: Joe Glascock Winecup Gamble Ranch Manger, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada.
Buckaroos & Big Country: Joe Glascock Winecup Gamble Ranch Manger, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada. Feb 26, 2026 01:16:58 Joe Glascock manages the historic Winecup Gamble Ranch, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada. Established in the Thousand Springs Valley shortly after the Central Pacific Railroad arrived in the area, the ranch features a combination of deeded land and government allotments that includes meadow pastures at 5,000 feet elevation, mountain ranges that climb to 8,700 feet and plenty
Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business
Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business Jan 30, 2026 01:51:48 Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business in the Western world. This unique episode brings together three podcast hosts – Brown of Registered Ranching, Carothers of the Wealthy Cowboy, and Hecox of Cowboy Life. Townsend, a successful horseman and cattleman, adds his own wisdom and experiences to
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
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 Nov 30, 2025 01:44:47 Martin Black discusses ranching, horsemanship and making a living in the southwestern corner of Idaho. The lifelong horseman has deep roots in the region, as both sides of his family settled in Owyhee County more than 150 years ago and raised and sold thousands of horses to ranchers and buckaroo outfits throughout the Great Basin. Black himself ran cattle and trained horses for many years before h
Don Murphy is well-known as an elite cow horse trainer, however his roots reach down into the ranching culture of the West Coast.
Don Murphy is well-known as an elite cow horse trainer, however his roots reach down into the ranching culture of the West Coast. Oct 14, 2025 01:32:58 Don Murphy is well-known as an elite cow horse trainer, however his roots reach down into the ranching culture of the West Coast. Before training and showing was a sustainable business, he was cowboying in the steep hills of Northern California and embracing the traditions of vaquero horsemanship. His grandfather, Thomas Murphy, homesteaded near Mount Diablo and established a cattle ranch in 1873.
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
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 Sep 20, 2025 01:19:36 Red Steagall has sung the praises of cowboys and the ranching way of life for decades. As a musician, songwriter, cowboy poet and radio and television personality, his pursuits as an entertainer consistently shine the spotlight on America's Western heritage. He is the official Cowboy Poet of Texas, hosts the TV show "Somewhere West of Wall Street," and continues to perform his Western music across
Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico
Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico Aug 26, 2025 01:44:36 Gary Morton has spent a lifetime working on cattle outfits throughout the West, most notably the legendary Bell Ranch in New Mexico. He also has established himself as a respected Western artist, painting scenes of working cowboys and beautiful landscapes of the American West (visit garymortonart.com). As a founding member and current board member of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association, Morton h
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.
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. Jul 11, 2025 01:22:52 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. Williams started out as a cowboy on various West Texas ranches, but it didn't take long for him to discover that starting colts was his passion. He has continued to day-work on cow-calf operations, and he has competed in roping and ranch horse
Boots O'Neal age 92, longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas still gets horseback every day. A cowboys, cowboy.
Boots O'Neal age 92, longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas still gets horseback every day. A cowboys, cowboy. Apr 8, 2025 01:50:59 At age 92, Boots O'Neal still gets horseback every day. The longtime Four Sixes Ranch cowboy was raised in West Texas and started working at age 15 in 1947. He has since hired on with legendary outfits such as the JA Ranch, Matador, Waggoner, Babbitts and now the Sixes. Despite encountering his share of broncy horses, snorty cows, merciless droughts, severe winter storms and visits to the emergenc
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
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 Feb 24, 2025 02:02:22 The devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire in 2024 scorched many family ranches in the Texas Panhandle, including an operation run by Jason Pelham. Despite dealing with many natural disasters, the longtime cowboy and rancher has remained devoted to the cowboy life for four decades. Pelham wasn't raised on a ranch, but he stepped into the cattle business as a young man. He worked on the famous Spade Ran

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