Drugstore Cowboys

[Whitmore]

Ya got any in your town, you know the kind that just think they are a cowboy ? You can always tell a real cowboy by how much crap they got on their boots, they are always weathered looking and give a firm handshake, usually have about a can of cope in there lip and it looks as if they aint brushed there teeth in a year or so. There hat is usually dirty and stained with sweat. These guys are rough country men and work hard for there money and then ya got these drugstore cowboys that dont make a pimple on there arse.

 

[A Johnson]

Whitmore, as you are from an area of real cowboys I have a few question to ask.



1- Does a real cowboy jump on a 2000lb bull for fun?



2- Does a real cowboy in everday life jump off his horse and grab a 1000lb steer by the horns for fun?



My idea of a real cowboy is just as you described, nothing but hard work and he probably wishes he was doing something for more money.



I have a friend I grew up with that is in to roping and bull riding and all the rodeo scene, and I understand it is a sport and good entertainment, but is this a real cowboy? I guess a real cowboy might do all this for sport, he is a much braver/dumber man than me. If I end up inside a fence with a mad bull the only thing I want is my 416 and a fist full of solids!!



A Johnson

 

[Whitmore]

AJohnson

you ask some good Q's here, come to think of it the one's on tv prolly arent real cowboys either, they just wear the cowboy outfit so they look good to the cowgirls,the real ones are out on the ranch working whilst the others are playing at the rodeo, ya know but when they get home they prolly have real cowboy duties though... ... ... ..... Kevin

 

[A Johnson]

Well shucks I guess I'm part cowboy, I can handle cows and the home front, just don't get me near a horse.



A Johnson

 

[fest3er]

Originally posted by A Johnson
Well shucks I guess I'm part cowboy, I can handle cows and the home front, just don't get me near a horse.

A Johnson

American ranches: where men are men and horses are nervous?

Just kidding!



Fest3er

 

[KWentling]

Rodeo got it's start as competition between ranch hands (real cowboys). And, yes, they rode bulls and wrestled steers for fun. If you're ever in Sheridan, Wyoming, stop in at Kings Ropes and visit their museum. Better allow a couple of hours at least. They have lots of old ranch rodeo pictures, including some with Indians in full dress. It's a must see for anyone with interest in the old west!



Kim

 

[Whitmore]

Doc

I spose they are, if they are committed to their duties and also if they saddle a heffer up and ride into the sunset

 

[Champane Flight]

No Way>>>

No way am I going to mount some Heffer!!!!!!!!!Thats not a Cowboy, thats a pervert!!!!!!!!

 

[Jff24Gordn]

Originally posted by Doc Tinker

Are dairy farmers Cowboys?



Doc

I've rode a holstiene. they dont buck, just walk around. but whats fun is grabbing its tail, and slapping its butt. They take off runing and you are "water sking" on the stuff that gets awefull deep in here. Just hope they dont hafta make a deposite before they run.



And its the sheep that get nervous, not the horses.

 

[Whitmore]

And its the sheep that get nervous, not the horses.



guilty conciounse or what Jeff :-laf :-laf

 

[DLeach]

The Difference

Definitions... ... . Rodeo contestant: drives a brand new Duramax or a new PSD "lariat", full leather, Pulls a 18 foot feather light with a full tack room with only enough room for 2 horses. Has the latest in western wear, 20x pants, Cinch shirts, and a 200 dollar stetson. Only experience riding a horse is in the arena and only experince with a steer is roping, riding, or knocking it to the ground. Complains constantly about poor heelers, poor hazers, or crappy draws.



Rancher: Still drives a nice fully equipped truck, may pull a aluminum stock combo trailer, wears the finest in western wear, 400 dollar lucchese boots, 100x hat and some montana silversmith watch. Doesnt ride horses, although youll here outlandish tales from years before. Stands on the outside of the corral while your working his cows, telling you the best way to knock that calf down or cut out this mother cow. Can tell you when the best weight to ship out is but cant tell you how old that calf is from the looks and size. Brags about how many head he can run at his place.



Cowboy: Drives an old or well used truck, if he has a trailer its a 20 foot steel livestock trailer, boots are worn and tattered,wranglers are old and faded, old straw resistol thats been stepped on and ran over who knows how many time, hands scarred from barb wire, maybe a tooth busted out from a lively calf. His back pocket has a ring in it from his dip can. Can not only ride but a start a colt and get him opening gates and pulling calfs before you know it. Will take your horse when he's a little lively and will take the bucks out of him for you,all the while with a smile on his face. Can castrate and dehorn and brand before you can say your own address. Never brags, just keeps quiet in the corner until he needs to show you how its done.





Never trust a "cowboy" with clean boots.



Paniolo < ------ "hawaiian cowboy"



Aloha





There is exceptions to every rule... ... .

 

[Jff24Gordn]

Originally posted by Whitmore

And its the sheep that get nervous, not the horses.



guilty conciounse or what Jeff :-laf :-laf

umm. . i can neither confirm nor deny those comments.

 

[Whitmore]

You Da Man Jeff

but can the sheep talk?



Do they tell the truth?

 

[Mike Ellis]

Dleach has hit it on the head, his description of the cowboys is right on. I grew up on a little horse farm (not big enough to be a ranch ) and have been around carbon copies of Dleach's cowboy description all my life.



I will add though that no self-respectin' cowboy will give a sheep a 2nd glance when romance catches his fancy. Why? Not that he really has anything against the old "sweet embraceable ewe" but seriously guys... have you ever took a look a COWGIRLS??? My Lord have mercy, how do they grow them so fine?



One of the big mysteries we used to marvel at was how the same genetic stock could produce cowboys with mugs like a runover flapjack and cowgirls that look like Marilyn Monroe stuffed in denim heaven. You won't find many muttonpunchers in cowboy country with all that sweet saddle candy wandering around... .



Mike





PS - Rumors that the good looks of cowgirls are due to the father leaving a salt or mineral block lying around the kitchen for Ma to lick on during pregnancy are completely unfounded. .

 

[illflem]

In my part of the country cows outnumber people at least fifty to one. Most of the "real" cowboys around here never wear cowboys hats, prefer baseball type, have horses but prefer an ATV, work their butts off and are still broke.

 

[GiesJ]

One of the coolest Rodeos I have ever been to was a Ranch Rodeo up in Gurnsey WY this summer. It was a blast and if you haven't been to a ranch rodeo it's awesome. One of my favorites was wild cow milking!



KWentling - how far is Rozet from Sheridan?



Whit - keep on having fun brother, don't let some people bring you down.



J

 

[KPhillips]

Well there are three types here:



Cowboys - combination of the rodeo/rancher/cowboy definition above



Goat Ropers - What you called a drug store cowboy, better known as yankee posers in these parts ( a yankee that moved in and ran to the first expensive western wear shop in town to gear up as a cowboy)



and



Rednecks/Southern Boys - A hard working True Born Texan that knows how to ride, was brought up right with good morals, treats his woman good and respects her. Doesn't necessarily work a ranch or farm (in fact may work in an office), but is not afraid of hard work, drives a truck, probably hunts and fishes and just enjoys being outdoors. By the way most of this pertains to number one above too.



I guess I fall into number three, I work in an office not on a ranch but I'm not afraid to get my neck red from some hard work... or walking to the car in the 105 degree sun



kerryp

bastrop, tx

 

[TXCTD]

GiesJ,

You ain't kiddin about wild cow milking. It is a blast. I entered a wild cow milking contest at a rodeo in Augusta, MT two years back when I was working up there. This is not an easy sport. I also placed 3rd in calf roping at the same rodeo. The ranch work was only a summer job up there, but I am thinking about quiting my crappy job in Houston and moving back up there. Can't beat watching the sun rise from horseback.

 

[DLeach]

BTW, any of you guys team ropers? If so, head or heel and what number?..... just curious... Aloha

 

[QRTRHRS]

Originally posted by fest3er





American ranches: where men are men and horses are nervous?



Just kidding!







Fest3er

Horses just take one look and snicker.