“Not Just Horsin’ Around”123

Students at Duncan’s Lee Elementary may have expected to hear “get along. Little doggie,” once or twice when a guest speaker taught them about the Chisholm Trail, but none expected to learn about rodeo dedication from a little brown Chihuahua named Jo Lee. Jo Lee was...

Western Values

Columbia Basin Herald – Erin Stuber Cowboys and cowgirls live a lifestyle which is not simply defined by wearing 10-gallon hats and pointy-toed boots, or even by spending a lot of time working with livestock or on the farm. For most, as trong value system is a...

Stick Horse Rodeo

Greeley Tribune – Zeb Carabello  With the mounting problems that face many of today’s youth in America: drugs, gangs, school violence and guns — kids are still drawn to the distinctive style of the cowboy. At least that is the philosophy that Penny...

Code of West teaches students character traits

Alexander City Outlook – Amy Bice Students at Radney Elementary School listened to a program called the “Code of the West” by the Cowboys and Kids organization. Keith McCurdy from the Southeastern Livestock Expedition and Connie Sparkman, a champion...