Jennifer Denison Contributions COWGIRL Editorial Vaqueras Story and photography by Jennifer Denison During the late 1700s and early 1800s, Spanish vaqueros brought their horse-handling skills to the missions of early California, long before it became a state. They were known as exceptional horsemen, who prided themselves on masterfully training their horses to work cattle on the vast ranchos with smoothness and... COWGIRL Editorial Test Of Mettle Featured photo: Idaho cowgirl Carmen Buckingham gets her steer caught at the 2022 Art of the Cowgirl Ranch Rodeo. Photographs Courtesy of Art of the Cowgirl From the mountain meadows of Montana to the vast plains of Texas and beyond, women are carving their niches on ranches. Some say they’re doing a man’s work, but... COWGIRL Editorial Best Of Both Worlds Opening Spread: Droppa rides with ranch manager Jed Roark to gather mares on the ranch. Photo by Holly Roark. In the early hours before sunrise, under a dark sky sprinkled with stars, cowpunchers catch their horses in the corral and saddle them. The only sounds are hooves crunching gravel, saddles settling onto horses’ backs, and the... COWGIRL Editorial Get Up To Speed On Feed Story and Photography by Jennifer Denison You’ve heard the proverbial saying “You are what you eat.” The same adage is true for your horse. Whether you trail ride on weekends, compete at rodeos and horse shows, or breed and raise horses, if your horses’ nutritional needs aren’t being met, it could compromise their overall...