Ken Amorosano

The short list for the EQUUS International Film Festival Awards, March 14-17, in Missoula, Montana, promises epic equestrian storytelling alongside its theme of ‘Healing, Hope & the Promise of the Horse/Human Bond.’ Meet 9 year-old Mongolian horseman, Janibek, in Boy Nomad: A Coming of Age Story From the Roof of the World. The documentary short follows a...

A tractor cab might not seem like the ideal place for an aspiring artist to nurture her musical dreams, but it sure did the trick for Clare Dunn. Growing up in tiny Two Buttes, Colorado (population: 43), she spent days at a time helping plow and plant the family farm, sharpening her ears with uninterrupted...

To say the least, Amber Marshall has the ultimate dream job.  The vibrant young star of television’s Heartland is enjoying her twelfth season on the popular Canadian based series as the lead character, Amy Fleming. For a self-professed lover of animals and an avid horsewoman who enjoys her free time riding her beloved equines in...

Girl power will be on display when RFD-TV’s The American returns to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the “world’s richest weekend in Western sports,” March 2-3.  For the first time in its history, breakaway roping has been added giving more women a chance at a piece of the $2 million dollar plus payout. Through...

Cowgirl Cadillacs, presented by Cowgirl Magazine, is being touted as a sale of gentle, classy, well-broke horses for women offered exclusively by women, from the likes of such prominent consignors as Reata Brannaman, Lisa Lockhart, and Christina Tift. Says the event producers, Ike and Ryan Sankey, “It is invaluable to us that our buyers be...

It may be the hat and boots or just a love for the look and lifestyle. Either way, cowgirls are a unique breed with a sense of style and attitude that beckons artists to their door or pasture and, many times, stirs them to become artists themselves.  Art of the Cowgirl, the vision of cowgirl Tammy Pate of...

The legendary Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is the oldest continuously running livestock show and rodeo in the world. It has been held annually in Fort Worth since 1896, and is as much a part of Texas as cowboys and oil. When January 18th rolls around, the gates will be thrown open for the...

For a 23-year-old college student destined to wrap up her bachelor’s degree while entering her last year barrel racing on the college rodeo circuit, 2017 began as a typical year for Hailey Kinsel. Then in March, the tides began to change. In an astounding turn of good fortune, she qualified for RFD-TV’s The American and...

  COWGIRL’S 30 Best Photos of 2018 With the New Year fast approaching, the COWGIRL team wanted to take a look back at some of our favorite photos of 2018 to share with a wish for a Happy New Year. We met quite a few remarkable cowgirls whose zest for a life with animals, family...