COWGIRL Editorial

With more than 30 years of experience in the print industry, Siri Stevens’ passion is human interest stories and taking photographs.  She grew up in the Air Force, married a rancher, wrote about it, and now over 30 years later she serves as the Publisher of Rodeo News—the publication pioneer for quality information and coverage...

Falling Off Horses is a poignant and moving story of a friendship born out of a common love for horses that lasted a lifetime. Equestrians Karen Donley-Hayes and Lash Carrell were in high school when they met and became fast friends. They supported one another through the ups and downs of their teenage years, of loves lost...

Author Steven Kraus, the head of farrier services at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and instructor at the Cornell Farrier School, doesn’t horse around when it comes to hoof care.  Shoeing the Modern Horse: The Horse Owner’s Guide to Farriery and Hoof Care provides an unparalleled look at advances in shoeing and general...

Photography by Ty French For most brides, summer signifies not only beautiful wedding locales and weather, but also gorgeous wedding gowns to match the season of sun and sand. Chantel Lauren’s “Coastal Cowgirl” collection takes the cowgirl off the ranch and into Malibu. Chantel has always been a Texas girl, drawing her inspiration from the...

Photographed by Ken AmorosanoCurated and Styled by Andrea Thorp, COWGIRL Fashion EditorModel: Bridgette BragueHair and Makeup by Julie KoethProduction Assistant: Carly Billington OPENING SPREAD: Federico Abalone And Peridot Earrings, $1,200, Hippie Cowgirl Couture, hippiecowgirlcouture.com; Kingman Turquoise Ring, $1,334, Nevada Turquoise Ring, $1,860, Dakota Sky Stone, dakotaskystone.com; “I Have Arrived” Pink Metallic Tote, Contact For Pricing,...

Brent and Mary Kelly are well-known names in the horse industry, particularly for their work in starting and running the Heber Valley Horse Sale. Both Brent and Mary have been involved with horses for most of their lives and have spent the entire year searching for the best of the best horses for this event....

As the granddaughter of Hall of Fame cowboy Cotton Rosser, Linsay Rosser Sumpter grew up working alongside her family in the rodeo business.  After graduating with an Agriculture Science degree with an emphasis in Communications from Cal Poly, she worked as a PR and Marketing Manager for the PBR before transitioning to intercollegiate rodeo coaching...

Authors Natalie Bright and Denise McAllister’s contemporary Western romance trilogy involving the Olsen family on the Rafter O Ranch in Texas is a series that possesses complex characters that will steal your heart.  The first book, Home is Where You Are sets the stage for the clan of cattle ranchers with ties to the land...