cowgirls

From ponies to Percherons, from mustangs to mules, equines and their riders convened in Rancho Murieta, Calif., this past October to learn from master horseman Eitan Beth-Halachmy, from each other, and to compete in the 2018 Cowboy Dressage World Gathering and Finals. The discipline of Cowboy Dressage, with its emphasis on building a relationship of...

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...

Dear Cowgirl,   It’s an odd feeling, isn’t it?   Not belonging. Not fitting in, not being what everyone wants you to be. The world wants to put your square self into a round hole… and no matter how hard you try to fit into their idea of perfect, it just doesn’t work.  I got a letter from...

If you’re already having Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) withdrawals, we’ve got the cure! The COWGIRL team met up with Ivy Conrado, one of the fifteen barrel racing contestants who competed in the Thomas & Mack last year, in Las Vegas to film her behind the scenes before the first round of the WNFR. We also...

Some of the top horse trainers in the world will be gracing the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo with their presence January 24-26th when Mustang Magic returns for the 11th consecutive year to the John Justin Arena. “Mustang Magic has become an annual favorite for Stock Show patrons who will witness the exceptional relationship that develops between...

Dear Cowgirl,   Sometimes, when it feels like you are being rejected you are actually being redirected to something better.  Sometimes, you will find peace in sagebrush and dirt instead of the hectic thrills on city streets.  Sometimes, the things that we crave the most in life save us by not coming to fruition because something...

When Amberley Snyder was left paralyzed from the waist down after a tragic accident, she was told she would never walk or ride again. Fast-forward nine years later, and Amberley Snyder is known as the only paralyzed barrel racer in the country. The inspirational cowgirl has been very open about her journey, using her circumstance...

The arena gate opens and dirt begins to fly as an antsy horse with a young girl breeze by headed for a line of six poles. As they weave in and out, their hair flies back and forth. When they round the sixth pole and head for home they give it all they’ve got to...