mesa pate

The Cowboy Channel has announced a premiere date for their anticipated female-centered ranching show, RanchHer. RanchHer is a spin-off of RFD-TV’s FarmHer, focusing on female farmers. Similarly, RanchHer will focus on women in ranching as well as the western industry overall, highlighting a new woman or group of women in each episode. The show will...

Very exciting news from Art of the Cowgirl: their 2021 fellowship recipients have been announced! Art of the Cowgirl is known for its contribution to the careers of female artists in the Western industry, and they’re particularly proud of their Fellowship Program. The Art of the Cowgirl Fellowship Program pairs fellowship recipients with master artists,...

Raised by horse trainers Curt and Tammy Pate, Mesa Pate was instilled a passion for all animals at a young age. At 17 years young, she became involved in the bucking bull industry and had early success with some very talented animals. Fast-forward to the present, and she is still involved heavily in the bucking bull industry,...

The 2nd Annual Art of the Cowgirl, to be held January 24-26, 2020 at Corona Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona, is full to the brim with exciting events and workshops. The educational and empowering Art of the Cowgirl events can be found in every corner of Corona Ranch, including the courtyard, the Lienzo, Masters Hall, the...

After its successful inaugural event in January 2019, Art of the Cowgirl is back for its second year January 24-26, 2020, at Corona Ranch & Rodeo Grounds in Phoenix, Arizona. The 2019 event showcased Western female artists and horsewomen, and emphasized the power of the cowgirl spirit. Art of the Cowgirl 2020, sponsored by COWGIRL,...

Tammy Pate held on to this dream: to celebrate, gather, and connect Western women around horses and Western art.  That is just what she did with Art of the Cowgirl, a three-day celebration of the American cowgirl staged at the ever-so-charming Corona Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona.  Not only did Pate, a lifelong cowgirl with a...

When Mesa Pate was just 17 years old, with only a semester or two of college under her belt, she launched herself into the adrenaline-charged world of bucking bulls.  As a teen, and a female at that, she was not the most likely contender to raise and train her own bucking bulls.  But she’d been...

“Cowgirl” isn’t just a word; it’s a lifestyle. For Mesa Pate, the word cowgirl means so much: friendship, strength, history, family, and more. About the word “cowgirl,” she says she “[doesn’t] use that term lightly because of all the women behind [her] that have given that name what it means.” Getting to spend time with...