Readers of The Purple Sage Bookstore
Western Culture
Western Art
Cowboy Culture
Western Music
Dude & Guest Ranches
Western Magazines & Newspapers
Wild West Shows
Horses
Organizations
Cowboy Gear Page
apparel
books
weaponry
 | "Growing Up Western: Recollections of A Time Gone" [1990] Edited by Clarus Backes, Introduction by Larry McMurtry recollections of Dee Brown, A.B. Guthrie Jr., David Lavender, Wright Morris, Clyde Rice, Wallace Stegner, and Frank Waters Perennial 8½x9½ pb [4/91] out of print/50+ used Knopf 9x9½ hardcover [2/90] for $22.95 |
Western Art
Women Artists of The West [est. 1971] based in California
The Museum of Western Art [est. 1983] in Kerrville, Texas
Cowboy Artists of America [est. 1965]
The Western Artist website
 | "Leading The West: One Hundred Contemporary Painters & Sculptors" [1997] by Donald J. Hagerty & Susan Hallsten McGarry Northland Publg 11x12 hardcover [9/97] out of print/many used Northland Publg 11½x12½ hardcover [11/97] out of print/used |
Joe Beeler [1931-2006]
http://www.cowboyartistsofamerica.com/members/deceased/joe_beeler
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Western watercolorist Doreman Burns of Corrales, NM
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Western artist Tim Cox of Bloomfield, NM
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Maynard Dixon [1875-1946] Art Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
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Grace Carpenter Hudson [1865-1937]
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Nick Eggenhofer [1897-1985]
http://www.cowboyartistsofamerica.com/members/deceased/nick-eggenhofer
http://www.pulpartists.com/Eggenhofer.html
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Western artist Ronald Kil of Santa Fe, NM
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Stan Lynde 1931-2013], cartoonist
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Western watercolorist William Matthews of Denver, CO
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artist B.C Nowlin
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artist Bill Owen of Arizona
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Frederic Remington [1861-1909] Art Page
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Charles M. Russell [1864-1926] of Montana
browse books Artcyclopedia
Wikipedia
Charles M. Russell Museum [est. 1953] in Great Falls, Montana
Charley Russell Western Heritage Assn., based in Woodland Park, Colorado { domain expired }
C.M. Russell Annual Art Auction [March 2009 = #41] in Great Falls, Montana
 | "Remington and Russell: The Sid Richardson Collection" [1982] by Brian W. Dippie Univ TX Press Revised Edition pb [1994] for $25.53 Univ TX Press hardcover [7/82] out of print/many, many used |
modern cowboy artist Gordon Snidow of Ruidoso, NM
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Howard Terpning
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Darryl Willison, Jr. - America's Drawing Cowboy - of Albuquerque, NM
Cowboy Culture
National Festival of the West (in Scottsdale, AZ in March)
Cowboy Heritage Festival (in Dodge City KS in May)
National Day of The American Cowboy [July 2010 = #7]
Cheyenne [WY] Cowboy Symposium & Celebration [Labor Day]
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration [Sept 2007 = #19] in Lubbock, TX
Wild Western Festival [Sept 2007 = #3] at Pioneer Village near Phoenix, AZ
Lincoln County [NM] Cowboy Symposium [Oct 2006 = #17]
Cowboy Cultural Society
http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Cowboy-Cookbook-Recipes-Greatest/dp/1558533656/
http://www.amazon.com/American-Cowboy-Photographic-History/dp/1592286666/
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Fire-Building-Campfires/dp/0897326334/
http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Cowboy-Way-Inspired-Campfires/dp/B007HW59JQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Chuckwagon-Cookbook-Kelsey-Dollar/dp/1885027184/
http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Cook-Book-Recipes-Country/dp/1885590962/
http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Illustrated-Richard-Slatta-Ph-D/dp/1402753691/
http://www.amazon.com/Gourmet-Cowboy-Style-Cuisine/dp/0966089057/
http://www.amazon.com/Sowbelly-Sourdough-Original-Recipes-Drives/dp/0870043692/
http://www.amazon.com/The-All-American-Cowboy-Cookbook-Greatest/dp/B000F7BPMU/
http://www.amazon.com/The-All-American-Cowboy-Grill-Greatest/dp/1401602002/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Chuck-Wagon-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/0806136545/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Cowgirls-Cookbook-Recipes-Range/dp/0762745126/
http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Cowboy-Cookbook-Society-Management/dp/0960369260/
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Words-Dictionary-Old-West/dp/0781805902/
www.bigbearcowboygathering.net/?
www.durangocowboygathering.org/?
Extreme Cowboy Gathering in Dublin, Texas
Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering
Cowboy Poetry
Cowboy Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering [Jan 2014 = #30] in Elko, Nevada
Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering [Feb 2014 = #22] in Sierra Vista, Southern Arizona
Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering [Aug 2013 = #28] in Lewistown, Montana
Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering [Aug 2013 = #26] in Prescott, Arizona
Badger Clark Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering [Sept] in Hot Springs, South Dakota
Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering [Oct 2013 = #22] in Valentine, Nebraska
Gila Valley Cowboy Poets & Music Gathering [Oct 2013 = #20] in Safford, Arizona
Monterey [CA] Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival [Dec 2013 = #15]
![Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival [March 2012 = #29] in Santa Clarita, California](images/SCCP&MF.gif "Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival [March 2012 = #29] in Santa Clarita, California")
Barbed Wire and Branding Irons
Antique Barbed Wire Society [est. 1983] based in LaCrosse, Kansas
The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum [est. 1991] in LaCrosse, Kansas
New Mexico Barbed Wire Collectors Assn. [est. 1972]
 | "Cattlemen & Branding Irons" anthology [1982] from Yakima Valley Museum several articles covering the subject in the Yakima Valley of south central Washington State, with drawings of cattle brand imprints Yakima Valley Museum 8¾x6 pb [1982] out of print/used |
"Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia" [1998] by Harold L. Hagemeier
Morris Publng 10¾x8½ pb [1998] out of print/used
Morris Publng 10¾x8½ pb [1998] out of print/used
 | "Barbed Wire: The Fence That Changed The West" [2009] by Joanne S. Liu Mountain Press Publng 9x6 pb [10/2009] for $11.78 Mountain Press Publng 9x6 pb [10/2009] out of print/used |
Western Music
audio version of "Hoppy, Gene & Me" [1974?] sung by Roy Rogers
watch/listen [7/2018 upload; 2:42] for free at YouTube
audio version of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" [1974?] sung by Roy Rogers & Sons of The Pioneers
watch/listen [12/2010 upload; 2:45] for free at YouTube
 | "Songs of The Open Range" [1928] Compiled & edited by Ina Sires, with piano accompaniments by C. Repper C.C. Birchard & Co. pb [1928] out of print/scarce C.C. Birchard & Co. hardcover [1928] out of print/scarce |
 | "Singing In The Saddle: The History of The Singing Cowboy" [2002] by Douglas B. Green Vanderbilt Univ Press 10¼x7 hardcover [10/2002] out of print/used |
 | "Horse Opera: The Strange History of The 1930s Singing Cowboy" [2002] by Peter Stanfield Univ IL Press 9¾x6 pb [5/2002] for $16.95 Univ IL Press hardcover [5/2002] for $37.5 |
 | "Singing Cowboy Stars: The Guys, The Gals, The Sidekicks" [1994] by Robert W. Phillips - with 60 b&w photos, 50 full-color photos Kindle Edition from Gibbs-Smith Publrs [1994 edition] for $11.99 Gibbs-Smith Publrs 7½x7½ hardcover book & CD [11/94] out of print/50+ used |
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"Pardners: 14 Great Cowboy Songs!" [1980]
Produced by Larry Groce, singing by the Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus and by Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy; the songs are: "Deep In The Heart of Texas", "Cowboy Mickey", "The Old Chisolm Trail", "Ride 'em Cowboy", "Home On The Range", "The Song of The Screamin' Cowboy", "Partners", "Pecos Bill", "I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)", "Git Along, Little Dogies", "A Cowboy Needs A Horse", "Don't Fence Me In", "Donald Duck, The Wrangler", and "Happy Trails" Disneyland Records vinyl LP music album [1980] for $49.95 {sic} Walt Disney Records music CD [12/95] out of prodn/used Walt Disney Records MP-3 download [11/2018] 14 tracks for $9.49 |
 | "Wagon Wheels: 50 Legendary Songs of The Old West" [2012?]
Sony/B.M.C. music CD [2012?] 2 disks for $34.67 + $3.99 s/h via third party Sony/B.M.C. music CD [2012?] 2 disks - out of prodn/used Sony Music vinyl LP album [undated] 2 disks - out of prodn/used a giant memory-stirring treasury that includes "I'm Back In The Saddle Again" by Gene Autry; "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by Sons of The Pioneers; "When It's Springtime In The Rockies" by Montana Slim; "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie" by Tex Ritter; "New San Antonio Rose" by Bob Wills; "The Last Roundup" by Rex Allen; "Cool Water" by Sons of The Pioneers; "Riders In The Sky" by Vaughn Monroe; "High Noon" by Tex Ritter; "Someday You'll Want Me To Want You" by Elton Britt; "Mule Train" by Frankie Laine; "Red River Valley" by Slim Whitman; "Home On The Range" by Gene Autry; "The Shifting Whispering Sands" by Jim Reeves; "I'm An Old Cowhand" by Patsy Montana; "The Prisoner's Song" by Vernon Dalhart; "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo (Get Along Little Doggie)" by Sons of The Pioneers; "Cattle Call" by Eddy Arnold; "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" by Jimmie Davis; "Mexicali Rose" by Jim Reeves; "The Streets of Laredo" by Marty Robbins; "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Al Dexter; "Don't Fence Me In" by Bing Crosby; "Goodnight Irene" by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley; "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweet-heart" by Patsy Montana; "Empty Saddles" by Sons of The Pioneers; "My Little Cherokee Maiden" by Bob Wills; "Down In The Valley" by Slim Whitman; "El Rancho Grande" by Gene Autry; "South of The Border" by Patsy Cline; "Old Shep" by Red Foley; "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" by The Carter Family; "Along The Navajo Trail" by Sons of The Pioneers; "Sioux City Sue" by Bing Crosby; "Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes" by Jimmy Wakely; "Blue Yodel ('T' Is For Texas)" by Jimmie Rodgers; "Deep In The Heart of Texas" by Bob Wills; "Jealous Heart" by Tex Ritter; "Twilight On The Trail" — and 16 more . . . |
singing cowboy Gene Autry [1907-98]
 | "The Essential Gene Autry" [orig 1992, rev 2005]
Columbia Legacy remastered music CD [1/2005] 40 tracks on 2 disks for $11.63 Sony Legacy music CD [10/92] 18 tracks - out of prodn/used Columbia Legacy remastered MP-3 album download [1/2005] 40 tracks on 2 disks for $16.99 |
 | "Gene Autry: The Essential Recordings (Import)" [2014]
Primo, UK music CD [7/2014] 40 tracks on 2 disks for $9.72 |
'Daughters of The Purple Sage' musical trio
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Belinda Gail: America's Western Sweetheart
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Chris LeDoux [1948-2005]
browse music
official website
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'New Riders of the Purple Sage' band
official 'New Riders of the Purple Sage' website
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Dorothy Page 'The Singing Cowgirl' [1904-61]
entry at B-Westerns website
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
 | "The Singing Cowgirl" [Coronado/Grand National Pictures June 1938] Cowboys discover gold and kill the rancher, not knowing that the gold is washing down from their own ranch . . . Directed by Samuel Diege; starring Dorothy Page {sings three songs}, Dave O'Brien, Vince Barnett, Dorothy Short, Dix Davis, Stanley Price, Warner Richmond, Edward Peil Sr., Paul Barrett, Lloyd Ingraham, Ethan Allen Tex Ralph's Western Videos b&w DVD-R [2/2007] for $15.00 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Water Rustlers" [Coronado/Grand National Pictures Jan 1939] Filmed near Phoenix, Arizona; murderous thugs divert water flowing to the property of a beautiful cattle rancher Directed by Samuel Diege; starring Dorothy Page {sings three songs}, Dave O'Brien, Vince Barnett, Stanley Price, Ethan Allen, Leonard Trainor, Warner Richmond, Edward Gordon, Edward Peil Sr., Lloyd Ingraham, Merrill McCormick Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [2/2011] for $5.98 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Ride 'em, Cowgirl" [Coronado/Grand National Pictures Jan 1939] A rancher is falsely accused of stealing $5,000 to pay off a gambling debt, so his daughter confesses to the crime and escapes; working with a handsome government agent, she discovers that the gambler is smuggling gold ore from Mexico and wants her dad's ranch for a much easier route . . . Exec produced by George A. Hirliman; directed by Samuel Diege; written by Arthur Hoerl; starring Dorothy Page {sings two songs}, Vince Barnett, Milton Frome, Lynn Mayberry, Frank Ellis, Joseph W. Girard, Merrill McCormick, Harrington Reynolds, and Snowy the Horse Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [4/2010] for $5.98 full credits at IMDb no entry at Wikipedia watch full movie [4/2013 upload; 53:14] online at YouTube |
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Jim Reeves
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'Riders In The Sky' show
browse music official website
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Foy Willings's 'Riders of the Purple Sage' band
browse recordings official website
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singing cowboy Roy Rogers [1911-98]
 | "16 Great Songs of The Old West" [1998] by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Drive Archive music CD [7/98] 16 tracks for $14.99 Image Ent. music CD [7/2001] 16 tracks for $25.00 Liberty Intl./Drive Ent. MP-3 album download [7/2007] 16 tracks for $9.49 Golden Records vinyl LP album [undated] out of prodn/used contains 16 monaural songs: "Song Wagon", "I Ride An Old Paint", "Whopee Ti Yi Yo", "Home On The Range", "The Old Chisholm Trail", "Colorado Trail", "The Railroad Corral", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Cool Water", "The Streets of Laredo", "The Night Herding Song", "Red River Valley", "Lone Doney Gal", "Goodbye Old Paint", "Bury Me Out On The Lone Prairie", and "The Cowman's Prayer" |
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'Sons of The Pioneers' band [est. 1933]
browse music videos/DVDs
IMDb listing {100+ credits}
official website
Wikipedia
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 24 September 1976 at 6841 Hollywood Blvd.
 | "Sons of the Pioneers 75th Anniversary" music CD [2010] self-published music CD [7/2010] for $25.49 "Sons of the Pioneers 75th Anniversary" DVD set [2010] order for $18.99 + s/h from official DVD website |
founding member Bob Nolan [1908-80]
American singer, songwriter, and actor born Robert Clarence Nobles in Canada; famous for the Western standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
official website
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Hank Williams [1923-53] & Family Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
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Bob Wills [1905-75] & His Texas Playboys Page !['San Antonio Rose' midi file [1 min 56 sec]](images/tinymusic.gif){kind=small}
at Spirit of America Bookstore
Wild West Shows
Stars of the Wild West Shows of the XIXth & XXth Century included are:
'Buffalo Bill' Cody [1846-1917], Gordon William 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie [18601942], Tim McCoy [1891-1978],
Montie Montana [1910-98], Tom Mix [1880-1940], and Annie Oakley [1860-1926]
Frontier City [est. 1958] Western theme park in Oklahoma City, OK
Buckskin Joe [1957-2010] Western theme park near Ca๑on City, Colorado
"Wild West: A History of The Wild West Shows" [6/1970] by Don Russell
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-West-History-Shows/dp/088360017X/
"Box-Office Buckaroos: The Cowboy Hero From The Wild West Show To The Silver Screen" [1989]
by Robert Heide and John Gilman (1989)
http://www.amazon.com/Box-Office-Buckaroos-Cowboy-Silver-Screen/dp/B000VZN0ZG/
 | "Wild West Shows" [1999] by Paul Reddin book's primary focus is on the shows of 'Buffalo Bill' Cody & 101 Ranch & Tom Mix Univ Illinois Press 9x6 pb [6/99] for $37.00 hardcover [6/99] out of print/used |
 | "The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch & The Creation of The American West" [1999] by Michael Wallis
St. Martin's Griffin 9x6 bargain price pb [7/2000] for $8.78 St. Martin's Griffin 9x6 pb [7/2000] for $21.16 St Martin's Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/99] out of print/used author website |
 | "Buckskin Bessie: Her Lost Letters" [2006] by Monica James 'Buckskin Bessie' Herberg rode for 15 years for the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show, and was also the lover of the show's owner, Joe Miller. This book is the result of the discovery of 48 handwritten letters from Bessie to her sister, and two albums of photographs (75 pictures) at a garage sale, and subsequent research by the author. Buckskin Press 9x6 pb [3/2006] for $14.95 Buckskin Press of Glendale, Arizona |
"Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West" [7/2007] by Allen Farnum
http://www.amazon.com/Pawnee-Bills-Historic-Wild-Wes/dp/0887404375/
Edward Jonathan 'Buckskin Joe' Hoyt [1840-1918]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckskin_Joe_Hoyt {empty}
http://www.amazon.com/Buckskin-Joe-Memoir-Bison-Book/dp/0803272391/
Western-Themed Magazines & Newspapers
The Tombstone [AZ] Epitaph newspaper [est. 1880]
![Wild West Gazette [est. 2007] quarterly newspaper, published by Western Adventure Publishing, based in Mesa, Arizona](images/WildWestGazette.jpg)
![Art of The West Magazine [est. 1997?] website](images/ArtWestMag.gif){kind=small} | Art of The West Magazine subscribe via Amazon: 6 issues/year for $25.00 | 
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![American Cowboy Magazine [est. 1994] website](images/AmericanCowboy.gif) | American Cowboy Magazine [est. 1994] subscribe via Amazon: 6 issues/year for $14.95 | 
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![Cowboy Magazine [est. 1990] website](images/CowboyMagazine.jpg) | Cowboy Magazine [est. 1990] apparantly no longer in business (2012) | 
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![Cowboys & Indians Magazine [est. July 1993] website](images/cowboys&indians.gif) | Cowboys & Indians Magazine
subscribe via Amazon: 8 issues/year for $19.95 | 
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 | Cowgirl Magazine: Inspiring The Modern Western Lifestyle based in Bend, Oregon subscribe directly: 6 issues/year from $19.95 | 
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| "Frontier Times Monthly Magazine" was published from 1923 to 1954 by J. Martin Hunter of Bandera, Texas
| The new magazine website has secured the rights to all of those magazine issues, which are available for download via the internet; issues are available on paper, as instant PDF download, or on PDF-file CDs of varying breadth.
searchable issues order pages | 
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 | Range Magazine
subscribe directly: 4 issues/year from $15.95 | 
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 | Southwest Art Magazine
subscribe via Amazon: 12 issues/year for $36.95 subscribe via autorenewal {same terms} | 
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![True West Magazine [est. 1953] website](images/TrueWest.gif) | True West Magazine [est. 1953] subscribe directly: 11 issues/year from $19.95 | 
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 | Western Art Collector Magazine: Previews of Works For Sale at Upcoming Shows subscribe via Amazon: 12 issues/year for $36.00 | 
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 | Wild West Magazine
direct subscription 6 issues/year for $29.95 | 
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![Frontier Times Magazine [1923-54] website](images/FrontierTimes-logo.jpg){kind=logo}
Dude & Guest Ranches
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Dude Ranchers' Assn. [est. 1926]
RanchWeb.com© Online Guide to Ranch Vacations RanchWeb.com©'s Dude Ranch [dot] net Vacation Rentals by Ownerฎ [est. 1995] |
Idaho Dude Ranchers Assn.
Montana Dude Ranchers Assn.
Canadian Rockies Ranch Vacations (on Travel Alberta website)
Our Heritage Guest Ranch [est. 1887] near Crawford, Nebraska
 | "100 Best Ranch Vacations In North America: The Top Guest and Resort Ranches With Activities For All Ages" [2007] by Gavin Ehringer Globe Pequot Press 2nd edition 9x6 pb [5/2007] for $17.89 Globe Pequot Press pb [5/2007] out of print/used |
 | "Ranch Vacations: The Leading Guide To Dude, Guest, Resort, Fly Fishing, Working Cattle Ranches & Pack Trips" [2017] by Gene Kilgore Ranchweb 9x4 pb [1/2017] for $15.93 |
New Mexico Dude/Guest Ranches
New Mexico members of the Dude Ranchers Assn.
directory of New Mexico dude ranches
Burnt Well Guest Ranch near Roswell, New Mexico
Cimmarr๓ncita Guest Ranch [est. 1908] near Ute Park, New Mexico
Circle A Guest Ranch [est. circa 1920] north of Cuba, New Mexico
Cow Creek Ranch & Fishing Lodge near Pecos, New Mexico
Double Circle Ranch near Datil, New Mexico
Double E Guest Ranch near Gila, New Mexico
Felix River Guest Ranch in Chaves County, New Mexico
Fite Ranch B&B east of San Antonio, New Mexico
Ghost Ranch [est. 1766] Conference Center near Abiquiu, New Mexico
High Feather Ranch B&B near Cerrillos, New Mexico
High Lonesome Showdown Guest Ranch in Chaves County, New Mexico
Los Pi๑os Guest Ranch in Cowles, New Mexico
Maynard Guest Ranch near Luna, New Mexico
N Bar Ranch / Outlaw Land & Cattle Co. near Reserve, New Mexico
Vista Clara Ranch Resort & Spa [est. 1989] near Galisteo, New Mexico
W.S. Land & Cattle Co. [est. 1880] guest ranch [near Glenwood, New Mexico]
Z Lazy B Guest Ranch in Fort Wingate, New Mexico
Colorado & Wyoming Dude/Guest Ranches
Colorado Dude Ranchers Assn.
Lake Mancos [CO] Dude Ranch
Vista Verde Guest & Ski Ranch near Clark, Colorado
Wyoming Dude Ranchers Assn.
Spotted Horse Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Eaton's Guest Ranch [est. 1882, moved 1904] near Sheridan, Wyoming
Flagg Ranch [WY] between Yellowstone & Grand Teton Parks
Lazy Spring Ranch near Shell in north central Wyoming
Arizona Dude/Guest Ranches
Arizona Dude Ranch Assn.
Beaver Creek Guest Ranch [est. 1941], south of Alpine, Arizona
Bellota Ranch [est. 1890] near Tucson, Arizona is closed
Circle Z Guest ranch near Patagonia, Arizona
Grapevine Canyon Guest Ranch [est. 1982] near Pearce, Arizona
Hidden Meadow Ranch Lodge & Club [est. 1993] near Greer, Arizona
Kenyon Ranch [est. 1937] near Tubac, Arizona
The Ranch At South Fork Cabins near Eagar, Arizona
Rancho de la Osa Guest Ranch [est. 1725] in Sasabe, Arizona
Rancho de los Caballeros Guest Ranch near Wickenburg, Arizona
historic Spirit Tree Inn B&B & Guest Ranch in Patagonia, Arizona
Tanque Verde Guest Ranch Resort in Tucson, Arizona
Triangle T Guest Ranch in Dragoon, Arizona
26 Bar Ranch B&B in Eagar, Arizona
California Dude/Guest Ranches
The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort [est. 1946] in Solvang, CA
Circle Bar B Guest Ranch in Goleta, CA
Crazzy's Wasewagan Camp & Retreat [est. 1933] near Barton Flats & Jenks Lake, CA
Drakesbad Guest Ranch & Spa [est. 1890; rebuilt 1938] inside Lassen National Park
Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch [est. 1962] near Quincy, CA
Highland Guest Ranch [est. 1882] near Philo, CA
Rancho Oso Guest Ranch & Stables near Santa Barbara, CA
Rancho Temescal [est. 1871] dude ranch near Piru, CA
Spanish Springs Guest Ranch in Lassen County, CA
Wonder Valley Ranch Resort [est. 1911], east of Fresno, CA
Nevada Dude/Guest Ranches
Nevada's Historic 71 Ranch [est. 1877] south of Elko, Nevada
Horses / Equestria
Schneiders Horse Supplies [est. 1948] in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
National Cutting Horse Assn. []
National Reined Cow Horse Assn. []
Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Assn. []
Nevada Reined Cow & Cutting Horse Assn. []
Western Nevada Cutting Horse Assn. []
![American Paint Horse Assn. [est. 1965] based in Ft. Worth, Texas](images/APHAlogo.gif)
![Appaloosa Horse Club [est. 1938] based in Moscow, Idaho](images/ApppaloosaHC.gif)
![American Quarter Horse Assn. [est. 1940] based in Amarillo, Texas](images/AQHAlogo.gif)
 | "D.K. Eyewitness: The Visual Dictionary of The Horse" [grades 5 & up; 1994] Dorling-Kindersley 12¼x10½ hardcover [4/94] out of print/50+ used |
 | "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds" [1997] by Susan McBane Wellfleet Press 11&fracv34x8¾ hardcover [8/97] for $13.27 |
 | "The Basics of Western Riding" [1998] by Charlene Strickland Storey Publng 11x8¼ pb [1/98] for $13.57 |
 | "The Whole Horse Catalog: The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling & Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, Rider Apparel, Equestrian Activities & Organizations and Everything Else A Horse Owner & Rider Will Ever Need" [orig 1977, rev 1998] by Barbara Burn, Gail Rentsch & David A. Spector, edited by Steven D. Price, illustrated by Werner Rentsch
Fireside 10½x8½ pb [12/98] for $14.96 S&S hardcover [8/85] out of print/used |
 | "The Essential Book of Horse Tack and Equipment" [2000] by Susan McBane David & Charles Publrs pb [10/2002] for $22.99 David & Charles Publrs 11¼x8½ hardcover [10/2000] out of print/used |
 | "The Horse Owner's Essential Survival Guide" [2004] by Susan McBane David & Charles Publrs 10x7½ pb [8/2007] for $25.78 David & Charles Publrs 10¼x7½ hardcover [5/2004] for $29.99 |
 | "The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion" [2015] by Wendy Williams Kindle Edition from Scientific American / FS&G [10/2015] for $12.99 Scientific American / FS&G 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2015] for $15.29 |
"Misty" [Fox June 1961]
Starring Pam Smith, David Ladd, Arthur O'Connell & Anne Seymour; credits at IMDb
'Misty of Chincoteague' official website
"Mary White" TV movie [ABC-TV Nov 1977] /tt0076371/
 | "Horse Tales Collection" on DVD [2011]
Mill Creek Ent. color DVD set [5/2011] for $5.00 {sic} contains four feature-length films: "Misty" [Fox June 1961] about the horses of Chincoteague Island {IMDb}; "Mary White" TV movie [ABC-TV Nov 1977] {IMDb}; "Wind Dancer" [1993] {IMDb}; and "Wildfire: The Arabian Heart" [2010] {IMDb} |
Horse Illustrated Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $12.00 |
Horse & Rider Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $10.00 |
 Equus Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $10.00 |
![Western Horseman Magazine [est. 1936]](covers/mWesternHorseman.jpg)
Western Horseman Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $19.95 |
Organizations
British Columbia [Canada] Cowboy Heritage Assn.
Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada
American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, Utah
The Code of the West Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Autry National Center of the American West
Devil's Rope Barbed Wire Museum in McLean, Texas
Black American West Museum & Heritage Center [est. 1971] in Denver, Colorado
![Women's Pro Rodeo Assn. [est. 1948]](images/WPRA.gif "Women's Pro Rodeo Assn. [est. 1948]")
![logo for Western Fictioneers [est. 2010]](images/WesternFictioneers-logo.jpg "logo for Western Fictioneers [est. 2010]"){kind=logo}
![Cowboy Artists of America [est. 1965]](images/CowboyArtists50Anniv.jpg "Cowboy Artists of America [est. 1965]")
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