Gabe Trevino came to the family-owned Sandbur Ranch to train horses, not fall for the boss's daughter. The sultry ranching heiress could ride and rope as well as any man. She was also hiding something, tempting Gabe to solve the enigma that was beautiful, vulnerable Mercedes Saddler. Mercedes knew better than to trust the handsome cowboy. She'd come home to Texas to start over on the ranch she loved. And Sandbur's new head horse trainer was a man who could break her heart as easily as he could break a foal. But Gabe called to something deep within her, making her yearn to heal the past and build a future with this lonesome, wary-of-love loner….
Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails is often referred to as the packer's bible. Written in the language of the West, it is a complete and often humorous presentation of the method of packing horses into the wilderness. Amplified by the brilliant drawings of artist Joe Back, the book is for both the amateur and professional packer.
From the author of The Whisper of the River and Epiphany. In this coming-of-age story, Porter Osbourne Jr. is a precocious, sensitive, and rambunctious boy trying to make it through adolescence during the Depression. On a red-clay farm in Georgia, he learns all there is to know about cotton-chopping, hog-killing, watermelon-thumping, and mule-handling. School provides a quick course in practical joking, schoolboy crushes, athletic glory, and clandestine sex. But it is Porter’s family-- his genteel, patient mother, his swarm of cousins, his snuff-dipping grandmother, and, most of all, his beloved though flawed father--who teaches Porter the painful truths about growing up strong enough to run with the horsemen. "The writing is elegant, reflective, and amused. Mr. Sams is a storyteller sure of his audience . . . gifted with perfect timing."--The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable both for its humor and its sustained and detailed picture of a mischievous Southern farmboy’s life during the Great Depression."--The Washington Post
Written specifically for horse people, this book covers topics and words that regular English/Spanish dictionaries might not, including horse health care, feeding, grooming, tack and equipment, and breeding terms. With more than 10,000 typically grouped word and phrase entries commonly used in the horse industry, regional variations, and a pronunciation guide.
The Wyoming Frontier meets its match in a tough as nails cowpuncher and cattleman named William Pendleton Ricketts. "A natural book with much interesting information. It contains the best account of trailing cattle from Oregon to Wyoming that I have seen." -J. Frank Dobie William Pendleton Ricketts was a cowboy and cattleman to his core. Heading west at a young age from his parent’s home in Kentucky he ended up in the beautiful wilds of Wyoming. Starting out a cowpuncher learning the trade he battled Indians, Outlaw Broncs, Harsh Winters, and anything that the Wyoming range could throw at him. Later in life he owned several ranches around Gillette “The toughest cow-town on the map.” The Sunnyside Ranch and Rawhide Ranch ran thousands of head of cattle in the area. An extremely harsh winter in the year of 1886 taught him a valuable lesson after losing over 75 percent of the herd. Ricketts was one of the first cattleman in the area to put up hay for the winter. He never suffered a serious loss of any magnitude afterwards. He became an honorary life member of the Wyoming Stockgrowers association. Ultimately settling down in Sheridan, Wyoming, W.P. Ricketts lived the frontier as few have. He shares his experiences here in Fifty Years in the Saddle with a truth that can be felt through the ages. This is the western frontier at its finest. From the Foreword: To qualify as a true western cattleman, one must be able to meet the reverses in life as cheerfully as the good things; in this Mr. W. P. Ricketts, who is the author of “Fifty Years In The Saddle” has amply proved himself. On October 6, 1920, Mr. Ricketts fell from a stock-yards fence while shipping cattle to Omaha. This accident resulted in the loss of his left limb. Later he lost the sight of both eyes. To an active man, these were heavy blows, but in his reaction to them Mr. Ricketts proved his right to the title of a true western cattleman. Then as a climax, his wife, Johannah B. Ricketts, passed away in 1941, two years after the completion of the writing of this book. She had been his constant companion and nurse during his years of affliction, and carried out his wishes. In spite of all these reverses, Mr. Ricketts, now 83 years of age, is never too low in spirits to relish a good cowboy yarn; he is still actively interested in all that goes on about him. In 1942 he attended the Gillette convention of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, of which he has been a member for 62 years and is an honorary life member. He attended the Birney rodeo on July 4, 1942, and displayed a lively interest in events there.
