October 09, 2023
From the age of 8, PRCA Gold Card holder, Dave Wagner began accumulating buckles and saddles competing in timed-event and rough stock anywhere he could find to enter. He didn’t care what event it was. He just liked to win. Junior and Youth rodeos blended into High School rodeos, then College rodeos, and onto Open and Amateur rodeos. In 1975, at age 24, Dave got his Pro card, deciding to focus on bull riding. That decision produced 5 Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Championships -1976, 77, 78, 79, a...
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July 25, 2023
“The values of hard work, integrity and honoring your word were established by the cowboys settling Wyoming,” said Senator Lummis. “Cowboys have a legendary history and thriving culture today thanks to the modern ranchers, ropers and riders who saddle up each day and carry on the tradition.
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May 31, 2023
When you realize the horse you have may be ‘the one’, what’s next?
Everything has a process. Learn to stride with that process. There is a time of personal growth ahead if you are going through a time of discouragement! Keep in contact with books and people that enlarge your horizon and make it possible for you to stretch yourself. Do not be guided by impulse. Be directed by reality.
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March 24, 2023
Connolly Saddlery, in its 111th year of business, carries on its original promise of providing customers quality products and honesty about what it’s selling.
Nothing is more convincing than the simple unembellished word of a satisfied customer. “I got a pair of these last week, and they are the most comfortable boots I have ever owned in my life. They are awesome. Fit like a glove from day 1!!!”
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July 28, 2022
Cowboy symbols represent the cowboy spirit of independence and self-reliance. A cowboy lives what he believes and does not worry about conforming to anyone’s mold. Cowboys have substance, strength, and courage. Hats, boots, spurs, saddles, and horses are symbols of the culture and evidence hard work, horsemanship, and individualism. The cowboy spirit preserves the principles our country was founded upon. Their stories capture situations, motivations, and outcomes. Their stories have a profoun...
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July 23, 2022
The word cowboy denotes a lifestyle and is gender inclusive. It pertains to men, women, and children. Perhaps cowboy symbols and cowboy character are summed up best in this excerpt from American Cowboy Magazine, where they posed the question “Why Does America Need the Cowboy?”
“Every culture needs legends and heroes; the cowboy is one of America’s best. We see honor, hard work, strength, and freedom in the cowboy; we envy the simplicity of his long day’s labor and the wide-open spaces he roams.
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June 01, 2022
Lynda Ottun Memorial Barrel Race is all about helping others. “The tear in the eye of someone we have helped reminds us of Lynda's legacy and why we continue to work at this cause.” It tugs at your heart to read comments made about the barrel race: Good Job everyone, Congratulations. Wish I was there, hope to next year
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May 25, 2022
There are many parallels in life, golf and rodeo. Similarities stand out and probably explains why so many cowboys’ golf! Once we have our goals in sight, life becomes an effort of refining our tools and capabilities in such a way that helps us move more effectively towards those aims. Take aim like an archer, when the string is pulled back, tension is what drives the arrow to its target. Use the tension generated from playing the game to reach your goals, highest potential, and greatest capa...
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February 20, 2022
Take the initiative. take the first step against drudgery. Drudgery means dull, irksome, and fatiguing work, uninspiring and menial. Get up. Go feed the horses. Transform menial into purposeful.
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February 13, 2021
Horses and humans both generate their own body heat because they are warm-blooded. But horses have extra features that humans do not. Horse's possess a highly effective thermoregulation system that lets their hair create an insulating layer.
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January 05, 2019
My job as co-owner of a western store and saddlery is to take everything I see, hear and read and determine if - and how - it will impact our industry. I don't just look for shifts in fashion and function, but also in technology, design, consumer behavior and so much more.
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