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Legendary cowpuncher Tom Moorhouse shares his experiences growing up and working on ranches throughout West Texas. His cowboy stories describe life on the wagon, his family's ranching legacy, dealing with drought and the beginnings of ranch rodeo. He also details how the respected Great Basin horseman Ray Hunt introduced better training practices to old school Texas cowboys, and how that has improved horsemanship on today's ranches.
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- 2 weeks ago2h 50m
Russell Dilday: Cowboy, Storyteller & Three-Time NRCHA World's Greatest Horseman — Tales of Wild Cattle, Rank Horses and a Life in the Saddle
Russell Dilday talks about his life as a California cowboy before he became a successful cow horse trainer. Both sides of his family have deep ranching roots on the West Coast. Dilday followed suit, taking care of yearlings throughout the state and chasing wild cattle in Australia. His adventures include riding rank horses that bucked and kicked, catching bulls that tried to kill him, and working with characters who displayed old-school grit and toughness. He also recalls learning from legendary horseman Greg Ward. After he began training cow horses full-time, he won the World's Greatest Horseman award three times. Today, he trains horses in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, and still runs cattle with his wife, Tanna, and their two sons.
- Sep 25, 20261h 31m
James Gholson went to work for the legendary Pitchfork Ranch at just 13. He shares stories of cowboying in West Texas, working for Bob Moorhouse, leading the crew as wagon boss, life with the wagon, great horses, and working outside for a lifetime.
James Gholson has earned immense respect as a horseman and as the longtime wagon boss for the Pitchfork Ranch. He began working for the legendary West Texas outfit when he was 13, and then he cowboyed for other cattle operations before returning to "The Forks." Here, he discusses working for Pitchfork manager Bob Moorhouse, leading the cowboy crew, staying out with the wagon, and getting into all sorts of wrecks. Gholson now lives in Waurika, Oklahoma, with June, his wife of 50-plus years. Special thanks goes to our sponsor, the RA Brown Ranch and its annual Bull, Female and Quarter Horse Sale visit rabrownranch.com
- Sep 1, 20261h 54m
Four decades. A lifetime in the saddle. Bob Moorhouse takes us inside the legendary Pitchfork Ranch and shares stories from a life spent as a cowboy, horseman, ranch manager and photographer documenting the people and traditions of the American West.
Bob Moorhouse worked for Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. for four decades, and for most of his tenure he directed the historic West Texas ranch as general manager and vice president. Established in 1883, "The Forks" is located 80 miles east of Lubbock and stretches across 170,000 acres of both open rolling plains and brushy river breaks. Moorhouse was raised nearby and then built a career as a respected cowboy, horseman, rancher and manager. He turned the spotlight on cowboy life with his camera, packing it along as he covered thousands of miles horseback and publishing his photos in The Cattleman, Field & Stream, Quarter Horse Journal, Texas Highways and Western Horseman, as well as in his coffee table book, Pitchfork Country, published in 2000. Moorhouse has continued to make an impact on the cowboy world as a director for organizations such as the American Quarter Horse Association, Ranch Horse Association of America and the Working Ranch Cowboys Association. He and Linda, his wife of 53 years, now live in Weatherford, Texas.
- Jun 29, 20261h 50m
Buster McLaury has started nearly 10,000 colts and cowboyed for legendary ranches including the Four Sixes, JA, and Triangle. In this episode, he shares a lifetime of horsemanship, colt starting, and ranching wisdom
Buster McLaury figures he has started nearly 10,000 colts under saddle. Before becoming a full-time trainer and clinician, he cowboyed in the thick brush country of West Texas. He says there's nothing he loves more than working cattle horseback, and for many years he made a living working for legendary outfits such as the Four Sixes, the Triangle and the JA. However, his career shifted about 30 years ago when he began training horses for ranches such as the Moorhouse and Pitchfork. He also began teaching horsemanship clinics, inspired by gentler methods he learned from renowned horseman Ray Hunt. McLaury and his wife, Sheryl, have traveled throughout the country and hosted many horsemanship clinics at their home in Paducah, Texas. They have started colts for legendary ranches such as the Haythorn in Nebraska, the Muleshoe in Texas, the Parker in Hawaii, the Stuart in Oklahoma, and the Waggoner in Texas. Today, McLaury continues to start colts, teach horsemanship, and work cattle whenever he gets the chance. A big thank you goes out to our sponsor, 100th Meridian Ranching 100thmeridianranching.com
- Jun 10, 20261h 58m
Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas
Mark Gardiner and his family raise Black Angus bulls near Ashland, Kansas. Their operation began as a dugout built in 1885 on a 160-acre homestead, and it has grown to a 48,000-acre ranch on the remote plains of Clark County. As a leading seedstock producer, the operation depends on technology, scientific innovation and marketing strategy. However, the Gardiners keep things cowboy, gathering and checking cattle horseback, long-trotting through vast pastures, and sorting bulls from the saddle. Like many ranches, Gardiner Angus is no stranger to natural disasters such as hailstorms, tornados, drought and wildfires. Mark recounts a devastating wildfire that burned most of the ranch in 2017. This conversation was recorded shortly before another massive fire consumed their land in February 2026. Through it all, Mark leans on family, his faith, a love for the land, and gratitude to work daily with cattle and horses.
- Mar 20, 20262h 0m
Nick Dowers; Nevada Rancher, NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Champion, 2 Time Road To The Horse Champion, Horseman, Great Basin Cowboy
Nick Dowers has never strayed from his cowboy roots. Although he has found success showing reined cow horses, he continues to run cattle in the desert country surrounding his home in western Nevada. Sometimes riding his show horses, and sometimes riding his mule, Sargento, Dowers manages a cow-calf herd in an arid and expansive landscape. The job also involves tracking, roping and tying down wild cattle in the rocky and brushy hillsides between Dyer and Elida, Nevada. No doubt, the trainer stays busy running cattle, hosting horsemanship clinics, and competing in reined cow horse competition. He won the National Reined Cow Horse Association's prestigious Snaffle Bit Futurity in 2013 on Time For The Diamond and has earned more than $1.7 million in the arena. He has also claimed multiple championships at Road to the Horse, the premier colt-starting competition held in Lexington, Kentucky. Dowers' ranch and training facility is located where he grew up, on his family's Triple D Ranches. Along with being raised on a ranch, he was influenced at a young age by horsemen such as Bryan Neubert, Joe Wolter and Bill Van Norman. A sincere thank you is given to episode sponsor Martin Saddlery (martinsaddlery.com) and its newly designed Cowboy Saddle.
- Feb 26, 20261h 16m
Buckaroos & Big Country: Joe Glascock Winecup Gamble Ranch Manger, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada.
Joe Glascock manages the historic Winecup Gamble Ranch, a 1.2-million-acre buckaroo outfit in northeast Nevada. Established in the Thousand Springs Valley shortly after the Central Pacific Railroad arrived in the area, the ranch features a combination of deeded land and government allotments that includes meadow pastures at 5,000 feet elevation, mountain ranges that climb to 8,700 feet and plenty of expansive, high desert ranges. Glascock, who hired on in 2020, shares the colorful history of the Winecup Gamble , which has been owned by the likes of Utah Construction Company, actor Jimmy Stewart, Paul Fireman of Reebok, and now Stan Kroenke, who also owns the Waggoner Ranch in Texas, the Gang and Douglas Lake in Canada, Singletons in New Mexico, and several other ranches throughout the West. Glascock also recounts his own background, which includes working for the Bureau of Land Management, studying at the King Ranch Institute in South Texas, and buckarooing on several Great Basin outfits. A special thanks to our episode sponsor, the R A Brown Ranch in Throckmorton, Texas. A Rancher's Rendezvous 3.0 March 9-11, 2026 Throckmorton TX rabrownranch.com winecupgambleranch.com
- Jan 30, 20261h 51m
Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business
Tucker Brown, Crockett Carothers, Tripp Townsend and Ross Hecox get together to discuss ranching, podcasting, cowboy codes and running a business in the Western world. This unique episode brings together three podcast hosts – Brown of Registered Ranching, Carothers of the Wealthy Cowboy, and Hecox of Cowboy Life. Townsend, a successful horseman and cattleman, adds his own wisdom and experiences to the mix. Recorded in Amarillo, Texas, during the Working Ranch Cowboys Association's 30thAnnual World Championship Ranch Rodeo, the conversation was arranged and sponsored by 100th Meridian Ranching (100thmeridianranching.com), a bull leasing company serving ranchers throughout the nation.
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Legendary cowpuncher Tom Moorhouse shares his experiences growing up and working on ranches throughout West Texas. His cowboy stories describe life on the wagon, his family's ranching legacy, dealing with drought and the beginnings of ranch rodeo. He also details how the respected Great Basin horseman Ray Hunt introduced better training practices to old school Texas cowboys, and how that has improved horsemanship on today's ranches.
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