A drifting cowboy

An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West

Friday, June 28, 2013

Masked Men Behind Every Rock

›
With the new Lone Ranger movie coming to theaters next week (July 3, 2013) I've been thinking about all the wonderful masked men th...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Cowboy Wisdom -- Trail Tack Repairs

›
Will Rogers once said, "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment."  That's especially...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- Richard Arlen

›
Richard Arlen (1899–1976) an American B-Western cowboy star who performed in 178 titles during more than half a century between 1921 and...
Friday, June 14, 2013

Chatsworth Movies -- The Terror Tiny Town

›
Some called it a masterpiece, some called it exploitation, everyone called it different.  "The Terror of Tiny Town" (1938) is ...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Learning To Ride A Horse -- Safely

›
When my grandsons were little boys I introduced them to horses, and as much as I tried to get them interested in riding horses the press...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- David Sharpe

›
David Sharpe (1910–1980) was an American cowboy actor and stunt performer.  He was known as the "Crown Prince of Daredevils" a...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Drifting Cowboy
My goal in writing this blog is to answer to the questions I wish I had asked my granddad... I am a horseman, a canoeist, a Western movie historian, a genealogist, and a folk artist. My cowboy and voyageur legacy can be back-trailed for more than twelve generations in North America.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.