Bonanza Creek Country: Living The Cowgirl Life
June 17, 2008 by Saddle Sense
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I’ve blogged previously about Bonanza Creek Country, a working cattle guest ranch in south central Montana. I first came eight years ago and haven’t missed a year since. The owners, June and David Voldseth are now like family. Just wonderful people. So, this week I’m writing this post from Bonanza Creek. I thought you might [...]
It’s Quarter Horse Congress Time!
October 22, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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October means Quarter Horse Congress time! This year’s dates are October 6th-28th. The All American Quarter Horse Congress is the World’s Largest Single-Breed Horse Show. Held in Columbus, Ohio for more than 40 years, Congress is a combination horse show, trade show, educational demonstrations, horse auction, and all around party. Every western horseman should experience [...]
Donna Howell-Sickles
October 13, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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One of my favorite western artists is Donna Howell-Sickles. So, I was particularly tickled to read that Donna is one of the 2007 inductees into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. How fitting. Donna specializes in capturing the spirtt and personality of the cowgirl on canvas. Her art is at once vintage and traditional and [...]
George Holt – 2007 Saddlemaker of the Year
August 3, 2007 by Saddle Sense
Filed under General Saddle Topics, Hall of Fame, Happenings, Resources
Oh, we are busting our buttons here in Dillon, Montana! Our very own resident master saddlemaker, George Holt, has been awarded the Academy of Western Artists’ prestigious Saddlemaker of the Year award for 2007. Past winners of this award have included a who’s who of the top western saddlemakers – Don King, Steve Mecum, Don [...]
Miles City Bucking Horse Sale
May 1, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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It’s the first day of May today and here in Montana that means that the world famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale is just around the corner. This year the dates are May 18th – 20th. For this special weekend the population of Miles City doubles as folks from across Montana, the rest of the [...]
The Ranch Vacation of Your Dreams
March 8, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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Time to start thinking about those summer vacations. Have you ever wanted to experience life on a real working cattle ranch? I sure did. Six years ago I took the vacation that changed my life. I went to Bonanza Creek Country in Martinsdale, Montana. The Voldseth family (June, David, Vance and Kim) own and operate [...]
Cowgirl University for all Cowgirl Wannabes
February 21, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame has a really neat monthly education and adventrue series on all things cowgirl. They call it Cowgirl University. Sometimes the lesson is a presentation on a topic such as leather tooling or rope handling or chuck wagon cooking. The presentations are held at the museum in Ft [...]
RFD-TV Envy
February 7, 2007 by Saddle Sense
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RFD-TV has some great horse-related shows. I know that because my friend, Chrissy, tells me about them. Taunts me with them, actually. She has satellite TV and I have cable TV. It used to be that RFD-TV was only offered on satellite TV, but they’re now working hard to get carriage on cable. I’ve already [...]
