Posted on 07/27/2013 1:57:20 PM PDT by ReformationFan
What Is the National Day of the American Cowboy?
The National Day of the American Cowboy campaign was founded by American Cowboy magazine in 2004 to preserve, protect and promote our cowboy and Western heritage and lobby for the passage of a national resolution designating the fourth Saturday of every July a permanent celebration on the national calendar honoring cowboys and cowgirls for their enduring contribution to the courageous, pioneering spirit of America.
(Excerpt) Read more at americancowboy.com ...
The Gene Autry Center in Los Angeles does a nice job of commemorating this.
Stamford Texas is the Home of The Texas Cowboy Reunion.
It was started in 1930.
Here is the link to the home page:
This year it was from July 2-6th
Here is a list of this year’s events:
http://tcrrodeo.com/events.html
I don’t often go, but this is a big event here.
BUMP
Yee Ha! from the cowboys of Louisiana.
Back in 1975 I was deer hunting about 10-15 miles west of Clancy, Montana. There I ran across a young cowboy riding along...and I swear he had a Colt SAA holstered. Probably still men like him out there.
PBR is my favorite commercial beer.
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