Horse Psychology
By Baxter Black, DVMSome people are just flat good at handlin’ horses. They’ve got that good “horse savvy.” Matter of fact, there are people actually...
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Articles, stories, anecdotes and more from Baxter Black, the famous Cowboy Poet
Good Dawg
By Baxter Black, DVM Every genuine or would be cowboy’s pride and joy is his ‘good dawg!’ One of the highlights at a Stock Show...
The Gift
By Baxter Black, DVM Seems like I ride a lot of borrowed horses. At folks’ ranches or trail rides, ropings or brandings they mount me...
Ol’ Roanie
By Baxter Black “How ya doin’ Skip?” I asked. “Okay, I guess,” he said. “Remember my good rope horse?” I remembered. Skip, like me is...
The Battle of the Abandoned Horse
Real Cowboys & Indians vs. Hollywood and Urban America The furor of lawsuit threats, animal rights terrorists, gesticulating celebrity actors and ex-politicians traveling the countryside...
Baxter Black – Horses Good As Gold
Some horses are as good as gold. They take care of kids just learning, old cowgirls with osteoporosis, cowboys of any age who should have...
Baxter Black – Halter Safety
I can always count on my friends to add a new page to my scrapbook entitled “How to Mess up a Simple Calving.” This chapter...
Baxter Black – The Heeler Mentality
It all started when my wife asked, “What happened to your head?” “Where?” I asked, thinking I had scratched it in the mesquite or during...
Confessions of a Horseshoer
I was asked by the author of Confessions of a Horseshoer* if he could use one of my quotes in his book. I agreed. He...
Why No Farmer Poetry?
Cowboy poetry is one of my efforts. I do my best but sometimes when I am in the corn belt or entertaining the Western Pistachio...