With news of the U.S. Forest Service culling cattle in the Gila National Forest last month, I felt it was a good time to provide information on the Wild Horse and Burro problem in America. The population of Wild Horses and Burros has climbed North of 82,000 in the last year and current management strategies are not capable of achieving the appropriate management level "AML" of around 26,000. Join me today to learn more about how this issue is causing problems across the nation. Sources: https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/about-the-program/program-data https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/wild-horses-part-two https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.2096 https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/natural-resources/the-history-of-wild-horses-burros-in-colorado-and-the-american-west-3-103/

Howdy folks! Join me and special guest J. Ryan Chastain as we discuss the lives of Baxter Black and Buster Welch. 

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Here it is folks, part three and the finale to my series on C.C. Slaughter. What becomes of his "Living Insurance Policy," the Lazy S Ranch? Tune in to find out! Check out Murrah's Book "The Rise and Fall of the Lazy S Ranch" for more information: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499716/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-lazy-s-ranch/ My Links:      YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdB0pjMM-5cIq5wnvTABmA/featured   Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/    Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

Join me as I speak with Calyn Halvorson about the launch of the Austin Gamblers and what to expect from the draft later this month.

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This is the second in our three part series on C.C. "Lum" Slaughter. The Lazy S Ranch was Slaughter's plan to build an "insurance policy" for his descendants. Contemporary to Charles Goodnight, and a witness to the Fence Cutting wars, Slaughter built his ranches in the golden age of ranching just after the days of the major cattle drives. Tune into to day's episode to learn how this famous Texan and how he built his 250,000+ acre ranch in West Texas!

Join me today in learning more about the legendary rancher C.C. Slaughter and his Texas Empire. From his Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus Slaughter (a.k.a. C.C. Slaughter or Lum Slaughter) (1837–1919) was an American rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker and philanthropist in the Old West. After serving in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he came to own 40,000 cattle and over one million acres of ranch land in West Texas. He became the largest taxpayer in Texas, and used his wealth to endow Baptist institutions. He was known as the "Cattle King of Texas." Book Mentioned: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499716/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-lazy-s-ranch/ My Links:    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdB0pjMM-5cIq5wnvTABmA/featured  Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/    Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

"The Fangs of Freedom" finds the 1883 crew in the wake of the deadly river crossing. They are weakened and threats are closing in from inside and outside of the wagon train. Learn more about how justice was delivered along the trail, what freedom means, and a whole lot more in this examination of episode 5 of Taylor Sheridan's "1883" a Yellowstone Origin Story. Episode 5 Synopsis: https://outsider.com/entertainment/tv/yellowstone/1883-full-recap-season-1-episode-5-fangs-of-freedom/ Articles referenced:  https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/historic-river-crossing-in-west-texas-is-filled-with-death/2486985/ https://truewestmagazine.com/crime-emigrant-wagon-trains/ My Links:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdB0pjMM-5cIq5wnvTABmA/featured  Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/     Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

This week's episode focuses on a truly legendary rancher: Cattle Kate. Rarely does a rancher meet mythic proportions, but Ellen Watson and her partner Jim Averell became the topic of legend through the tragedy that befell them on their homesteads near the Sweetwater in Rawlins, Wyoming. Listen in to learn more! From her Wikipedia: Ellen Liddy Watson (July 2, 1860[1] – July 20, 1889) was a pioneer of Wyoming who became known as Cattle Kate, an outlaw of the Old West, although the characterization is a dubious one, as subsequent research has tended to see her as a much maligned victim of a self styled land baron. Watson had acquired homestead rights on land with water resources vital to the wealthiest rancher in the county, Albert Bothwell, when she was accused by him of cattle rustling. She was abducted from her home and lynched along with her husband by Bothwell and some other ranchers he had incited against her. The bodies were left hanging for 2 days, and the reputation that attached to her until recently was quickly established by newspaper publicity. Accounts of Watson as a rustler are now regarded as highly biased. Her life has become an Old West legend, and inspired a number of television and film accounts. Help Ranchers affected by the fires in Texas here: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/03/19/hay-feed-fencing-supplies-needed-by-eastland-fire-victims/ My Links:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdB0pjMM-5cIq5wnvTABmA/featured  Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/     Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

This Edition of Western Sports Wednesday addresses the proposed ban on rodeo in the city of of Los Angeles. -Western Justice Legal Fund: https://www.westernjustice.info/copy-of-western-sports-industry-coali -Protect the Harvest: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/rodeo-ban-language-submitted-by-la-city-attorney/ -American Horse Council: https://www.horsecouncil.org/issue/take-action-2/ -AQHA: https://www.aqha.com/-/aqha-advocacy My Links: Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/    Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdB0pjMM-5cIq5wnvTABmA/featured

This Episode focuses on Episode 3: The key theme of the episode was the omnipresence of death on the trail. Join me as we dive into the most common dangers on the Oregon trail and how the show portrays them. Outsider Article: https://outsider.com/news/yellowstone-tv National Park Service Page: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/death-on-trails.htm#:~:text=Shootings%2C%20drownings%2C%20being%20crushed%20by,were%20crushed%20under%20the%20wheels. Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/   Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

This Episode focuses on Episode 2: Behind Us, a Cliff and the cattle round up in fort griffiin. Learn more about Fort Griffin from the Texas State Historical Society: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/fort-griffin-tx more history from the Texas Historical Commission: http://www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/fort-griffin/fort-griffin-history Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

Join me as I talk through the history in episode 1 of "Yellowstone: 1883" topics include a recap of the episode, my thoughts on the show, and history of Hell's Half Acre in Fort Worth. Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

Join me and and special guest Calyn Halvorson as we talk about the hottest topic in western sports today: PBR Teams. The PBR announced they will be launching a team series this year with 8 teams in cities across the US competing for the title of league champion. Learn more on this week’s episode. Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

NEW SERIES! I am excited to launch a new series of episodes that will cover the new tv show: Yellowstone 1883. Join me as I provide historical context to the Yellowstone prequel and compare real life individuals to the characters in the show. Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

This is the final episode of the Legendary Ranchers: Teddy Roosevelt Series. We will be exploring the impact of Roosevelt's ranching years, visiting the town of Medora, and much more! Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod

I am joined on today's show by Dr. Rebecca Bellone of the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory to talk more about genetic diseases in horses, the testing they do at UC-Davis, and the importance it has on our industry. Dr. Bellone earned her Ph.D. in Equine Genetics from the University of Kentucky in 2001.  Subsequently she was on faculty in the Department of Biology at the University of Tampa for twelve years while there she was a three time recipient of the College of Natural and Health Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award She relocated to California and joined that faculty of UC Davis in 2014.  Since 2002, she has led an equine genetics and genomics research program investigating many diverse traits in the horse including pigmentation and genetic disorders. The overarching goal of her research program is to identify and understand genetic variation that can explain phenotypes of interest and those of medical importance. Her research team has discovered causal mutations for several pigmentation traits and ocular disorders in horses including Appaloosa spotting, congenital stationary night blindness, and ocular squamous cell carcinoma, among others.  She is currently investigating the genetics of several additional ocular disorders, as well as pigmentation traits, performance triats, and genetic diversity in horses and is working with the team of scientist working to gain a better understanding of the regions of the horse genome that regulate tissue specific gene expression.  Dr. Bellone is a Professor in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction and is the Director of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, a unit of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis with an international reputation as experts in veterinary genetic testing. Links mentioned in the episode: https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/ https://omia.org/home/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ucdavis.vgl/ https://www.instagram.com/ucdavis_vgl/

Today I am joined by Miss Rodeo Mississippi, Mary Claire Cornett, to talk about how she got involved in Miss Rodeo, what her experience has been like, and much much more.  You can find Mary Claire at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missrodeomississippifoundation  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missrodeomississippi/

This episode brings you the story of our "Cowboy President" Mr. Theodore Roosevelt. He ranched in Modern-Day Western North Dakota in the Mid-1880s and the experience he gained changed the trajectory of American Conservation for the better. Listen in to learn more! Instagram: @therancherpod https://www.instagram.com/therancherpod/  Email: rancherpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRancherPod