One of many things which we take for granted in our modern society, is that we can walk into the house flip a handle and a stream of pure clean water will flow out for our use. But it was not the case for those pioneer settlers who came west. I

The Draft Horse

Mar 4th, 2021 1m 40s

I'm a big fan of the cow horse the Quarter Horse as a working cow horse, but there was another equine that was very important in the settlement of the West. This is a poem about the draft horse.He's the workhorse of the species who pulls the h

Zoom on the Range

Feb 24th, 2021 1m 12s

As we've been in the pandemic and working from home, it seems like I'm on zoom calls all the time. There's so much zoom and so much social media that I developed a a new Kansa state song in honor of the state of Kansas. with apologies to Dr. Br

Beuno Chaparreras

Feb 18th, 2021 2m 11s

If you go to a rodeo, you'll see that the bull riders and the bronc riders are wearing fancy Batwing chaps, usually with friends that really shows for the competition. I have a couple of chaps that we use here at the ranch. One are these heavy

Thank You Note

Feb 10th, 2021 1m 50s

There are lots of unsung heroes in our society today.But certainly, let's not forget the farmer where it all begins.There are lots of unsung heroes here in our world today,teachers and police, the guy who brings the mail our way.First Respo

You Go Yoga Goat!

Jan 28th, 2021 1m 49s

I thought I'd seen it all, and then I got a call from a guy in town. He said, "We want you to come help us do goat yoga." I said, "Goat what?" Yes, goat yoga is a thing.So we rounded up some goats, we went into town and built a pen and watched

Both Sides of the Fence

Jan 14th, 2021 2m 11s

Fences are something we take for granted in these days. As you drive down the Kansas countryside, there are fences all over. It's interesting to learn that the very first fences, which were built in this country, were built not to keep cattle i

Virtual Reality

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 9s

As we have adjusted to life with coronavirus, we're working under stay-at-home orders and told to do social distancing.We're told to do everything virtually nowadays. Well, we're doing our best, but Mother Nature will only go so far. This even

Our Friend Chuck Wagon

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 16s

Cowboys love to eat, and it was an essential part of modern-day life as well as the old cattle drives. The cookie was a very important part of the crew in the old times of those great cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. This poem is a tribute t

On Average

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 17s

Economics has been called the dismal science, kind of like the economist who has forecast 10 of the last 5 recessions. I have a lot of friends who are economists, and they know that making forecasts is a very risky proposition. One friend of mi

Multi-Tool

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 17s

The old-time cowboys were always shown with bandanas. These bright pieces of fabric that they wore around their necks, sometimes we'd call them wild rags. Turns out those bandanas had a lot of different uses. Now in the coronavirus era, we find

Kansas Flint Hills

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 46s

In 1806, an explorer named Zebulon Pike, traveled through what became the eastern part of Kansas. On September 12th, he wrote in his journal, ''Past very rough Flint Hills, my feet blistered and very sore''. With that, he gave our Flint Hills r

Horse Holiday

Dec 31st, 2020 2m 24s

The old-timer said, "The best thing for the inside of a kid is the outside of horse." I certainly believe that, I enjoy horseback riding to the point that sometimes I lose track of time. This poem is called, "Horse holiday."I had to go to work

Horse Training

Dec 31st, 2020 2m 34s

Cowboys love to train animals. Sometimes, the animals can train us. This poem is entitled 'Horse training'.On a hot summer morning, I walked out to train a young horse we were teaching to ride in the ring. The flies were buzzing in the hot mor

Horse Holiday

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 39s

Horse Holiday by Ron Wilson from Lazy T RanchTaken from Around Kansas with Deb Goodrich

Hay There

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 40s

Out here on the ranch, one of the most important crops we produce is hay. It's very important that we harvest peri hay, alfalfa, and have hay stored up for winter feed for our livestock. This poem is called Hay There.Growing up here on the ran

Global Positioning

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 5s

I have discovered a new thing and that is, my phone can navigate me wherever I am going using a global positioning satellite. It's amazing. This poem is called "Global Positioning."I have a dead gum GPS. It's right there on my phone.It seems

Fly Right

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 1s

My wife and family and I live on the Lazy T Ranch near Manhattan, Kansas. We run cattle and horses and some other animals. If you have livestock in the hot summer heat, then you're going to have flies.We contend with flies. This poem I wrote i

The First Cowtowns

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 29s

Howdy folks, I'm Ron Wilson, poet laureate. The cowboy really came alive in legend at the time of the great cattle drives. The goal of the Texas drovers was to get to Abilene. This poem is in honor of the first cow town.One of the first cow to

Finding the Fence Post

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 37s

This poem is the true story of a very simple encounter I had one day while riding horseback. It made me think about our pioneer ancestors and the things that we find that might have reminded us about what has gone on before. The poem is entitle

Expecting

Dec 31st, 2020 1m 21s

Patience is not my strong suit as my wife can attest. We want everything right now, but Mother Nature reminds us that some things just have to take their course, and one of those is a horse's gestation. When we breed a mare, we get excited, but

A Guide From Above

Dec 31st, 2020 2m

I read a true story about the trail drives of old that had to do with the way the Chuckwagon cook would place the Chuckwagon every night on the trail drive. It got me thinking about some inspirational thoughts and the guidance we need from abov

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