In part 2 of our conversation we talk about the longest place he ever stayed, learning how to AI cattle, a horse named Joe Lewis, and things he learned from Bill Howell at the Babbitts. If you like listening to his stories, you can purchase on

Skeet Gould - Part 1

Apr 1st, 2024 41m 18s

Skeet Gould was born in Prescott, AZ but currently lives in Red Bluff, CA. In part 1 of our conversation, we talk about his childhood, classing cattle horseback, horsemanship, and family. When talking about eradicating screwworms he said, ““The

Greg Snow - Part 2

Feb 10th, 2024 35m 16s

In part 2 of my interview with Greg Snow we talk about the best part of living this lifestyle, the hardest place he’s ever left, and ranch horses. He also answers the question, “Are cowboys as good today as they were back in the day?” If you ha

Greg Snow - Part 1

Feb 2nd, 2024 46m 58s

Greg Snow was raised in Twin Falls, ID. He grew up in sports; baseball, basketball, and football. He got a job at the stockyards and that was when he first became interested in cattle. He found out there were full time cowboy jobs from Kurt Mar

Steve Layton - Part 2

Dec 15th, 2023 31m 54s

In part two of our conversation, Steve talks about some of the best parts of living the kind of lifestyle he lives. One of which is having the opportunity to work day to day with your family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo

Steve Layton - Part 1

Dec 1st, 2023 31m 2s

Steve Layton has been ranching on the Arizona Strip his entire life, his family bought the ranch and moved from Southern Arizona in 1949. His grandkids are now the 5th generation on the ranch. I hope you enjoy part 1 of his story. --- Supp

Johnny Hill-Part 2

Oct 2nd, 2023 34m 32s

Part 2 of my conversation with Johnny Hill. In this episode, we continue our conversation about good horses and he also gives his definition of a cowboy, “Somebody that can take a horse and go work a cow and do what he needs to do without stirr

Johnny Hill-Part 1

Sep 13th, 2023 31m 10s

Johnny Hill is from the pan handle of Texas and one of the pieces of advice that he offers the younger generation is to, “Keep your mouth shut, your eyes open and leave your phone in your pocket.” Enjoy!--- Support this podcast: https://pod

Tyson Johnson - Part 2

Jul 31st, 2023 42m 20s

Today we dive right in to Part 2 of my interview with Tyson Johnson. If you haven't had a chance to listen to Part 1, I recommend starting back there. In todays episode, Tyson shares a little bit more of his background, some of the things he en

Tyson Johnson - Part 1

Jul 17th, 2023 41m 15s

Tyson Johnson grew up in Kanab, UT and currently lives in Oklahoma where he is the manager of Sooner Cattle Company. In Part 1 of this episode, he talks about how he fell in love with this way of life and some of the early events that led him t

Jim Brinkman

Jun 12th, 2023 30m 24s

Jim Brinkman is a third generation rancher on the Pitzer Ranch (located in Ericson, NE). Throughout this episode we talk about how the Pitzer Ranch got its start, how Jim became involved, the great Two Eyed Jack, and their horse program. If you

Ira T. Wines

Mar 27th, 2023 43m 55s

Ira Wines lives in Elko county Nevada and is currently the president of the Ellison Ranching Company. His family has been in Elko county since 1860 and his dad worked for the Ellisons when he was born. Throughout this episode he talks about hi

Jimmy Riggs - Part 2

Mar 13th, 2023 37m 45s

Jimmy Riggs is 78 years old. He and his wife Janna live on their ranch near Wilcox, AZ. In Part 2, he talks about a Ranch tour that he and his wife do every year. They joined an organization called “Wings over Wilcox” as a service to the beef i

Jimmy Riggs - Part 1

Feb 27th, 2023 41m 14s

Jimmy and his wife Janna live near Wilcox, AZ. They have a pretty neat family history that he shares at the beginning of this episode. He also talks about how the railroad changed the way investors thought about ranching, and the incredible way

Wes O’Neal - Part 2

Feb 13th, 2023 33m 45s

In Part 2 of my interview with Wes O’Neal, he talks about the horse program he helped run, the coolest place he’s ever been on a horse, and his advice to the next generation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show

Wes O’Neal - Part 1

Jan 30th, 2023 36m 40s

Wes O’Neal is 89 years old and started his life off with very humble beginnings. He’s spent the majority of his life in Texas but has managed/worked cattle in multiple states across the U.S. When asked what a cowboy is, he responded, “A man who

Luke Baumeister

Jan 16th, 2023 42m 36s

Luke was born in South Dakota where he grew up breaking horses with his dad. When he was 17 he rode a greyhound bus to California with his saddle and went to work on a ranch. He’s worked in South Dakota, California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and Ar

Boots O’Neal

Jan 2nd, 2023 43m 7s

Boots O’Neal is 90 years old and still works as a full-time cowboy. He’s spent the majority of his life on large ranches in Texas. Ranches such as the JAS Ranch, the Matador Ranch, the Waggoner Ranch (25 years), and the 6666 Ranch (34 years).

Stan Mecham - Part 2

Nov 6th, 2022 37m 46s

In part 2 of our conversation, Stan talks about a race horse he had named Distant Wind. He also talks about his sobriety and how God helped and continues to help him stay sober. If you haven't had a chance to listen to part 1, head over and giv

Stan Mecham - Part 1

Oct 30th, 2022 1h 17m

Stan Mecham is from Tropic, UT and he is 85 years old. Throughout this episode, he talks to us about some of his best bronc rides, some wrecks he's been in and a lot about hunting lions. Enjoy part 1 of our conversation.--- Support this pod

Mike McLaughlin - Part 2

Oct 12th, 2022 1h 6m

In part 2 of my interview with Mike McLaughlin, he talks about the O R O Ranch and their horses. He also gives his definition of a cowboy, “A guy who is willing to get on any horse they hand him and go out and do his job the best he knows how t

Mike McLaughlin - Part 1

Oct 5th, 2022 1h 14m

Part 1 of my interview with Mike McLaughlin. Speaking of his time at the Lida Ranch he talked about two of the best guys he’s ever rode with, “The biggest thing I learned from those guys is how to read cattle….If I was going to say one place ed

Ed Ashurst

Sep 15th, 2022 49m 38s

When asked about some of the best cowboys Ed Ashurst has ever been around, he mentioned Bill Howell. When talking about Bill he said, "...the best cowboy I ever knew, all things considered.... He was an artist at working cattle. Big bunches of

Joe Dahl

Aug 31st, 2022 55m 49s

Joe Dahl lives in Fallon, NV. He said he never had a desire to be a rancher per say. His interest was always towards being a horseman. Demar (his brother) would say, “You gotta remember why we have cows. It’s so we can make good horses.” Throug

Jim Weeks Sr.

Jul 19th, 2022 52m 40s

Jim and his wife Kerri live in Safford, AZ. Jim will be 81 years old in August and has lived a life that many won't ever get the chance to. As a child, he ran away from home the first day his family moved to the Grand Canyon. He ended up at the