Great Ranch Vacations

Relieve The 'Old West' Days In A Texas Dude Ranch
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Texas Dude Ranch.

He wears a pair of cowhide boots with spurs, beige cotton shirt, faded jeans, and he tips his buffalo fur felt hat as he says, "Howdy," to the newest person in town. This is how you, and the rest of us non-Texan, envision a real cowboy. In a Texas dude ranch, your vaquero exists. He is all that complete with a thick lariat suspended on one side of his hips, except for the holstered revolvers.

Old west days were actually all about herding or tending cattle, buffalos, and horses. The gunslinger image that Western Spaghetti movies instilled in us remains fictional, unless, of course, it is proven. Although the cowboys of before did own rifles and carry them while they were on the field, their purpose were to protect the animals, especially the sheep and deer, from hyenas and wolves, and not as a weapon in a fast draw shooting.

So, if you really want to see a 'vaquero' in flesh, go to a Texas dude ranch. He can do a buffalo riding or a saddle bronc and still successfully end the rodeo ride without even dropping his cowboy hat. You will also meet real cowboys and cowgirls who will show you how to ride a horse with style: perfect mounting, relaxed shoulders, steady hands.

A Wrangler will assist you in the right way of tying and throwing a lariat at a horse on loose. An experienced rider will teach you how a trot, canter and a gallop differ from one another. And after some months in a Texas dude ranch, you may even be competitive enough to join an amateur rodeo contest. Texas dude ranch will give you the old west experience.

At night, a rustic but comfortable cabin is awaiting you on the Texas Dude Ranch, its cot and mattresses are ready to cushion your slumped body, for an overnight of body recharging, ready to face another day of western adventure.

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