b"DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.By Lee Anderson, Old West Living Historian, Award Winning Author, and Old School HorsemanLee Anderson and his horse, Concho, are well known around the state doing presentations in schools, corporate events, and civic events.Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgT his isnt exactly Old West,tools are practical for the work he has to perform.raised on a farm but it sure is cowboy.He understands cattle and horses. In spite ofinMissouri, which The American cowboythe encroaching population and modernis where many of has been so glorified and mythologized intechnology, the old-time cowboys work, histheir crimes were hundreds of movies, TV programs, andworkplace, and his tools are still very muchcommitted.novels that the reality is nearly impossible toalive and well.separate from legend. The reality is that hereuring the days of theOld West, whiskeyE stablished in we are almost 150 years later and honest- D was called a number of thingssuch as1827,Fort to-goodness, real working cowboys (moreLeavenworth, accurately, ranch hands) still exist. In todaysbottled courage, bug juice, coffin varnish,Kansasis the cattle-raising industry the traditional ranchdynamite, firewater, gut warmer, joy juice,oldest military work of the 1880 cowboy is still required. Inneck oil, nose paint, redeye, scamper juice,post in continuous the vast American West, he still rides a horse.snake pizen, tarantula juice, tonsil varnish,operation west of He may haul his horse in a stock trailer behind histornado juice, wild mares milk, and several moretheMississippi pickup but, when the road ends that horse becomeseven more colorful. River. indispensable. A horse can go anywhere a cow can go and cows can go places you can't begin to get toT he famous (infamous?) gunfight on ATV or a motorcycle. To this day he still wearsat theO.K. Corrallasted about traditionalthirty seconds. Wyatt Earp is said cowboy clothingto often regret that those few and uses theseconds defined his entire life.old-time cowboys toolsD espiteHollywoodsdepiction of the tradeto the contrary,Jesse and because theFrank Jameswere nevercowboys. clothing and theThey were farmers. They were Uniquely designed vintage furniture refinished and upholstered using cowhide, a wide variety of leathers, Pendleton Wools and other assorted materials, all with a Ranch and Western theme. Your family treasures passed from one generation to the next can be redesigned to suit your style and stay in the family for years to come!ArizonaRealCountry.com July 2023 9"