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.orgN o vision ofa large or heavy man 14 to 16 hours a Texas railheads. (This was the premise for the movie the Americanday would simply be too hard on thoseOpen Range.) But even this did not last due to the West is completesmall horses. invention ofbarbed wirebyJoseph Gliddenin 1874. without the Cowboy. The image isBarbed wire was an inexpensive way to keep cattle uniquely American, but, thanks to theT he American cowboy did not inventcontained on the owners property and everyone entertainment industry, many mythsopen range cattle ranching inelses cattle out. It was barbed wire cloud the truth about what Cowboythe 1800s. That had beenthat effectively ended the era of life was really like. going on in Mexico and whatopen range cattle ranching. was to become the American S omewhere between 1/3 and 1/4west for well over 200 years. of the Cowboys were AfricanThe Americans learned it Americans. Many more were atfrom the vaquero (Mexican least partially Mexican. Cowboyscowboy). Thevaquerostaught were usually 14 to 20 years of agethe tricks of the trade to and smallerthe Texans, who realized a than average. Apotential for great profits and rancher wouldntfrom Texas it spread all over the west.hire a large man. The wild rangeT he heyday of the long cattle drive bred horses theyand the Hollywood model for used were usuallythe cowboy was short, not much more than 15 no more no moreto 20 years. By the early 1870s, rail lines had than 14-15 handsreached Texas and the cattle could be shipped to (4-5 ft.) tallthe slaughterhouses without first being driven and 800 to 900800-1000 miles. Ranchers then began to allow pounds. Carryingcattle to graze on the open range near the CONGRESS RARE FIND!HORSE PROPERTY1.1 ACRE HORSE PROPERTY3 stalls w/turnout, large metal building HORSE PROPERTY for all of your cars, 2 bed, 1 bath, 2 stalls, large turnout. Plenty of room for an arena, abuts statemature landscaping. land, end of road location. 41.19 acres, airplane hanger,MLS#6537981, $288Kaccess to runway, 2715 sq. ft. home, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2 rock fireplaces, pool, privacy!LAND IN WICKENBURGMLS #6539069, $2,400,000.00 5 ACRES: Paved roads, Horse property, $25K per acre.7.26 ACRES: Amazing views, power close, located next to state land, $52K per acres.16.07 ACRES & 10.02 ACRES:Shared well, flat and usable, close to JUNE ANTOS state land, $33K per acre.928-231-1692 36 ACRES: Beautiful views, horse property, power will be pulled to property junerealestate@yahoo.com boundary $38K per acre.ArizonaRealCountry.com June 2023 9'