The Cowboy Journal

Real, emotionally honest stories from the cowboys themselves. Walk a mile in our boots.

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Sometimes @JJHarrison12 likes to play in the mud. Sometimes it’s planned, sometimes it’s not.

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Bear Pascoe tackled his hardest decision at age 30 - to play football or to become a professional steer wrestler and walk away from the football field forever.

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Bear Pascoe tackled his hardest decision at age 30 - to play football or to become a professional steer wrestler and walk away from the football field forever.

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Hailey Kinsel’s mom has helped her succeed in some very unique ways.

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Tim O’Connell’s mom always knew when to be there...

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What does @WestonRutkowski have to say about his mom?

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No Shirt, No Hat, No Rodeo
Last-minute trouble during your first time at Clovis?
Richmond Champion breaks it down.

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"The PBR has spur-rowel standards, too...It’s a little different in the PRCA. We don’t mandate a standard towel size.”

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"At the PBR, we have specific standards that guarantee the safety of the animals. There’s no swing on that. The bulls are just as important as the contestants.”

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"...but those friends who were excited by that winning horse have no idea what it took to get Bam Bam to that point. They don’t know about the tough years.

Or why I let a horse like Bam Bam go."

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“But those friends who were excited by that winning horse have no idea what it took to get Bam Bam to that point. They don’t know about the tough years. Or why I let a horse like Bam Bam go.”

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"The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately."

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"Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates."
- Robin S. Sharma

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Extra! Extra!

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Want just a little bit more?

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"Success is not owned. It's leased and rent is due every day."
- JJ Watt

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"After he shoots the gap and grabs the bull’s attention, Chance goes the opposite way from me. That’s ideal bullfighting right there.”

A few split seconds can change everything...

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"The bull’s head is down, like he’s gonna come hard. I’m gonna take the hit if anybody has to. I brace for it. This all happens in a split second. It’s instinct. Honestly, if you’re thinking about it, you’ll be late."

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San Juan Capistrano, California, 2016.

Bull rider Clayton Foltyn goes down.The bull drops his head and aims, ready to explode.

Bullfighter Chance Jackson is cold-trailing the pair when he sees Clayton hit the dirt.

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