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Cowboy culture is the set of behaviors, preferences, and appearances associated with (or resulting from the influence of) the attitudes, ethics, and history of the American .

(1989). 9780700603909, University Press of Kansas.
The term can describe the content or stylistic appearance of an artistic representation, often built on romanticized impressions of the wild west, or certain aspects of people's lifestyle, such as their choices in recreation (including enjoyment of Western movies and music), , and western or southwestern cuisine.


Origins
The origins of cowboy culture go back to the who settled in Santa Fe de Nuevo México and , bringing cattle. By the late 1800s, one in three cowboys were Mexican, and brought to the lifestyle its iconic symbols of hats, bandanas, spurs, stirrups, lariat, and lasso. With westward movement brought many distinct ethnicities all with their own cultural traditions. , as one example, had a history in Wales of cattle and sheep droving, that incorporated well into ranch work.


Mythologizing
In the late 19th century, about cowboys and attempts to commercialize on cowboy life by selling exaggerated ideas of it in novels and fashion became popular.
(2026). 9780060083816, HarperCollins.


Dime novels
Beginning in the 1860s, began sharing erroneous and highly romanticized tales of the West, feeding the public's interest in the trade and life West of the Mississippi.


Radio, film and television
Throughout the 20th century, radio, film and television had a profound effect on the fashion and mannerisms that built the foundation of what it meant to be living a western lifestyle, however most of this was more Hollywood glitz and glamour than historical narrative.


Revival
In the 1980s, following the urbanization of much of the Texas population, there was a marked revival of cowboy culture with the creation of a number of organizations devoted to its preservation, among them the American Cowboy Culture Association. Originally published by ABC-CLIO, : Santa Barbara, California, in 1994.


Notable people
The following is a list of notable people who lived or are living a western lifestyle post to its technological and societal change at the beginning of the 20th century. This list does not include those of whom lived during the 19th century who were living in what was considered the and preoccupied with the western norms of the day.

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Art


Business
  • Minnie Lou Bradley, president of the American Angus Association
  • , architect
  • , founder of National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
  • , inventor
  • , founder of Nocona Boot Company
  • Anne Windfohr Marion, founder of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
  • Anna Mebus Martin
  • Mollie Taylor Stevenson Jr., founder of the American Cowboy Museum
  • Jackie Worthington, founder of the Girls Rodeo Association


Film and television


Music


Literature


Poetry


Politics
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell
  • Simón de Arocha


Rodeo and Wild West performer


Barrel racing


Bull riding


Roping


Riding
  • Anna Lee Aldred, trick rider
  • , trick rider, actor
  • Pat North Ommert, trick rider, actor


Steer wrestling


Notable livestock and companions

Bucking bulls
  • Bushwacker, three-time World Champion Professional Bull Riders (PBR) bucking bull, PBR Brand of Honor bull
  • Bodacious, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and PBR champion title holder, "world's most dangerous bull," Hall of Fame bull
  • Bruiser, (2016-2018) consecutive three-time World Champion PBR bucking bull, 2017 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year, in the running in 2019 to become first 4-time world champion
  • Little Yellow Jacket (2002-2004) consecutive three-time World Champion PBR bucking bull, PBR Heroes and Legends inaugural 2011 Brand of Honor bull


Entertainment horses
  • Budweiser Clydesdales
  • Buttermilk, horse
  • Champion the Wonder Horse, 's on screen companion, previously owned by
  • Fritz, William S. Hart's silent film riding and stunt red pinto.
  • Trigger, companion palomino.


Rodeo horses
  • Scamper, 10 Women's Professional Rodeo Association World Barrel Racing Championships, 7 National Finals Rodeo Average championships, first barrel horse inducted into ProRodeo Hall of Fame
  • Scottie, , the chestnut gelding was able to take three cowboys to four world championships, hall of fame horse


Notable entities

Businesses
  • Aztec Land & Cattle Company
  • Buck Owens Crystal Palace, western themed restaurant and music hall
  • High Noon Western Americana, western art and antique auction house
  • LongHorn Steakhouse, western- and Texas-themed restaurant chain
  • , western-themed restaurant chain
  • Saddle Ranch Chop House, western-themed restaurant chain


Events
  • Frontier Days (rodeo)
  • Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
  • (Banning, California)
  • Western Heritage Awards


Populated and ghost towns
  • Abilene, Kansas
  • Bandera, Texas
  • Bannack, Montana
  • Bishop, California
  • Bodie, California
  • Buffalo, Wyoming
  • Calico Ghost town
  • Cody, Wyoming
  • Columbia, California
  • Deadwood, South Dakota
  • Dodge City, Kansas
  • Dunton Hot Springs, Colorado
  • Durango, Colorado
  • El Paso, Texas
  • Elk Falls, Kansas
  • Fort Sumner, New Mexico
  • Garnet, Montana
  • Idaho City, Idaho
  • Julian, California
  • Kanab, Utah
  • Kennecott, Alaska
  • Kenton, Oklahoma
  • Laramie, Wyoming
  • Lincoln, New Mexico
  • Mogollon, New Mexico
  • Oatman, Arizona
  • Old Town San Diego, California
  • Prescott, Arizona
  • Randsburg, California
  • Rhyolite, Nevada
  • Shakespeare, New Mexico
  • Sheridan, Wyoming
  • St. Elmo, Colorado
  • Telluride, Colorado
  • Tombstone, Arizona
  • Trinidad, Colorado
  • Virginia City, Montana
  • Virginia City, Nevada
  • Vulture Mine, Arizona


Historic Properties
  • Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum
  • Winchester Mystery House


Movie ranches still in operation


Museums
  • Autry Museum of the American West
  • Bull Riding Hall of Fame
  • Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum
  • National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
  • National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
  • Oakdale Cowboy Museum
  • Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kansas
  • ProRodeo Hall of Fame
  • Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, defunct
  • Western Heritage Center
  • Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame


Organizations
  • Academy of Western Artists
  • Academy of Country Music
  • American Cowboy Culture Association
  • Cowboy Cartoonists International
  • Cowboy Heritage Association of Fort Worth
  • Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
  • Western Writers of America
  • Women's Professional Rodeo Association


Theme Parks


Competitions
  • Cowboy action shooting


Notable media

Print
  • Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine
  • Cowboys & Indians Magazine
  • True West Magazine


See also


External links
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