Book Reviews

2015 Calendars

Horse Movement: Structure, Function and Rehabilitation by Gail Williams and Lex McKenna; published by JA Allen

3-Minute Horsemanship by Vanessa Bee

The Cowboy Way Through Art and Poetry

From the words of Fay Ward''s The Cowboy at Work(1958), how to safely and successfully swim cattle.

These 10 books need to be on every cowboy's bookshelf.

In Considering the Horse, acclaimed trainer Mark Rashid delves into what causes the most problems for horses: humans.

Since 1953, Western Writers of America has recognized the finest in Western literature with the prestigious Spur Awards. Their 2013 winners represent the year''s best in Western writing.

For insight into authentic cowboy culture, these five reads offer true accounts of the Old West. They''re musts for the cowboy library.

The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, And the Battle of Little Bighorn. By Nathaniel Philbrick. Viking Press, 496 pages, hardcover.

By Frank H. Goodyear; Book review

The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900; by Mike Cox ; Forge Books, hardcover, 496 pages, $26.

The Weak Ones Turned Back, The Cowards Never Started: A Century of Ranching in Montana

Kincade’s Blood. By Michael Chandler; Pelican Press, Gretna, La., 224 pages, hardcover.