Boyd Ranch, LLC

12/21/2025

Will James-1937

12/20/2025

12/19/2025

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12/19/2025

A COWBOY'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER
By S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
I ain't much good at prayin', and You may not know me, Lord-
I ain't much seen in churches where they preach Thy Holy Word,
But you may have observed me out here on the lonely plains,
A-lookin' after cattle, feelin' thankful when it rains,
Admirin' Thy great handiwork, the miracle of grass,
Aware of Thy kind spirit in the way it comes to pass
That hired men on horseback and the livestock we tend
Can look up at the stars at night and know we've got a friend.
So here's ol' Christmas comin' on, remindin' us again
Of Him whose coming brought good will into the hearts of men.
A cowboy ain't no preacher, Lord, but if You'll hear my prayer,
I'll ask as good as we have got for all men everywhere.
Don't let no hearts be bitter, Lord.
Don't let no child be cold.
Make easy beds for them that's sick and them that's weak and old.
Let kindness bless the trail we ride, no matter what we're after,
And sorter keep us on Your side, in tears as well as laughter.
I've seen ol' cows a-starvin, and it ain't no happy sight:
Please don't leave no one hungry, Lord, on thy good Christmas night-
No man, no child, no woman, and no critter on four feet-
I'll aim to do my best to help You find 'em chuck to eat.
I'm just an ol’ cowpoke, Lord-I ain't got no business prayin'-
But still I hope You'll ketch a word or two of what I'm sayin':
We speak of Merry Christmas, Lord-I reckon you'll agree
There ain't no Merry Christmas for a man if he ain't free.
So one thing more I'll ask You, Lord: Just help us what you can
To save some seeds of freedom for the future sons of man.!

12/17/2025

RIP Joe Ely

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupMe And Billy The Kid (Live At Antone's, Austin, TX / January 22 & 23, 1999) · Joe ElyLive At Antone's℗ 2000 Round...

12/16/2025

If you're a fan of "Lonesome Dove," you're gonna love this rollicking true story from 1875 about the Texas Rangers, cattle thieves and bloodshed on the border. Read more here in the current issue of RANGE magazine.
https://rangemagazine.com/features/winter-25-26/range-wi25-26-texas_rangers.pdf

12/16/2025

These two popped up in a memory today that we shared. The real memory of this pair is that a man and wife called to say they were interested in purchasing them and were passing through the SW and would like to come ride them. When they got to the ranch to ride the husband started pulling out a canteen, slicker, leggins and strapping on his pistol. I said, we aren't going that far, just in this trap, he just kept on. I rode next to him trying to sell these two, Susan rode with his wife talking. The man just kept asking about the ranch and cattle and country, we've gone a couple miles, and I look back at Susan and she's waiving me down. The wife has told her they don't have any money, to buy horses, just retired and traveling the SW sightseeing!! HAHAHA, that's the horse business!!

12/16/2025

This was a cool pair of geldings, several people made offers to separate them. I think they went to California and stayed together. The wagon picture is from the Western Heritage Ranch Rodeo.

Available: 2001 AQHA #4142581 and #4142579 ”Steele Frost” and “Skeezixs Lil One” Red Roan Geldings $12,000. for both. . This is a matched team of Red Roans that drive and ride. Vegas and Frosty are 12 years old, 15.1hands, 1200 #, Ranch geldings. This is a unique team of matched horses that can ride really nice and are extremely good minded Ranch Geldings. These two are half brothers (same sire) and have been together their entire lives and are very well matched in size and color and I would like to sell them together. Usually when you find a driving horse they don’t ride very well these geldings ride around and ride right. They can rope in the pasture, drag to the fire, watch a cow, have a lot of ride to them, light mouths, with big stops. Cowbred all the way through, Red Roans, good gentle Ranch geldings, do all ranch work, and besides all that they can also pull a wagon! They have been used to pull a wagon on the ranch and have also been to some Ranch Rodeos. Two super gentle and very talented geldings. See more on our website http://boydranch.net