Cowboy culture
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Cowboy culture is the set of behaviors, preferences, and appearances associated with the attitudes, ethics, and history of the American cowboy. The term can describe the content or stylistic appearanc
A portrayal of one popular aspect of cowboy culture in The Herd Quitter by C. M. Russell
Welsh Drovers
Display of Gene Autry memorabilia
Gene Autry
Vaquero
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The vaquero is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, and extensively developed in what is today Mexico from methods brought to the Americas from
Vaquero (1877)
“Music of the Plains” (mural study, Kilgore, Texas, 1939) by Xavier Gonzalez. This New Deal-era artwork features a Vaquero serenading a woman, symbolizing the deep Hispanic cultural roots in Kilgore's identity. The original study is housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Classic vaquero style hackamore equipment. Horsehair mecates top row, rawhide bosals in second row with other equipment
“Charro Mexicano”, 1828. The term “Charro” was originally a derogatory term or nickname for Mexican Rancheros; synonymous with the English terms “hick”, “country bumpkin”, or “yokel”.