Yes, Hannah is missing. One thing that I have had to learn is that it is all right if everyone is not in a family photo and if someone is not smiling/looking it is still a good photo. I am learning to let more and more things go.
Today the Fort Worth Stockyards is a popular tourist attraction.
Stockyard Station Water Tower.
This is a REAL LIVE Longhorn Steer. The cowboy let me sit on him and once I was in the saddle, he walked off. The steer started moving her head and I told Sierra to take the photo quickly. Of course, she was LAUGHING OUT LOUD. (I was having flash backs to when I had just turned 30 and sat on a horse for the first time. Let's just say that after several children started laughing, the horse started bucking, and I started falling. A few seconds later, I was bucked off the horse and lying on the ground in a fetal position. ) Anyway, I was brought back to reality with the sound of Sierra saying, "Mom smile." 
Jeff gets his picture taken standing beside the steer.Texas Longhorn Cattle are known by their horns. The horns have a slightly upwards turn and can extend between 5 to 7 feet. Despite their appearance, Texas Longhorn are known to have a gentle disposition and intelligence. For this reason, they are trained as riding steer.
Cowboys/cowgirls ride on horseback throughout the stockyards.
This is a picture of how the cattle were driven and where the cowboys were in relation to the cattle.
At the Fort Worth Stockyards, they have 2 cattle drives each day. In the 1800's, there was more beef than the Texans knew what to do with. Therefore, the price of cattle and beef went down. The ranchers had to find a market for their cattle. They knew that people in other parts of the country would buy the cattle but they had to get the cattle to the nearest railway which was in Missouri. Thus the cattle drive was born.
The Texas cowboys on horseback moved the cattle slowly for long distances toward the north. They had between 1500 to 2500 head of cattle in the drive. It took at least 10 cowboys and extra horses to keep the cattle moving in the right direction. Also, in the middle of the cattle drive is a cowboy cook who drove a chuck wagon. It was no easy task to get all these cattle around 250 miles north and only traveling about 10 -12 miles per day.
Once the cattle arrived at the destination, they usually sold for around $40.00 per head. The cowboys got their pay of $40.00 a month once the cattle was sold. The reason cattle drives came to an end was because more railroads were built, and meat processing plants were being built closer to the ranchers. Thus no need for long cattle drives.
All of us got a Cowboy Hat while we were at the stockyards. Well, my hat looks more like a beach hat. The Cowboy Hat just didn't look right on me.
Cowboys/cowgirls ride on horseback throughout the stockyards. This is a picture of how the cattle were driven and where the cowboys were in relation to the cattle.Here is the corral where the steers are kept.
At the Fort Worth Stockyards, they have 2 cattle drives each day. In the 1800's, there was more beef than the Texans knew what to do with. Therefore, the price of cattle and beef went down. The ranchers had to find a market for their cattle. They knew that people in other parts of the country would buy the cattle but they had to get the cattle to the nearest railway which was in Missouri. Thus the cattle drive was born.
The Texas cowboys on horseback moved the cattle slowly for long distances toward the north. They had between 1500 to 2500 head of cattle in the drive. It took at least 10 cowboys and extra horses to keep the cattle moving in the right direction. Also, in the middle of the cattle drive is a cowboy cook who drove a chuck wagon. It was no easy task to get all these cattle around 250 miles north and only traveling about 10 -12 miles per day.
Once the cattle arrived at the destination, they usually sold for around $40.00 per head. The cowboys got their pay of $40.00 a month once the cattle was sold. The reason cattle drives came to an end was because more railroads were built, and meat processing plants were being built closer to the ranchers. Thus no need for long cattle drives.It was very interesting to see and learn about an era long ago.
All of us got a Cowboy Hat while we were at the stockyards. Well, my hat looks more like a beach hat. The Cowboy Hat just didn't look right on me.
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