A new comprehensive exhibit, themed "The Evolution of the California Stock Saddle," is on display at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and will open to the public Saturday, April 8, from 4 to 6 ...

Vaquero Heritage Days this Friday and Saturday at the San Juan Bautista Mission celebrate not just the cowboy but the culture. The lifestyle of California”s first cowboys was certainly forged in a ...

The vaquero is California’s own homegrown version of the cowboy, and the horse-riding, riata-tossing, saddle-making cattleman of yesteryear came into his own along the Central Coast, working massive ...

When you think of horses in Southern California, you might picture cowboys or the fancy west side equestrian set. But here in LA, there’s an entirely different horse world. On a recent Saturday ...

The 35rd annual Vaquero Gala, Show & Sale, celebrating Western lifestyle and horsemanship in the community, is set for Friday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 10. The event, which honors the culture and equine ...

Amid the live music, tasty food, ‘saloon girls’ and vendor booths, there was bit of history being offered during last weekend’s annual Yesterfest celebration along Bastrop’s Main Street. If there hadn ...

In 1908, three riders from Hawaii came to compete in the biggest rodeo in America — Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Their abilities stunned spectators unaware of Hawaii’s cattle culture. The new ...

Regarding “The Vaquero Way” [Sept 27]: Times photographer Myung J. Chun’s evocative photos -- redolent of the mysterious and ancient connection between horse and man -- soothed my jangled senses into ...