Caroline Cabe

1 week ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

The Wild West is tough, but cowgirls are tougher. The cowgirl mentality is not reserved only for the horseback-riding, boot-wearing ranchers of the world. The cowgirl mentality is for everyone who wants to soar beyond what is expected of them. Let the cowgirls that have made it big lift you up with their words. Take a look at C&I’s favorite cowgirl quotes to get the inspiration you need. Quotes From The GreatsTake a little piece of advice from a few of the cowgirls that helped shape the West.

1 week ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

“Cowboys inspire you to the point that you want to be one.”Those words, spoken by Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum shortly before the best-selling country music duo was honored at the 64th annual Western Heritage Awards, stopped me in my tracks. They perfectly sum up what I’ve felt for years. Because here’s the truth: Being a cowboy — or a cowgirl — isn’t just an occupation. It’s a mindset. A way of life.

2 weeks ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

Hearkening to the Old West while celebrating modern living, the hallmark of new luxury home construction in the Rockies and High Plains is a confluence of the past and the present, of rustic aesthetics with contemporary functionality, of bygone romance and forward-looking sustainability. Materials such as heavy timber framing, stone, and metal create a rugged atmosphere, with large windows and indoor/outdoor transition areas that invite the majestic scenery outside to come flooding in.

2 weeks ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

Donning her signature black Resistol hat with the rim bent from hours of hard labor, Kirsten Vold popped on Zoom with a smile on her face. The stock contractor and owner of Vold Rodeo Company is the first cowgirl to grace C&I’s Women of the West podcast — a monthly podcast focusing on singing the names of the West’s unsung female heroes, from rodeo athletes to artists to ranchers and beyond.

2 weeks ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

If you don’t consider yourself a dude ranch kind of person, it’s probably because you haven’t found the right one yet. There’s a ranch vacation out there for everyone, whether you’re a hardcore cowboy looking for a challenging trail or a luxury lover looking to kick your feet up by a freshwater pool. Luckily, we’ve done the hard part for you and found the perfect dude ranch for every kind of vacationer.