the cowgirl's life...

"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle."
                             ~ Winston Churchill

"Cowgirl is an attitude, really. A pioneer spirit, a special American brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. They speak up. They defend the things they hold dear. A cowgirl might be a rancher, a barrel racer, or a bull rider, or an actress. But she's just as likely to be a checker at the Winn Dixie, a full time mother, a banker, an attorney, or an astronaut."
                              ~ Dale Evans 

"And though she be but little, she is fierce."
                               ~ Shakespeare

 "Southern girls are God's gift to the entire male population. There is no woman finer than one raise below the Mason Dixon line. And once you go Southern may the good Lord help you to never go back."
                                 ~ Kenny Chesney

"I work on our family ranch that was settled over one hundred years ago. Ranching is not an easy life; but it is intensely rewarding. It can be brutally difficult-- physically, emotionally, and financially-- but in the midst of it all is a powerful spirituality and a sense of being centered and anchored to the most basic and beautiful things in life....Ranching means having both roots and wings."
                                ~ Becky Prunty 

"We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle--face it; 'tis God's gift."
                                 ~ Malti Babcock

 "The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God."
                               ~ Anne Frank 

"Well mounted on a strong, spirited horse--
with a wide country before her-- 
on a clear, cool day-- with love 
for all the beauty around her, 
of the noble animal beneath her and 
glowing with the life within her, 
a lady capable of enjoyment 
is certainly prepared for it then.... 
The close-clinging of the horse,
the slight reliance upon stirrup and bit,
and the generally light proportion
of the rider to steed give a feeling of
being possessed of the power of a new life,
of riding upon the whirlwind,
and yet controlling it with a word." 
              ~ Henry William Herbert