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07/17/2024

God is good

12.5K likes, 567 comments. “Are we under spiritual attack? Is God speaking? I believe revival is coming.”

06/15/2024

Horse Quality Bermuda 300 bales could be headed you way . Call 325-642-8816 leave message or text . I will not respond in this post

06/11/2024

Selling 2021 Platinum If you know the wait time & the cost of a new one this trailer is a bargain. Has been stored in a barn . Added after delivery simulators for wheels floor mats padding inside extra bridle racks 2 outside lights 40 Thousand

08/20/2023

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮

Fifty years ago, Bank Langmore loaded up the family station wagon with a new saddle, equally unused batwing chaps, a single curb bit, a menagerie of Minolta camera bodies and lenses and an ice chest full of Kodak film. He was bound for the big cow outfits of the Texas Panhandle. He had somehow convinced a Madison Avenue publishing house to commission him to spend the next two years photographing a book on the North American working cowboy.

As an adult, Bank’s son John loaded up to do the same thing. “In 2012, I left my home in Austin, Texas, bound for the Spanish Ranch, the first of 14 ranches I visited, almost 40 years to the day after Dad pulled out of our Dallas driveway headed for the Four Sixes.”

Their photography books now stand among the legends of the genre. Ride along as John recounts their never-before-told story in the July-August issue of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭. ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q01_6_MM0

08/20/2023

This historic picture is now available! Thank you for your patience. As Mike mentioned, for those who cannot make it to Old Settlers this Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will start shipping next week. (details and address to order are in the attached and local pickup points will be stocked by end of week).

I thought you might find it interesting how this project came about. One of the cowboys in the picture, Rang Thornton (top row, fifth from the right) was in possession of the only known surviving negative. He gave this negative to my mother-in-law, Frances Schweitzer Moss, who then passed it to her nephew, Mike, for safe keeping.

Mike, my husband Randy and I pondered how we could make this historic picture available to those who wanted a copy. Our thoughts were the real owners of this picture are the men in this photo who sacrificed to build the Matador Ranch and our question was how to honor them and preserve their legacy? The answer was easy, to benefit the Motley County Historical Museum in Matador.

About this time, Scott Collier, the new owner of the Matador Ranch, reached out to us for Schweitzer history as he too has a passion to preserve the legacy and history. To accomplish his goal, he is working closely with with author and previous director of the Southwest Collection, David Murrah.

One phone call to Scott and David and the friends of the Motley County Historical Museum was formed. A couple weeks later we all met at the museum to surprise the Museum Director, Marisue Burleson Potts, with the idea.  I have no words to describe her reaction, so I’ll summarize that Marisue had recently authored and published “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and she was so touched that she nearly had to change the name of her book.

In hopes that you will join us in preserving and honoring these men through your donation, with all proceeds benefiting the Motley County Museum. If I can answer any questions, please let me know. 
By Marnie Moss.

Available to purchase at the Matador Ranch Lodge!



07/28/2023

Tibbets Arena is busy tonight with Ropers of all ages !

07/16/2023

Getting this big rig parked here under the shade ~ Tracie McVay Earnest so glad you are here for the next 4/5 weeks .

07/15/2023

Headed out ~ Rodeo Time !

07/09/2023

Demonstrating is hard on my aging body but giving lessons to these youngsters keeps me young ‼️ my goal is to teach them to beat me 🤠💪 watch for more post on my page Tibbets Arena be a part of Team Tibbets Training horse & rider

05/31/2023

This is worth watching 🤠 congrats to both

05/30/2023

Awesome young man & a great future in roping world ‼️

05/30/2023

Congrats Kelsie awesome to see this kind of money 💰 in girls breakaway ‼️

05/15/2023

4.08 on 2 Josie Conner on 2 2 nd high call back now 👏👏👏

05/10/2023

Breakaway roping round 2 today !

04/08/2023

Sold out tonight at Cowtown Coliseum!

04/06/2023

Madeline’s shadow in the box !

04/06/2023

Day 4 Roping the dummy ~ headed to live cattle ! John Tibbets , Tracie Mcvay Earnest , Madeline Earnest ! Great day of roping !

04/06/2023

Roping in the by the moon !