Straight Sixes

Straight Sixes

Few ranches in America represent the past and present like the 6666. American Cowboy, story by Julie Mankin published Feb 13, 2017 Photo by Emerson Miller In 1868, an eager young cowboy named Samuel “Burk” Burnett joined an outfit that was headed up the Chisholm Trail...
STREAKIN SIX

STREAKIN SIX

Quarter Racing Journal December 2016 By Richard Chamberlain I’ve been writing this column on the history of the American Quarter Horse since January 1988, which is a little stretch of history itself. I grew up on a small stock farm in Central Texas, where I shoveled...
Sustaining the Four Sixes

Sustaining the Four Sixes

The Agriculturist- College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources Texas Tech University Story by JoAnna Elliot Photo by Andrew Hancock Legendary ranches are built on grand foundations. This holds true for one iconic Texas ranch, the Four Sixes (6666). To...
Taylor Sheridan

Taylor Sheridan

Courtesy Emerson Miller We get up close and personal with one of western entertainment’s most important figures as he shoots scenes for Yellowstone’s next season. By Joe Leydon December 13, 2020 Taylor Sheridan is on the phone, on the road. After wrapping...