WELCOME TO THE ROMANCING THE WEST BLOG TOUR
Why do we enjoy writing and reading about the West? What is it about cowboys that is just plain irresistible? Over thirty authors and bloggers tackle these and other questions by explaining why we love Romancing the West.
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I love top ten lists!
So, here are ten reasons I love
cowboys (not in any particular order):
1.
Stetsons
and Resistols
2.
Wranglers
3.
Roper
boots (although not terribly popular anymore, they are so sexy)
4.
pickups
5.
horses
6.
herding
cattle
7.
rodeos
8.
wide
open spaces
9.
sad
country songs
10.
working
dogs
I’d like to see your list! Put at
least one reason you love cowboys in the comments section for a chance at the
Grand Prize! I’ll also pick ONE winner of my book, Vaquero!
Please keep hopping!
sounds fun
ReplyDeletesuefitz1 (at) gmail (dot) com
yup.
DeleteHi D'Ann, I just googled me some roper boots. Now the only thing missing is a cowboy to go in them. Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL. Have a good weekend, too.
DeleteTotally agree about the roper boots, and gotta love those big pickup trucks with the great big dually wheels.
ReplyDeleteskpetal at hotmail dot com
Love Ropers! Wish they still made 'em.
DeleteI always find these so darn hard because I have no cowboys walking down the street here in London!! Muscles? Is that too general :). Bunching, tight muscles...whew!
ReplyDeleteOh, Cait. No cowboys? Darn for you.
Delete..and don't forget those Wrangler Butts! :)
ReplyDeleteyup, yup, yup!
DeleteExactly, Kristina. The cowboy rear ends.
ReplyDelete(holley at holleytrent dot com)
Kristi has it right!
DeleteWhat did you leave out?
ReplyDeleteI grew up on the rodeo circuit.
My Daddy was a calf roper and a team roper.
He would always tell me:
"Cowboys are fun to play with you just do not marry them."
Obviously this wisdom was not imparted to my mother!
She cut her Cowboy out of the herd and roped him into a lifelong partner.
I like to play, who doesn't?
Barbara
bkg0605(at)aol.com
I love everything about this post.
DeleteNow the song's in my head...give me land, lotsa land, under starry skies at night, don't fence me in...Thanks a lot, D!
ReplyDeleteLOL. That's funny!
DeleteThey know their way around "rope"!
ReplyDeletesusanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com
Yes, yes, they do.
DeleteLand lovin' armidillo72542@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteyou're entered.
Delete1. Cowboy boots
ReplyDelete2. Tight Jeans
3. Hats
4. Not afraid to get dirty
5. They have a love for animals
6. Horses
7. Hard Working
videoclimber(at)yahoo(dot)com
Nice list!
DeleteNo question about it, the West has been romanticized since the 1800's. The penny dreadfuls started the trend to glamorizing the West and we've never stopped loving the stories and the lore.
ReplyDeleteYou bet!
DeleteCowboys work hard, play hard, live hard, love hard. Behind their tough, hard-as-nails exterior pulses a tender soul that only a few special people get to see. They treat their women like ladies, except in the bedroom, where they appreciate the wildcat she is. They fight to the death to protect the people and the things they love. And those Wranglers...those tight Wranglers. And those western shirts with pearl snaps...love the sound they make when you rip open the shirt. GAWWWLY!
ReplyDeleteGot so flustered, I forgot to include my email:
DeleteSophia Ryan
sophiaryan@live.com
LOL. Got it!
DeleteHmmm - don't think you want my top 10 list why I like cowboys - let's start with eyes, face, smile, chest, biceps, abs...getting lower - will stop now. :-)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on the hop.
oh, don't stop!
DeleteI've always loved cowboys. Not sure if it's because of my love for horses, lol. When I was a kid, I'd ride around on my gallop-horse--a stick horse--chewing Big Red gum. I loved that gum because to me it was the gum cowboys chewed.
ReplyDeleteHere are a few reasons for why I love C.B's.
1) Horses
2) Their butts--the cowboys' butts, lol.
3) The way their jeans fit.
4) The callouses on their hands.
5) They way they ride--like they are one with their horse.
6) The relationship between most cowboys and their horses.
Yes, ma'am!!!
DeleteI tweeted.
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!
Delete1. Alpha male that works hard for what he wants.
ReplyDelete2. Any guy that cares for his animals most generally will care for his woman even more.
3. Hard worker...hard player.
4. Very protective of those they love.
5. Everybody looks better on a horse.
6. Appreciates a woman that knows how to cook.
7. Loves sitting at a campfire and staring at the stars.
8. Strong, muscle man.
9. Make for some great writing material.
10. Makes even better reading material.
grandmabkr at yahoo dot com
Just to name a few.
Great list! Thank you!
DeleteI have always thought of a cowboy as one who worked hard, played hard, and loved hard. They always seemed to have a ruggedness to them that is primal in nature. I love it.
ReplyDeleteMel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
Good points!
DeleteHi D'Ann,
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my site earlier. What do women like about cowboys besides the top 10 traits you listed? Maybe it's their calm exterior but inside they are alert strategists. When I think about cowboys, I see Clint Eastwood in spaghetti westerns -- he was the calm before the storm, so controlled but when threatened he went in with a blaze, pistols firing off in both hands. Women like that cool surface and molten heat inside.
susan_francesny [at] hotmail [dot] com
Great point! Love it!
DeleteI love your list, D'Ann! I think my list is very similar.
ReplyDeleteI'd only add hard working men who got their muscles from work not a gym.
Absolutely!
DeleteThanks for organizing this hop, Sara!
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ReplyDeleteI need some books for my spring break that will take me away to a cowboy world..
ReplyDeleteThe reason I love cowboys.... The hats, boots, and tight ass jeans... and the thought of one coming to my rescue on a horse.. eeps...
My books will do that! Happy Spring Break!
Deleteoops I forgot.. tvarela1234@msn.com
ReplyDeleteThat sexy cowboy swagger! And I love reading your cowboys, D'Ann!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletejennyrlowery(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thanks, Jenn, and I love that, too.
DeleteCowboys are strong, caring, rugged and hardworking.
ReplyDeleteKit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Very true!
Deleteloyalty
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
My fave trait!
Deleteleather chaps
ReplyDeletekathleenball@hotmail.com
Chaps! Yup!
DeleteI turn into mush at the "Yes, ma'am" "No, ma'am" bit. Oh...and the jangle of spurs woos my heart.
ReplyDeleteYes, spurs!
DeleteYes.. the manners and the way that they take care of a woman. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Melissa
daringzoey@yahoo.com
Manners is a good one!!!
DeleteI like the wide open spaces. Cowboys work hard, drink hard and love long. And of course they fight.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being in the Western blog hop.
roya-clan@sbcglobal.net
Open spaces are wonderful!
DeleteThat rolling walk they have that just gives a girl allll kinds of ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove your list and the ones others have added.
Bookworm (dot) judy (at) gmail (dot) com
Yes, it does!
DeleteI love their strong alpha/macho attitudes, wrangler jeans, cowboy boots and hats.
ReplyDeletesstrode at scrtc dot com
Yep, you bet!
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ReplyDeleteI like the tight Wranglers and boots. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeletethompsonem3 at aol dot com
Me, too!
DeleteLove your list! I have an 11. one to add to it. Assless chaps. Oh yeah! lol *sigh* Cowboys are just so mouthwatering good! Thank you for the awesome hop and giveaway!!! :)
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
Thank you everyone!!!! I think this was a very successful blog hop! I'll be posting soon for the next one... So stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteNow for the announcement of the grand prize winner! Out of several hundred entries (not counting the ones who didn't put their email addresses) I've found a winner.
Congratulations Mary Preston! Your comment on Stacy Joy Netzel was the winner...
On my blog, the winner was Ellen Thompson. Please come back for other hops and Five Friday Freebies.