Ranch life is the real American Dream. It gathers heritage, tradition and living outdoors into a package many dream of and some actually grasp. What does it take to walk through the gate? It all depends on many factors that need to be considered before you “saddle up”. For one, how big a ranch and what do you want to raise? The bigger the “spread” the more help you’ll need. Cowboys don’t make much but they do like to eat and occasionally go into town: you have to pay them. Cattle need food and care Read the rest of this entry »

The chance to live the Western life is a dream for many Americans. Many of us grew up on Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and the Cartwrights on Bonanza. But the life of a movie or TV cowboy is very different from the real thing. Texas is synonymous with ranches and cowboys. Renting a Texas ranch is a good way to see what ranch life is really like. There are a few disadvantages though. For one the place isn’t yours and things break on a daily basis, important things. Water pumps stop and livestock has to drink . Hay can go bad, Read the rest of this entry »

Texas is a great home of ranches especially due to the westward movement in the United States. A lot of things happened in the 1840s after the state of Texas became official, that stirred the pot for more tame and skilled individuals to create ranches.

During the 1860s, Texas was a hotbed for these types of settlements as more farmers began using their skills not only for farming, but taming the land into become much more profitable for their needs. There were a bunch of different ranches that included Four Sixes, Green, Iron Mountain, King, Lambshead, Read the rest of this entry »

There are many ranches in Texas that are great to have. The first ranch to talk about is Betum Ranch in Castroville Texas. This ranch has 200 acres and is 2,427 square ft. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. It is in a small town and is near excellent schools. This ranch is also within 30 minutes of San Antonio. There are also horse barns and other facilities.

Another ranch to have is Indian Canyon Ranch near Del Rio Texas. This ranch is a little bigger than the first one. This one has 214 acres and lots Read the rest of this entry »