Author: rakeeter

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The Story of Montie Gertrude McBride Rockwell

by Montie Rockwell

I was born on February 6, 1886 at Doan’s Crossing, Texas, fifteen miles north of Vernon, Texas, where the long drive of longhorn cattle crossed the Red River going north to market from north (sic) Texas and Mexico.  In those days there were no trucks or cars.  Everything was done on a horse, on foot, or by horse-drawn vehicles.  The cowboy’s life was anything but a bed of roses!  On those long drives there was drought, floods, lightning and thunderstorms to frighten the cattle, making them stampede.  Only by going to the front of the here or line and getting the cattle to circling could the boys get the cattle to bunch up and settle down.  Boys even lost their lives in the operation. Continue reading “Montie’s story” →

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Horses I have known

by Montie Rockwell

In the years so long ago, a horse was our mode of transportation.  You had a horse or you walked.  There were no vehicles then.  No cars, no trucks, no tractors.  Everything was horsedrawn or maybe drawn by oxen, which was a slow way to go.  In my life many horses have come and gone. Continue reading “Horses I have known” →