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April profile- Hunter Meinzer To be called a good horse trainer- It’s an honor, it’s noble
By Jessica Crabtree
Each individual has his own story. No two are the same. The road to success is always a unique one, especially when talking about a cowboy. Hunter Meinzer of Weatherford started out as a cowboy and now is a professional horse trainer. At 32, the young man has had great success, with a drive to continue and prove to himself his position as a trainer. He attributes that ambition to his roots and raising as a cowboy.
Meinzer was raised in the West Texas town of Benjamin. The Knox County town has a population of roughly 300 people. As a young man, Meinzer grew up hunting, shooting rabbits, trapping and sleeping in a bed roll. A fond memory of Meinzer’s is when he was 10 or 11, he and brother, Pate, got paid five dollars for every skunk they trapped. Their dad, Wyman, would credit each until they had $35, enough to buy a new trap. Over time the two boys caught more than 150 skunks. Meinzer himself can only remember being sprayed once.
As he got older, the young man began day working for ranches in the area, the Pitchfork Ranch, Tongue River Ranch and the Moorehouse’s. The then 15-year-old boy worked along side grown men, earning a grown man’s wage. Meinzer said, “That’s where I learned to ride, chasing cattle and roping wild cows and dodging mesquites. You had to ride up, cover your hole and make a hand.” Meinzer gained further experience starting colts for those same ranches. To read more pick up the April 2015 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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