Country Lifestyles
February 2018 Profile: For The Love Of Horses And Art – Cheryl Student
By Jessica Crabtree
Winston Churchill said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” Those words and that notion are pivotal to the life and art made by Cheryl Student, art pieces from graphite to pen and ink as well as oil pastel. Her No. 1 muse, model, subject and passion to document is the horse. “I can’t remember a time I didn’t love horses,” Student admitted. A Texan now, her upbringing looked very different from her current location.
Student was raised more than 1,800 miles east, just outside of New Haven, Conn. “My grandpa on my mom’s side was a produce farmer,” she explained. Her earliest memories of horses come from that same grandfather, “He had a team he used.” Student and her grandfather shared a common passion, a love for horses.
As Student grew, a trend became apparent. Two things consumed her life, horses and drawing. One came about the same time as the other. To negate either was out of the question nor dictate which was stronger. “I was little and would pester my mom, ‘What should I draw next?’ My mom would answer ‘People, how about drawing people if you can draw people, you can draw anything.”’
Art and horses simultaneously evolved throughout Student’s life. Drawing from the young age of five, perhaps her mother helped influence her art as well as encouraged it. “My mom had a job working with Archie comics. She would ink parts of the penciled drawings. I remember my mom being down in our basement, where her studio was, doing this,” Student stated. Not only was her mother an influence, but her aunt was a working artist.
To read more pick up a copy of the February 2018 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
“Ebony and Ivory” in graphite. (Photos of original artwork courtesy of Cheryl Student)
“Lunch” in pen and ink. (Photos of original artwork courtesy of Cheryl Student)
“Zoo Study: Zebra” in pen and ink. (Photo of original artwork courtesy of Cheryl Student)
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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