Country Lifestyles
Red Doyal — Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee
Bu Judy Wade
Red Doyal only sustained two injuries in his entire rodeo career, one in high school and one in Pendleton in 1967. He broke his collar bone in a high school rodeo and suffered a fractured eye socket and a concussion in Oregon. “I bucked off, and the bull hit me in the face and then butted me three more times,” he explained. “A guy told me one time that he never saw anyone win a check in the hospital, so I tried to avoid getting hurt. It’s all about staying on and knowing how to get off. I only hung up twice in my career,” he continued.
Born Robert Larry Doyal in Ringling, Okla., he soon acquired the nickname “Red” because of his flaming red hair. The family moved to the West Texas town of Crosbyton where his rodeo career began.
“Red Whatley, a calf roper and later rodeo producer, lived across the road from us and had a practice arena. When I was six years old, I would ride my pony over there to watch, and the other cowboys would put me on calves using a pigging string for a bull rope,” Doyal reminisced.
When he was in seventh grade, the family, parents Rob and Ona (Daniel) Doyal and older brother Jerrell Lee, moved to Happy, Texas. Jerrell Lee hung out with other kids who had rodeo aspirations, and Doyal’s interest in rodeo continued. He was able to ride practice bulls and perfect his technique.
He entered his first rodeo in 1959 at age 16 and knew he was hooked. He and other locals participated in jackpots every Sunday afternoon in Silverton. “I learned at a very young age that in order to be successful at anything in life you need to get your family involved as well as behind you. You’ll receive great support along the way,” Doyal advised.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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