Residents of the Texas Panhandle likely know of the Boys Ranch Rodeo, the rodeo “where Cal Farley’s kids ride,” as the old saying goes. What they may not know is that some Boys Ranch residents also choose to compete in high school rodeo competition, testing their mettle against bucking broncs and more. A first in…
What would your life look like if every day were the same? No birthday cakes to mark another year of life, no Christmas trees or warm family gatherings. Gone, too, are the fireworks that celebrate our independence. Even that weekly lunch meeting or phone call with friends is just a wistful memory. Let me challenge…
Dozens of children, young and old, from Boys Ranch and the surrounding communities gathered on a chilly Saturday morning at the Shultz Indoor Riding Arena at Boys Ranch for the latest installment of the Let’r Blow Rodeo series.From the smallest child to the most seasoned veteran, the crowd cheered on each child as he or…
Wendy, 17, still recalls moving to Boys Ranch from Dallas as a seventh-grader. Up to that time, she’d lived with her parents, her aunt and her grandfather, attending six different schools in eight years. As the youngest girl in her Boys Ranch home, she initially was nervous, but quickly settled in. She said her housemates…
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