Why We Love Cowboys and a Giveaway!

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Ah, the cowboy trope. It’s why we’re all here! We love and write about cowboys in both contemporary times and historical, and you love to read our stories because you love cowboys just as much as we do! And why do we love them so much?

Well, there are a lot of interesting reasons why so many love a cowboy. For one, many of us desire men who are hardworking and rooted in traditional and family values. We love the cowboy’s loyalty and commitment to the land and nature. We love that they love wide open spaces and in many a cowboy romance, the setting can be its own character. For those of us who write a lot of cowboy books, we can sometimes forget that even though we write these fictional heroes, there are quite a few real cowboys out there in the world. I think that’s another part of their allure. They’re real.

 

My sister, a professional horsewoman, has known quite a few in her line of work. Ranchers, cowpunchers, farriers who also own cattle and have small ranches, rodeo people and on it goes. It’s a fascinating world, and we’re in Oregon!

When I went to Wild Deadwood Reads a few years ago, and stayed in the teeny tiny town of Aladdin, Wyoming, (population 15) I was surrounded by cowboys. They were everywhere! Good grief, you couldn’t fall down without landing on one. They were also quick to lend a helping hand.

There was a little cafe next to the air bnb we were staying. On the morning of our departure, there were two men manning the place. One cooked while the other took orders. Our “waiter” looked like your typical cowboy who’d just dismounted a horse. He was bustling around, unsure of what to do, but very gentlemanly about it. Several of us ordered hash browns, and he brought a platter to the table and set it down. “Family style,” he said and hurried off. Everyone just stared after him. 

Then he brought us the coffee pot, set it down, and let us serve ourselves when the cook called him back to the kitchen area. Come to find out, our cook was the owner of the cafe, and our waiter, was a rancher/cowboy friend and neighbor of his he dragged down to the cafe to help him that morning. Both the cook and waitress that were supposed to be working the a.m. shift had both called in sick. I tipped the cook and our waiter each twenty bucks. Our cowboy waiter had never waited tables before, but that didn’t matter. He did it good naturedly and wearing a pleasant smile even if he didn’t know what he was doing. He was our cowboy hero that day! Hey, we were hungry. It had been a long week.

What do you love about cowboys? Their rugged chivalry? Their love of country living? Their loyalty to family? What traits of the cowboy draw you in? I’m giving away one free-ebook of mine of choice to one lucky commenter.

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USA Today bestselling author Kit Morgan is the author of over 180 books of historical and contemporary western romance! Her stories are fun, sweet stories full of love, laughter, and just a little bit of mayhem! Kit creates her stories in her little log cabin in the woods in the Pacific Northwest. An avid reader and knitter, when not writing, she can be found with either a book or a pair of knitting needles in her hands! Oh, and the occasional smidge of chocolate!

40 thoughts on “Why We Love Cowboys and a Giveaway!”

  8. I like their respect for nature. This story of your cowboy cook and waiter sounds like a wonderful premise for a book!

  12. The amount of effort it takes to run cattle. My wife is a bit scared of the bulls at a rodeo. She also thinks the riders are nuts. ?

  14. I love just ab out the same things you experienced. Mostly, those I have run across are the gentle and helpful type. Rarely have I experienced a rude and rugged, unapproachable cowboy. Our many visits out west have been very memorable.

  15. Along with all the attributes already listed one appealing thing is their self-control.
    They have a presence that commands compliance and the physical strength to back it up, but they aren’t controlling or domineering.
    Even when they want to fix everything themselves, they know some jobs take teamwork.
    And they know that some things take a lot of time to show improvement or growth.

  16. I grew up on a ranch in CA years ago. And that is where my love of Cowboys and Cowgirls started. They are upstanding men and women of the U.S. They embody many things that are great for the rest of the world to emulate. Of course there were the small amount that were the bad eggs, but we all knew about them and the good ones that make America great. They left a wonderful mark on so many of us kids. And we carry it into adult hood whether we live the cowboy/cowgirl life now or not. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

  17. Cowboys embody a way of life that very few understand. There is no “quit” in their vocabulary. Love of the land, the United States, the critters they tend and don’t tend, family and a great spirit all go hand in hand. I own and work a ranch, my kids were raised on it and the cowboy way ingrained in them. All have become successful in their career choices which can be attributed to their upbringing. Yes, as in any group, there are some who don’t truly represent the Cowboy way but they are soon outed. Long live the Cowboy!

  20. You hit on the main reasons I like cowboys. The hardworking, love and respect of the land, gentlemanly, mostly good natured people that they are. Of ciurse they are not all that way, but a good portion of them are.

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