| boy is no “boy” as it sounds but | | | | cattle were ready to be slaughtered, the |
| according to the Webster’s dictionary, a | | | | cowboys were responsible to round them up and |
| cowboy is "somebody who is hired to take care | | | | herd them to the markets that were miles away. |
| of the cattle, performing duties on a horseback, | | | | This era lasted for almost three decades during |
| particularly in the western United States". Although | | | | which the Tennessee cowboys who also herded |
| the culture has been popularized by many | | | | cattle became folklore and made a lasting |
| western movies in the past, the cowboy culture | | | | impression on the American history. A cowboy is |
| still exists despite the decline in themed | | | | not necessarily the one who sports a wrangler |
| movie-making. | | | | and boots, along with wide-brimmed hats that |
| Many cowboys still live across the US although the | | | | carried guns. As the Tennessee cowboy folklore |
| mode of their transport has modernized from a | | | | is more about a way of life and it defined living life |
| horse to four wheelers or pickup trucks. | | | | with utmost passion and to its fullest, even in |
| Tennessee cowboys are no different and have | | | | movies we have generally seen a cowboy as the |
| also gone modern themselves over time. Although | | | | one who was free to go anywhere on the |
| the clothing like cowboy boots, the western gun | | | | prairies with nothing or no one to stop him. This |
| holster and transport modes have changed, the | | | | depicts the freedom that life has to offer to |
| Tennessee cowboys still follow the same rules, | | | | anyone who is willing to take it. |
| code of conduct and standards that were set by | | | | The cowboy culture is what every American |
| the cowboys of the earlier generations. | | | | hangs on to, even today. Although the Wranglers, |
| Changing times have changes the perception of a | | | | boots and hats will never go out of fashion and |
| cowboy somewhat. This change has been partly | | | | the country music will always sound as sweet, |
| because of the western movies and partly due to | | | | collecting the cowboy relics and cherishing them |
| the changing technology and times. | | | | everyone in America immense pleasure. To adopt |
| Tennessee Cowboys | | | | this, we do not need to wear a pair of Wranglers |
| The original cowboys of Tennessee were soldiers | | | | or hang on to boots and hats, having a great |
| form the American civil war that had lost their | | | | passion and living life to the fullest is what matters |
| homes and did not know where to return to and | | | | as far as the Tennessee cowboy culture goes. |
| hence drifted west generally since at that time | | | | If you want to have a feel of this western way |
| the west was a wide open and barren country | | | | of life and want your kids to know more about |
| and men only carried what they could on | | | | their history, there can be nothing better than a |
| horsebacks. These lost men were then often | | | | family trip to Tennessee. Let your kids have a |
| hired by ranch owners to look after their | | | | look at the cowboy lifestyle by visiting a ranch |
| livestock in order to tend to them and round up | | | | and participating in the activities there. |
| the wilder variety from their midst. When the | | | | |