The 35rd annual Vaquero Gala, Show & Sale, celebrating Western lifestyle and horsemanship in the community, is set for Friday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 10. The event, which honors the culture and equine ...

A new comprehensive exhibit, themed "The Evolution of the California Stock Saddle," is on display at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and will open to the public Saturday, April 8, from 4 to 6 ...

The vaquero is California’s own homegrown version of the cowboy, and the horse-riding, riata-tossing, saddle-making cattleman of yesteryear came into his own along the Central Coast, working massive ...

Vaquero Heritage Days this Friday and Saturday at the San Juan Bautista Mission celebrate not just the cowboy but the culture. The lifestyle of California”s first cowboys was certainly forged in a ...

When you think of horses in Southern California, you might picture cowboys or the fancy west side equestrian set. But here in LA, there’s an entirely different horse world. On a recent Saturday ...

Regarding “The Vaquero Way” [Sept 27]: Times photographer Myung J. Chun’s evocative photos -- redolent of the mysterious and ancient connection between horse and man -- soothed my jangled senses into ...

Jonathan Rivera of Hughson, at 16 the youngest to hold a world fast-draw champion title, shows his Ruger Vaquero single-action .45-caliber revolver before the competition during the National Day of ...