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FORT WORTH HERD IN THE STOCKYARDS |
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FORT WORTH |
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| Watch a short video of the Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drive through the Stockyards | |
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At the start of the Trail Drive, heading west down Exchange Avenue. Note the road sign which advises that there are no trolley stops during trail drives. |
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Each of the Longhorns has names, generally based on some descriptive feature, such as the Lead Longhorn in this photo is called Chocolate Chip. |
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The Longhorns are very well behaved and don't seem to require a lot of directional input from the cowboys. The cowboys do do a lot of hooting and hollering and whip snapping though. Maybe that is what keeps the Longhorns in line. |
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Laundry services on the trail drives must have been very good as it seems that bright white is the shirt color of choice. |
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The cowboys and the cows slowly make their
way down Exchange Avenue on their way back to the Stockyards
backlot. |
| Hope you Enjoyed Riding Herd. | |
| Go to the Chisholm Trail Roundup to see some more Longhorns... | |
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Downtown
Fort Worth | Cultural
District | Stockyards | Fort
Worth Herd | La Grave Field | Fort Worth Flatulence
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Every day, twice a day, at
11:30AM and 4PM,
cowboys drive the Fort Worth Herd through the Stockyards. It is a very
popular spectacle. Between trail drives the herd is kept in a corral in 
