You may have thought those cowboy boots you saw perched on fence posts during your last road trip were simply a whimsical ...

If you've ever noticed cowboy boots sitting atop of a fence post, you've been lucky enough to see one of America's regional folk traditions. It's common in Texas, but is also a practice found in ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — People who live in the cities and the suburbs that drive through more rural areas might spot things that they aren’t used to seeing, like a boot on a fence post. What they often ...

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You see, in the old days, if the boots were pointing toward the home or inward, it meant the rancher or farmer was home, ...

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"Twenty Miles of Fence" is a testament to his remarkable shift from the corporate world to the cowboy lifestyle. "Twenty Miles of Fence; Blueprint of a Cowboy" marks Bob West's literary debut.

You may have thought those cowboy boots you saw perched on fence posts during your last road trip were simply a whimsical decoration. Usually it's rural areas where these upside boots pop up and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOPLIN, Mo. — People who live in the ...