TEXAS LONGHORNS.... The Colors

Author J.Frank Dobie Stated in his book TEXAS LONGHORN:
"Their colors were more varied than those of the rainbow.
There were BRINDLES;
BLUES - mulberry blue, speckled blue;
GRULLAS -so named because they had the hue of the sandhill crane also called mouse-colored, or slate duns;
washed-out and Jersey CREAMS - all hues of yellow, browns with bay points ;
BLACKS, solid and splotched with white, brown and red ;
WHITES, both clearly bright and dirty speckled;
many SABINAS, red-and-white peppered;
REDS of all shades except the dark richness characteristic of Herfords,
pale reds being very common;
PAINTS of many combinations.
The line along the back was common, as in the mustang breed.
Coarse brown hairs around the ears were characteristic.
The shading and combination of colors were so varied that no two were alike"

The Longhorns
by J. Frank Dobie
University of Texas Press
ISBN 0-292-74627-X
The cattle drives wouldn't have existed if not for the cattle themselves. Dobie's book mixes anecdotes about life on the longhorn range with facts and details about the creatures themselves -- including the breeding effort that almost wiped them out. If you want to know more about the trail than its location and the men who rode it, this is one book that needs reading.
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James Frank Dobie,/ Paperback / Published 1980

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