It's instantly recognizable, a drawing of a cowboy waving his hat while holding on to a bucking horse. But did you know that the horse "Steamboat" was real?
The iconic bucking bronco and rider adorns license plates, UW football jerseys, and the state quarter. But how much do you know about the horse named Steamboat?
If you didn't know coin hunting can be a pretty lucrative business. For some people, it's made it so they don't have to work for a few years. Yeah sounds nice right, taking a vacation for having the right coin in your pocket.
Just in time for the 143rd "run for the roses" this weekend, here's a Kentucky Derby tribute to the greatest horses in Wyoming history.
1. Steamboat – Born in 1896 near Chugwater, Wyoming, Steamboat was widely considered among the best bucking broncos in rodeo history...
Of all the cowboys and cowgirls who have ever competed at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the most famous contestant in its 120 year history was a bucking bronco named Steamboat.
Nicknamed "The Horse That Can't Be Ridden," the iconic symbol of Wyoming's Bucking Horse and Rider logo was successfully ridden for the first time by Clayton Danks at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1908...
It's estimated that horses first arrived in Wyoming around 1740 after Native American tribes drove Spanish explorers north from present day New Mexico. The descendants of those horses still roam free in the Red Desert of southwestern Wyoming...