Appeared in 2026 Fall Ranch Record. Story and photography by Ross Hecox. 2026 National Golden Spur Award winner Terry Forst at her ranch in Waurika, Oklahoma. Stubborn bulls know how to crash into creek bottoms and hide among the thick briars, blackberry bushes and locust trees that will skewer cowboys with their sharp, three-inch thorns. With no hesitation Terry Stuart Forst dives in, dodging low limbs and hollering at the 2,000-pound beasts that refuse to leave the pasture

Arlon Baize of Texas and Kyle Best of Arizona to receive 2026 RHA Working Cowboy Award during National Golden Spur Award Honors. LUBBOCK, Texas — The Ranching Heritage Association will honor two working cowboys with this year’s annual RHA Working Cowboy Award. The eastern division recipient is Arlon Baize of Sagerton, Texas. The western division recipient is Kyle Best of Amado, Arizona. The award will be presented during the annual National Golden Spur Award Honors on Satur

Fifth-generation Oklahoman joins an esteemed group of ranchers recognized for excellence and service. LUBBOCK, Texas — Terry Stuart Forst of Waurika, Oklahoma, has been selected as the recipient of the National Golden Spur Award for her contributions to the ranching and livestock industries. Forst will be celebrated during the annual National Golden Spur Award Honors on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. “Truly, I am humbled and honored to receive this award,” Forst

On October 4, 2025, the ranching and livestock communities joined together for the 47th Annual National Golden Spur Award Honors in Lubbock, Texas. A capacity crowd of nearly 500 ranchers, farmers, and friends honored the 2025 National Golden Spur Award recipient, Jan Lyons, 2025 Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award-West recipient, Jeff Bilbery, and 2025 Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award-East recipient, Tom Moorhouse. The Honors are presented an

Appeared in 2025 Summer Ranch Record. Story by Bob Welch. 2025 National Golden Spur Award winner Jan Lyons on her ranch in Manhattan,...

The Ranching Heritage Association will honor two working cowboys with this year’s annual RHA Working Cowboy Award. The eastern division...