Texas-based professional horse trainer and emotional intelligence coach Byron Hogan says traditional masculinity is at the core of being a cowboy.
“Chivalry, respect, endurance, fairness, trust, and responsibility—it’s so sad that those things are lost,” he said.
In his work with veterans, at-risk young men, and others, he espouses the contribution cowboys made, and continue to make, to American society. “They raise cattle, they raise good horses, they raise good kids. That cowboy is proud of how he takes care of his stock. He’s proud of how he takes care of his family.”