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About

Cowboy

Baxter Black is a cowboy poet, former large animal veterinarian and entertainer of the agricultural masses.  As he puts it, “he has a narrow following, but it’s deep!”  For over 25 years he has traveled the U.S. and Canada, scattering his wit and left-handed observations to folks looking for a bright spot in their day.

When asked how many books he has written, he quotes the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “Altogether, too many.”  Over one million books and audios sold, a weekly column, a weekly radio program, a weekly television program …there’s no place to hide if you live in the country!

He has poked his head above the horizon long enough to attract urban followers (gentiles, he calls them), through National Public Radio, public television, Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Random House and USA Today.

Baxter says his life has been blessed, “I like what I do.  I have a great home to come home to, a couple good horses, a few cows, a good dog, and friends everywhere I go.  I’m square with God and I make a living entertaining people I care about.

“My audience is my inspiration,” he says, “Every cowboy, rancher, vet, farmer, feed salesman, ag teacher, cowman and rodeo hand has a story to tell, and they tell it to me.  I Baxterize it and tell it back to ‘em!  It doesn’t seem fair, does it?”

If you look around, you’re not more than one or two degrees of separation from his omni-cowboy presence!  He’s kinda like a good pair of boots, a faithful cowdog, or even the flu.  Try him out, he’s contagious!

You can find him in Benson, Arizona at baxterblack.com.  He’s the real thing.  Because, as he says, “You can’t be what you aren’t!”

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Baxter's Proverbs

  • Feb. 11, 2021

    Roadkill coats: "Make it a habit to pick up your rabbit, don't leave him to dry in the sun. For the sake of a garment, recycle your varmint, it's tacky to just hit and run!"

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    I had a lady ask me what it meant when a cat starts tearin' up the upholstery, sharpens his claws on the Lazy Boy, and all the hair falls off his tail. I said, "Ma'am, that means it's time to get a new cat!"

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    The vet'inary's laundry can disrupt a married life. It's enough to make you jealous of a truck mechanic's wife!

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    If one becomes a philosopher by getting a degree in philosophy, what do you call someone with a degree in parasitology...?

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    One of the greatest feelings in the world is to see a cow loose on the highway...and realize it's not yours!

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021


    Excuses to keep an old cow that needs to be culled:

    "She'll be as good as new once the hair grows back."

    "My sister-in-law had a C-Section and we didn't ship her!"

    "I know she's barren, but look at how fat she is."

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    Because farmers and ranchers choose to work directly with God, we get a closer look at life. We're not insulated from its precarious nature. In return we're exposed to the beautiful sunrise, the smell of rain, the quiet snow and satisfaction of saving a life now and then.

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    Your dog is so happy to see you whether you're gone 5 minutes or 5 days! Can you think of a single human that is that glad to see you? If you're going to town and forget your keys, when you come back in your dog licks your hand and your spouse says, "I thought you left."

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    Bad Cow: She'll kick when she can and smash his ol' fingers and never make him a dime. Tear down the corral, get choked in the chute and go out the wrong gate every time!

    On Twitter
  • Feb. 11, 2021

    A genius, smart as a tree full of owls, twenty foot tall with a bulletproof brain, a friend to all of his pals. So just like the story of Jekyll & Hyde, he's a wise man or a clown, a hero of fool, depending on whether the market goes up or down!

    On Twitter

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