Texas Longhorn Cattle

In 1493, the first longhorn cattle were brought to America by the Spanish. The first population of longhorn cattle came from that original herd. Unfortunately, as time passed, the Texas longhorn cattle were in danger of becoming extinct. In 1927, they were saved by the United States Forest Service. The service took a small herd of longhorns to Oklahoma to breed on a refuge.

A few years after the longhorns were rescued, a man named J. Frank Dobie gathered up a herd and took them back to Texas state parks. The longhorns in the parks are officially referred to as State Longhorn Herds.

The Texas longhorns are tough animals and can withstand the hot climate and land conditions of Texas. They can stand up to the toughest of weather conditions and the hardest terrains. It is possible for them to go for a long period of time without water.

Longhorns can breed longer than any other cattle. Usually, they breed up until their teens. However, some cows have been known to breed into their thirties. Longhorns have easy deliveries and like to go off to private, safe places to give birth. The new calf can stand up faster than any other breed.

A longhorn bull is the meanest animal known in Texas. He can be uncontrollable and dangerous to cattle rangers that are herding the animals. Their horns can measure from six to eight feet in length from tip to tip. The long horns, which were used for carrying goods, made it easier for pioneers to travel.