Hobbled Stirrups [Paperback]

Jane Burnett Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press

Hobble Stirrups is a no-holds-barred account of one of the few women to ride saddle broncs professionally. But the real fun, frolic and well bruised flesh happened in the whistle stop towns in between. A life lived by Burnett - as rich as the Comstock, as wild as a riot, as sad as an eight high poker hand.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

If you care a damn about the real ranching/rodeoing west, read this book... You will be mesmerized by Jane Burnett's ridin', fightn', lovin' life from Montana into Mexico, and all the way to Madison Square Garden in New York City. But the real fun, frolic and well bruised flesh happened in the whistle stop towns in between. A life lived by Burnett--as reich as the Comstock, as wild as a riiot, as sad as an eight high poker hand. Buy it now and read it as fast as you can and thank whatever power you might believe in that reading it is easier than living it. MAX EVANS, Author of THE ROUNDERS, THE HI-LO Country and many more.

About the Author

Jane Burnett Smith was raised on a cattle ranch in Montana, rode saddle broncs professionally in rodeos, worked in Western movies and was a black jack dealer in Nevada. She now lives in Tempe, Arizona near her daughter and family. She was nominated to the National Cowgirls' Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas and is a member of Western Writers of America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 418 pages
• Publisher: Caxton Press (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870044540
• ISBN-13: 978-0870044540
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,857,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This a rare and honest view of rodeo and the West, June 21, 2007

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Liam Rooney (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hobbled Stirrups (Paperback)

Jane Burnett Smith's "Hobbled Stirrups" exceeded my expectations. This book is a fast-paced, yet indepth portrayal of life behind the scenes in American rodeo. Smith tells all without bitterness (although her experiences could easily have made her a bitter woman) and with the blunt humor of someone who has learned to let the hard times roll off her shoulders. To date, no other rodeo performer, cowgirl or cowboy, has written such an honest account of the sport as "Hobbled Stirrups." This is the type of book I find myself rereading to better absorb the experience.