Is there anything quite like standing in the middle of a desert, attempting to snare a fake cow by the horns with a lasso? A recent trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, proves that no, there is not.
On a Wednesday afternoon at the local Cowboy College, lessons are in full swing. A morning is spent learning how to handle a horse, carefully (but thoroughly) clean its hooves and – the highlight – ride like a true cowboy round an arena surrounded by desert. And where better to do so than what’s been dubbed the Wild West’s most modern town?
