Contest Results
2007 Convention

Wild West Arts Club Web Links!

Western-themed web sites that might
be of interest to our Members...

Thanks to the WWAC membership base and Club supporters, we have a diverse association with many other organizations, clubs, businesses, and even celebrities. While we cannot list every individual's links, we will try to give pointers for some helpful features on the Web which will benefit members and interested visitors. These are in no particular order.

Western Stage Props

How do entertainers and enthusiasts find all of their equipment, learn the skills on their own, and see experts performing classic tricks? They log onto Western Stage Props, the leading source for Western Arts equipment and other theatrical weaponry and stunt accessories. This website has all the instructional books, how-to videos, whips, ropes, knives, and prop/stage guns, and accessories needed by any professional, hobbyist, or fan of the Wild West.

http://www.westernstageprops.com

Wild West Arts Club Internet Discussion Group on Yahoo!

The Internet is a great place to meet others with the same interests, and discussion groups bring the conversations to your doorstep. Sign up and join the discussions, share files and photos related to people, arts, and events in the Wild West Arts Club. Promote your own western-arts pages, or view the calendar about events across the country . . . even submit your event to the calendar so that other members can see where you will be. It's a free service, so type http://groups.yahoo.com, and type in WWAC when it asks about which group you want to visit.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WWAC

Rodeo Trick Rider

This great site is a TRIBUTE to all of the trick riding pioneers and our current day professional trick riders who literally put their lives on the line to thrill audiences around the world.

http://www.rodeotrickrider.com

Grand Canyon West Ranch

A Grand Canyon hotel experience unlike any other, each evening you can relax in the romantic privacy of your genuine Pine Cabin or authentic Indian Tipi, or be entertained by real Cowboys under the stars of the Arizona sky.

http://www.grandcanyonranch.com

The Wordman Cometh

Western Novelist Bill Wilbur's site.

http://www.billwilbur.com

Cowboy Showcase, Home of the Western Spirit

The mystique of the American west... The Cowboy... horses... cattle... wide open spaces... the howl of a coyote in the night... songs and stories around a campfire... times when a handshake means your word... There are places where all these things are still alive and well. Stay in touch with this western spirit, read about, and see the authentic people, places, gear, and traditions of cowboys, past and present, on Cowboy Showcase.

http://www.cowboyshowcase.com

Pacific Knife Throwers

The Pacific Knife Throwers (PKT) club is a not-for-profit club that promotes the ancient art of knife throwing in a safe, defined, nationally sanctioned tournament format. A talented bunch of knife-throwing enthusiasts, award-winners, and professionals.

http://www.commonlogic.com/knife/clubs/pkt/pkt.htm

Single Action Shooting Society

Cowboy action sports, based throughout North America with competition and social gatherings. They stress proper authentic dress, use of a cowboy name, and period fire arms for competition.

http://www.sassnet.com

ChronicleOfTheOldWest.com

Our objective is to educate people about the Old West in an entertaining way. Our hope is that as you surf through our web site you'll be inspired to learn more about a time that was very important to the development of America...a time of great contradictions.

http://www.ChronicleOfTheOldWest.com

International Juggler's Association

While cowboys cannot notice at first glance the similarities between juggling and western arena Arts, the jugglers can. The IJA has long been a promoter of equipment and the arts associated with the WWAC. The Juggling Information Service even has the Bullwhip FAQ.

http://www.juggle.org

Roy Rogers

This recently departed legend has a beautifully designed site, as well as a terrific links page of interest to WWAC members.

http://www.royrogers.com

Will Rogers

The official site. Great layout, nice links. All fans of the arena arts will appreciate all of the information in this site, and its value as a tribute to the great performer, speaker, humanitarian.

http://www.willrogers.org

Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage

A must-see in person or by the World Wide Web. Located in Los Angeles, its Heritage artifacts are useful to enthusiasts around the world.

http://www.autry-museum.org

The Gunfighter Zone

A well-linked site with many features relating to cowboy-related hobbies.

http://www.gunfighter.com

Old West Living History Foundation

Dedicated to preserving our Western history through living history shows, exhibitions, stunt shows, and other demonstrations. Don't miss the liability insurance protection the OWLHF offers. Great links page also.

http://www.oldwest.org

Western Music Association

Our musical compatriots on the web.

http://www.westernmusic.org

Bullwhip Pages

Information ranging from care of a whip to weekly bullwhip-crackers clubs. The "Bullwhip FAQ" is a wide collection of opinions from bullwhip fans. Note: this is a general bullwhip site, but some articles do feature some non-Old-Western whip uses. The WWAC lists this site because of requests from visitors and members.

http://www.bullwhip.org

Whip Enthusiasts - Whip Cracking Sport

International organization for sport whip cracking.

http://WhipEnthusiasts.org

Other Web Sites of Interest >>

The multi-talented Barbara Braun
demonstrates trick riding at its
best at the 1958 Fallbrook,
California Rodeo

At the 2002 Dean Smith Celebrity
Rodeo, Francis Gunn poses with
LQ Jones, from The Virginian, and
numerous other TV and film roles

Mission Statement:

The Wild West Arts Club is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Western Arena Arts & has a dynamic membership of over 600 people from 10 countries around the world. Trick Roping, Whip Cracking, Gun Spinning, Trick Riding, Fast Draw, Knife and Tomahawk Throwing – those and many other heritage arts of the historic American West are being kept alive and given added vitality by the Wild West Arts Club.

WWAC Photo Archives:

Trick and Fancy Roping >>
Fast Draw and Gun Spinning >>
Knife and Tomahawk Throwing >>
Whip Cracking >>
Trick Riding and Trick Horses >>