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Ernest Morris was a fifth generation California cattleman and a master of vaquero horsemanship, livestock handling, and rawhide braiding. He created authentic vaquero art in various media and authored seven books on the subject.
Ernest Morris is a vaquero artist who creates authentic remembrances of the California Vaquero tradition in various media. He has also authored and illustrated seven books about vaquero horsemanship and livestock handling.
California Cowboy Inventions is an interesting combination of handy “cowboy” inventions and ideas, horsemanship information and picture creation thoughts and techniques from vaquero artist Ernest Morris.
Ernest Morris (1889-1962) What he later achieved as an antiquarian, writer, ringer, composer and historian, he did largely through self-education. He coped with the impediment of being blind in his right eye from birth. His mother died when he was only 11 years old.
Ernest Morris has 55 books on Goodreads with 3783 ratings. Ernest Morris’s most popular book is Flipping Numbers PT 1.
The Last of the Vaqueros ~ Ernest (Ernie) Albert Morris, Vaquero Artist passed away peacefully at his ranch in Templeton CA on May 5, 2021.
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California cattleman Ernest Morris. Ernest, or Ernie as he is known, is a true Westerner. A horseman, a stockman, and an artist, at 79 he treasures and continues to live the ways of the California vaquero. His grandfather Jesse Wilkinson worked as a cowboy on the old Miller and Lux Company and was instrumental in helping Ernie learn one of
