1.   An anesthetist at the local hospital and something of a rural maverick, Wright raises longhorn steers and horses in a region known more for corn and soybeans.

2.   Coach Sherrill brought this longhorn steer to practice one day.

3.   He still keeps close ties to the University of Texas and even has a shrub sculpted into the form of a longhorn steer near the entrance of his home.

4.   They are represented symbolically by a large bronze statue in the Stockyards tourist area depicting fabled black cowboy Bill Pickett bulldogging a longhorn steer.

5.   Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma LibrariesCowboys drive a herd of longhorn steers to Abilene, Kan., along the Chisholm Trail in this undated photograph.

6.   Outside, a longhorn steer lolled in a brightly light pen.

7.   A Texas longhorn steer named Bevo, mascot of the University of Texas, chewed hay nearby inside the Marriott Wardman Hotel as visitors posed with him for photos.

8.   A Texas longhorn steer named Bevo, mascot of the University of Texas, chewed hay inside the Marriott Wardman Hotel as visitors posed with him for photos.