The Code of The West

Ethics . . . we all have them, the moral compass that is found within us and guides us between choosing right or wrong.  Maybe we've gotten away from checking in on a daily basis and seeing how we each are doing with our daily life choices, but in the old American West, the Cowboy lived by his ethics, or code on a daily basis.

The true cowboy is an American icon standing for what is good, brave and true in life. To survive the West and go to bed every night with a clear conscience, cowboys took living the code very seriously.

WHY COWBOYS?

The iconic cowboy represents the best of America — the courage, optimism and plain hard work. Cowboys are heroic not just because they do a dangerous job, but also because they stand for something — the simple, basic values that lie at the heart of the cowboy way. Even though their way of life has changed over the last 150 years, cowboys still honor and live by their code. They are an abiding source of inspiration to do better and be better than we are.  (Center for Cowboy Ethics and Leadership)

At Enchanted Springs Ranch, we celebrate the true Cowboy.  We encourage and teach our guests to ponder living a life by the Code.

Steve Schmidt, "Cowboy Steve", owner of Enchanted Springs Ranch, is living the code. Visiting Enchanted Springs Ranch, not only transports you back in time to the Old West, but you'll meet Cowboy Steve and others who are living out the ten principles.

So just stop for a few minutes and read through the ten principles to the left.  What if you started applying these principles to your life on a daily basis?  What kind of changes would take place?   Would you inspire and encourage others to apply the code to their lives as well?

So many moral compasses that have gone unchecked, could be put back on the trail, by earnestly applying and living the Code of the West.  Now, are you ready to become a cowboy?