Craig Cameron grew up dreaming of being a cowboy. Although he went to school in Houston, Texas, his family always owned and operated cattle ranches in Texas where Craig’s heart and soul seemed most at home. Craig’s immediate family consisted of his mom, dad, two older brothers, and a younger sister. His two older brothers were record setting athletes, so competition was something with which he was very familiar. A scrappy baseball and track competitor with speed to burn, Craig preferred the toughness and hard-hitting of 5A Texas football. Craig was offered a chance to play football at Stephen F. Austin University, but the call of cowboy was foremost and strongest to this destined cowboy. Craig, with no training, except the school of hard knocks, began to enter open rodeos in Texas. He competed in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding. Craig always said, “The worst thing that could happen to a young rodeo competitor was to win, because winning just fueled that fire.” Craig’s father, an orthopedic surgeon, was none too happy with Craig’s decision to become a professional bull rider. In the early 70s, Craig moved to the family’s 2000-acre cattle ranch near Giddings, TX and learned the business of cattle ranching from the famous Texas Ranger family, the Hamers. Craig learned and worked in all facets of cattle ranching, including cow-calf, stocker, hay and horse operations. Craig was innovative in breeding some of his cattle to world class bucking bulls to breed bucking stock before such operations were popular. Craig loved keeping the ranch traditional, always using horses in his operation to work, move, and handle the cattle. During this period, Craig specialized in bull riding and lived the rodeo life for almost two decades. Winning his PRCA card, Craig traveled all over the United States, Canada and Mexico, competing in the biggest rodeos in the world, including Houston, Fort Worth, Cheyenne, Calgary, and many more.

Throughout Craig’s rodeo career he headquartered at the family ranch in Giddings. With a natural love of horses, Craig started taking local horses from people who were having “horse problems.” Craig grew up watching rough and tumble methods of horse breaking in the 1950s and 60s and Craig never did believe or cotton to the unnecessary rough treatment of the horses. Craig took a slower, more natural approach that seemed to work. Clients would get their horses back puzzled by how such an incredible transition had taken place. People wanted to come and watch the magic at work. Craig said, “When I started making them pay, they really started listening!” Then Craig heard about named Ray Hunt who advocated with the horse and not against him. Craig followed in Ray Hunt’s trail and became one of the “original clinicians.” Craig is said to be one of the innovators of the one-hour colt starting demonstrations that Craig has performed thousands of times all over the world.

After years of rodeo and decades of horsemanship clinician the road, Craig is still going strong at an age when most men are riding the rocking chair.

Craig still starts hundreds of colts and teaches hundreds of classes each year cost to coast and nation to nation. Now Craig performs on a regular basis

to enthusiastic horse owners, not only on the road, but also as a regular on television. Craig’s award winning RFD-TV show, Ride Smart, brought him

even more notoriety in the horse industry.

Craig Cameron keeps the cowboy way alive and well each day. His cowboy humor, often compared to Will Rogers’, and his common sense approach

(Craig calls it horse-sense) are opening the eyes of horses and horse enthusiasts’ worldwide.

Although Craig is most noted for his innovative horsemanship skills and exciting teaching techniques, he is also an incredible woodsman and hunter. He

was honored by being adopted into the Crow Indian Nation and given the name, “Captures Many Horses,” for his work with the Crow Indians in

Craig Cameron may have grown up dreaming to be a cowboy, but with his induction in to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, people now will always say,

“he did not just dream it, he lived it.”

Due to Craig’s love of the horse and passion for helping others, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the following: 1970-1984 – PRCA Cardholder 2002 – Working Cowboy of the Year – American Cowboy 2004 – Adopted into Crow Indian Nation – given name “Captures Many Horses” by Apsaalooka Tribe 2005 – Monty Roberts’ Western Equitarian Award – in honor of training western horses 2006 – Silver Telly Award – for Extreme Cowboy Race 2007 – Inductee into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame 2007 – Telly Award – for Ride Smart

2008 – Extreme Cowboy Association was formed 2009 – Inductee into the Culver Military Academy Hall of Fame 2010 – Road to the Horse World Champion 2012 – Inductee into the Texas Heroes Hall of Honor Craig and Dalene Cameron are the creators and founders of the popular Extreme Cowboy Racing and the Guts and Glory 100 Mile Ride for Special Ops.

Craig has worked with and for such notables as:

Bum Phillips, Red Steagall, Ty Murray, Red Adare, Lynn Anderson, Charmayne James, Buck Taylor, Jewel, Al Dunning, Cody Lambert, Michael Martin

Murphy, R.C. Slocum, Bob Moorehouse, Jim Sharp, Ted Nuce, Jerry Diaz, J.W. Stoker, and many more.

Today

Awards

Friends of Craig Cameron

About Craig Cameron

After years of rodeo and decades of horsemanship clinician the road, Craig is still going strong at an age when most men are riding the rocking chair.

Craig still starts hundreds of colts and teaches hundreds of classes each year cost to coast and nation to nation. Now Craig performs on a regular basis

to enthusiastic horse owners, not only on the road, but also as a regular on television. Craig’s award winning RFD-TV show, Ride Smart, brought him

even more notoriety in the horse industry.

Craig Cameron keeps the cowboy way alive and well each day. His cowboy humor, often compared to Will Rogers’, and his common sense approach

(Craig calls it horse-sense) are opening the eyes of horses and horse enthusiasts’ worldwide.

Although Craig is most noted for his innovative horsemanship skills and exciting teaching techniques, he is also an incredible woodsman and hunter. He

was honored by being adopted into the Crow Indian Nation and given the name, “Captures Many Horses,” for his work with the Crow Indians in

Craig Cameron may have grown up dreaming to be a cowboy, but with his induction in to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, people now will always say,

“he did not just dream it, he lived it.”

Craig has worked with and for such notables as:

Bum Phillips, Red Steagall, Ty Murray, Red Adare, Lynn Anderson, Charmayne James, Buck Taylor, Jewel, Al Dunning, Cody Lambert, Michael Martin

Murphy, R.C. Slocum, Bob Moorehouse, Jim Sharp, Ted Nuce, Jerry Diaz, J.W. Stoker, and many more.

Today

Awards

Friends of Craig Cameron

About Craig Cameron

After years of rodeo and decades of horsemanship

clinician the road, Craig is still going strong at an age

when most men are riding the rocking chair. Craig still

starts hundreds of colts and teaches hundreds of classes

each year cost to coast and nation to nation. Now Craig

performs on a regular basis to enthusiastic horse owners,

not only on the road, but also as a regular on television.

Craig’s award winning RFD-TV show, Ride Smart, brought

him even more notoriety in the horse industry.

Craig Cameron keeps the cowboy way alive and well

each day. His cowboy humor, often compared to Will

Rogers’, and his common sense approach (Craig calls it

horse-sense) are opening the eyes of horses and horse

enthusiasts’ worldwide.

Although Craig is most noted for his innovative

horsemanship skills and exciting teaching techniques, he

is also an incredible woodsman and hunter. He was

honored by being adopted into the Crow Indian Nation

and given the name, “Captures Many Horses,” for his

work with the Crow Indians in Montana.

Craig Cameron may have grown up dreaming to be a

cowboy, but with his induction in to the Texas Cowboy Hall

of Fame, people now will always say, “he did not just

dream it, he lived it.”

Craig has worked with and for such notables as:

Bum Phillips, Red Steagall, Ty Murray, Red Adare, Lynn

Anderson, Charmayne James, Buck Taylor, Jewel, Al

Dunning, Cody Lambert, Michael Martin Murphy, R.C.

Slocum, Bob Moorehouse, Jim Sharp, Ted Nuce, Jerry

Diaz, J.W. Stoker, and many more.