Fort Worth Herd

This striking painting captures the history and significance of Fort Worth as a “Cowtown.” The 17 longhorns in the drive represent the Fort Worth Herd, a daily reenactment in the Historic Stockyards where 17 Texas Longhorn steers—one for each decade of the city's history—are driven down East Exchange Avenue by authentic drovers. Each of the longhorns represented in the painting are labeled with their name, if you look very closely at each one, and are a current member of the Fort Worth Herd. The drovers represented are members of the cattle drive, as are the horses featured. All of these details come together to create both a colorful and historically significant depiction of the distinguished Fort Worth Herd.