The History of the Florida Cracker #florida #history #cattlemen #cattle #cowboys #foryou #floridahistory | The Hughley’s

The Florida Cracker Cowboys. The name “Cracker” comes from the sound of their bullwhips, which they cracked over the heads of their cattle to keep ’em movin’, not to hit ‘em, mind you, just to give ’em a bit of motivation. They herded Cracker cattle, too, small, lean, and mean, descended from Spanish stock brought over in the 1500s. That’s right, Florida had cattle long before Texas ever dreamed of it. Now these cowboys didn’t ride in wide-open plains like them Western boys. Nah, they were ducki