As a teenager in southeast Texas in 1946, Wes was able to participate in a small cattle drive riding his dad's mule, Jackson. Thus began a journey that would continue the rest of his life, as he grew and matured buying, selling and training mules and horses. His journey included making the rodeo circuit for awhile, specilizing in steer wrestling and saddle bronc riding. Along the way he made some wonderful friends and had some wonderful four-footed companions. Today, he is enjoying his senior years at his home in east Texas reliving some of the wonderful and exciting memories and grateful for the chance to live his life with mules and horses.