Rough Riders Rendezvous

Rough Riders Rendezvous N4C 2026 Convention 2026 N4C Convention coming to Medora ND. Rough Riders Rendezvous - Be Legendary in Medora

09/05/2026

Tim Zeltinger are you gonna ride for us?

Update! Registration has been extended until Sunday, September 7th. You may register online at: https://www.n4cconventio...
09/02/2026

Update! Registration has been extended until Sunday, September 7th. You may register online at: https://www.n4cconvention.com/ Message us with any questions or if you need assistance with the order form. See you in Medora, ND!

08/29/2026

POV: You just said, "I hope we see some wildlife" ... and the wildlife heard you. 👀

We're pretty sure these three were just making sure you made it safely to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Late summer is one of the best times to spot wildlife in the Badlands. What are you hoping to see before summer ends? Let us know! 🐏

08/27/2026

Our Saturday keynote knows how to have fun

Join us for history and photography
08/27/2026

Join us for history and photography

08/25/2026

Arthur Clarke “A.C.” Huidekoper (1845–1928) arrived in northern Dakota Territory in 1881 for a buffalo hunt and to explore the Badlands. A wealthy Pennsylvania gentleman farmer, Civil War veteran, and
Harvard Law School graduate, he came west seeking adventure and opportunities to expand his livestock operations.

Huidekoper partnered with the Eaton brothers in a cattle operation near present day Medora and purchased vast tracts of railroad land in a
checkerboard pattern. He fenced large portions of the surrounding range, including public land that remained open to homesteaders.

The brutal winter of 1886–1887 destroyed most of his cattle herd, but his horses survived. He sold his remaining cattle and shifted his focus to raising Percheron draft horses, eventually building the largest horse raising empire in North Dakota history on the H-T
Ranch. His horses were sent to his farm in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, for training before being sold to companies that needed powerful teams to pull heavy wagons. One of his notable customers was Milwaukee
brewer Fred Pabst.

Huidekoper lived in a luxurious ranch mansion known as Shackford and formed friendships with prominent Badlands figures, including the Marquis de Mores and Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1906, the Department of the Interior ordered him to remove fences blocking access to public land. The legal battle resulted in several days in jail and a fine, prompting him to sell his ranch and horses.

Now an inductee of the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Huidekoper also preserved his experiences in memoirs that offer a firsthand look at ranching and adventure in North Dakota’s Badlands.


North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame
State Historical Society of North Dakota



Learn more about A.C. -
https://northdakotacowboy.org/a-c-huidekoper/

https://www.history.nd.gov/textbook/unit4_3
_intro_huidekoper.html

https://crawfordhistorical.org/dont-fence-me-in-a-c-huid
ekopers-government-tangle-over-public-lands/


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