Taylor Swift may not be re-recording her debut album , but it seems everyone else is embracing the country vibes. With Beyoncé dropping Cowboy Carter in 2024 and Bella Hadid falling in love with an actual professional cowboy, the Western aesthetic has officially been given the “it”-girl seal of approval — and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.

I’ve never been one for the cowboy aesthetic, despite the fact I’m a Florida native with familial roots in the South. That may have changed, however, after Ford invited me for a quick, two-day trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where I drove the brand’s all-electric F-150 Lightning Truck, wrangled up some cows on a cattle drive, and learned how to lasso — all while dressing the part in some very Eras Tour-worthy sparkly boots.

Ahead,

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