New Mexico singer-songwriter Randy Huston and farrier Jim Keith received the 2025 Rounders Award Oct. 15 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
Huston, a rancher, rodeo competitor and acclaimed singer-songwriter, has performed nationwide. Beyond music, he has been a longtime advocate for American agriculture and continues to raise cattle on his family ranch near Cuervo, New Mexico.
Keith, often described as a “Renaissance man,” grew up in Springer, New Mexico, and has lived a life deeply tied to ranching, rodeo and horseshoeing. A four-time world champion blacksmith and acclaimed farrier, Keith also taught horseshoeing, judged major competitions around the world, and managed the American farrier team.
PHOTO: Pictured (left to right) during the 2025 Rounders Awards Ceremony at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces: 2025 recipients Jim Keith and Randy Huston, and New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte. (Photo courtesy of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture)
