Robert Leslie Robinson

Robert Leslie Robinson, a long-time resident of St. George, Utah and also a former resident of Elko, Nevada, peacefully passed away at the age of eighty years. Cowboy Bob, as he was known by many of his friends, was born March 29, 1945 in Delta, Utah to Ross Ward Robinson and Neva Pace Robinson. At age ten the family moved to Ruby Valley Nevada where Bob’s love of wide open country, horses and cattle took a permanent hold of him and never left. His schooling years were in Elko, Nevada where he graduated from Elko County High School in 1963. His early cowboy years began right after high school when he worked on the PX Ranch and then served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations in Arizona for two years. Soon after arriving in Arizona he sent for his saddle to be shipped to him on the Greyhound Bus so he could help gather cattle with his newfound Native American brothers on the reservation. Following his missionary service, Bob attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho where among other pursuits he obtained his pilot’s license. However, his love of horses and cattle soon drew him back to Elko County where he continued his ranch life, working for a number of large cattle ranches including “the IL” (Allied Land and Livestock Company), The Spanish Ranch, and the Kent Howard, Alzola, and Van Norman ranches. In 1971 Bob joined Clarence Minetti’s Corralitos Ranch in Guadalupe, California where he became enamored with training and showing reining and cutting horses. By 1972 Bob was in Utah where he continued to hone his skills as a cutting horse trainer. Upon arriving in Utah, he began training horses for Robert Redford. He later created his own training facility in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. It was there that he owned “Idaho Hangin” a sought-after cutting horse and sire. Through the years he became a well-known trainer. His love of cutting only increased and never waned even after he had to stop riding at age seventy-nine. He always said that he was one of the luckiest people in the world to have done what he loved every day of his life. Bob was a member of the National Cutting Horse Association and the Utah Cutting Horse Association and participated in many cutting events as a professional cutter throughout the West and Texas. He was a great friend and mentor to many young people, perfecting their skills for cutting events in high school rodeos. Bob was a friend to everyone and was known as a man of complete integrity and a person without guile, never speaking ill of anyone. He truly loved all people. Bob loved his family and his faith. He married Ann Marie Scott in 1975 and had two wonderful children, Austin (Ashley); and Jessica (Dixon) Downs. Bob and Annie’s paths eventually diverged, and Bob found love again with Jeannie Johnston. They married in 1997. She has been a great companion and help to Bob, especially in his later years. They enjoyed their life together until his passing. He loved being surrounded by his two children and five grandchildren, Sienna, Aria, Mila, Addie and Aiden. He is also survived by his stepson, Luke Dahlberg; and brother, Steven (Ann). The funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 3868 Bentley Rd., St. George, Utah. A viewing will be held the same day from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at the same location. The burial service will be held in Delta, Utah on Monday, May 5th at the Delta Cemetery at 2:00 PM.

Robert Leslie Robinson

March 29, 1945 - April 24, 2025