After the work of branding is done… and a good meal is eaten… there’s more work to do. We brand after we gather cattle from one pasture, and now it’s time to send them to another pasture. I haven’t ridden this for a couple of years, and so it was very nice to go along…
Tag: trailing cattle
Splash Zone
Have you ever been in wet jeans? I mean like, “jump-in-a-swimming-pool” wet? Have you tried to peel them down your legs, or pull them back up? Then, have you tried to move? Like, bend your knees… think… getting on a horse in wet jeans. Think “Wet Saddle”. Think “having to get off your horse to…
The Future
Daniel has a new Aussie puppy.. Tuff. He got to go along on the gather and trail drive. Look at his tulip ears!! He followed Dally often… This is the best trail to have a puppy on. No cows on the fight, places to drink most of the way, downhill, and easy enough work (usually). …
How Lucky
My favorite trail drive of the year… bringing the cows off the top of the Big Horn Mountains. It looks like they’ll fall off the top of the world… Never fear, there *is* a hillside to run down. Well, I don’t run, but some cows do! The rest of us pick our way down the…
Reader’s Digest Day
A few different things to write about tonight, the “new” dog, moving heifers, and a terrific rainstorm tonight… but, I’m so sore… and my eyes have slammed shut just sitting here looking at pics. I really can’t spend too much time here… But I’ll give you the Reader’s Digest version. Meet Colt. Look who got…
Overkill
The last pasture we ride through is full of the neighbor’s cattle. Rather than fight them off while trying to push ours at the same time, our neighbors show up to kick theirs out of the way and hold them as we go by. It’s also convenient because this is the pasture with all the…
Dying Mules’ Ears
OK. I’m pooped. I may even be beyond pooped. Don’t ask what that is, just take me at my word! We trailed our big bunch to the mountain pasture today. They went good most of the way, except for the STEEP HILL. The cows went up it fairly well, but, unfortunately, a lot of them…
Live It
It’s not even 10 and I’m bushed. We moved those cows today, and it was very pretty and slightly cooler up on the mountain! The chance for rain was high, so we all packed our slickers, expecting to get rained on most of the day. Turns out, it only started raining when we finally were…
So Tall
It’s time to start shuffling cows around. We’re trying to do it slowly. It’s been a great grass year and as long as they’re still happy and staying where they should… we’ve been leaving them alone. We still wait as long as possible before getting clear on top… we let the poisonous larkspur run its…
Minute Movie: Trailing In
Minute Movie: Trailing In from Carol Greet on Vimeo.
Easy Enough
I helped Brandon move his cows this afternoon. It wasn’t much of a move, so we did it with a pickup (loaded with their breakfast), my mini truck, and by foot! The calves were ZIPPY… enjoying the open space and new country! Brandon and his brother-in-law, B., walk behind the cows down the highway. And,…