Initially, I had said I’d help trail the cows out, but that I may use the side by side. After that last long ride down the Mesa, my knee bothered me for quite a while. I’ve rolled my eyes plenty of times when the quiet is broken by loud motors… but better to have wheeled help than no help at all… but, after deliberation, I just sucked it up and had Brandon saddle Milo for me. I’m glad I did… it was a nice day, although a bit on the cool side, and it was quiet! Ah…
This tall sagebrush in North Buffalo Creek I videoed last year and I’m pretty sure I’ve pinned it to the top of my Facebook page in case you want to “see” what it’s like to move cows through sagebrush taller than a person on horseback.
When we started to climb the hill out of the creek bottom, we had a cow try to head back down. Strange behavior. Then she REALLY tried to head downhill and away from the herd. I jogged over to help Daniel. Do you know if a cow doesn’t really want to move… you can’t make her? She just flat out quit. Brandon and Megan came over to help and since they’re both much better cowboys than I am, I left and continued to move the herd along.
Luckily, Vernon was bringing out the horse trailer so we wouldn’t have to ride clear back home. Daniel phoned him and they made a plan to stop and pick her up. I continued on my way with the cows and let them deal with her. Megan said the cow loaded into the trailer just fine, she just didn’t want to move and would stop frequently. The cowboys had to remain crowded around so she wouldn’t escape. We don’t know what’s wrong with her but we did bring her home to see if we can figure it out.
We continued on in the quiet… I was making more noise than the cows, giving the occasional “Ho, cow!” and “shush” to move them on their way.
Even with the problem cow, we made good time and were in the Shaw Creek Pasture by 1. Vernon had even packed me a lunch, so I was a happy girl. I was glad I ponied up instead of choosing the side by side after all.
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Be sure to tell us what made the cow act like that when you figure it out.
I’m still getting the error notice, so this might not post.
Hope the cow is not sick. It was interesting to learn how the problem was solved – luck and a rancher’s knowledge of how to handle a recalcitrant
cow. And, thanks for the ‘ride’!
Cowgirls are a tough breed!
Good job cowgirl! And thanks for the pics as always.
The cow looks content nestled in between the horses…
Is that a first? Having to haul a cow home that didn’t outwardly appear to be sick
I guess the horses didn’t mind her in the trailer with them…