Milo, Bravo, Indy, Quinlan, and I scan the trees below. Riding through all that juniper and aspen are Daniel and Jaxon. The occasional, “whoop, hey!” comes across and we peer through the trees. Yup, Daniel’s just kicked two pair down to Jaxon and he’ll move them along until we pick them up and scoot them…
Category: Cattle
A Trail to Remember
Early morning found us on horseback… Well, everyone but me. I had a job to do…. I had to video our calves that will be on the Northern Livestock Summertime Classic sale that is coming up soon. I’m a bit nervous to do this every year… this is what buyers see on the internet, so…
Bull Stuff Video
While gathering heifers, I watch as a bull tries to control his harem. Most people don’t know that bulls act this way. He tries to keep them in a herd, repeatedly bringing back heifers as they try to walk away.
Ugly Win
Another morning. Another ride. I could take a zillion photos of these two… I never tire of seeing them ride together. I hope they always do. Today’s challenge… Up, down, back, forth, and two loops by the guys, plus random trips by Vernon on his four wheeler… while Jaxon had the job of holding the…
Haying Weather Finally
When the shadows are long, we set out… Past broken dreams… To country I barely recognize. Green. Not dusty. Water standing in draws where I’ve never seen water. These storms have been a blessing on this country… …splashing neon green among the grey green of sagebrush. We walk by Vernon as he attempts to hay…
Before We Knew It
After a rain delay, we loaded the heifers and trucked them to the top of the mountain. After the heat of yesterday, the mountain was absolutely delightful! We mounted up… And, we’re off! The intensity of the green is amazing! Before we knew it, we were done. We tried to think up excuses to stay…
Next Vet?
So Quinlan decided to jump in and help Brandon out by learning how to take a blood sample from our heifers. This way, only a month later after AI, we can test for pregnancy. We will know if the AI worked before they get bred their next cycle from the bull. It will help us…
Heifer Time
An early morning gather with the entire crew minus Megan who is off at a wedding. Victoria and her three boys, Daniel and Tess with their three, Brandon with his two, Vernon and L. on their four wheelers and me in my Japanese mini truck. These are our heifers that we were AI-ing a month…
Recharge
It’s that time again… We trailed our first bunch to the Slope Pasture today. Four cowkids and three cowboys for most of the trip. The majority of the time we stop halfway at the Mesa Pasture, but not this time. It’s twice as far and then there’s mothering them up at the end… The cowkids…
AI ing with Brandon and Crew Video
I finished the video with Brandon AIing some of his herd.
Send Them On
Well, after a tired night’s sleep, I didn’t wake up feeling as bad as when I went to bed! I could hardly walk last night, so waking up mobile was an improvement. Don’t get me wrong, I was plenty happy to stay home and recuperate. They had just a long a day today as yesterday…
For Now
Up at four am to saddle. Crawled off my horse at 4:30 pm to load him up and bring him home. I think I could rate this day as one of the longer ones! It wasn’t bad with a wreck or anything, just a long process for what we wanted to do, complicated a bit…