Plink. Plink. Splat. The raindrops serenaded me as I sat in my saddle. Each drop sounded different depending on if it landed on my oilskin slicker or my saddle leather. Those that landed on Panama were absorbed quietly. The grass caught each drop with a satisfied sigh. My eyes were closed and I concentrated. Warmth…
Category: Horses
A Slice of Our Life
I thought this little slice of our life made for good commentary. When working cattle… sometimes you just need to stay out of the way… But keep a watchful eye! **** Any more questions? Answers will appear tomorrow! **** June 12, 2010 Varmint Gitters June 12, 2009 The Continuing Travels of Cousin Robb…
Ranch Horse School
Branding was a success. Everyone is still healthy (barring a few rope burns and various bruises and one hard landing). Everyone left with full stomachs and smiles on their faces. Every calf was branded… even the big OOPS calf from December! We do have about 60 more to do… we switched up our pastures due…
All Growed Up
It was back in 2009… I test drove a pretty little thing. I even worked her behind some cattle on a cool and windy day. Well, lookie who came to our branding. Two years older. Acting a little more calm… Dragging calves to the fire like it was nothin’… Ol’ Wild Blue Eyes is acting…
First Branding
Can you spell sorrel? The red horses win! Out here we call ’em sorrels… back east, they might be called chestnut. Either way, they’re red! (YES… for you detail oriented people… one is a paint and one is a bay, but at first glance!) The day is over. It was CHILLY, though it was predicted…
Today on the Ranch
Wow. Just face it. It takes us a good six hours to travel to that pasture and mother ’em up. We paired ’em out of the pasture and took them to the house about a mile away. That took a while after saddling our horses at nine as both boys had to top off a…
Through My Windshield
We kicked the heifers and their babies out today. Since the heifers are young, they didn’t really know where they were going… and that they should keep their babies with them. They’d wad up and stop and we’d get ’em lined out sorta and they’d wad up again. It’s hard to trail things when they…
My Saddle Hurts
I’m paying for my winter of inactivity… ouchy. As we say out here… “My saddle hurts.” We sorted off some of our babies and their mommas and kicked them out onto green grass today… Three people. Three horses. Three dogs. I think we probably all need advil, or bute, or aspirin. I’m gonna go grab…
Questions and Answers – April 2011 Edition
As the snow and rain begin to fall outside my window, I’ll sit here inside and enjoy answering your great questions! Taylor wrote: Someone may have already asked this, but how soon will you be able to tell if Dally is pregnant? So excited to see her puppies! Well, Taylor, if I took her to…
Traffic Report
Now for Wyoming State Highway 434… Traffic appears to be light today with surface conditions favorable. From milemarker 17 north to 15 you will find a few fresh patties, but otherwise dry… There are a few cattle northbound but WDOT doesn’t believe it will slow down your work commute for longer than 4 – 10…
Fair Weather Cowgirl
We’ve received 10″ of snow with this storm, more than we’ve had for quite a while! 4″-5″ were predicted, so when it dumped this on us, we were surprised! It is very light and fluffy… even my snowshoes yesterday didn’t make much of a difference! Since we were due to bring our cows in from…
Before Shot
Thanks to everyone who expressed condolences at the loss of Willow. You are very special to take the time and effort to send me a note! I really appreciate all of you! One of the great things about living on a ranch… if a horse has given you years of work… he can retire here……