Well, it wasn’t a kids’ rodeo! Quinlan, Jaxon, Lacee, and Lorelei joined the 4H Horse Program and today was the horse show. Showmanship, halter, western pleasure, and all of the other classes had four eager participants. It panned out for them, they all came home with ribbons. After a very hot, long day with the…
As Always
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…
#TBT: Working Mother, v.2.0
This was first posted July 20, 2012. Look at Dally go! Sometimes a mother just needs to get back in the workforce… if only for a few hours! Those kids are demanding critters… and hustling through a job can really take your mind off those little “Klingons”… who want nothing more than to nurse often!…
Wordless Wednesday: “Stunning”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this stunning sunset, go HERE.
Rancher Math
My daughter Victoria is a middle school teacher… mainly science and technology, and she used to teach some math classes. She told me once, a long time ago, if I remember correctly, that she had a student say, “I don’t need math, I’m going to be a rancher.” THAT didn’t go over well, because Victoria…
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…
Cousin Crew Fun
This mighty Cousin Crew was at the Ten Sleep Youth Rodeo today, doing a few different things with their horses. You’re used to seeing them on the trail, moving cattle… or chattering away. And when I finish editing all my movies, I’ll share this day with you. It’s good experience making their horses do things…
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.
#TBT: Cowboy Up, v.2.0
With Longmire Days coming up in Buffalo next week, reposting this seemed like the right thing to do! This was first posted July 14, 2012. Tonight was the Craig Johnson “Cowboy Up” Fundraiser for the Washakie County Library Endowment. Money raised here will be matched 3:1 by the State of Wyoming. Donate $10, the state…
Wordless Wednesday: Granary
For a jigsaw puzzle of this old granary’s metal sides… go HERE.
Day Off
Day “off”. They loaded cattle on trucks first thing this morning… Then everyone followed the trucks up the mountain to pair them up and trail them to the pasture. I stayed home and did three loads of laundry, a dishwasher load, mowed the yard and started to water it, played a bit with Quinlan and…