After making this video, I know one thing for sure… it’s time to break out the new camera! The dust in my old one made some photos pretty ugly! We gathered one of our pastures with a little bitty trail/cattle drive just over the hill into what we call our Horse Pasture. This small area,…
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A Day
A day of riding and gathering cattle and sorting and vaccinating calves and enjoying the cooler weather on the mountaintop. I’ll try to make a movie soon.
I Like ‘Em
I never shared some of these, and I like them… so…
Picking on Megan
The other evening, we had spent the day at the kids’ horse show… but had to come home and work. Gathering cattle with end of the day heat and the swarms of bugs wasn’t enjoyable, but it would be a short trip. As we made the final section to the fields and corral, the light…
Traffic Jam
Finally! FINALLY! All of our cows are out of the heat and bugs of the flats where it reached 96° today and up on top of the Big Horn Mountains, where I don’t t know the temperature, but I can testify it was cooler! Instead of dumping the cows in our corral and trailing them…
Horse Shows and Cowboys
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…
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…