I had to run up to Cody today… where I spied the following… Six clear plexiglass geodesic domes sit on the lawn next to the Visitor’s Center. Today was very warm, 59 degrees, but, being Cody, there was also a brisk wind blowing. These, I supposed would provide a wind proof place to enjoy the…
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Continuing the story from yesterday… The horse sale is held in downtown Cody, just off of the main drag. The Irma Hotel, named after Buffalo Bill’s daughter, is the historic frontispiece. It was cool out, but we were all in place for the bidding to begin. See this giant? This paint quarterhorse/draft horse topped the…
Best of the Rockies Horse Sale
Well, we’ve done it before… Winchester came from there, and so did Panama. They now call it The Best of the Rockies Horse Sale, and it is held in downtown Cody, Wyoming, in front of the historic Irma Hotel. Yesterday, they held a ranch horse competition, and then this morning they had a preview which…
Wild Wild West
Meet the remaining dogs from this weekend’s stockdog clinic… Quick… Tucker… Heidi… Ice… Tru… T… For the women attending this clinic… First… thanks for bringing such a great trainer to Wyoming… Second… thanks for welcoming me into your midst… I believe we all had a great time… We saw and learned new things… The setting…
Stockdog Clinic
I’m BAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAACK! Didja miss me? Although I had a wonderful time, it’s nice to be home from the stockdog clinic… Dally, **especially**, is glad to be back in her comfort zone! The weather decided to be more than pleasant and we were at 60* for the most part… Even Saturday night was practically balmy… Especially…
More Delightful
I have, quite honestly, attempted an entry a day, even on those long days where my muscles ache and bones creak as I sit down at my computer. Yesterday I had absolutely no intention of abandoning you, causing even the most minor of irritations in your lives… I chose, relatively late in the morning to…
Horses
So much of what we do on the ranch has changed radically from a few years back. Where 3 or 4 families could live and be supported on this place when it began, the ranch supports now supports two. Where the work in the fields were done by teams of horses, large blue tractors have…