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…
Tag: horses
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……
My Red Willow Dancer
Really, I can’t remember how old he was. I can’t remember what his registered name was. I do remember he was my mode of transportation for many, many years. He was a sweetheart. Brought up from Oklahoma by a guy from Hyattville, Wyoming… This man used to drive to Oklahoma, buy a new horsetrailer and…
Wordless Wednesday – “Ponies against the Drift Fence”
Sunlight shines through the storm clouds, and highlights our horse herd against the old “drift fence”.
Wordless Wednesday – “You Scratch My Back…”
When spring comes, that itchy winter hair needs to disappear! Two of our horses help each other out in this trio of photos… “You Scratch My Back… and I’ll Scratch Yours…”
Meet Brownie
Yesterday as we kicked those 100 pairs out on grass, Vernon was test driving a new horse. Meet the brown horse. No name. Well, there’s probably a name on his papers, but we haven’t seen them. Pretty papers don’t make a good horse… so we’ll look at them if we buy him. “Brownie” works for…
Sepia Shipping OOPE
Before my eyes slam shut and I lose consciousness… I’ll share my sepia flavored OOPE photos from today’s mountain excursion. My favorite flavor! The plan must be made… the 30 old and open cows… and the 24 heifers… and 1 errant steer… must be loaded onto the semi for the sale on Tuesday. The calves…
Wordless Wednesday – Tall Grass/Quarterhorse/Fat Cows/Brisk Wind
Panama grazes during our windy lunch break yesterday… please ignore the houndstongue in his forelock.