My horse shoer broke up with me yesterday. I’m really busted up about it. In fact, I’m devastated. If I still drank, I’d be drunk right now. This is the most upsetting break up I’ve ever experienced.And I’ve been married three times. (My perspective may be off slightly due to all that drinking) It’s not like I’m […]
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Jul 2011
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Jul 2011
T.H. and I have been getting along pretty well lately. Not one skirmish in the sorting pens. Because lately there haven’t been any cattle to sort. Today he wants to gather 80 cows and calves, sort, doctor and move them to the west pasture. He drives out in the pickup to see where they are. […]
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Jul 2011
Does anyone remember Ralph E Wolf and Sam the Sheepdog ? From Looney Tunes? ( Ralph is really Wile E Coyote, in case you didn’t know) The other day when Puncher and I were moving pairs, images of Ralph and Sam waltzed right into my noggin. You see, when Puncher sets out to move cattle, they “skee-daddle.” […]
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Jul 2011
The Black “Baldie” Cow. They are “snowflakes” wrapped in cowhide. From afar they look the same. Up close, no two are alike. They are a work of art. Sometimes the big snowflakes have little snowflakes. That look just like their mamas. Thus negating my snowflake theory. Did anyone ever tell you….. “You look just like […]
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Jun 2011
After the unfortunate Devil Horse episode with Pardner , I spent the last month riding him every day. We became reacquainted. I thought we were friends again. I thought we were having fun. We didn’t attend any more silly horse shows. I thought we had really bonded. I have a problem though. It keeps forgetting […]
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Jun 2011
Tarnation
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It’s been mighty quiet on the Cowgirl Red Blog this week. Did someone ask, “What in tar-nation have you been doing?” What exactly is a “tar-nation”? It’s a word made up by Yosemite Sam from the year 1966. Well, my dear….Merriam-Webster would disagree. To be precise, it is a euphemism for “damnation” from the […]
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Jun 2011
In the Cowgirl World, a “Saddle Series” is a series of horse competitions over time with the winner taking home a new trophy saddle. Barrel Racing, Cutting, Ranch Sorting. All western events have them. The saddles are highly prized in the horse kingdom. I’ve never won one. I may buy one on EBay someday. My […]
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Jun 2011
I have always used an older well behaved dog (if I had one) to facilitate my puppy training. It’s not exactly training as in “sit”, “come”and “stay”. The older dog serves to ease the puppy into his many “First Times”. First night in the kennel: I put my good old quiet dog, Tip, in the pen next to Ace for company. Tip has performed as […]
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Jun 2011
Fresh off our last successful mission , Puncher and I were quickly assigned a new one. The next morning, T.H. and I were drinking our coffee, visiting about the day ahead…. TH:”Are you gonna ride today?” I ride everyday. Me: “Yes”. Here it comes. TH: “Why don’t you ride over on the West side and […]
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Jun 2011
We shipped Spot yesterday. I’m a little busted up about it. It’s not like I’m going on a running drunk or anything. Just a tiny bit (not surprisingly) emotional about him leaving. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I made a pet out of him. I’ve done it before and I will […]
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