There are a few things on this ranch that I just love to look at everyday. Makes me feel good and smile inside. I rode out on the 4wheeler to catch up my horses and bring them back in closer to the house for the rest of the winter. First, I had to find them. I honestly […]
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Dec 2010
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Dec 2010
. This is usually about the time I tell Tip “Sorry buddy, you can’t go today”. But not this day. We were moving our steers home to ship the next day. Puncher was still laid up, and it was a short gather and drive down the highway from the neighbors ranch. The weather was cool. Just perfect for […]
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Nov 2010
Some of our steers fell in love with the neighbors cows. Before we could ship the steers we needed to go get them. Trophy Husband (T.H.) sucked the cows into the corner of the adjoining pasture with the pickup and round bale attached. I brought up the stragglers on Paint. This time of year there are not many stragglers. That round bale with the horn honking is a […]
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Nov 2010
Iron Horse
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I wonder what Ol’ Paint was thinking here? What was I thinking? My evil twin was laughing hysterically (in her head of course). Part of the reason for my amusement was that this has happened to me last summer, in the exact same spot on my brand new shiney red 4wheeler. However, I did not have such an easily, […]
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Nov 2010
Here’s my story: “On the last day of Roundup, Puncher became a victim of Mad Cow Disease! She got attacked by a mean, snot throwing, raging mad, mother cow….. and and stomped her into the ground…… and and broke her foot. …… and and….” Well, not exactly. We cowgirls and cowboys (mostly cowboys) love to tell stories about […]
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Nov 2010
I stole this title from a book I used to read to my daughter when she was little. Dr. Seuss, I think. Shipping cows and calves reminds me of the story. Everybody is looking for their mother. October is time to get the cattle off of the grass. It’s our Fall Roundup. On shipping day we gather them horseback into these pens. Then we separate the cows from […]
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Nov 2010
I have owned Paint since the summer of 2006 when I sold two really good horses to buy one exceptionally great horse,… for me.. a 50-something cowgirl who wants to ride for 20 more years and look good doing it. He was 6 then, remarkably trained and seasoned for real work and play work. One thing, however, […]
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Oct 2010
Today I realized that I am a “Snapshot-ographer”. I am not Photographer. Photography is the process or art of producing images. Snapshot-ography is me shooting from the hip quickly with a pocket camera and hoping for the best. It is ridiculously, dangerously impossible to take photographs (art) while simultaneously participating in the event. The artist in […]
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Oct 2010
Sweet Spot
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Last night, right about dark, Paint and Pardner were grazing up close to the house. I could hear them. The windows were open, “munch, munch, step, step”. Really, you can hear horses eating grass. it’s not as quiet as you would imagine. I went outside to say hi and give them both a pet and to […]
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Oct 2010
After Oklahoma City I had to buy a few head of new practice cattle for Puncher. That is, I wanted to sell some and replace them with cattle that aren’t so wise to the dog training drill. I have to make sure Puncher is really herding them, not simply following them around while they are following me. Who is trained better? Cattle or dog? […]
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