February 10, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
My grandsons were playing on the floor, with the middle one, a preteen, being the bull and theyoungest being the bull rider. They got pretty wild before going their separate ways, accompanied byplenty of laughter. It made me think of a story my Dad told about his Dad as a boy, and I shared it […]
February 6, 2025
Anna Foulger
The day before a winter storm blows in, the cowboy (my husband), the toddler, baby and I load up into the feed pick. Feeding extra before a storm is very important for our cattle, a cow that is eating is a warm cow. After loading up, we head up to the barn to fill the […]
February 4, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
There was a veterinarian that I inevitably had to have dealings with who wasn’t at all pleasant to workaround. He was arrogant and always talked down to any woman around, so you can imagine I didn’tenjoy time with him at all. But, he was the local vet and it was a long way to another, […]
January 27, 2025
Anna Foulger
A brisk early morning of twelve degrees as I put on my shotguns (chaps) and gloves, getting ready to bring the heifers in to do Bang-s vaccines this afternoon. Finn, my handy little border collie, is waiting by the door ready to go out, anxious to work some cows today. Working cow dogs are a […]
January 23, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
My Dad had a really good, home raised gelding named Reno. He was my Dad’s horse of a lifetime. Agolden buckskin, he was a smooth made combination of a Thoroughbred mare and a Jack McCue bredstud. Foaled in 1960, by the time he was five years old, there just wasn’t anything he wasn’t capable of […]
January 19, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
This may not seem like a cowboy story to begin with, but hang in there, it gets to be. Several decadesago, my cousin John was a professional trapper in eastern Colorado. He worked for the state and also for private ranchers and farmers all over the plains for many years, besides being a wheat farmer. […]
January 12, 2025
Anna Foulger
Winter riding can be a lot of fun or a major hassle. Here are some practical tips to make riding through the cold months more enjoyable and safe. Basics include some safety things to keep in mind for your horse and you. As well as some easy solutions for even the most frigid days. With […]
January 10, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
My first custom saddle was a pretty exciting thing for me. Having ridden all sorts of saddles over theyears, I was finally getting one made to fit just me. I’d studied the options the maker was offering andhad, on paper, created the saddle to fit my needs perfectly. The saddlemaker was an artist at his […]
January 8, 2025
Anna Foulger
Waking up early, I bring the baby to the living room, place him on his sheepskin and start on breakfast while the toddler sleeps in a few extra minutes. Eggs, bacon, coffee boiling, toast, as the pitter patter of toddler feet come racing down the hall, “mama, breakfast?” she asks as I serve up plates […]
January 6, 2025
Jan Swan Wood
Years ago, I had the most evil, witch of a milk cow I called Hazel, amongst other things. Her exploits were many, but one of the funniest things I saw happen was when she got educated by a horse. Cody was a stout gray mare who had a fanny on her a yard across, it […]