Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’

That Old Cow

November 5, 2015
Jenn Zeller

That old cow you see right there Well she ain’t much to look at now. She’s skin and bones and walks with a limp. Her glory days have come and gone. But look beyond the bony frame. The toll from miles out on the range. Look past the aged and crippled gait That slowly traverses […]

Golden Window

November 3, 2015
Rachel Larsen

We’re making up the sun in these last precious days of beautiful weather, the golden window, before Fall transitions into Winter. Around our outfit, this involves tackling projects that were set aside during the busy summer months. Projects like colt starting. Riding a young, inexperienced horse while chasing wily yearling cattle through the timber is […]

A Nod is a Nod is a Nod

October 22, 2015
Lynn Kohr

A nod, can be so subtle with so many meanings. Just the other day I was at The Adon Ranch, northwest of Gillette WY, where Don Hamm and his family ranch. I was helping gather, work their cows, sort off calves and ship. I noticed how many different, drastically different, things a nod means. Just a […]

Little Pieces of My Heart

October 20, 2015
Richelle Barrett

Her grandma swings her up in the saddle, to sit in front of me. She giggles and plops down with the horn between her little legs, and says “Go, ma, go!” Her tiny little hands grab a hold of the reins like this isn’t the first time she’s done this. My heart immediately melts, and […]

Scenes From My Life

October 1, 2015
Jenn Zeller

I realize I may be biased, but I’m fairly certain that I live in the prettiest place on earth. Second only to the high desert. I know, I’m weird. I’m in love with the tall grass prairie, but find beauty in Joshua Trees, yucca plants, saguaro cacti, and sagebrush. But, seriously. If you follow me […]

Doctoring With Nylon – And Medicine

September 29, 2015
Jolyn Young

Checking and doctoring newly weaned calves is a necessary chore at any ranch that retains calves in the fall. I use the word “chore” loosely, because on crews like the one at the RO, where sickness is treated with injections of antibiotics, oral probiotic paste, and nylon, it’s a fairly fun chore that involves lots […]

A Girl’s Guide for Going Outside

September 20, 2015
Tayler Teichert

So you are dating a cowboy huh? I’m not talking about the weekend warrior rodeo kind either. I’m talking about the kind of cowboy that works on a real ranch, and has cowboy tan lines, and sleeps outside on occasion, and takes care of other business outside. If you are a ranch girl or an […]

Great Basin Ranching Terms

September 18, 2015
Jolyn Young

Out here in the Great Basin, aka “The Basin of Greatness,” we have a few region-specific terms and phrases that aren’t commonly used in other parts of American cow country. With the buckaroo culture’s rising popularity reaching other regions in recent years via national magazines and horsemanship clinics, most folks know what a rodear and […]

Regional Ranch Terms

August 31, 2015
Jenn Zeller

I posted on my personal Facebook Page a while back, something about bringing an Owly Cow in from the pasture.  That statement had folks asking me, what the heck is an Owly Cow? This brought forward an idea for a blog post from none other than the awesome, Jolyn. The suggestion? Write a blog post […]

Gotta Get Down? Get A Get-Down Rope.

August 27, 2015
Jolyn Young

Cowboys all over cowboy country use bridles on their horses, and out here in the Great Basin we add a get-down rope onto a bridle outfit as well. A buckaroo never leads his horse by his bridle reins, as that can bump the bit against the roof of his horse’s mouth, causing pain and damage. […]