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Wyo Wild Ride Ranch Rodeo and Horse Sale Recap
August 22, 2016
Savanna Simmons
The Wyo Wild Ride Ranch Rodeo and Horse Sale in Gillette is a marathon weekend in June each year with a smattering of events and entertainment. This year, in addition to the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association sanctioned event, barrel racers and team ropers competed Friday in an open competition, with the top five competing during […]
‘The Daddy of ‘Em All’ 2016
August 1, 2016
Savanna Simmons
My dear friends invited me to tag along with them to Cheyenne Frontier Days 2016 on Tuesday, July 26, the fourth performance. We attended the highly-awarded outdoor rodeo, where we were blissfully cooled by rain drizzles, watched and played in the carnival, and of course, shopped the huge variety of vendors who traveled in from […]
Halter-breaking While Mounted; Part 1
June 14, 2016
by Savanna Simmons
The cowboys of the ranch by which we’re employed were contracted in February to start several colts for an outside source. Two of the cowboys started halter-breaking the colts for the first few days from atop trusty mounts. Doing so gives the human a few advantages and makes starting smoother on both horse and human. […]
Cowboy Chiggers
March 5, 2016
Tayler Teichert
Shifting, left to right, right to left but nope, nothing was comfortable. I was sick of standing on my feet. We were about 5 calves in after we had just swapped ropers, and I was restless. We had a crew of four – two up heading and heeling and the other two working the ground […]
DIY Tire Chains from the Untidy Ranch Pickup
February 7, 2016
Rachel Larsen
Last week, the January weather bore more resemblance to a late-March thaw, than true Winter. Though windy, the ice and snow were melting and the ground was soft and muddy. Softer and muddier, than I had anticipated when I made a veterinary appointment for my broodmares. I left my home at 9am to prepare for […]
Cowboy Gypsy
January 24, 2016
Tayler Teichert
Cowboy Gypsies aren’t supposed to have a truck load of belongings and a trailer full of 6 horses. It makes up and moving a lot less glamorous, fun, and stress free. I’m stuck between wanting wings and roots. The roots in me tell me to buy the bed and keep the old school green carpet […]
The Boss
December 21, 2015
Tayler Teichert
They have to decide when to move the cattle. They have to make friends with the BLM and Forest Service. They decide who is up in the branding pen and who works ground crew. They have to decide when the dew is right to bale the hay. They have to market the calves and ensure […]
Cow Camp: A Wife’s Perspective
July 30, 2015
Jolyn Young
Cow camp living is so romantic that I went out and bought myself a Glock. I might have a different attitude if I was the one rolling my bed for a week or more of camping fun with horses and cows, but since I’m now the cowboy’s wife staying home alone in an empty house […]
Being a Cowboy-Girl
November 13, 2014
Tayler Teichert
Ever see those window stickers on a big 4WD truck that says ‘Silly Boys, Trucks are for Girls’? Well, I’ve seen a handful in my day. I have had many people tell me I should slap one on my truck and I, tactfully as possible, told them, no thank you, those are corny. I have […]
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