Posts Tagged ‘ranch life’

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 […]

Living The Dream

October 30, 2015
Richelle Barrett

The following could sum up any number of mornings spent moving cows around from field to field; heaven compared to my weekly day job.  This cool morning starts early; before sun-up early. The horses’ backs are fresh and cold, and their youth begins to show as they dance around in the dim yellow light of […]

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 […]

And The Race Is On!

September 30, 2015
Jan Swan Wood

Years ago I got a call to help move some pairs to summer pasture. I had never done any day work for the outfit, but agreed to come and bring my then nine year old son and arrive just a little before dark thirty. We got to the place and headed out to gather the […]

Western Wednesday

September 23, 2015
Jenn Zeller

There’s something romantic about the west… Though some would consider South Dakota to be part of the Midwest.  But, West of the Missouri, where we live, you’ll find sagebrush and spaces so vast you can see for miles. There’s nothing romantic, however, about feeding cows in a minus 30.  I’m just saying. So we will […]

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 […]

How To Improve Your Horsemanship Without Riding A Horse

September 9, 2015
Jolyn Young

The best way to keep a brand-new custom made saddle looking brand-new is to break your back (hi, Rolly Lisle!) or get pregnant (um, that’d be me) immediately after picking it up from the saddle shop. I was born on a ranch and have rode horses for a living and worked on ranches as an […]

Humble Pie

September 6, 2015
Richelle Barrett

Growing up on a ranch certainly was the best childhood I could have ever asked for. Being a ranch kid taught me respect, honor, and work ethic. My parents instilled the morals I still live by today, and for that I will be eternally grateful.  I learned how to ride as soon as I could […]

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 […]

A Windy Morning Ride.

August 29, 2015
Kay Schrock

Here on the ranch, Saturdays start out like every other day; eggs in the frying pan and hot coffee before the husband pulls on some work-boots. He heads out to work, while I start scrubbing bathrooms and floors. Today though, I pulled on some boots and went with him. He needed to ride through pairs, […]