Posts Tagged ‘Ranching’

Animal Rights V. Animal Welfare

May 29, 2015
Jenn Zeller

I figure most of you reading this are involved in livestock, their production, or wish to be at some point in time. There’s a distinction missing in today’s society about the difference between animal rights and animal welfare, and I thought this a good time to give us all a refresher course on the subject. […]

Ellie the Calf

May 14, 2015
Jenn Zeller

I’m pretty sure Spring is in full swing.   The wild onions are sprouting.   The Meadowlarks call to one another.   There are ducks everywhere (including our calving corral this morning), and the world is turning an emerald shade of green. There’s been plenty of wind, it’s currently raining, and there’s muddy gumbo everywhere […]

Cowboy Quotes

May 11, 2015
Jolyn Young

Cowboys have their own slang and way of looking at things that can produce some pretty unique quotes, a small handful of which are even printable on a family website. When they’re not ridin’ the bad and ropin’ the wild, they’re often making the rest of us laugh – or at least pause for a […]

The Great Escape

April 22, 2015
Jenn Zeller

It was a lovely, unseasonably warm, early April Saturday night.  There was extra family in from town, and plans were made to go to dinner at our local steakhouse, about 13 miles away, because what do ranchers eat when they’re not eating their own steak? Steak.  I’d spent the day doing various chores, doctoring a […]

How To Roll Your Bed

April 20, 2015
Jolyn Young

If your boss tells you to “roll your bed” in the middle of the workday, it’s not a good thing. It means you got fired. There is nothing left to do but pack up your bed roll and personal belongings, then stop at the ranch office on your way out to pick up your last […]

Girls Can Shoe, Too

April 10, 2015
Jolyn Young

When I left my California home to cowboy in Nevada in my early twenties, I took my dad’s old horseshoeing tools and a basic knowledge of how to use them. My dad showed me how to trim, rasp and level a foot, but we got cut short on time when it came to the lesson […]

Calving Fun Facts

March 19, 2015
Tayler Teichert

It is no secret that calving makes most people weird! I am no exception either… in fact I may be the rule. To help keep my sanity I try to find something fun and time consuming to do while I wait for heifers to calve. A few years ago I wrote a rap called, This […]

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 […]

Hauling Horses, Part 1

October 27, 2014
Jenn Zeller

I’ve hauled several hundred thousand miles, just me, my dogs and my horses (and my dad, when I was a teenager). I started pulling my horses behind me, nearly as soon as I got my driver’s license.  As such, I’ve become quite adept at handling things that can go wrong when traveling, and how to […]

How To Get A Cowgirl Out Of Her Pants

August 1, 2014
Tayler Teichert

  In my previous post, Weakness, I showed a bit of my serious side but it is time that you saw the side of me that is showing 87.2% of the time. The spazzy, hot mess me. You should get excited for this story. The scene was reminiscent of Christmas morning in Idaho, only this […]