The Working Ranch Blogosphere

The old adage, “No foot, no horse” still holds true today and certainly applies to the working cowdog.
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Turning 40 this year has made me look at life in a different way. Everyone says that I'm still young and I know they're right, but statistically speaking my life is half over.
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A cold front came through last night, and not only did it bring a much needed rain, but also our first calf. I've been watching those heifers bag up for going on a week or so, just holding their breath until a good norther blows in with the wet cold snow that makes it oh so much fun. Sure enough, it came through last night, and I had a fresh one in the a.m. It was a nice little heifer calf for a first calf heifer. She was up and sucking in no time, so it looks like she'll be o.k. It also looks like the snow might hold off, so that's a good thing as well...I think. On second thought we are pretty dry. Let it snow, let it snow, and so forth and so on.
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"There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I hired on with this outfit." The young lad shoulda known better. This quote was not only on a pic in the owner's den, but on a bumper sticker on the chore truck, in the tackroom, and right next to the squatter in the bunkhouse just in case you missed it. Well, despite the decorative mood of the john, he did just that.
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I was having a conversation the other day with a buddy of mine and we were talking about a low-stress cattle handling event. We were talking about how the industry as a whole seemed to be catching on. I remember mentioning to him that we better be paying attention with all the folks running around with cameras on their phones and what not. With the right music and special effects, a cow slipping on some wet concrete could end up making some cowboy look pretty bad.
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Buckaroo Trading, Barter Town (for swapaholics), cowpunchers swap shop. You know what I'm talking about? If you don't, you should.
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Hello from HouseBrokeCowgirl! The following post is the 3rd in a series featured on my website titled, “Lookin’ Back.” Please visit www.housebrokecowgirl.com to read the rest of the series. Happy Reading! ~Jerri Joy
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A Big Day For Coming 2-Yr Old Heifers
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So, you surviving the drought or do you actually live in the only oasis left in America?
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Photos by Angela Nash and Brett Haas
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