Sorting
This is my trick horse Rusty showing that he really is a working ranch horse. He has been trained almost completely with positive reinforcement, is ridden seldom, and actually works…
Read moreTwins!
Or not. Almost though, in name if nothing else. We went out to check the cows. One of our cows had a calf. It was up and standing next to…
Read moreThe Rest Of The Story
I’ve been sharing stories of mad cows and dying calves. Those are the exceptions, the odd ones out that make for a good story. I feel like I should tell…
Read moreThe Good Fight
At least it wasn’t snowing. Much. That was something. It was cold though, bitterly so. I was finishing my lap through the cows. Nothing was going on. The one calf…
Read moreHiding
The calf lay alone on the hillside. Still and quiet he hid as baby calves do. Never moving except his eyes as they followed me around. I needed his mom…
Read moreCompany For Breakfast
Laying in bed late on a weekend morning, luxuriating in that place between wakefulness and sleep. Not having to get up yet. Until the children ran to the door. “There…
Read moreSnow Stories
It’s still snowing today. The second day of it. Not a blizzard, not for us at least. A decent amount of snow and we can hear the wind howling out…
Read moreWorking Calves
I never did put an ear tag in Booter. I don’t remember why. Probably just never bothered. I know I had planned on running them all through and giving them…
Read moreClicker Training Cows?
We brought the small bunch of cows home today. Just twelve pair and a bull a couple of miles from home. All of my cow calf pairs are inn this …
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