Faces to the wind….
Dx Buenos Noches: aka Woodrow Call
More faces to the wind…
Shuttle Is Home!
23 Sep posted by
Jill and Brandon got here at 5am on Sunday morning and they had Shuttle in tow!
I don’t have photos, but I can tell you she’s still beautiful and she looks amazing and she’s fat and she’s sassy and I love her and I missed her, but I don’t think she remembers me, which makes me really really sad.
She’s trotting around sound, and wanted to play *wild mustang* when she got out. So much so that she’s swelled her front legs up. Poor girl. I’m glad I can blow in her nose again and put my face in her mane and rub on her and love her. I don’t like that there isn’t a stall to put her in to keep her mane tangle free or to keep her up so she can be beautiful and I had to have a good cry about that last night. Jill says she’s a broodmare now and I should be glad about that.
Some Cowgirl I Am!
19 Sep posted by
Yeah, so exactly 2 days ago I’m sayin’ “Sure, I’m a cowgirl now, because I do things that cowgirls would do!” But I’ll be damned if I’m not still a girly girl.
I don’t know how these South Dakota girls do it anyway.
Seriously.
No tanning beds for miles.
No Spas.
No manicures; and worse yet, NO Pedicures!
No Gyms.
And gawd, I’m in need of one. I don’t know how it’s happened; maybe it’s Granny’s cooking (Granny is Zach’s mom) and all the lard she uses, and her fry bread, well, it’s the devil. If I want to run, I could, I could run on the road, where there are snakes. Wait, are cowgirls supposed to be afraid of snakes?
There is a home gym here, and I’ve used it exactly twice, and I’m hoping that in 2 weeks I’ll start to notice a difference, but the hours I keep to eat don’t help. And bacon for breakfast (EVERY MORNING) probably doesn’t help either. Eating late might be bad too, but the schedule is what it is and well, I can’t help that, can I?
But anyway, I am in need of some hair coloring and some sassy color on my legs, and maybe I just got spoiled living in the city. If I needed something- like say wrapping paper it was close. Now I have to have a list, because the nearest Wal-Mart is 50 miles away! Amazon.com is helpful, an awful lot. Inevitably, I forget stuff. Every. Single. Time. I. Go.
I don’t really know what the point of all this is. I’m not complaining. I mean, I gave up working in the financial field to ride horses everyday, as that is what I enjoy most. I guess this cowgirl, wants her cake and would like to eat it too…
Tis The Season…
18 Sep posted by
For fall shots…fa la la la la, la la de dah!
Yes, it’s fall shot season here on our ranch and neighboring outfits. We have yet to give our fall shots, and have to make it to one more ranch to help them. Seems like that’s all we’ve done this month, once to three times a week, is help neighbors gather cattle; then we sort.
When we sort it is often done one of two ways (there are others)… But if you want to “pour” the cows then they are sorted off and worked separate from the calves. “Pouring” is the term used if you’re going to put fly spray or wormer on their backs. It works systemically through their skin. In the fall, most cows aren’t given shots- they get their shots at brandings, usually when they are treated for of all things, STDs.
Some people don’t pour their cows during fall shots. If they don’t get poured, we’re able to sort them out and then you’re left with the calves. The calves are always poured, are given a couple or three shots, and if needed, de-horned.
The people that don’t pour them during fall shots, will pour them when they bring them in to Preg-check them. I’m going to get to learn to do that this year, so that should be interesting. I bet I’ll get tired of seeing cow ass.
I’m learning a lot and I love it and I’m done saying “I got to play cowgirl today”, because I reckon, I’ve turned into one.
Flash, You’re the BEST!
8 Sep posted by
Flash is one of my old lesson horses. I actually bought him for a student of mine to learn to ride on, and to learn to run barrels on, and she quickly outgrew his ability, because he’s as old as the hills! She rode him from October through April of 07 and then bought a pro-caliber barrel horse. I bought Flash back from them, so I could have another lesson horse.
He served me well for his time with me, and babysat many a kiddo.
When I made the move to South Dakota, he was in high demand, as folks were asking to purchase him. I had already promised to give him to my friend, Lacee, for her daughter Rilee, at a point in time when I was done using him. I leased him to a student for the summer, and Rilee was able to get him a couple weeks ago. I photos!
I wish Rilee the best of luck with Flash- may he serve you well, be your friend, and take care of you through thick and thin!
And There Were Cheers
3 Sep posted by
Last week when Jill took Shuttle in for a checkup!
The x-rays were clean, and on a scale of 1-5 she’s a 1!!!!!
So still a bit lame at the trot, but he wants to see her again in 60 days.
She’ll be here on the 20th! Yeah! 17 more days and I’ll see Jill! and Shuttle! and Versace! and Brandon! and Paris! Then there will be, hopefully, a fun-filled week of fun, and barrel races, and horses and riding, and just general greatness!
Doc said that in 60 days to have the vet that will be seeing her call him and they’ll talk about what to do etc. I’m so excited that she’s better, and even more excited that she’s coming home to me!
I believe that I won’t ride her next year. That we’ll breed her and let her have the year off to be a momma!
