The Kids

Goat kids that is. I know y’all have waited a really, really, really long time to see these adorable babies. I managed to catch them a few days ago when they were in the corral, hanging out with our feeder steers. In case any of you are wondering, the feeder steers are those that we feed up to eat. And it’s the best. Beef. Ever.

Ok. I might be hungry- seeing as how I haven’t had breakfast yet this morning. So pardon me becoming sidetracked.

There’s a boy and a girl- the boy looks like his daddy, who is affectionately referred to as “Goatie- Goat”; though I like to refer to him as the cream-puff-colored billy goat.

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His sister looks just like the Nanny- who has no name. I know, we’re original around here.

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They’re all about jumping on and off stuff.

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This is the closest the nanny has let me get to her since she had these kids. She’s all about traveling and hiding out and keeping them away from us. Darn her.

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Adorable!

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Peek-a-boo!

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I am pretty sure that the nanny must’ve told Goatie-Goat that it was his turn with the kids for a while, because she walked off and left them!

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It’s A Dog’s Life

I don’t give my dog(s) enough love on this blog. As I typed that, the cowboy says, “Whatever!”

I do love my little, now-one-eyed, Papillon named Higgins.

And I’m pretty sure, that furry little bugger loves me too!

Let’s don’t talk about how many times I had to back up to get these shots. He just wouldn’t stay put. He was certain I should rub him.

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You’re so cute and furry. It’s one of the reasons I love you!

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You’re also a dirty,cockleburr-infested, little ranch dog who happens to have the cutest feet!

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Yes. The cutest, furriest feet!

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Weekly Twitterings From the Ranch

  • ugh. firefox keeps crashing my computer. #
  • if you are pro-animal welfare and a rodeo fan, you should read this: http://bit.ly/cqEOc1 #
  • if you are pro-horse processing, let's vote on this poll: http://bit.ly/ajNTxs or comment on her posts. let's hit her w/a dose of reality. #
  • RT @agropinion: RT @DutchReaganite: Sarah Palin: Global Warming Is More Like a Snow Job: http://url4.eu/1S16O (via @dncfail) #palin2012 #
  • must. go. see. chiropractor. first. thing. in. the. morning. #
  • and here comes the cold front. #
  • oh she's irreverent and not funny. clearly detached from the realities of the horse industry. http://bit.ly/9ZKOnn #
  • RT @danceswithu: @homesteasEd There isnt much I can do with gloves on I HATE wearing gloves/ you and me both sistah! #
  • RT @tedrubin: HOME SWEET HOME! :-) / there's no place like hom! #
  • what a hockey game! omg. #USA #
  • anybody know what the shots on goal were in #USA v. Canada? #
  • RT @AlphaMares: U.S.A. …U.S.A …U.S.A …U.S.A!!!!! ……Wooo HOO #
  • Gold for Bode Miller tonight. So happy for him! #
  • shots on goal- 45 canada 22 #usa #hockey #
  • best ice skate covers ever. they made them look like cowboy boots. i heart them. #
  • RT @cowjon: Whoever decided that ice dancing should be shown instead of hockey should be punched in the glitter nudie suit./ u crack me up! #
  • RT @MegRaeB: Finished up by pineapple upside-down cake./ yummy! i've never made one. #
  • if you're tired of hearing about Tiger Woods, this blog's for you! http://bit.ly/d53uG6 #
  • RT @scottriverranch: http://twitpic.com/14oc9c – Big Ag Annie with her triplets/ oh my gawd! sooooo cute! #
  • morning twitterverse #
  • RT @horsefamilymag: We have 2 unpaid internships available for qualified college students. DM for details! #
  • coffee is brewing, the skies are clear 4now; I plan to ride as much as the mud will let me! probably will work my colts horseback 2day. #
  • RT @robynbeazley: I love that it's starting to get light earlier – spring is near ;) / my horses are letting go of their winter hair! #
  • what r y'all doing 2day? i know @thekansascowboy is calving heifers and looks like @scottriverranch is lambing. how bout the rest of u? #
  • RT @GreenRanchMom: Good Morning, no new calves last nite @ EbersoleCattleCo. We shall see what today brings/ how's the weather? #
  • don't forget that I am a dealer for CSI Saddle pads! The best pad on the market! #
  • i'd like to place an order for some pads today, so if you're interested, please let me know! #
  • RT @shaunhaney: The water cooler was pretty quiet this morning after last nights hockey debacle./ no debacle. the usa kicked canada's arse! #
  • RT @WesternGlamour: Good Morning Glam Girls!!!/ morning! #
  • whoo hoo! going to see the chiro at 11! #
  • heading out to feed. and say good morning to be awesome herd of horses. i heart them. all of them. even the one that tried to kill me. #
  • So far the chiro is great! Going shopping at the cutest boutique across the street afterward. And then lunch somewhere! #
  • does fried chicken get better than chicken express? i think not. #
  • OMG. just got an email from a girl that now owns 1of the nicest horses i ever trained. she wants me 2help her sell him: http://bit.ly/7aiIe1 #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: RT @NTBSeeds @mariclefarm @AgUnited4SD: Lawsuit filed against the Humane Soc. United States http://bit.ly/ciVNz8/ finally #
  • RT @PBHoss: Your keyboard should shock you when you misuse their/there/they're. / true story!!!!!! #
  • RT @TenaBastian: If Cowgirls ran the country, Veterans would be honored and celebrated. The American flag would still stand for something #
  • has been cleaning the barn and using mama's washer to wash horse boots while she isn't here to be upset about it. lol. #
  • ok. now my adjustment is making me sore. #
  • RT @GreenRanchMom: One good thing about winter. No one ever knows that you didn't get dressed today 'cause you put bibs over your Jammies. #
  • On our way to the barrel race. Run Gump run! #
  • Someone didn't do a very good jockeying her horse tonight. #
  • My bad run that was 2 seconds off still netted me a check. Thank god 4divisional format. Paid 4 my fees, fuel and gives me some spare change #
  • we're home. horses are fed and partially tucked in. i must release the demon (grandpa horse) once all my other steeds finish eating. #
  • for the love of pete, can it stop snowing already? #
  • morning twitterland. i'm awake. not by choice either. lol. #
  • And the snow for North Texas is on its way. Yeehaw. Not. #
  • and it's snowing. #
  • has no idea who is going 2feed and tend 2her chickens while the cowboy is here. cowboy's baby brother Bud refuses. and who'll feed my cats? #
  • i'm tired of you folks from up north telling me you have clear blue skies. stopit already. you know who you are @rushridge lol. #
  • RT @ChuckJolley: Confused about HSUS claims? Read this – http://causematters.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/a-note-to-hsus-genuinely-grassroots/ #
  • RT @cownutritionist: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” ~Brian Littrell #
  • RT @M7Laurie: Good Mornin' Friends! Cheers with Coffee #1 @BeckyDMBR @SpiritofHorse @lovemyponies @rushridge @WeekendCowgirl @lecheval #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: Brent Graef's young horse handling class is for horse people who want to learn feel, timing, and balance/ sounds fun #
  • if you're tired of hearing about Tiger Woods, this is the funniest thing you'll read! @cowgirl_ve rocked it! http://bit.ly/d53uG6 #
  • and i'm going to drag myself out of bed. time to make coffee and feed my steeds. #
  • i cannot for the life of me figure out how to use the mr. linky at i heart faces. why is it so hard? #
  • RT @AR_ranchhand: Just the fact that the sun is out in full force this morning makes it a great start to the day!/ zip it! snow here in tx! #
  • someone is really sore from her chiro visit. maybe i won't be so sore tomorrow? #
  • I believe my cold is back. crud! #
  • oh, and ride. i did mention that right? or does that come as a given? #
  • to be more diligent about cleaning them, but it makes for much better drainage. #
  • one cupajo down; going to feed my steeds now. #
  • horses are fed. if i could learn to speak horse as fluently as my grandpa horse, i'd be set! he looks at the others, and they move! #
  • RT @scottriverranch: True source of mad cow outbreak. Rancher sipping coffee & tweeting while cows have not been fed. Ultimate mad cow./ lol #
  • RT @cowjon: http://twitpic.com/14wyd3 – Now boarding medallion level passengers./ you're killing me. but making me miss home too! #
  • if only the rest of me could run as fast as my nose. i'd probably win a marathon. #
  • RT @M7Laurie: Be sure 2 Follow @BullsandBeavers @PheasantPhun @rushridge @MountainMegs @KliewerStudio @BeckyDMBR @JanetRoper @lovemyponies #
  • RT @PheasantPhun: RT @sheriffjim: Being Politically Correct means you always have to say that you are sorry./ so true. and i aint sorry! #
  • bonus- walmart pharmacy can transfer your scripts between stores. no matter what state you're in. woot! #
  • SUPER! the snow has pretty much slid south of us and that is where it's going to stay! good place for it if you ask me. #
  • RT @scottriverranch: Bitter wind blowing out of the Trinity Alps. Can taste the snow but no flakes yet./ i like that description. #
  • good thing i'm paying attention. i just almost missed a pre-entry deadline! #
  • and i can't pre-enter online w/out my credit card. guess a trip outside is in order. #
  • my grandpa horse has claimed my mare as his own. he is sure that he is a wild stallion. my three geldings are not allowed near her! #
  • RT @cowjon: Subscribes to the notion that if you don't hurt yourself once in a while you're not trying./ what did you do? #
  • the sun is trying to make an appearance! #
  • laundry laundry. decided to do that today since i will be gone riding, someplace dry tomorrow! #
  • this coughing is killing me. #
  • covered in horse hair. #
  • time for a trip to the Best Buy for an external hard-drive. how does 1TB sound? delish if you ask my computer! #
  • 750GB and portable will have to do. It was cute. #
  • i love my cute portable external hard drive. the only way it'd be better is if it were pink! #
  • i actually have to be out of bed at 6:30 in the morning. #
  • wouldn't you know I was up at 5:20 this morning but tomorrow since i have 2 be up early in the am it will be hard to wake up. lol. #
  • i'm moving files. i love more computer storage! #
  • my poor cowboy is packing a bunch of stuff for me that i failed to pack. i have no idea where he's putting his stuff! #
  • someone's shiner is a pretty shade of green and pink. #
  • might look good together on a dress my grandmother would have worn. #
  • twitterverse. i must go. i am tired. and 6am is going to be here before i know it. #
  • morning twitterland. someone is very congested. waiting on coffee. and yes, waking up was hard. lol. #

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Weekly Twitterings From the Ranch

  • north wind. looks like the bottom could drop out of the sky. at. any. moment. no more precipitation already! #
  • the nordic combined is awesome. #
  • go USA! #
  • our first USA Nordic Combined medal! WTG Team USA! #
  • RT @tonibethscott: @thesdcowgirl ADVOCARE mixer 8pm tomorrow at Lantana; trying to pack the room! Great info! #
  • RT @ApoloOhno: Awesome race Nordic Combined! Wow…nice job boys! I'm headed to have a training session- then it's medal ceremony time. #
  • Just saw on the news that they are charging $60 to park for the All-Star game! OMG! #
  • time to feed more horses! #
  • i don't care if @verizonsupport does follow me, i'm sayin it- this dvr #sucks it is a major #fail #
  • this dale begg -smith guy seems really smug #
  • awe, nate dawg! #
  • hannah kearney getting her gold. she's so excited! #
  • my old horse is such a jerk. lol. he's hazing everyone around b/c he is the head honcho. if he weren't ancient I'd unleash WDX Nukem on him. #
  • morning tweeters! #
  • RT @homesteadEd: @thesdcowgirl You have a 29 year old horse! good owner./ thanks! he is my buddy! #
  • and it's sunny out! too bad i am struggling with a cold… #
  • Life on a reservation: http://bit.ly/cahPzK #
  • horses are fed and watered; cookies and coffee for breakfast- then a trip to the feedstore and I might make it out to go run barrels 2nite! #
  • why do people think that buying a green horse to pair with a green rider is a good idea? #horses #horsemanship #
  • RT @CowgirlOasis: I'm having de ja vu.. it's Mon again..@BigBlendMag @CarolinePutus @LIPetPros @RobinShen @lovemyponies @tj_casey @dreamon51 #
  • seriously tired of hearing, i'm buying a green horse, training it myself. then ask me 2clean up their training mess. keeps me in a job tho. #
  • RT @SaveOurWay: @thesdcowgirl We use to tell buyers that "green on Green, makes black & blue" #horses #horsemanship / so true! #
  • just because you can ride your horse doesn't mean it's broke. #horsemanship #horses #
  • RT @TroyHadrick: #Tofu eating #vegans may b responsible 4 climate change. http://bit.ly/bAaBCX go figure. tho i think climate change is bs #
  • am considering going home. i am 1mo behind on my client horses; havent made engh 2pay 4feed yet. either that or need 2get more horses 2ride #
  • RT @AndyVance: Olympic Skater Targeted by Animal Rights Extremists: Im admittedly something of an oddball when it co… http://bit.ly/9bPUaW #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: Yay! 950 followers! You are all very appreciated!!/ whoo hoo! #
  • Just got back from the feed store to see 4 geldings and one mini-donkey takinf afternoon siestas! #
  • And back to the feed store I go b/c I forgot the special feed for my special horse. The one that tried to kill me! #
  • Someone on a Parelli board recommended a horse that @dxquarterhorses has 4sale. It's a reminder what a small world we live in! #
  • tweet deck, work already #
  • One stall down. One to go. #
  • Should be dry enough to ride here on wednesday! #
  • And the grandpa horse is telling everyone where they can go! #
  • Watching snowboard cross from today. Crazy! #
  • Cross country skiing makes me tired. So to compensate I am going to run on the boremill. #
  • and the boremill wasn't terrible. time for a shower tho. lol. #
  • apparently if you don't have 4wd you aren't getting away from the ranch. the snow plows are broke down right now. awesome! #
  • our closest neighbor plowed over today. he lives 3 miles away. took him 3 hrs to get to us. #
  • i have the best cowboy ever. he cleaned my hen house and re-bedded w/fresh hay. #
  • yeah, it's not cool. #
  • RT @kendsyj: My 9yo niece is pissed that her boyfriend didn't send her flowers on vday/ that is freakin' hilarious! #
  • morning tweeters. someone feels rotten again this morning. #
  • thinking it's time for some dayquil and hot tea. who needs coffee this morning? not me. #
  • RT @DanielleMHayes: @thiscowgirllife I don't watch that, if I want to see over spray tanned whores I can go to a bar/ lmao #
  • RT @cowjon: The U.S. Is the richest nation b/c we produce more. In 1hour we out-produce Afghanistan 4the yr. Good job everybody, naptime. #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: Il House #ag & ConsvCmtee hearing on HB 4812 is 2/23/10 2:00PM. Would repeal state ban on horse processing. Support HB 4812 #
  • heading out to clean the barn and see about riding a horse or two or three or four. time to enjoy the sunshine! #
  • Jaime Buckingham Obituary Notice: Jaime Buckingham’s Obituary by the Star-Telegram.: http://bit.ly/dd366K via @addthis #
  • i wanted a workout and that's what i get- unloading 10 bags of feed, one at a time b/c it's too muddy to drive back to the barn! go me! #
  • Just spent 10 minutes trying to catch Gumpers. Then realized I didn't need to catch him. He let me walk right up to him! #horsemanship #
  • let's all support @cowgirl_ve in her renewed gym quest. Let's go Twitterland! Tell her she can do it! http://bit.ly/9NuGuy #
  • Finally getting to really clean the barn! The poop pile that is in the alley is going bye bye! Thank you sun! #
  • Note 2any of u building a barn- pea gravel is a bad idea 4barn alley flooring. Not mine either. Was here when the place was purchased. #fail #
  • Just had the best lope departures on her horse to date! Go gump! #
  • Colt has his head in the barn playing w/a shovel. Think my fever is back. It's 40 dgrs outside n Im wearing more layers than at 20. Freezing #
  • Me Three! RT @Skinnyhorse: Me too! RT @cowgirlbarbie: People who just freakin get it SO rock my world. #
  • back from the viewing. nice to see old friends. the circumstances sucked. #
  • wanna see winter in Texas? http://bit.ly/ashhKf here you go! #
  • Morning tweets! #
  • RT @AdventureMomJ: Honoring Parents &Resisting Rebellion: Pls join me as I read &review a chapter of The Power of a… http://bit.ly/bQyKXR #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: #whinnywednesday wishes: @RubbingElbows @Lansterman @Infohorse @besthorsegifts @lecheval @fordofocala @4everequine #
  • i am up and at 'em! making coffee! #
  • RT @PheasantPhun: Good Morning twitter camp, how is everything around your fire this fine morning??/ pretty good. could kick this cold tho! #
  • and my ears hurt. #
  • why would someone promoting vegan jobs choose to follow a rabid carnivore such as myself? #
  • RT @AR_ranchhand: @thesdcowgirl Hey sounds like they really need 2kno 101 Reasons to eat meat! haha #101toEatMeat http://tinyurl.com/yeelkgf #
  • in case you missed it- http://bit.ly/aKZYtX #
  • RT @TheLoneCowgirl: Started my day laughing at Sh*t My Dad Says: "Hate is just a special kind of love we give to people who suck." #
  • Great funeral service. #
  • On our way to catch up with friends over 'ritas! #
  • I love good friend, margaritas and mexican food #
  • RT @tonibethscott: the cleanse starts tomorrow!!!!/ let mw know how it goes! #
  • And I have been talked into another drink! #
  • back from dinner and drinks w/long-lost friends. horses are fed and watered. watching the olympics. #
  • i hate funerals. have i mentioned that lately? #
  • as sad as today was it was great seeing old friends! #
  • speed skating is so cool. #
  • there is a skunk living under my barn. #
  • ok twitterland. this cowgirl has to get some sleep so she can be her best tomorrow! #
  • RT @phildawgkey: I'll b on AgriTalk promoting "Going Local" in less than 1hr 10:15 (CST). B sure 2listen &visit http://bit.ly/bjP8ei 2join. #
  • morning tweeters. feeling marginally better today. it's dry enough to ride. all day. so guess what i'll be doing? #
  • it is gorgeous outside! the perfect spring day. ground is dry. having coffee, breakfast, running errands and then off to saddle ponies! #
  • RT @FarmerHaley: somebody is addicted! RT @BrandFarms: 1sttime I've checked twitter in about 4hrs; I feel so lost. Did I miss anything? #
  • morning to my #twitcoffeeclub friends! #
  • Errands are done! Saddling my first horse of the day! #
  • Someone forgot to feed grandpa this morning! Talk about equine! #
  • Horse #e #
  • Horse #2 #
  • It's raining horse hair! Hallelejuh! It's raining hair! #
  • Someone has an over-fed under ridden stud horse! Lol #
  • Schooling a girl in the art of nanny slamming! #
  • RT @ApoloOhno: "If I have given my all& still dnt win, I haven’t lost. Others might remember winning or losing; I remember the journey." AAO #
  • Headed to the barrel race with the Gumper! #
  • Traffic traffic everywhere! #
  • Won our first money of 2010. #
  • beer and a hotdog for supper to celebrate our first win of 2010. still have plenty of room for improvement! #
  • A stupid windows update has kicked me off my computer. I really hate you Vista. #
  • My throat feels swollen shut. The beer is supposed to help with that! I felt great all day! @cowjon #
  • I may not make it 2bed early. Windows decided 2update which means I can't skype w/my cowboy! I can't go 2bed w/out seeing his handsome face! #
  • My cowboy will be here to see me this time next week! #
  • Plus I just got everyone fed and have to feed hay a second time…@tonibethscott where are you people watching? #
  • Seriously you are going to get a perfectly cleaned up image? I am watching Human Target in case anyone is wondering about that randomness. #
  • Tomorrow is going to be even better than today! Will have freshly worked up ground to ride on; no appts. Just ride, ride, ride! #
  • Looks like my computer is restarting gor the first of however many times. #
  • RT @scottriverranch: Close to 18% ($2.5 trillion) of U.S. gdp 4 medical. 1/2 aliments food related. #
  • My computer is still working. Ugh. #
  • I Love my twitter friends! Good morning everyone! #
  • Here's some good #FF Friends: @CertAngusBeef @TenaBastian @cyzyall08 @weekendcowgirl @debflood @lopps_1999 @beckyDMBR @m7laurie #
  • #FF Cowboys: @cowjon @pbhoss @jefffowle @thekansascowboy @ar_ranchhand @scottriverranch @troyhadrick #
  • a truly collected horse comes from proper training; not just collection exercises. #horsemanship #
  • #FF some super cool, hip peeps: @cyzyall08 @kendsyj @smileegirl @daniellemhays @cowgirllawyer @homesteaded #
  • i have a herd of sorrel horses standing around saying, where's breakfast? ok. well there's a gray one, a paint one and a dun one too…lol #
  • RT @MissJessH: Why does Cngrss have 2pass bills in such a aggrssve manner, 4themselves? Why cnt they just do what their CONSTITUENTS WANT? #
  • RT @MissJessH: I say we vote EVERY1 out of office &stick randomly selected citizens in their spots every 2yrs, no more profes. politicians #
  • any1 have sources on the barbiturates used 2kill horses having a multiple kill rate if ingested by other species feeding on the carcass? #
  • RT @thesdcowgirl: any1 hve srces on barbiturates used 2kill horses having a multiple kill rate if ingested by others feeding on the carcass? #
  • omg. the evil suv is back: http://bit.ly/cWpCsV can we learn to write ppl? the suv didn't crash in2 the building. the person driving it did! #
  • sonofabiscuit…snow for us in the forecast again for tuesday. hello? anybody out there. THIS IS TEXAS! #
  • RT @rushridge: Muting the TV until Tiger Woods is done talking. WHO CARES!/ exactly! #
  • The wheels on the tractor go round and round, workin' up the ground, round and round… #
  • Until the tractor nearly runs out of diesel. Then the wheels are stationary. At home we have a diesel tank. No diesel tank here. #fail #
  • Three horses saddled. An overfed stud turned out and one horse rode. So far this day is going great! #
  • Watching an over-fed stud run around like a wild stallion! He makes me laugh! #
  • How many of you will ride colts when no one else is around? Just curious. #
  • I smell like cut heal. #
  • And it's sprinkling. Mother nature officially hates me! #
  • And now it's sunny. Maybe she needs prozac?! #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: @besthorsegifts more time 2catch on 2the feel then back 2busnss as usual. "Make the right thing obvious." Bill Dorrance. #
  • lunch time. what to eat, what to eat? #
  • this lady cracks me up! RT @danceswithu: @thesdcowgirl I dont feel healthy sooo Im goin with the flow. #
  • RT @GreenRanchMom: I think i just totalled my truck/ uh oh! are you ok? #
  • RT @lopps_1999: @PheasantPhun Mr. Rounds said the flooding is going to be bad this spring/ go figure. how much snow do u have now? #
  • ok. headed back out to ride @dxquarterhorses DX Jurassic Classic aka Dino, for the 13th time! #
  • Someone managed to get bucked off a perfectly gentle quiet colt today. Go me! #
  • Seriously the art of proofreading &writing w/correct grammar are gone. At a restaruant w/my folks and there are at least 4 errors on menu! #
  • At Braum's getting ice cream. Eveyone in town is here too! Lol. #
  • RT @cowboyalex: Spending the weekend solo, was abandoned by the family./ uh oh! lol. #
  • dammit. i lost a hair pin in my wreck today. lol. #
  • loves @dxquarterhorses WDX Nukem! LOVE HIM! http://bit.ly/cRy8Nt #
  • RT @stablesolutions: Who's watching the Olympics while tweeting?/ me! me! me! #
  • can someone explain 2me what the difference is btwn the Super G and the Downhill? #
  • morning twitterworld. i'm rockin' the black eye look this morning. off to ride for the day. happy Saturday! #
  • got lessons given, got a new colt in to train; have another lesson in an hour but 4now am watching Feel, timing and Balance w/Tom Dorrance #
  • I am so sore from yesterday's incident! #
  • Two man bobsled is awesome! #
  • Go fast USA 1 !!!! #
  • RT @rodeolivestock: Trevor Brazile was 7.0 to win the tie down roping championship at San Antonio./ he's da bomb! #
  • Leave it to a #NASCAR driver to build a fast bobsled! #
  • RT @rodeolivestock: Lindsay Sears wins the Barrel Racing at San Antonio and $17,111/ go Lindz! #
  • Bobsledding looks like somuchfun!!!! #
  • RT @ashley018: how is it that i can go on pretty much no sleep for so long…./ because you are young! Just wait. Lol. #
  • I have had trouble staying awake tonight. Since I fell asleep this afternoon I have been on and off in and out. I am done. #
  • RT @WeekendCowgirl: Morning Tweets! Hope you all have a good Sunday./morning to you too #
  • morning here! raining this morning, but there's a barrel race, so i'll be hooking up to head out shortly! #
  • i think i'll wait to leave until this passes: http://www.weather.com/outlook/map/interactive/75028?zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar #
  • it is hailing. awesome! #
  • have you seen the radar this morning? #
  • we have a winter weather advisory for monday and tuesday now. seriously? #
  • time to make coffee… #
  • according to the weathermen, the showers should subside by 10am. lucky me. i was barely dried out from the stupid snow! #
  • my black eye is really pretty this morning! #
  • RT @Fillyflair: @thesdcowgirl Hey, We have 10% off all our western belts today only! http://bit.ly/d3L6K3! I am also a SD cowgirl :) / fun #
  • ok. going out. in the rain. to feed. we're drowning again down south. ugh. #
  • RT @scottriverranch: Watching new born lambs explore while enjoying hot cup of java./ ah the life! #
  • we are literally flooded again. going to the barrel race will be a game time decision b/c i'm going to make a rotten mess getting in N out #
  • RT @LauriStruve: @PheasantPhun it's cloudy but a fab day to be alive! What's up at the ranch?/ any day we are alive is a FAB day! #
  • o to go or not to go. do i tear up the ground to get out, and tear it back up getting in- when it's not even dry from the last rain/snow? #
  • RT @PBHoss: #Ag folks, ideas where @podchef can get a used stock trailer near NW Washington?/ ask @thehollylane her husband knows everyone! #
  • RT @HorsemansDVDmag: You only fail your horse if you quit him or lose your cool./ #horsemanship our horse can only do what he thinks we want #
  • animal rights v. animal welfare. http://bit.ly/9nTY6t #
  • if i'm going i gotta get my horses saddled and my truck hooked up. #
  • if i stay home, i can catch my colt, and the client colt and spend some time in a muddy roundpen with them. that could be fun! #
  • RT @Infohorse: @thesdcowgirl Flip a coin./ don't you love his logic? #
  • if i stay, i can clean my barn, play w/my colt, get paid to play with another one, get a mud bath caused by both colts, and saddle my 5yo. #
  • and it will be dry enough tomorrow for me to go to a closer barrel race. #
  • the cheapest part of horse ownership comes w/purchasing the horse; the real expense sets in when you take proper care of it. #horsemanship #
  • going to sit with some ice on my eye before i tackle this day. #
  • done icing the eye. watched some #olympic #skicross while i was down. i am in love! i could do that! #

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Weekly Twitterings From the Ranch

  • i think my horses are getting over-fed. they're all full of themselves….but especially my outside horses. insane. lol. #
  • i want to put a chip in my dodge cummins to get better mileage and more power, of course. but where do you even start? #
  • it is snowing gray mare hair. everywhere. #
  • Heading to the furniture store w/my mother. I have to save her from herself! #
  • It is raining. Again. Dear mother nature, you are welcome to stop raining. The sooner the better. Kthnx! #
  • RT @kendsyj: A girl can only bend so far before she breaks/ I hear ya! #
  • Furniture shopping w/my mom is a teenie bit exasperating. Next time I am bringing a sketch pad and pencils so I really can draw her a pic! #
  • I still have to feed horses and make eggplant parmigana for supper. Lol. #
  • RT @LauriStruve: Only $0.19 of our food dollar goes 2farmers, & less than a nickel's worth 2corn farmers. How does this make u feel?#profood #
  • I am starving!!! Ready to call in an order of eggplant parmigiana! Lol! #
  • I really don't like trying to feed or catch horses in the dark! Have half a mind to leave everyone but pawpaw turned out for the night. #
  • Stopping by Sonic now! I love Sonic! Love it! #
  • Rain rain. Go away! #
  • RT @paisleyofficial: If the Saints lose I hve an idea: they cld change their name2 The Sinners. Lot harder 2defeat. Opens up new bag o trix. #
  • Love having a fireplace!!! #
  • loved the #budweiser friends and fences commercial tonight! #
  • I bet peta and hsus hated it! #
  • Morning twitterbugs! Pouring rain here this morning. Bummer! No riding for me! #
  • RT @ranchwife4life: @thesdcowgirl I voted the Bud commercial BEST!!!/ great plan! where do i vote? #
  • have i mentioned i'm tired of rain? #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: Support Thank A Rancher, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://bit.ly/6gggu1 #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: Rescues are all full &we still ship over 100k horses 2Canada &Mexico. Need reasonable solutions. http://bit.ly/9TqQwy #hsus #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: What is a humane alternative to equine processing when rescues are full to capacity? http://bit.ly/9TqQwy #
  • morning to my coffee gal #twitcoffeeclub #
  • my driveway is flooded. forget that i have 4wd and mud tires! i need a boat to get out! #
  • horses are upset that they ddn't get grained this am. no point giving them extra calories they won't burn off! #
  • RT @Julie_Weathers: @thesdcowgirl If they geld those wild horses it would help. And yes, the American slaughter facilities need 2b reopened. #
  • RT @Julie_Weathers: @thesdcowgirl Wrong. 1Mexican vet was cmplaining that 1 guy stabbed a horse 13 times before he hit the spine./ proof pls #
  • AAEP visit to Mexican slaughter facilities: http://bit.ly/9eqnVJ #
  • i think 1of the hard things about being in #ag putting $$ where our mouths are is that we are spending our $$ to take care of our animals. #
  • it is still raining. just talked to a client. they're saying snow on thursday now. seriously? snow. i went south! south i tell you! #
  • RT @cowjon: 39 horses died @ calico gather "most from poor bdy condition from lack of forage"-BLM. Wldn't hve died if gthrd b/f feed ran out #
  • RT @thesdcowgirl: RT @cowjon: 39 horses died @ calico gather "most from poor bdy condition from lack of forage"-BLM. / GRASS ISN'T INFINITE! #
  • yes, i'm yelling. people wide open spaces don't = a feeding free for all! grass can only support so many animals. #
  • RT @danceswithu: Really whats the point of changing out of my PJs Im not leavin the house & I already have enough laundry/ agreed! #
  • RT @animalag: Our response to HSUS-authored article published in Journal of Animal Science: http://bit.ly/cN8L5T #
  • RT @WeekendCowgirl: "Rain, rain go away…" Know I will regret saying this come July./ if u live in TX there is no truer statement! #
  • you know you're behind on your blog reading when you open your reader and you have 700 unread items. NOT cool. lol. #
  • pretty sure even my dog is sick of rain! there seems to be a lull in the precipitation! whoo hoo. #
  • anyone want to trade horse hay for a special effort stud? this is what we're reduced to in the industry now. just got an email about this. #
  • i am going to go see Miranda Lambert on Friday! whoo hoo!!!! I LOVE HER! #
  • did you know that unlike humans, horse's stomach's produce acid all the time. the human stomach only produces acid when we eat. #
  • RT @KSFarmBureau: Animal Ag Alliance's letter to Yellow Tail re: HSUS donation http://tinyurl.com/yb75hr5 #
  • i have been here a month on friday. have had horses for three weeks and have about 5 rides on my outside horses. i'm going to go broke! #
  • looks like the rain might be done for the day. whew! #
  • but now they're saying 70% chance of rain/snow on Thursday! If I have to have snow and not ride I might as well be home with my hawt cowboy! #
  • RT @TheHorse: USDA to Revise Animal Disease Traceability Approach http://bit.ly/bQ92fY / THEY DON'T LISTEN! NAIS is still on the table! #
  • going to catch up on some TV. Then cleaning stalls, I guess. Blah Blah Blah. #
  • This Verizon Fios DVR sucks! #
  • RT @FarmerHaley: @SarahHSUS I believe n animal welfare,we have a responsibility 2make sure our animals r cared 4, ur lbbying 2give them rts #
  • Watching white collar. #
  • RT @AgUnited4SD: Here are some good local South Dakota wines 2 try @strawbalewinery @PrairieBerry instead of #yellowtail @prairieberry yum! #
  • Watching burn notice now. I was behind on tv! #
  • Must bake cookies tomorrow and get a cute card ready for the v-day care package I am sending my cowboy! #
  • nooooo noooooo noooooooo! not snow! i fled the snowy north! i'm in the south! the south i tell you! #
  • RT @theamillerryan: I'm in . RT @sbsbea: Who is up for sushi in Sioux Falls on Tuesday night?/ if i lived in Sioux Falls, u cld count me in! #
  • don't forget to check out some photos from the ranch! http://bit.ly/b82Rr1 #
  • the road at home: http://bit.ly/9jvHin makes my rain look not quite so bad! #
  • RT @Heidiwriter: Join me for a little humor, "Is Proofreading a Dying Art?" http://bit.ly/7wA5L8 /yes, yes it is! #
  • oh my. i'm swimming in truck exhaust; chips and guages. it's more than i can take! #blond #
  • i am tired tweets. tired. tired. #
  • Morning tweeters- @lecheval @mcparks @m7laurie @lovemyponies @bigblendmag @cowgirloasis #
  • sunny here this morning. supposed to be 40 today. regardless i am way way way behind on my horses. big time bad behind. :-( #
  • does anyone else hate the new look of facebook? why must they make changes? #
  • don't forget to read the latest installment in the series on the horse industry: http://bit.ly/amfPIC #
  • horses r fed n watered. my hotwire fence should b hot by this afternoon, and i ought to be able to at least do some ground work w/my colts! #
  • it might be dry enough by saturday to actually give some lessons! omg. #
  • i am soooo tired. #
  • Didjay'all know it is impossible to put too many jalapeno peppers on nachos? #
  • I have a headache! I think it is safe to blame it not enough sleep! #
  • Just saw an ad for ASPCA that reminded me of HSUS ad. #
  • RT @danceswithu: Our 100lb Pitt Bull is sittin in front of heater whinin She wants it turned up/ how sweet! Love big dogs! #
  • Making homemade eggplant parmigiana tonight. Yummy! #
  • RT @featherchick: heard that Vancouver is actually running short of snow as the winter Olympics approach! Snow is being trucked, flown in! #
  • Having a dvr is great. Means you can skip ads. And I hate commercials! #
  • Wishing I had the big camera handy today. Two pretty woodpeckers were sitting in the tree, p-e-c-k-i-n-g! #
  • I wish they'd put all the episodes of Coach on dvd. #
  • Mmmmm. Fresh mozarella! #
  • Roasting eggplant smells so good! #
  • Horses are fed, stalls are cleaned, the fence is now hot. And I cooked supper! I'd say I've been productive! #
  • RT @scottriverranch: Boy! Ttwitter is so much more enjoyable than bookwork. No wonder it is so popular./ agreed! #
  • Barrel racing schedule is gettng crazy! 1 this weekend, waco for 2 runs nxt wknd, 4runs end of Feb and then to OK the first wknd of march! #
  • RT @agropinion: Now would be a good time for #agvocates to call their local CBS affiliate and offer to be a source on antibiotics./good idea #
  • What does itt say about me when I will go to the grocery store covered in hay? #
  • RT @agchick: #yellowtail donated $100,000 to the Humane Socity of the United States. HSUS= ag enemy @dyerjonathan #
  • RT @ranchwife4life: we've gone 2 a later calving date 2 cut back on labor needs #agchat / we dnt calve til April easier on mamas n babies #
  • Just talked to my almost 2yo niece via skype! I just love her! Going to get to take her 2yr portraits! #
  • My niece is bad birth control! Bad!!! #
  • Watching last night's 24. Then Idol. And maybe biggest loser or white collar! #
  • Why is this Walsh girl so stupid? Omg! http://myloc.me/3Fb2Y #
  • churned out 3 blogs yesterday and maybe used up all my words. i had nothing to say today. bummer. #
  • there is nothing better than the warmth of a horse's breath on a cold winter night. #
  • I am going to do a #FF early for @cowgirl_ve check her out! http://bit.ly/bDZsyx #
  • after feeding tonight i have to wonder what state i'm in again. it was crunching under my feet. i thought i left siberia for Texas? Hmmmm… #
  • i suppose that our 26 beats the negative 6 they have at home. #
  • morning tweeters! #
  • RT @cowjon: Lawmakers in D.C. Getting a stark reminder of climate change. The message is clear; grab a frickin shovel./ al gore is sorry! #
  • RT @amylynnezeller: Happy to know a child in need will receive new shoes b/c I just purchased TOMS. Join the mvmt: http://bit.ly/87mOQd #
  • RT @AshleyRayMusic: doing the morning show with Justin frazell @959theranch!!/ awesome! i love him! #
  • RT @cowgirlbarbie: Get to sit in on a meeting for a start-up that wants to commercialize equine stem cell therapy. Stoked! #
  • and my horse is yet again, on the other side of the hotwire fence. how does he do that? #
  • looks like someone may have copied my check card, b/c i know i did not shop at ross dress for less. NOT good! #
  • RT @cowjon: @thesdcowgirl poor Al. Ah well at least he still has the internets./ lmao. ah yes. the internets! #
  • this morning the friendly neighborhood skunk decided to kick it under my hay room for the day. peeee-ewwwww #
  • wondering if i'm going to end up NOT getting to go to the BR tonight because of frozen precip…hmmm… #
  • RT @phildawgkey: Show #YellowTail we can make an impact w/o a donation2 #HSUS Join Going Local on Facebook http://bit.ly/bjP8ei #YellowFail #
  • had a former client call me to come assess a horse for her. i love when i get calls from people who i've helped before! #
  • Just got to ride a really cute horse that my client has that she may have me make a barrel horse. Yipeee! #
  • RT @vestacaro: Nebraska Wells Fargo Bank Robbery on going now, some hostages released, SWAT Team on roof and around building./ omg! #
  • RT @vestacaro: RT @SpiritofHorse Been thru 4 blizzards this year w/my horses. Feed more hay not grain 4 best result. Heat water if possble. #
  • looks like more rain on the way! ick! #
  • RT @vestacaro: Bank Robber says he was fired from local TV station and wanted to get publicity, asked for them to come to cover robbery./lol #
  • RT @JeffFowle: Alfalfa is the most important forage legume grown in US & is the most widely adapted perennial. #agchat /love that fact! #
  • starving. having leftover eggplant parmigiana! yummy! #
  • open arena tonight instead of the barrel race. thinking i will go! hoping it doesn't rain or snow on me! #
  • #WhinnyWednesday @lansterman @besthorsegifts @equineman @ntnslykrazy @TerriCage @SageByNature @dxquarterhorses @gozencowgirl @cowgirl_ve #
  • heading out to feed again. do some groundwork with a couple of my horses. :-) #
  • going riding! yippeee skippy! #
  • Since I am covered in horse hair does that mean spring is on the way? #
  • RT @DanielleMHayes: @thesdcowgirl thats always a telltale sign, atleast we can hope lol/ maybe this will be the last snow in TX 4 the year! #
  • RT @pandpwowranch: Stallion shedding out..signs of spring &the ground under him looks like 100cats were shaved!/ my gray mare makes it snow! #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: think I have a schedule worked out that should allow me to get a ride in at least three weekdays … yay!/ oh yeah!!! #
  • i'm warmed up. going out to ride my last horse of the day. #
  • RT @NYFarmer: Was just reading online that McDonald's angus burger is not really angus, anybody know facts on this? @itweetmeat @jefffowle #
  • i gave up. i was too cold to ride my last horse. there's now in the air folks. SNOW! if i were home, i wouldn't have even ventured out 2day! #
  • sushi for dinner. i can even call the order in. that is a definite bonus to being in the city. still glad i don't live here anymore! lol. #
  • It's ask the South Dakota Cowgirl Time: http://bit.ly/9lmiZG #
  • sushi, sushi, sushi! yummy! yummy! yummy! #
  • RT @Infohorse: @thesdcowgirl Sushi, It's what's for dinner./ it is when i'm not on the ranch. the beau is bringing me #beef when he visits! #
  • http://twitpic.com/12hkts – From Friday night @aliberuta and myself. We've been friends for almost 20 years. omg. i'm old. #
  • awesome- former presidential candidate john edwards is engaged to his mistress: http://bit.ly/cF4HA7 think he could play pro golf too? #
  • GMs new Union Free Mantra: http://bit.ly/akuo2A) hmmm…. #
  • RT @Bart4570: A woman needs two animals – the horse of her dreams and a jackass to pay for it./ or in my case a hawt cowboy #
  • i am freezing. freezing i tell you. freezing. #
  • did you know men's brains have boxes, and there's a box in their brain with, gasp, nothing in it? #
  • women's brains are like an interconnected super highway. that's why we're always buzzing….lol #
  • frozen toes, frozen toes, frozen, frozen toes, toes, toes, toes! #
  • tonight i'm really missing my Texas dog. he was the best dog ever. picture forthcoming. #
  • http://twitpic.com/12ip92 – Texas Dog. The. Best. Cur. Dog. Ever. #
  • watching idol and human target #
  • RT @lopps_1999: Nothing like late night bar food/ love it! #
  • i am a control freak! seeing my living room on the webcam makes me want to clean #
  • It's a winter wonderland outside! Wth! #
  • why is is snowing in Texas? WHY!!!!!! #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: @thesdcowgirl Global waming silly!/ omg. that must be what it is. can we say that's what's hitting DC too? #
  • i wish you texas people would stop being excited by white powdery stuff. i'm not impressed. lol. #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: Rscues r full. Dnt let HSUS take more choices away frm hrse ownrs…hard Times 4a Western Icon http://bit.ly/dtFSuq #agchat #
  • morning #twitcoffeeclub there's snow coming down here this morning! #
  • going out to feed and i guess i'll take a carmera to document this weather insanity! #
  • on a positive note- if zach were here, this is the best kind of snow for making snowballs! #
  • RT @kidell: Don't know about casting the others for Steph. Plum movies, but here's Lula: http://bit.ly/12j1Nd she should be good! #
  • RT @Cowgirl_Ve: Mornin Tweets! It's so freakin pretty outside!! And that is enough/ you are so right, sister! #
  • RT @phildawgkey: Go WY! RT@MrMoneypenny:Humane Society of ParkCo. (WY) changes name so not 2b cnfsed w/ @HumaneSociety. http://bit.ly/9IaGpC #
  • coffee is done. i guess today i'll blog. and catch up on TV. i'm supposed to give a goat tying lesson this afternoon. we'll see. #
  • RT @GreenRanchMom: Well, I'm not stuck this time, just waiting on the guy in front of me to get unstuck…./ hate that! sorry! #
  • mmmmm….coffee. snow, birds playing in the trees outside. life could be worse! #
  • my sister's stuipd deaf dog got locked in the feedroom this am- how idk, but tore up a $20 bag of ultium and ate a bucket of cookies. bitch. #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: Congrats! RT @MasterSaddles: Master Saddles is now the official saddle maker of the BBR! / i better win 1 come April! #
  • RT @tonibethscott: @thesdcowgirl why is it snowing you ask? Because, last week you said you were homesick and God listens! #
  • and the snow is still falling. and while i hate to admit this, it is pretty. it's all sparkly. i really just said that. #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: @JeffFowle…just interesting that so many get away with the misuse of the brand./ hsus &peta get 2b non profits #
  • i am hungry but i don't know what i want to eat. suggestions anyone? and @blahblahblogger is right- it's a bizarre snow storm! #
  • i am making some velveeta shells and cheese. yummy. thinking i might add some rotel and chicken to it #
  • watching last night's Criminal Minds, while I eat. Yummy. #
  • still snowing. #
  • http://twitpic.com/12mllq – @tenabastian here is a robin for your viewing enjoyment! #
  • http://twitpic.com/12muai – love snuggling with my little buddy! #
  • RT @RadicalOmnivore: We Won’t Wear Fur, But We Will Wear Leather. Are We Hypocrites? http://bit.ly/9BhYBj (via ecosalon)/ i'll wear fur! #
  • RT @kidell: @TheLoneCowgirl Do u really support these wild horse activists you retweet? I had hoped you were more grounded in reality./ me 2 #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: @TheLoneCowgirl Who is going 2 pay for effective birth control?/ it won't be HUSU! R U @thelonecowgirl going 2pay 4it? #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: @TheLoneCowgirl What is viable to 1person may not be to another. The black and white of the issue is….overpopulation. #
  • RT @animalag: #YellowTail update: We hand delivered a second letter to company's director in Australia yesterday: http://bit.ly/aEd3hB #
  • RT @kidell: @TheLoneCowgirl the carcass of a euthanized horse will kill anything that feeds on it, + what feeds on that, &what feeds on that #
  • RT @kidell: Best case scenario: we put @cowjon & his compadres in charge of mnging & gathering the wild horses. They would do it rt/ true! #
  • RT @cowjon: @thesdcowgirl BLM does it's best, they care but they are government/ that's kinda how i feel about it. #
  • it's snowing cats and dogs, and my goat tying lesson girl still wants me to yell at her in the barn tonight. crazy girl. i was her once tho! #
  • i'll be back shortly- going to go feed and water my horses. #
  • RT @kidell: I would love to hear the Blackfeet family history behind the surname Makes Cold Weather./ love it! #
  • so i'm sure my texas friends think it's cold- 33 degrees outside and snowing. horses are warm and eating. #
  • at least my SD horses know what snow is all about. lol. #
  • OMG! i just got this from my american rodeo group at yahoo: http://bit.ly/cHTtZZ #
  • Goat tying lesson is done. Feet are cold. Picking up sushi. Again! What can I say? Gotta take advantage of it while I am able! #
  • watching survivor- heros and villians #
  • twubs isn't working. #
  • and Rupert is back! #survivor #
  • this snow is ridiculous. it's snowed all day! #
  • apparently #logitech #skype and #dellcomputers cant get along! *sob* #
  • omg. catching wild chickens on survivor. #
  • interesting response to my request asking people not to believe the hsus info about BLM roundups: http://bit.ly/cmKOcY suggestions? #
  • just got in from feeding- several broken trees and downed limbs from the snow b/c it is sooooo heavy #
  • we have close to a foot of snow in some places. awesome. #
  • RT @Roxyrancher: How about them Cowgirls~ #FF @kelsponies , @M7Laurie , @ThisCowgirlLife , @besthorsegifts , @SpiritofHorse @lansterman #
  • Friends #FF @lansterman @farmingmagazine @tnhomeandfarm @JeffFowle @WriteNowBiz @CertAngusBeef @scottriverranch @ranchwabble @besthorsegifts #
  • #FF Cowboys: @skinnyhorse @cowjon @pbhoss @scottriverranch @thekansascowboy @infohorse @bart4570 #
  • coffee coffee coffee….there's a foot of snow outside. again i repeat- will the real state of texas please stand up? #
  • Some awesome Friends to #FF @cowgirl_ve @m7laurie @westernglamour @homesteaded @lopps_1999 @pheasantphunn @thiscowgirllife @rushridge #
  • Some kickin' cowgirls to #FF @thehollylane @daniellemhays @cowgirlconf @thiscowgirllife @kidell @gozencowgirl @weekendcowgirl @alphamares #
  • Here's some Ag folks to #FF @agropinion @machinefinder @animalag @croplifeevent @natejtaylor @agunited @celestelaurent @farmon #
  • i'll be right back. i cannot access the internet this morning but tweet deck works. insanity , i know. #
  • The next computer I purchase will be a mac. This HP takes 5 years to re-start. And the cowboy's dell won't play nice w/skype or logitech #
  • Here's a lady that works hard for ag #FF @agropinion #
  • since it is 10:45 already do you think i could just eat a chicken salad sandwich? it's got walnuts and cranberries in it! #
  • RT @bmedia911: What's the worst death ever? Death without Christ as your Saviour. #
  • omg this chicken salad is gooooood! if you like cranberries i suppose #
  • good morning to you @cowgirloasis and @vestacaro #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: RT @aeradunz: Why #HSUS is harmful to America's Future by Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs http://bit.ly/bstL2L smart commentary #
  • RT @M7Laurie: @thesdcowgirl Just the vision of 'trail riding cows', u in a Cowgirl brides dress/outfit makes me smile &chuckle!/ good idea! #
  • had a good phone conversation yesterday w/ @thelonecowgirl #
  • what to do about going to see @miranda_lambert tonight? first i'm going to go take some vitamin C. #
  • My Valentine's Day is everyday! http://bit.ly/bGoCdA #
  • RT @Gingersnap13: I havea band for my polo tournament! Yahoooooooo……/ awesome! #
  • RT @TroyHadrick: Here's everything @KatieCouric didn't want her viewers to learn about #livestock #antibiotics. http://bit.ly/aCyXpP #
  • RT @AlphaMares: Per News: Most snow in N.Texas in the history of TX @thesdcowgirl @RevChris01/ not surprising. #snowsucks unless skiing #
  • RT @chicknafoxhole: RT @KSFarmBureau: Fed horse slaughter ban 2b debated soon: http://bit.ly/9VWNNt/ who r these 187 ppl in favor of banning #
  • let's ban slaughter to save the horses. save them from what, I ask you? someone tell me what they are being saved from? #
  • oops completely forgot my brow wax appt this morning! #
  • why did the snow storm of the decade have to come the weekend i have tickets to see @miranda_lambert? seriously #
  • anybody in dfw venture down i35 to work today? #
  • i35 through fort worth by chance? #
  • not a single snow plow here: look at the map- http://bit.ly/4SoXF3 #
  • here you go @rushridge http://bit.ly/9iZHmq #
  • 180k w/out power from record snowfall in Texas http://bit.ly/9iZHmq #
  • txdot says the roads are bad to ft worth from here. what to do what to do? why can't they just cancel Miranda? #
  • going to go feed ponies again. then a nap. don't anyone call me, i need my rest. :P #
  • i think that i should paint my nails before i take a nap. sounds logical right? #
  • RT @Krysmck929: @thesdcowgirl if you know anyone that needs them, I have 2, section C. Row17, seats 4&5 for miranda lambert 2nite #
  • ok. here's my problem w/motivation- on my own this weekend; so if something were to happen, i saddle someone else w/all my horse chores. #
  • i can't turn the worry wart, overly -responsible girl off. sometimes i want to clock her. #
  • RT @Julie_Weathers: @cowjon @kidell figuring out how expensive their pets are, but the activists have no common sense./ true story. #
  • getting ready for @miranda_lambert #
  • RT @kidell: Gotta go. Important stuff to do. I am in Spokane. I have CHOICES on where to go for takeout. / isn't it fun? lol. #
  • Any 8 second ride is the stupidist #
  • And the will call line wraps around the building… #
  • I bet He'd understand a heart like mine….and I'll fly away from it all someday #
  • I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings! #
  • He aint seen me crazy yet! #
  • Now we have @blakeshelton on stage and he is awesome! Life is good if you are me! #
  • I think that after the bar food is in order! #
  • So the waiter from a couple wks ago when I went to TX Roadhouse was there tonight. Hilarious! #
  • And I am awake. Going to go feed. Then nap. #
  • RT @kidell: Every scene ran on about 2x longer than it really needed to./ are you going to be told to be more pithy? #
  • And it is still foggy outside! Ick! #
  • the news just said it is warmer in #Vancouver than it is here in TX. insanity! #
  • 8 second ride made the cmt top 20 countdown. seriously? stooooopidest song. EVER! #
  • 8 second ride is on the CMT top 20 country countdown? Are you kidding me? Stooooopidist song. Ever!!!!!!!!!!! #
  • you make me smile….crazy on a sunday night. this is a sweet song. #
  • Chris Young has a sexy hawt voice! #
  • RT @cowjon: Good day sunshine! Ba da ba da da good day sunshine! Repeat. Gooooood day sunshine!/ yay for you! foggy and cloudy here! #
  • God I'm asking you to come change me into the man I wanna be…. #
  • what do i want for breakfast? #
  • RT @Care4Horsescom: It's a good idea to catch your own #horses for the #farrier and it's a good idea you practice picking up their feet! #
  • i love @paisleyofficial 's cool guitar in the video of American Saturday Night. #
  • good morning #twitcoffeeclub #
  • I'm a little more country than that by Easton Corbin is a GREAT song! #
  • oh josh turner how i love you! #
  • down the hall and maybe straight up the stairs….why don't we just dance? #
  • omg. i just found out that one of my friends from high school was killed in a car accident last night. she's my age and has 2 kids. #
  • ok. i'm going to go do some therapy- i'm gonna clean the barn. #
  • Do y'all have any idea what sort of pond my horses are living in with this insane snow thaw? #
  • just got in from pumping water out of my pasture otherwise known as a pond right now. #
  • pictures and a story from home if you want to know what life on a reservation is like; http://bit.ly/cq0bnG #
  • don't forget to follow @dxquarterhorses here on twitter and facebook! http://bit.ly/bmZanV #
  • someone (me) had a rotten headache, stuffy ears, a low grade fever and what seems like a cold coming on. oh, and i'm sick to my stomach. #
  • they are having yet another blizzard at home. #
  • RT @lopps_1999: RT @justinwiese: Congrats @ApoloOhno! U! S! A! U! S! A! #
  • i love my sister. she brought me puffs plus and some mucinex and ice-cream. which helped the headache. we'll see if i can hold it down. #
  • i hate it when the skiers crash. #
  • and another one bites the dust. #
  • that was badass! USA wins gold! #
  • who are these luge peeps that wanna go 90mph? serious adrenaline junkies. that's who! #
  • RT @danceswithu: @thesdcowgirl I dont even go that fast in my car.. I feel no need 4 speed./ i do. but i like it one horse at a time! #
  • and the men's short track skiers too. #
  • Happy Valentine's Day Twitterland! #
  • RT @Miranda_Lambert: Just got my Valentine's present from my Valentine! He is taking me to see Michael Buble!!!!!/ oh awesome! #
  • my mother's cat is snoring. #
  • RT @scottriverranch: @thesdcowgirl @danceswithu Lots of life & love ahead./ i know i am finally in the rt place. good life exp. learned #
  • RT @Ellie_Moondog: @AR_ranchhand @thesdcowgirl Meat is NOT SAFE: <than 1 of every 250,000 slaughtered animals is tested 4toxic chem residues #
  • and it's a cloudy windy day with some snow in the forecast. hoping it doesn't precipitate an drop! #
  • happy v-day friends. <3! not sure i'm feeling 100% yet. time will tell. heading to the barn to feed! #
  • i could just cry! it's sprinkling; and there's still snow melting. i guess i'll have to pump water out of pastures again today! #
  • RT @bmedia911: Winter Olympics coverage is so poor… Hard to know if it's LIVE or recorded/ i agree! #
  • cupid can go to hell: http://bit.ly/cq0bnG hilarious! #
  • apparently my picasa crashed. #
  • in case you missed it: Q and A with yours truly! http://bit.ly/cHEM0o #

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Macro Monday

Here are my picks for this week’s Macro Challenge- these are some previously unpublished photos taken from home. Since it’s been raining nearly non-stop for going on three weeks now, I’m really homesick. I came here to ride, and can’t do that; at least at home while I’d be in the same boat (which by the way, I need) I’d have Zach around! I just heard thunder crack! It can’t rain forever. At some point the sun has to come back out!

Here’s my pictures.

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Let’s hope that sunny skies and drier weather are on the way! Have a great Monday, y’all!

Love,

TSDC

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Weekly Twitterings From the Ranch

  • Saddling a pretty, furry, chestnut gelding named Gump! #
  • First run down! Gump worked really good. Just need to hustle more to barrel #1 #
  • Race #1 is over. No check but we made a smooth run. Pretty pleased with him for it being our first run since September. #
  • Gatting ready to make run #2 #
  • My student just won the 2D in run #2 and then won the 2D. Average buckle! It's her first buckle! And her biggest check ever! So proud! #
  • My horse ran good too- won second in the average in the 3D. Yes my student out-ran me! #
  • home. unsaddling horses. feeding horses. feeding me. then cleaning the barn. 2day was awesome! love when my students get their 1st big win! #
  • Opened the gate 2 drive in2 the barn & my old gelding made a run 4 it! Took my 5yo &the mini doneky w/ him! Old saddle horse=bad influence! #
  • Sunday Stills, photographs from the ranch! #
  • hanging out on facebook, chatting w/the beau and my friend Ve. then i'm gonna clean the barn. and water and feed. again. i love my life! #
  • i have to say it. i'm really glad i don't have to wake up early in the morning. i'm worn out! #
  • RT @cyzyall08: bout to go down there..not sure how bad it is :( / what'd i miss? #
  • am i the only one not watching the grammys? #
  • i love late night barn cleanings! #
  • night tweeters. this girl is going to dream-land. #
  • RT @cownutritionist: Murphy's Law @mpaynknoper: Im a fan of the tinted chapsticks- Burts Bee's has some good 1s/ their pomegrante is my fave #
  • morning world. this cowgirl must find an indoor arena in this area, stat. still a muddy mess outside. more rain on the way. #
  • RT @DanielleMHayes: This month is all about positivity, surrounding myself with good people, and unveiling some kick ass ideas!/ love it! #
  • more rain on the way. #
  • I just love this girl's blog! http://bit.ly/9Gqob3 #
  • this is why Trevor is one of the best! http://bit.ly/d6Lokk #
  • Feeding horses. Cleaning the barn. Then must get NBHA pts to national office. Getting new tires on the Beast today too. #
  • RT @farmanddairy: HSUS con't Ohio battle RT @fosterk96: @farmanddairy is on it! http://bit.ly/d2Sg3s #farm #
  • doing points for the NBHA #
  • and my points notebook didn't make the trip w/me. what an organized director I am! #
  • working on writing a blog post defining the differences between animal rights and animal welfare. #
  • headache headache headache that's what reading quotes from crazies and my allergies will do to me! #
  • "Im not only uninterested in having children. Im opposed 2hving children. Having a purebred human baby is like having a purebred dog (cont) #
  • it is nothing but vanity, human vanity." Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA's founder and president, New Yorker magazine, April 23, 2003 #
  • “Humans have grown like a cancer. We’re the biggest blight on the face of the earth.” Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA’s founder #
  • "If killing [animal research scientists] is the only way to stop them, then I said (cont) #
  • killing them would certainly be justified." Jerry Vlasak quoted in Washington Post, March 11, 2008. #
  • "An [animal] experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the (cont) #
  • use of a brain-damaged human would b justifiable." Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic 4Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd ed. p. 85. #
  • dear sun, please come out. thanks. #
  • RT @blahblahblogger: My best friend started a new company today – go check it out: http://bit.ly/aRamKa – CAKE BALLS! Yum!/ yummy! yummy! #
  • sun, why do you hide from me? why do you tease me with pretty rays of yourself and then go away? #
  • my colt, Camo, keeps jumping the hotwire fence and gets in2 the hay room. If i didn't like him, and he weren't so cute, I 'd be mad at him! #
  • has a killer headache. #
  • client horse just tried to stomp a hole in my head. #
  • the horse that tried to stomp a hole in my head, then proceeded to knock the gate off the roundpen, and cut a hole in his foot. #
  • cooking supper w/my mom. homemade tacos. courtesy of yours truly. oh, and i'm enjoying a nice shiner bock too. yummy! #
  • oh what a day. what a day. #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: Might make US horse exports more difficult: Canada 2require 6 mo. med record 4horses intended 4cnsmptn http://bit.ly/cVVvWU #
  • mmmmm…jalapeños! yummy! #
  • got a picture of the neighborhood peacock today. i'm going to post it soon! #
  • RT @blahblahblogger: My husband just took ALL 3 kids to 1 kids bball practice – he rocks my world!! xoxoxo @kipcallaghan/ such a great guy! #
  • today my beau got the webcam i sent him for V-day! yippee! i get to *see* him tonight! #
  • if you've ever wondered what the difference is between animal rights and animal welfare, the mystery is solved: http://bit.ly/9nTY6t #
  • and my chickens have started using their nesting boxes to lay their eggs! Go girls! keep up the good work! #
  • The HSUS monster must be stopped. http://bit.ly/ab5xLf if you're pro-animal welfare this is a must! #
  • time for the midnight snack for the ponies! will check on the horse that tried to kill me today too. b/c i love all God's creatures! #
  • RT @justician: @thesdcowgirl Did horse try to kick off u?/ yes, tried to kick me, run me over, and stomp me. #
  • RT @MegRaeB: taxied – 90 points!!!/ are you playing scrabble? #
  • why am i not tired? #
  • and we have another cloudy morning! #
  • morning twitterland #
  • google chrome, why do you hate my site so? why do you not love http://bit.ly/2534aB ? why? #
  • RT @Women4Ag: Vt. bill intrdcd in legisltre wld allow HSUS 2engage in livestock oversight including the practice of bleeding or slaughtering #
  • RT @RTLampwork: Aaargh! Marcy's making really cute hearts- up in ETSY now – http://bit.ly/cn5Yk8 – check out her other beads if you dare… #
  • RT @TroyHadrick: U btr pack longjohns. RT @nycUlla: Grazing conference the end of FEB. in S. Dakota. That wld b cold rt?/ -12 this morning! #
  • RT @thesdcowgirl: Today on the Ranch…: The State of the Horse Industry: Part 2 http://bit.ly/duJcmP (a great read!) #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: ….and wow is Nebraska a long lot of not much! LOL/ true story. #
  • RT @Women4Ag: Video re: #HSUS #039;s plan to get an "animal protection liaison" in the White House http://is.gd/7ychj #
  • RT @cyzyall08: there's not much more perfect than a bacon,egg and cheese biscuit…/ mmmmmmmmmmm #
  • why does the horse industry not put their money where their mouth is? why does the aqha not stand up to push back against HSUS? anybody? #
  • the only people i know who are working towards getting the ban lifted on horse rendering are some Indian tribes in the Northwest. #
  • Changing public opinion is a good place to start with #ag and #horses but public opinion won't change DC policies. #
  • RT @cyzyall08: 60's and not a cloud in the sky…today rocks hard!! / awesome4 u! The sun is out today! Finally. Beats the -7 at home! #
  • RT @agchick: u know my free market tendencies!! RE @agritarian: Obama trying 2divide farmers-another rzn 2 eliminate subsidies get gvt out. #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: Looking for a great way to support Agriculture in your area? Work with your local, county, region or state Fair board! #
  • RT @cyzyall08: yes we are shirtless and drinking sweet tea in the winter…that's how its done in the south/ you rock! #
  • RT @thesdcowgirl: Changing public opinion is a good place to start with #ag and #horses but public opinion won't change DC policies. #
  • So excited by this! http://tweetphoto.com/10251394 #
  • back home. grabbing a bite. then off to play with the horse that tried to kill me yesterday. :-) fun fun! #
  • American Indians Support Horse Slaughter: http://bit.ly/ctth7H #
  • Pro-animal welfare folks, should join this group now: http://bit.ly/b68wqq here they are on facebook: http://bit.ly/bOvRzV do it. Now. #
  • RT @kidell: So true: Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners. – E. Joseph Cossman/ lol!!! #
  • is it wrong that i'm excited 'bout having new tires on my pickup? #
  • recycling my old tires by putting them on the flatbed hay trailer we use to haul hay out to the cows. :-) #
  • my blog just crashed chrome. that can't be good! #
  • anyone else have wordpress blogs that don't show formatting right in chrome? who's issue is it? chrome or Wp? #
  • heading out to ride. Don't forget to check out the ongoing discussion about the horse industry! http://bit.ly/duJcmP #
  • Ah sun! You've decided to shower me with your warmth and light! #
  • My gray mare is snowing hair! #
  • Trotting my cute 3yo around to help with the swelling he has from being gelded. #
  • This darn gate keeps coming off the hinges!!!! #
  • My mini donkey just let out a big bray which caused my dog to start howling! It's a regular old funny farm around here! #
  • My herd of geldings: from L-R: camo my 5yo, Dino my 3yo, and his big brother Gump who is my open horse. http://tweetphoto.com/10265966 #
  • RT @cowjon: Is an active environmentalist as opposed to environmental activist./ here here! #
  • The coyotes are really howling tonight. #
  • horses are fed and watered. time for supper! #
  • vodka with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. Yum-O! #
  • That will be super! #
  • #agchat is starting already? I'm way behind schedule. rancher and professional horseman here. I'll try to keep up #
  • twubs keeps kicking me out. #agchat #
  • it could be b/c i am trying to do 85000000 things at once on my computer and it's rebelling. #agchat #
  • ah. this is better. thanks @jefffowle #agchat #agchat #
  • Q1- yes, i agree w/ @skinnyhorse- it's one of the biggest threats. we have to start putting our money where our mouth his, however. #agchat #
  • Q1- that should read, money where our mouth is. #agchat #agchat #
  • RT @TruffleMedia: great point! #agchat #agchat #
  • Q4 i am so tired of having things done on a federal level. laws are better implemented on a state and local level. #agchat #agchat #
  • most of the time, all laws do is raise the cost of goods and services. #agchat most ppl in ranching police themselves. #agchat #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: RT @AgriBlogger: Q4 None 2 many laws now. Laws r not the answer 2 much ofanything. Just feel good crap&harmful #agchat #
  • RT @agchick: Q6 It's okay to eat animals. My duty is to care well for them until it is their duty to provide nourishment to me. #agchat #
  • RT @agchat: #agchat Hang in there. We seem to be overwhelming twitter #agchat #
  • Q7 i wonder this all the time, since so many are removed from the farm. education. writing articles for the local newspapers etc. #agchat #
  • so ready to play the guitar for a while. have a new melody floating around; and it needs some lyrics. :-) #
  • Q9- absolutely under no circumstances do we try 2find middle ground. that's not what they're concerned w/if udon't believe me, research it. #
  • i want to know when the standards are going to be enough? #agchat #
  • Don't forget, the second installment on the state of the horse industry is here: http://bit.ly/duJcmP #
  • morning twitterland #
  • heading out to feed, while my coffee brews. have lots to do today before it rains! #
  • horses r fed. Coffee brews. have 2 clean/doctor/re-wrap the leg on the horse that tried 2kill me; round bales r supposed 2b deliv 2day too! #
  • RT @homesteadEd: @Infohorse Yes it was good,I also liked "Appaloosa"./ I loved that movie! Maybe it was Viggo Mortensen! lol. #
  • RT @TenaBastian: Some guy in the pharmacy saw my boots na sked if I was a "horse Whisperer"? Haha! Told him I dont whisper 2em, I listen 2em #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: mmmmm, i love a nice hot cup of cream with a splash of coffee in the morning ;) / me too!!!!!! #
  • RT @caseyroondotcom: u only have 3.5 hours left 2comment on the post 2win free $15 iTunes card! Whatcha waitin' for?… http://bit.ly/ailqHp #
  • did u know that during the great depression the govt bought cattle/sheep from ranchers, shot them, covered them w/lye and as such (cont) #
  • the US was forced to eat horse meat during WWII? #
  • if you love #horses and support #ag you should check out this group: http://bit.ly/c3YNri #
  • don't forget to check out the exotic girl next door! http://bit.ly/c3YNri #
  • #WhinnyWednesday @ranchwabble @WeekendCowgirl @homesteadEd @scottriverranch @lansterman @ntnslykrazy @arainbowpromise @besthorsegifts #
  • the second installment on the horse industry series has been revised! http://bit.ly/duJcmP #
  • last cup of cream and coffee. then off to give a shot of banamine, hydro and wrap up a cut foot. then saddle some colts! #
  • #WhinnyWednesday Love: @vestacaro @smileegirl @LOPETEXAS @spirithorse @alphamares @whitwallace @tenabastian @girlmeetsfarm #
  • i have 581 followers. think i can manage to pick up enough between now and the end of #FF to have 650? :-) #
  • btw- if i follow your blogs and it seems i've been absent, it's because i am way behind on my blog reading. rain is on the way tho! #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: Can only make things better next ride/ is what the bf preaches and preaches at me. he's right! but you know that! #
  • RT @animalag: Alert: HSUS Seeks Initiative To Regulate Ohio Producers – http://eepurl.com/hk71 #
  • yay! my hay is here! later tweeters! #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: http://bit.ly/ataUZc #HSUS not what is used to be…./ so true, so true! #
  • RT @OneTwoRob: RT @TroyHadrick I told Yellow Tail #wine that I won't support them anymore if they support #HSUS / me2! sad tho. luv wine. #
  • RT @kidell: I think I'm going to puke. i just let someone see my writing in first draft form./ awesome! good for you! #
  • RT @Infohorse: @thesdcowgirl Thank you for becoming a Fan on our Facebook page. / you are welcome! #
  • RT @M7Laurie: Very grateful to live in such a beautiful place, not always easy, but a blessing./ i hear ya! i feel blessed too! #
  • i have really become a home-body. and i like it. #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: Getting everything in place for a booth at the Miles City Bucking Horse sale. Frantic Excited about this!!!!/ me too #
  • for cute western clothes and accessories you must check out Ranch Glam: http://bit.ly/9KfVeV #
  • Lunch is over. going to hurry fast b/c the radar says the rain is here. not raining yet. but it's coming! #
  • Crap crap crap. Rain is here!!!! #
  • RT @SaveOurWay: Perfect example of bad pet laws coming to America. Not about welfare ,its about regulate them out of existence @Trpster #
  • i can hear it pouring outside. i think i'll play guitar and/or take a nap. this rain is freakin' killin' me! killin' me I tell ya! #
  • RT @CowgirlOasis: starting to sprinkle… rain 2night….2morrow……/make it stop! make it stop! #
  • so addicted to @Sephora. seriously. #
  • RT @RayLinDairy: Sorry it is @yellowtail_usa we need to thro #underthbu fo being asleep at the SM wheel!/ well hells bells. what's the dif? #
  • im clearly aware of the fact that my complaining about the rain does nothing 2 stop it, but still, i'm not happy that it's freakin' raining! #
  • RT @TenaBastian: @DanielleMHayes Take a pic of your belly so I can see how big ya are/ great idea! #
  • thanks to everyone that is reading http://bit.ly/duJcmP !!!!!!! #
  • RT @HorsemansDVDmag: Never judge a man until you've ridden his horse./ love this! #
  • writing a new song. #
  • idk how this whole song-writing thing is going for me exactly lol. #
  • what a mess in haiti http://bit.ly/bVZ0HW #
  • RT @JeffFowle: Break in the rain & decent arena footing allowed 4some quality time in the saddle on a friends 3yo mare. #agchat #RFTF/lucky! #
  • friend wants me to go see cross canadian ragweed tonight. love them! but can't get through on the phone to get a ticket. :-( #
  • still can't get through to get tickets. heading out to do chores. #
  • a day in the life on the ranch, if you're me: http://bit.ly/cCvp0V #
  • RT @cowjon: @PBHoss @TheHollyLane yeah but I'm cute when I buck around and I'll suck your finger./ true! lmao! #
  • RT @agropinion: Can rdcing human greenhouse emissions prvnt earths natural climate change-It's a $64,000,000,000 qstn if cap &trade succeeds #
  • really rain, seriously? my pastures r still flooded from lst wk. the horses r just mashing the grass in2 the mud. we need u but pace urself #
  • my almots 2yo niece just talked 2me on the phone, and said, i love you jennifer, and closed with goodnight jennifer! bad birth control! bad! #
  • #agchat school lunches http://bit.ly/bmUM4C #
  • getting ready to go see cross canadian ragweed… #
  • Mornin' Tweets! i'm recovering from the late night I spent with the boys from Stillwater. Fun Fun! I bet my friend didn't make work 2day! #
  • RT @cowjon: Quote du jour: "boy, Ive got the congressional touch this am. Everything I touch turns in2an overblown expensive piece of crap." #
  • check out my cute friend: http://thesouthdakotacowgirl.com/?p=2427 #
  • i really hate this stupid touch pad on my laptop. was just replying to a commenter on my blog and the damn thing logged me out. *&#%@&^(&(*& #
  • it's quite possible that there may be more than one new music video posted today. so @cyzyall08 and @thehollylane look out! #
  • rain rain rain and more rain. awesome. i'm a week behind on my colts! and i have a swollen freshly gelded colt to move out! can you say mud? #
  • Listening 2my cd from last night's Cross Canadian Ragweed concert at Southern Junction! This is so going in my truck! I love those OK boys! #
  • interesting comments! http://bit.ly/aduHoZ #
  • i am frozen. #
  • going to call in an order for some homemade tomato basil soup and some strawberry thumbprint cookies. Yummy! a perfect rainy day lunch! #
  • RT @agropinion: WOOT. RT @KSFarmBureau: House Ag Chairman Backs Bid to Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Regs : http://nyti.ms/dgabfP #ag #farm #
  • heading 2the barn 2 give banamine shots. then 2 pick up some tomato basil soup and strawberry cookies! then outside to trot my colt around! #
  • if you are ever in the DFW area, you must check out this place: http://bit.ly/dmHHft my favorite tomato basil soup and the best cookies! #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: The term "factory Farm" is a simply a subjective term 2elicit emotion from donors. Not unlike "puppy mill" or "canned hunt" #
  • one hour until the shooling of a girl in the goat tying. guess who still has *it*? #
  • mmmmm. soup. with homemade croûtons and fresh grated Parmesan cheese, herbs and onions. oh onions, how I love thee! #
  • RT @ranchwife4life: snowin, snowin, snowin, now it's really blowin, keep yer fire glowin – rawhide…. sorry – couldn't help myself/ lol! #
  • RT @SpiritofHorse: Started a second horse book. Will take about a year (or more) to publish./ i love it! #
  • If y'all haven't heard Blue Sky by Emily West with Keith Urban, I suggest you find it. NOW! it is unbelievable. Sooooooooooo great! #
  • *thumbprint. i do know now to spell. promise #
  • you can find her @emilywestmusic the girl can sing!!!!!!! #
  • so off my normal calorie count for the day. it's the cookies. they are evil. more evil than granny's fry bread! #
  • their strawberry thumbprint cookies have fresh strawberries in the icing. omg. omg. put me out of my misery now! #
  • Gotta love the honesty of my friend, Ve! http://bit.ly/bKbWUz #
  • RT @mtngirlDRR: @thesdcowgirl It's a cookie conspiracy. They just sit there and call your name until you eat them./ true story, girl! lol #
  • ok. going to throw out hay and then show some girls how you really tie goats. i'm sure i'll be filthy when we're done! #
  • RT @ThisCowgirlLife: RT @kendsyj: @ThisCowgirlLife @thesdcowgirl I have it too! Love it! | Ok, then we must all skype together! / oh yes! #
  • my dog thinks i smell like goat. i kinda do! #
  • is youtube giving anyone else trouble today? #
  • here you go tweets and @cyzyall08 another piece of original music. at least one more to come tonight! http://bit.ly/dvWMHG #
  • RT @agropinion: Did @yellowtail_usa delete ur FB Post? Post it @ YT: Donate to HSUS & u end up in my toilet FB group: http://bit.ly/9IuGnQ #
  • at so many thumbprint cookies this afternoon that i am not hungry for supper. oops! #
  • my blog can absolutely not be viewed in Chrome. It just doesn't work. Google! Why do you let me down like this? #
  • i am soooooo tired. #
  • oh another #FF here! fun fun! 'ceptin i am sooo tired. morning tweeters! #
  • the sun is out this morning! #
  • please dear sun, dry up all this water so i can get back to riding, seriously riding. am going to have no days off for the rest of February! #
  • #FF @cowgirlbarbie @lansterman @vestacaro @homesteadEd @danceswithu @infohorse @stablesolutions @spiritofhorse @skinnyhorse @thehollylane #
  • RT @scottriverranch: Farming/ranching Where every day is Monday/ idk about you, but i don't think it's really work. it's too fun to b work! #
  • #FF Cowboys @cowjohn @pbhoss @thekansascowboy @scottriverranch #
  • In case you missed it: new original music- http://bit.ly/dALpQ2 #
  • i don't mean to skip over anyone on #FF b/c i love all my tweeters- but the sun is out and i have to take advantage of that! #
  • #FF Smart Folks: @skinnyhorse @chicknafoxhole @agchat @agropinion @vestacaro @lopps_1999 @agchick @celestelaurent #
  • one more thing- gotta love this girl! http://bit.ly/9SNpq3 #
  • hoof trimmer has come and gone and my old horse is out there screaming like a stud at the young geldings. he is a mess! #
  • got a mud-bath today from a 3yo gelding named Dino. no spa treatment needed! #
  • my roundpen and arena both have standing water in them and it's getting cloudy. again. cry me a dry spell! #
  • going 2take mama some flowers@work. daddy felt bad 4waking her up in the middle of the night due2 the time diff btwn here and maylasia. #
  • RT @HorsemansDVDmag: If I treat my horse with suspicion, my horse will treat me with suspicion./ #horsemanship #
  • RT @UBetcha_Apparel: I'm a wool sock junkie…it's true. / me too #
  • i had a great afternoon outside! got lots done. i love my ponies #
  • At the bar w/@aliberuta who I havent seen in 8 yrs!!! #
  • Oh wow. Good pple watching going on. I wld say immitation is the purest form of flattery but seriously!!!! If u cant wear ur hat straight… #
  • I may be in Texas but I am surrounded by wanna be 'boys. Can you at leastput you hat on straight? #
  • Know what I hate about the bar? All the cig smoke! #
  • headache headache headache. thinking washing off the smoke smell will make it better! at least i hope. i must be getting old! #
  • heading out to ride in an indoor arena! whoo hoo! #
  • Love having friends with access to gorgeous cutting horse facilities! #
  • my horses rode great today. had a fun afternoon. now it's time to unwind, clean the barn and drink a beer. #
  • listening to Blue Sky by Emily West! if you haven't heard it, you must get this single NOW! #
  • i am worn out! #
  • RT @Skinnyhorse: It wld nd 2B modrtd. RT @ksfarmboy: RT @CulinaryHatchet: @SarahHSUS Would #HSUS agree to take questions on #agchat 1night? #
  • yummy morning. coffee, and homemade biscuits and gravy compliments of me. antelope sausage put to good use! #hunting #
  • my arena is dry enough to ride in today! yipppeeeee! guess what i'm gonna do when i finish cleaning the barn? lol. #
  • interesting discussion on the horse industry. if you're in the #horse industry or in #ag I'd love your input: http://bit.ly/duJcmP #
  • back to the barn for me! #

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Uno, Dos, Tres

Quatro!

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This adorable miniature donkey has been keeping my old horse, Zero, company during the months that I am not in Texas. Since horses are herd animals and are very social they don’t really like to be by themselves. Quatro and Zero are best buds!

Hey there, little buddy!

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You’re not my buddy! Henceforth, I shall sniff the ground when you call me that, blondie!

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But Quatro, you’re so cute!

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You have a furry forehead and the best ears, ever!

See, look at those ears!

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Yup. Cute, Cute, Cute!

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Animal Rights v. Animal Welfare

As part of our on-going discussion about the horse industry, I feel it is important to discuss the differences in animal rights v. animal welfare.

From the Animal Welfare Council Website:

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Animal Welfare, as defined by the American Veterinary Medical Association, is a human responsibility that encompasses all aspects of animal well-being, including proper housing, management, disease prevention and treatment, responsible care, humane handling, and, when necessary, humane euthanasia.

  • Animal welfare proponents seek to improve the treatment and well-being of animals.
  • Animal welfare proponents believe that humans can interact with animals in entertainment, industry, sport and recreation, and industry, but that the interaction should include provisions for the proper care and management for all animals involved.
  • Animal welfare proponents support self-regulation of animal sports, including rodeo, polo, three-day eventing, FFA competitions, horse racing, field trials and endurance riding.
  • Animal welfare groups utilize scientific evidence to base animal care and handling guidelines.

Animal Rights is a philosophical view that animals have rights similar or the same as humans. True animal rights proponents believe that humans do not have the right to use animals at all. Animal rights proponents wish to ban all use of animals by humans.

  • Animal rights proponents support laws and regulations that would prohibit rodeos, horse racing, circuses, hunting, life-saving medical research using animals, raising of livestock for food, petting zoos, marine parks , breeding of purebred pets and any use of animals for industry, entertainment, sport or recreation.
  • Animal rights proponents believe that violence, misinformation and publicity stunts are valid uses of funding donated to their tax-exempt organizations for the purpose of helping animals.
  • Arson, vandalism and assault are common tactics used by underground animal rights groups to further the animal rights cause. Groups such as the Animal Liberation Front, which have been classified as terrorist by the FBI, routinely use criminal activities to further their cause.

Here are some quotes from some of the crazies, yes, I said it, crazies, on the Animal Right’s Front:

“It would be great if all the fast-food outlets, slaughterhouses, these laboratories and the banks who fund them exploded tomorrow… Hallelujah to the people who are willing to do it.” Quote from Bruce Friedrich, PETA Spokesperson at the “Animal Rights 2001″ convention.

“We are not especially ‘interested in animals.’  Neither of us had ever been inordinately fond of dogs, cats, or horses in the way that many people are.  We didn’t ‘love’ animals.” –Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic for Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd ed. (New York Review of Books, 1990),Preface, p. ii.

“Pet ownership is an abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation” (Ingrid Newkirk, PETA founder Washingtonian Aug. 1986) “In the end I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether” (Ingrid Newkirk Newsday, Feb. 21 1988)

From the NAIA Website:

“I’m not only uninterested in having children. I am opposed to having children. Having a purebred human baby is like having a purebred dog; it is nothing but vanity, human vanity.” Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA’s founder and president, New Yorker magazine, April 23, 2003

“Surely there will be some nonhuman animals whose lives, by any standards, are more valuable than the lives of some humans.” Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic for Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd ed. (New York: New York Review of Books, 1990), p. 19.

“Sometimes I think the only effective method of destroying speciesism would be for each uncaring human to be forced to live the life of a cow on a feedlot, or a monkey in a laboratory, or an elephant in the circus, or a bull in a rodeo, or a mink on a fur farm. Then people would be awakened from their soporific states and finally understand the horror that is inflicted on the animal kingdom by the vilest species to ever roam this planet: the human animal! Deep down, I truly hope that oppression, torture and murder return to each uncaring human tenfold! I hope that fathers accidentally shoot their sons on hunting excursions, while carnivores suffer heart attacks that kill them slowly.

“Every woman ensconced in fur should endure a rape so vicious that it scars them forever. While every man entrenched in fur should suffer an anal raping so horrific that they become disemboweled. Every rodeo cowboy and matador should be gored to death, while circus abusers are trampled by elephants and mauled by tigers. And, lastly, may irony shine its esoteric head in the form of animal researchers catching debilitating diseases and painfully withering away because research dollars that could have been used to treat them was wasted on the barbaric, unscientific practice vivisection.” Gary Yourofsky, PeTA Humane Education Lecturer, quoted in the University of Southern Indiana Student Newspaper, The Shield, January 24, 2008

“If you haven’t given voluntary human extinction much thought before, the idea of a world with no people in it may seem strange. But, if you give it a chance, I think you might agree that the extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species … Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on earth, social and environmental.” “Les U. Knight” (pseudonym), “Voluntary Human Extinction,” Wild Earth, Vol. 1, No. 2, (Summer 1991), p. 72. (to you I say, start with yourself if you feel that way, sir.)

“Humans have grown like a cancer. We’re the biggest blight on the face of the earth.” Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA’s founder, president and former national director, Readers Digest, June 1990

I could go on and on with more quotes, but I believe y’all have the point by now.  I am pro-animal welfare.  Anyone that makes their living from farming/ranching has no choice but to be that way.  Anyone that truly loves their animals is pro-animal welfare.  That said, it’s unreasonable to expect that no more animals will be abused as long as you have humans beating/raping/abusing other humans.  Additional legisltation won’t help- it’s the same with guns- if someone wants a gun, they’ll do their best to get one regardless of how many gun laws there are on the books.

Healthy, happy animals are the best way for farmers and ranchers to make their livings.  Further, it is my own personal view that morally we are obligated to take the best care we can of God’s creatures.  With that said, I believe that includes hunting, fishing, spaying, neutering etc.  Nothing is worse than seeing Mother Nature at her cruelest, with over-population of deer herds- where sickness and disease reign supreme.

As usual, comments and discussion is welcome so long as you can refrain from name calling.

Happy Monday!