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2014 Calendar Photos

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You asked. I answered.

Sort of.

This year most of you said you wanted to see the photos that would be in the calendar before I printed them, so here are 25 of my favorites taken the past year for you to choose from. Leave your votes in the comments please. AND – as an added bonus, and incentive to comment and let me know which ones you want to see for the next 12 months, I’ll pick two commenters (at random) who will receive a calendar or a print of one of these (in a 12×18). Your choice.

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You got Something for Me?
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Wet Nose
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Chachi
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Merry Christmas
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Annie in the Wind
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Feeding his Loop
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Tools of the Trade
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At Sunset
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Happy Holidays
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Flying South
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Bald Eagle
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Sun Bathing
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Cowboy Gear
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Faces In the Snow
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Fightin’ Flies
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Resting
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Cowboyin’
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A Good View
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Waiting
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Reflection
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A Summer Day
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Best Friends
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A Different View
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The Geldings
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Feet
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Pactola Lake

Get voting and tell me your favorites! You have until Friday the 11th of October at Noon, to get your votes in!

Ps. I can and do ship internationally, so if you’re not in the US or Canada, never fear, I am sure the prizes can reach you!

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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Comments

  2. Christi Mangusso says

    In no particular order,these are my favorites: You Got Something For Me?; Chachi; Feeding His Loop; Sun Bathing; At Sunset; A Good View; Waiting; A Summer Day; Feet; The Geldings; Happy Holidays and Tools of the Trade. Hope this helps! You take amazing pics!

  3. Cora Ofstie says

    I really love all do love all the photos, but horses and cows are my favorites! We will be happy with the ones you choose!

  4. Tracy Garreau says

    My favs are You Got Something for Me?, At Sunset, Sun Bathing, Cowboyin’, Best Friends, Annie In The Wind, and A Summer Day. Although they are all great.

  5. Gwen Shepperson says

    I love Annie in the Wind and Faces in the Snow and Happy Holidays is pretty great too 🙂

  6. Michelle Curry says

    Tough to choose. Feet, A Different View, Tools of the Trade, At Sunset, Sun Bathing, Waiting, Annie in the Wind, Bald Eagle, Fightin Flies, Geldings, Summer Day, Reflection

  8. Tina Gleeson says

    Votes from Down Under (in no particular order): A Different View; Summer Day; Cowboy Gear; Best Friends; Resting; Sun Bathing; Happy Holidays; You Got Something For Me; Wet Nose.

  9. Stacy Strange says

    You Got Something for Me?
    Chachi
    Annie In The Wind
    Tools of The Trade
    At Sunset
    Cowboy Gear
    Faces in The Snow
    Restin
    A summer Day
    Best Friends
    Sun Bathing
    Waitin

    It was hard to pick 12!!

  10. Sunnie says

    My favorites are:
    you got something for me
    chichi
    annie in the wind
    tools of the trade
    at sunset
    sun bathing
    faces in the snow
    resting
    best friends
    a different view
    feet and
    cowboy gear
    That was hard, good luck with everything!!

  11. Melissa says

    Best Friends, Sunbathing, Faces in the snow, Fighting flies,& Cowboyin.
    Very hard to choose!!

  12. ColoradoSusan says

    Oh sweet goodness! These photos are pure awesomeness and you captured the soul in all of them! Here are my top favorites:
    #1 – You Got Something For Me?
    #2 – Faces In The Snow
    #3 – Cowboy Gear
    #4 – Resting
    #5 – Chachi
    #6 – Tools Of The Trade
    #7 – Annie In The Wind
    #8 – The Geldings

  13. Paula Holzer says

    #1. You got something for me
    #2. Chachi
    #3. Tools of the trade
    #4. At sunset
    #5. Sun bathing
    #6. Faces in the snow
    #7. Pactola Lake
    #8 Reflection
    #9. Best Friends
    #10. Fighting flies

  14. Robina says

    You Got Something For Me, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Faces in the Snow, Best Friends, The Geldings, Annie in the Wind, At Sunset, Pactola Lake.

  16. wendy says

    I love your pictures, love the faces in the snow, then feet, waiting, oh my gosh, theyre all my favorites.Just beautiful xoxoxo

    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      Sherry, I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m sure there are farriers that trim all the wild horse’s feet too, right? Those feet belong to range mares, that live the way God intended horse to live – on a pasture with very little interference from humans. When you ranch for a living, most of the time horses feet are only done on a need-be basis, and most often that horse has to have a job. Otherwise we expect their feet to wear naturally. Those feet actually look pretty darn good.

  20. Sonja says

    Beautiful pictures! My favorites are – You got something for me, Annie in the Wind, Tools of the Trade, At Sunset, Resting, Waiting, Reflection, Best Friends, Faces in the Snow, The Geldings.

  21. Tara Eggleston says

    Your photos are amazing and I agree with all above, it would be hard to pick out only 12 photos. I am a die heart horse girl and any pictures that have horses in it are my votes. Good luck with the calendar and look forward to the end result. MY 2 most favorite ones are You got something for me and Feet.

  22. bernhardehm says

    wow, they are all stunning pics, but if i have to prefer one, it is “tools of the trade” who is very appealingly and emotive to me… and if you choose at random – choose me! 😀

  23. Elizabeth says

    Wow, they’re all good but here goes:
    1: You Got Something For Me?
    2: Annie In the Wind
    3: Feeding His Loop
    4: Tools of the Trade
    5: Sun Bathing
    6: Cowboy Gear
    7: Faces in the Snow
    8: Resting
    9: Feet
    10: Best Friends
    11: At Sunset
    12: A Good View

    I’d love to see more pictures of cows and calves 🙂 Nice work.

    Elizabeth