5 Minutes

December 15, 2010 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

The December 15th Reverb prompt asks: Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.

Lucky for me I blog. So most of what I’d want to remember about 2010 has been put to paper, so-to-speak. There were definitely highlights, however.

Riding with Buck Brannaman, not once, but twice.

Making a lot of new friends because of that experience.

There was also the day that I let Gump run out after a cow for the first time since he’s been in my string. Seeing as how he’s a reformed run-away it has taken me some time to get him back and thinking about what I want and need from him.

We witnessed the birth of a foal. Which is always a miracle.

There were lots of high school rodeos, which are always fun regardless of how they go.

The Cowboy’s son started his first colt- DX Gorgeous Georges and began to really enjoy riding this year.

The Cowboy’s daughter won, not one, but two crowns this year- one for Junior Miss Cheyenne River and one for Miss Dewey County Snow Queen. She is the energizer bunny- in that she just goes and goes and goes. I have no idea how she does it- pulling a 4.0, riding, working and doing all the other things she does. She excels at everything; and is probably the most mature 17 year old girl I’ve ever had the pleasure to be around.

And we can’t forget that I grew as a person this year- in taking photographs, making jewelry and expanding my horizons thanks to the support of those people in my life.

What things do you not want to forget about 2010?

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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.