A day in the life…

November 29, 2012 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

…of The South Dakota Cowgirl, via her trusty iPhone.

I’ve been busier than a one-legged man in a kicking contest folks! And it’s been cold.

Monday when I got up it was about 3 degrees outside.

When I went to do chores it was a whopping 9 degrees. I figured I’d just walk the third of the mile to the barn to give my horses some oats and check water and see how things looked. I donned my carharts, some muck boots, two shirts, a vest and my heavy, denim jacket, my Buck Wild, Wild Rag, gloves and my swanky new, Cowgirl Swank Stormy Kromer which we will talk about soon. Very soon.

I checked water for the bulls and feeder cattle.
And took a photo of a couple very handsome brangus bulls!

One of our bulls has been bloating up every couple days. I found him bloated and not feeling too good. It appears he has “hardware” disease and ingested some metal. He’s fixed now. You just put a magnet in his belly and it attracts all the metal and he goes on to live a happy life.

I checked the water for my set of saddle horses that must be checked daily.

It was quite chilly looking!

And I rubbed on two pretty horses (Avie and Dolce) when they finished drinking:

I gave some oats to my saddle horses, (and realized that Zach’s good horse, Dozer was MIA), Gumpy, Dino and crew. They get fed daily!

Goatie goat, aka, Billy Goat Gruff (on twitter he’s @goatiegoatgruff) felt the need to show me how handsome he is. That goat has an ego people! And when he’s not chasing tail he’s hanging with the saddle horses or the big, bad, stud, Nukie.

Nukie let me take his picture and he posed all pretty!

I had to go hunt up Dozer who has somehow managed to get in with the big set of saddle horses and the young, unstated colts. That was a cold ride on the Atv.

That afternoon I got some outdoor decorating done and ruined Coltrain’s, the Tom Cat, hangout spot. I hope the garland lasts!

I have to say, that while I was really cold in the morning and I even tweeted something like: “Its 9 degrees, I’ve got a bloated bull an escaped saddle horse and I can’t feel my toes…”, I’d not trade my life for anything or trade places with anyone. Even if I am busier than a one-legged man in a kicking contest…

Happy Trails!

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.

Comments

Kent Morris says

November 29, 2012 at 4:03 pm

That’s one handsome goat!!

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Jessy @ WestEastern says

December 1, 2012 at 11:10 pm

Bless the iPhone! Chris’ family has a “scapegoat” who has outlived/outsmarted all the others they’ve put out with the pairs up in No. CO. That gal has got the biggest ego/attitude, too! As much crap as goats get labeled with, they all seem to have the funniest, distinct little personalities.

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