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A Brumby

April 15, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 8 Comments

Two weekends ago, a herd of horses came trotting down the road. Most of them are saddle horses belonging to a neighbor. They got the jump on him and ...

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The Good, The Fun and The Ugly

April 12, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 13 Comments

Note: this blog post includes death, so if you're faint of heart and don't want to read about it- stop here. Real life on the ranch, can be so ...

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The View From Here

April 8, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

I snapped these last week as I was riding through the pasture on my handsome horse, Gump. We were checking for new calves and generally enjoying ...

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Fixing a Water Gap

April 6, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 7 Comments

I have mentioned before that with all the snow we've had, we were going to have a lot of fence to fix. That wasn't an understatement really. We got ...

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Lily Filly

April 4, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 8 Comments

We finally had our first nice day since I returned from Texas. Friday there were blue skies and although it was ridiculously windy it was still a ...

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Coveralls, A Camisole and Calving

April 1, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 9 Comments

I don't know why it's taken me so long to share this story with y'all. It's a perfect example of ranch life and a perfect example of how every day is ...

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Cowgirl’n

March 30, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 5 Comments

It's the time of year every rancher loves- calving! Okay, Okay. Maybe not every rancher. Because frankly, if you've watched Animal Planet's, Last ...

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Spring is in the Air

March 4, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 6 Comments

Despite the fact that we awoke to 9 degrees this morning, yesterday afternoon was cause for celebration. You see, one of our two nanny goats, that we ...

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Unwrapping Round Bales- A Vlog

February 3, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 4 Comments

Hey y'all! Just thought I'd show you how I unwrap a bale. I mentioned it here the other day in case you missed it. I probably understated the ...

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Calling the Cows to Cake

February 3, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 6 Comments

Here's a short video I made yesterday of us calling our cows to the cake truck. I love how they all mill around and sniff at me. And I like that the ...

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