The South Dakota Cowgirl

Life on the Ranch Through My Lens

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You’ve asked.

You’ve told.

Heck, some of you have even demanded.

That wasn’t the kicker, though.

Maybe I needed a billboard to tell me that I should just dive in and do this because it’s taken awhile for the idea to actually sink in.

And I, not being one to disappoint, have decided that maybe y’all do have a valid point. My life is interesting. I’m surrounded by beauty. I can take a great photo. I’m a decent writer. Rumor has it, people even like me!

I honestly don’t know if the stars could align and be any straighter right now.

Have I sufficiently suspended the drama?

Are you just dying to know what it is you’re waiting for?

Some of you have actually guessed by now what I’m about to tell you.

*Drumroll please*

I’m beginning work on a book. Not just any ol’ book though. No siree, Bob. I’m working on a coffee table book that will be a compilation of my photography, excerpts from my blog, with recipes and a little biography thrown in just for kicks.

So far there is no completion date.

Now the suspense is over. Or has it just begun?

Here’s the first (of what I’m sure will be many) drafts for the introduction page:

Daily, I am inspired by the world in which I live. It’s a world encompassed in beauty, bound with grace and covered with God’s creatures. I do my best to live in harmony with this world and you’ll find if you draw nature close to your soul, you can, too.

The ranch that I call home, is located in Old Armstrong County, South Dakota. Old Armstrong County is roughly 760,000 acres with a population of around 100 people. Here we raise Black Angus Cattle and Registered Quarter horses. For three generations, My Cowboy’s family has been on this piece of ground and now, I’m fortunate enough to be part of it all. I’m blessed to call this piece of heaven on earth home, and I’m sharing a part of my heaven with you through these photographs.

This book will take you through the seasons as they apply to my life on the ranch. From Spring to Winter you’ll see what I see, read about what I might do daily, and you’ll discover that my kitchen table is rarely ever clean. I even share some recipes. My hope is that you find this story beautiful, educational, and inspirational.

Life cycles ebb and flow with the seasons. We’ll learn of Mother Nature’s kindness, her bitterness and what survival of the fittest really looks like.

With each day’s dawning there’s always something new. That’s the beauty of this life I lead. No two days are ever the same.

Happy Trails-

The South Dakota Cowgirl

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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