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Fall Shots

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It’s been two weeks or better since we did fall shots, and I still haven’t shared that with y’all. Fire me if you want to. I just got behind! I sort of live my life on the edge like that.

But seeing as how we ship tomorrow (and likely there’ll be snow) and sell Friday (no video auction sale for us this year), I figured I should get my act together (now that I’m done editing/sorting through 4,000 wedding photos). I’m sure that there will be more photos from the next couple days…

And then there are photos from yesterday too. Focus, Jenn, Focus.

I rode the very handsome, much loved, Dino.

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Once everything was corralled, the horses got to kick it.

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We got the cows sorted off and they went right to eating because we kicked them out into a new pasture, which meant that Red’s mama wasn’t interested in him, so he thought he’d take a chance to check me out.

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Our cousin’s horses got to eat. I’m so mean. I tie mine up. She lets hers eat!

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How many people does it take to get the head gate to work right?

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Lots of visiting goes on while part of the crew figures out how to make the head gate work. SMH.

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Red is certain I have something good for him!

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Now that those mamas have got a taste of fresh grass they’re coming back to check on their babies!

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Gotta have a skid steer around to lean on. Oh, and Bud Light to drink. Actually it’s really handy for moving those big heavy panels around – the skid steer. NOT the beer. It can’t really help with manual labor. Or does it?

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You also need a handsome cowboy to give shots. Like mine, here.

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And kids, cute, cute kids in the form of nieces and nephews.

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And then a warm kitchen with good food and conversation!

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And that’s how we do fall shots on the ranch!

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.

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