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August 2, 2010 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

This is has been a summer of firsts here for the kids.

Nine year old Ty has been doing a lot more riding this summer. So much more that he even had his first ride in the pasture to help us move cows a few weeks ago. He rode his sister’s steady mount, Pommel.

He has also spent plenty of time riding the cutest pony ever, Lil Banjo. Who bucked him off this summer. His face when that happened was absolutely priceless. It was more excitement than fear. Oh to be young again!

And he’s started his first colt- Orphan George, who’s registered as DX Gorgeous Georges. If had I had the energy, I’d show you picture of the two of them, but my fuel level is on empty right now. For now if you want to see what he looked like as a baby, here you go.

Since his first ride out in the pasture, he and Kelsey have taken a couple rides together. The other day I was able to capture them riding together on film. Enjoying the day, and the company of each other. Kelsey is riding her horse Hope, and Ty is riding, Kelsey’s horse, Pommel.

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Those two are so close; it’s really nice to see how much they love each other.

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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.

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  1. Heather says

    August 6, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    Well I would say that Ty looks like a natural up there on that big horse. Love that last pic with his sister touching the other horse.

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