Have A Happy Friday!

August 24, 2012 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

This week on the ranch I handled some horses, finished all my assignments for the next installment of Dirt Road Daughters (coming to a mailbox near you in September- and the food is, well, mouthwatering as usual), and began getting things lined out and ready for my Buck Brannaman clinic next week. I took Gump and Dino to the vet to have blood drawn for a Coggins Test, Health Certificates, and got the paperwork started for their Permanent Brand Inspection Cards. A week from today, my SIL, niece and I will be in Colorado riding with Buck. My niece is going to ride Gump in the H1 class, and I’ll be riding Dino in H2. I have never been to, or seen an H2 class so this will be exciting, challenging, and altogether awesome!

Today, since it’s going to be 100 degrees for the 10 millionth time this summer, (Can we get some rain and cooler temperatures please? This drought we’re in is NO fun!) I will run this morning while it’s relatively cool outside, finish laundry, feed and water the horses that are on the “to get oats” list, and I’ll probably spend some time going through AQHA Paperwork. I think that job never ends! It’s probably time for me to submit the paperwork to get “Miss Bombshell” registered.

Speaking of Bombshell- isn’t she gorgeous?

And in case you missed it, I posted another photo of her on my Facebook Wall last night.

In the meantime, all of you have a killer Friday, and be sure to wear a smile. It’s the one thing you know will always make you more beautiful than you already are!

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.