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It’s a bird! It’s a plane!

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No, not really. It’s just a little write up, about yours truly, in the Tri-State Livestock News! But needless to say, I was thrilled to be interviewed and given the opportunity! And there’s more good news to come this week, but I’m not going to share it just yet, so you’ll just have to wait!

You can read all the juicy details, here.

Happy Wednesday and Happy Trails!

XO

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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. Donita says

    Great article, way to follow your dreams girl…keep up the good work! Oh and lets get Courtney scheduled before you become too famous 🙂

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    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      Yes, let’s do get her scheduled. I think that at this point, we should wait until end of June, first of July though, because we have rodeos every weekend between now and our Father’s Day Branding and we’ll have to brand at our other pasture too! I’ll call/email you this week to set something up. 🙂

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  4. HossBoss says

    Fantastic! You know your story fuels the passion of all those teenage horse-lovin’ girls who daydream of just such a life for themselves.

    Had to laugh at Zach’s comment that the cows don’t care how you look. He may tell you for in not so many words that you’re ‘over dressing’ for the work, but I bet he brags on you for the very same thing when you’re not around. Every man loves a hard-workin’ woman who does it in style!

    : )

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    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      He does, this is true, and I hope you’re right about him bragging on me for the very same thing. I suppose it doesn’t matter if he does brag on me or not- he still loves me just the same! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

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