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Money, Money, Money!

March 23, 2010 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 9 Comments

Thursday's Checks

I had a barrel race this past weekend- I ran two horses on Thursday night; my pretty gray mare, Streakin Iron (aka Sonora Nora) and the Gumpers, of course. They won 4th and 5th in the 4D for me (which means they ran 2 seconds off). The good news is, I really trusted Gump to the first barrel and that run (and all the others we made this weekend) felt a lot better than the previous week’s runs. I have video coming of our runs from Friday and Sunday, but it’s not here yet, of course. Nora, while bred to be a racehorse extraordinaire, could really care less about going fast, but she’s so fun to ride and makes the prettiest turns, that I think I want to start entering her again. I don’t really care if she wins me money or not, because after all, isn’t this game we play all about having fun? I mean it’s nice to win a check, but if winning were everything everyone who didn’t win would quit, right? Maybe I’m looking at it all wrong. What I won on Thursday night, paid all my fees for the entire weekend and gave me money towards fuel, so you can’t beat that. Green spends the same whether it’s 1D, 2D or 5D money. Money, is money.

Happy Tuesday!

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. BrownEyedCowgirls says

    March 23, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    That’s awesome!!

    And I think if you have a horse you really enjoy running…you should run them.

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    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      March 23, 2010 at 11:07 pm

      I am so glad to hear you say that! At best the mare will be a 3D horse and that’s if I ride her to get every ounce of speed out of her. It’s just not her personality to be super aggressive or assertive. But I love her anyway!

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  2. April says

    March 23, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    Money is money, you’re correct! Congrats!!!

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  3. Maureen@IslandRoar says

    March 23, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    You’re so right about the fun. That’s why I love reading your posts about the barrel racing; it’s so clear you love it!

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  4. Sharron Marshall says

    March 23, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    So pleased that you are improving with each run & most of all enjoying yourself, I wish I lived over there 7 could come & watch or even better you could teach me barrels & we could go together!

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  5. Kristen says

    March 23, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Congrats on bringing home some money! I’m with you, we all keep doing the things we love because we enjoy them! Your “hobby” is paying for itself – of course you should keep doing it! And I love that you took Sonora back out, love that mare!

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    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      March 23, 2010 at 11:11 pm

      Is it still a hobby when a person rides/trains horses for a living? Lol. I’m glad you love that mare too! I think everyone should love her because she is just gawgeous! I get to start her baby under saddle this year. I am so excited about that!

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  6. risingrainbow says

    March 24, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    I think if you have fun it’s a lot more rewarding. Money in and of itself never made anyone happy.

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  7. Weekend Cowgirl says

    March 25, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    Glad you had FUN!

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