A Road Trip to the BBR Finals

August 9, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

I know I’m only about 4.5 months late in posting this run. I’ve been busy, trying to grow in my horsemanship, and grow my photography and writing business as well. And of course I’m trying to fill my WPRA permit. The rodeos have been fun, and I’m learning a lot. My nerves are leaving me, and I’m starting to feel confident in my ability to jockey my horse. I wasn’t there though, when I made this run at the BBR finals. Part of me really wanted to cry before I made this run and many others this Spring.

I’ve no idea what I was scared of. I just know my mind was getting the best of me. Despite that, we finished something like 235 in the 2D at a race with 1800 entries. I’ll take it.

I’ve been doing so much traveling and working on myself this year, that I’ve decided I’m going to try to implement some of the principles that have helped me overcome my nerves and my fears (mind you I’ve had help with implementation of these). So if those of you that run barrels would fill out this survey, I’d sure appreciate it! I don’t know yet what/how I’m going to implement these tools, but there are ideas swirling, rest assured!

As always, keep on keeping on, moving forward one step at a time…

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.