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Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do

September 10, 2020 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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Dreams don't work unless you do: I climbed on 6 head of horses yesterday.  It's been a while since that's happened.  I'm doing less -- less ...

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Running At the Prospector Challenge

July 21, 2019 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

My favorite barrel racing series, the prospector challenge, has come and gone! I got to attend two of the three in the series, and dang did we have ...

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2019 Goals

March 5, 2019 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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 I don't usually write down my goals.  I know I should. Writing them down helps to program our brain and make our goals more likely to ...

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America’s Horse (And More)…

February 25, 2019 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

America's Horse Cover, February 2019

My bucket list got a bit shorter this February, when one of my photos was chosen to grace the cover of America's Horse Magazine. This is the monthly ...

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A Western Photography Workshop

August 1, 2018 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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This June we were able to host Chris Dickinson for one of his Western Photography Workshops.  If you don't follow Chris on Instagram, I suggest ...

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Winter Cow Work

March 16, 2018 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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We sorted our first calf and replacement heifers off last weekend. The morning started out like any other cold, winter morning -- a bit overcast, but ...

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WPRA World Finals

October 31, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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I know, I've been absent a lot from my little home on the web. I've been to many places and done many things this year! I'm hoping to catch everyone ...

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Chris Dickinson Photography Workshop: Part 2

July 25, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

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I hope you didn't miss part one -- if you did, go read it now! It was so fun to arrive at the workshop and see/meet people I've followed on ...

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Adventures from The Rodeo Road

April 11, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

Windmills and Hills

So far, the rodeo road has taught me a lot, but I've yet to win a check for my efforts. At Valley City, ND, my first ever pro rodeo I was pretty ...

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The Human Spirit

March 1, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

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,,,This article was originally written for and published in "Ag Week".  __________________________________________ As I sit on an ...

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