This week has been busy, one might say. Monday, we had our first calf of the year, a cute little heifer. But we also got a trip to the vet for a ...
Sometimes You Gotta Slow Down
I was handling my coming 8 year old mare today. I started her when she was two, and have ridden her on and off a bit here and there since then. She ...
The Colt Cam Chronicles
"Blessed are the flexible, for they will not be bent out of shape" - Origin unknown. Sometimes you've got to go with your horse. That was the ...
An O-Magazine Feature
So many amazing things happened this year. I cannot begin to count my blessings. There was the TIME Magazine Feature. Then there was the ...
#MyStory
I had to keep a secret. A really big secret. And it was REALLY hard. But now, the secret has spilled into the national spotlight if you will, ...
From the Rodear
We have two brandings on our place, as a general rule. Our big Father's Day party, and another, smaller branding around the Fourth of July. This ...
life in photos…
I can barely keep up with going through my Mail, let alone my blog... But I'm still taking lots of photos! I photographed a senior last week. She's ...
Photos from the Branding Pen
I've been uber busy this summer, as evidenced by the lack of posts here (but you can still read what I'm writing about horsemanship over at Cavvy ...
A Typical Day on the Ranch
I'm often asked: what's a typical day on the ranch? I chuckle inside and then quietly say with a smile on my face, "there is no such thing"! When you ...
Fall Work… And a Fall.
Of all the jobs there are to do on the ranch, working cattle, horseback, has to be my favorite. Fall and Winter provide no shortage of opportunities ...
