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Branding Photos – 2022

November 21, 2022 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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Better late than never to share some branding photos, right? And in case anyone has been wondering -- yes I'm alive. I've ignored this ...

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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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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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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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Regional Bonus Race Run

August 2, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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I'm currently in Texas, after having spent last weekend in Oklahoma at the Regional Run for the Bonus Race. I still haven't won a qualifier for the ...

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From the Branding Pen

June 25, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

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We just finished our annual Father's Day Branding.  We got to it a day late because it rained on Saturday, but Sunday proved to be a ...

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The Buck Clinic — 2016

June 3, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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Every year I am fortunate enough to make at least one Buck Clinic, and every year when I get home, I say this was the best clinic yet. Sometimes, I ...

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Sometimes You Gotta Slow Down

April 7, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 4 Comments

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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 ...

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The Colt Cam Chronicles

March 30, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

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"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 ...

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Colt Cam 2016 – Get your horse ready to bridle

February 25, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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It's been a year or better since we've had a Colt Cam Post. And not even because I haven't put any first rides on horses, because I certainly have, ...

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