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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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Fall Work

October 26, 2021 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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Fall work is my favorite time of year! The calves are big. The air is crisp. The sun will warm your back. The grass turns to gold -- to ready ...

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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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All the Pretty Snow

February 18, 2019 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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The pretty snow didn't really start falling until recently this Winter. Old Man Winter is making sure the earth sleeps, calm and quiet in a blanket of ...

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Unexpected Loss, Part 2

September 27, 2018 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

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Many of you who've been around for the past decade or so, will recall when little Dolce (Ibaflitnbird) was born. She was the first foal I ever raised ...

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Winter on the Ranch

February 20, 2018 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

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We've had a pretty mild winter so far -- there's been a skiff of snow here and there. The last couple days- including now as I type this, we've got ...

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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

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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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All the Pretty Light

November 14, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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We've been having some stunningly gorgeous weather here. Like seriously, Summer ran into Fall and they had a baby. A Baby called Falmer. Okay. I am ...

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