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Branding Photos – 2022

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

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 ...

Fall Work

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

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 ...

Branding Season

June 8, 2018 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

We are nearing the end of branding season, and if you've followed along on my Instagram, you'll know that I've been to a few. So far this year, I've ...

Winter Cow Work

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

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 ...

Winter on the Ranch

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

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 ...

Chris Dickinson Photography Workshop: Part 2

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

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 ...

Chris Dickinson Photography Workshop: Part 1

July 19, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 5 Comments

I had the opportunity to go hang out with my friend and mentor, Chris Dickinson the last weekend in June for one of his annual Photography Workshops. ...

Ranch Chic Corral

March 8, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

Hi friends! Today we feature a South Dakota Business, Ranch Chic Corral! Kristen is super creative and very talented and I only wish you could all ...