Weekly Twitterings From the Ranch

Saddling a pretty, furry, chestnut gelding named Gump! #
First run down! Gump worked really good. Just need to hustle more to barrel #1 #
Race #1 is over. No check but we made a smooth run. Pretty pleased with him for it being our first run since September. #
Gatting ready to make run #2 #
My student just won the 2D in run #2 and then won the 2D. Average buckle! It's her first buckle! And her biggest check ever! So proud! #
My horse ran good too- won second in the average in the 3D. Yes my student out-ran me! #
home. unsaddling horses. feeding horses. feeding me. then cleaning the barn. 2day was awesome! love when my students get their 1st big win! #
Opened the gate 2 drive in2 the barn & my old gelding made a run 4 it! Took my 5yo &the mini doneky w/ him! Old saddle horse=bad influence! #
Sunday Stills, photographs from the ranch! #
hanging out on facebook, chatting w/the beau and my friend Ve. then i'm gonna clean the barn. and water and feed. again. i love my life! #
i have to say it. i'm really glad i don't have to wake up early in the morning. i'm worn out! #
RT @cyzyall08: bout to go down there..not sure how bad it is :(/ what'd i miss? #
am i the only one not watching the grammys? #
i love late night barn cleanings! #
night tweeters. this girl is going to dream-land. #
RT @cownutritionist: Murphy's Law @mpaynknoper: Im a fan of the tinted chapsticks- Burts Bee's has some good 1s/ their pomegrante is my fave #
morning world. this cowgirl must find an indoor arena in this area, stat. still a muddy mess outside. more rain on the way. #
RT @DanielleMHayes: This month is all about positivity, surrounding myself with good people, and unveiling some kick ass ideas!/ love it! #
more rain on the way. #
I just love this girl's blog! #
this is why Trevor is one of the best! #
Feeding horses. Cleaning the barn. Then must get NBHA pts to national office. Getting new tires on the Beast today too. #
RT @farmanddairy: HSUS con't Ohio battle RT @fosterk96: @farmanddairy is on it! #farm #
doing points for the NBHA #
and my points notebook didn't make the trip w/me. what an organized director I am! #
working on writing a blog post defining the differences between animal rights and animal welfare. #
headache headache headache that's what reading quotes from crazies and my allergies will do to me! #
"Im not only uninterested in having children. Im opposed 2hving children. Having a purebred human baby is like having a purebred dog (cont) #
it is nothing but vanity, human vanity." Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA's founder and president, New Yorker magazine, April 23, 2003 #
“Humans have grown like a cancer. We’re the biggest blight on the face of the earth.” Ingrid Newkirk, PeTA’s founder #
"If killing [animal research scientists] is the only way to stop them, then I said (cont) #
killing them would certainly be justified." Jerry Vlasak quoted in Washington Post, March 11, 2008. #
"An [animal] experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the (cont) #
use of a brain-damaged human would b justifiable." Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic 4Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd ed. p. 85. #
dear sun, please come out. thanks. #
RT @blahblahblogger: My best friend started a new company today – go check it out: – CAKE BALLS! Yum!/ yummy! yummy! #
sun, why do you hide from me? why do you tease me with pretty rays of yourself and then go away? #
my colt, Camo, keeps jumping the hotwire fence and gets in2 the hay room. If i didn't like him, and he weren't so cute, I 'd be mad at him! #
has a killer headache. #
client horse just tried to stomp a hole in my head. #
the horse that tried to stomp a hole in my head, then proceeded to knock the gate off the roundpen, and cut a hole in his foot. #
cooking supper w/my mom. homemade tacos. courtesy of yours truly. oh, and i'm enjoying a nice shiner bock too. yummy! #
oh what a day. what a day. #
RT @Skinnyhorse: Might make US horse exports more difficult: Canada 2require 6 mo. med record 4horses intended 4cnsmptn #
mmmmm…jalapeños! yummy! #
got a picture of the neighborhood peacock today. i'm going to post it soon! #
RT @blahblahblogger: My husband just took ALL 3 kids to 1 kids bball practice – he rocks my world!! xoxoxo @kipcallaghan/ such a great guy! #
today my beau got the webcam i sent him for V-day! yippee! i get to *see* him tonight! #
if you've ever wondered what the difference is between animal rights and animal welfare, the mystery is solved: #
and my chickens have started using their nesting boxes to lay their eggs! Go girls! keep up the good work! #
The HSUS monster must be stopped if you're pro-animal welfare this is a must! #
time for the midnight snack for the ponies! will check on the horse that tried to kill me today too. b/c i love all God's creatures! #
RT @justician: @thesdcowgirl Did horse try to kick off u?/ yes, tried to kick me, run me over, and stomp me. #
RT @MegRaeB: taxied – 90 points!!!/ are you playing scrabble? #
why am i not tired? #
and we have another cloudy morning! #
morning twitterland #
google chrome, why do you hate my site so? why do you not love ? why? #
RT @Women4Ag: Vt. bill intrdcd in legisltre wld allow HSUS 2engage in livestock oversight including the practice of bleeding or slaughtering #
RT @RTLampwork: Aaargh! Marcy's making really cute hearts- up in ETSY now – – check out her other beads if you dare… #
RT @TroyHadrick: U btr pack longjohns. RT @nycUlla: Grazing conference the end of FEB. in S. Dakota. That wld b cold rt?/ -12 this morning! #
RT @thesdcowgirl: Today on the Ranch…: The State of the Horse Industry: Part 2 (a great read!) #
RT @ThisCowgirlLife: ….and wow is Nebraska a long lot of not much! LOL/ true story. #
RT @Women4Ag: Video re: #HSUS #039;s plan to get an "animal protection liaison" in the White House http://is.gd/7ychj #
RT @cyzyall08: there's not much more perfect than a bacon,egg and cheese biscuit…/ mmmmmmmmmmm #
why does the horse industry not put their money where their mouth is? why does the aqha not stand up to push back against HSUS? anybody? #
the only people i know who are working towards getting the ban lifted on horse rendering are some Indian tribes in the Northwest. #
Changing public opinion is a good place to start with #ag and #horses but public opinion won't change DC policies. #
RT @cyzyall08: 60's and not a cloud in the sky…today rocks hard!! / awesome4 u! The sun is out today! Finally. Beats the -7 at home! #
RT @agchick: u know my free market tendencies!! RE @agritarian: Obama trying 2divide farmers-another rzn 2 eliminate subsidies get gvt out. #
RT @ThisCowgirlLife: Looking for a great way to support Agriculture in your area? Work with your local, county, region or state Fair board! #
RT @cyzyall08: yes we are shirtless and drinking sweet tea in the winter…that's how its done in the south/ you rock! #
RT @thesdcowgirl: Changing public opinion is a good place to start with #ag and #horses but public opinion won't change DC policies. #
So excited by this! http://tweetphoto.com/10251394 #
back home. grabbing a bite. then off to play with the horse that tried to kill me yesterday. 🙂 fun fun! #
American Indians Support Horse Slaughter: #
Pro-animal welfare folks, should join this group now: here they are on facebook: do it. Now. #
RT @kidell: So true: Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners. – E. Joseph Cossman/ lol!!! #
is it wrong that i'm excited 'bout having new tires on my pickup? #
recycling my old tires by putting them on the flatbed hay trailer we use to haul hay out to the cows. 🙂 #
my blog just crashed chrome. that can't be good! #
anyone else have wordpress blogs that don't show formatting right in chrome? who's issue is it? chrome or Wp? #
heading out to ride. Don't forget to check out the ongoing discussion about the horse industry! #
Ah sun! You've decided to shower me with your warmth and light! #
My gray mare is snowing hair! #
Trotting my cute 3yo around to help with the swelling he has from being gelded. #
This darn gate keeps coming off the hinges!!!! #
My mini donkey just let out a big bray which caused my dog to start howling! It's a regular old funny farm around here! #
My herd of geldings: from L-R: camo my 5yo, Dino my 3yo, and his big brother Gump who is my open horse. http://tweetphoto.com/10265966 #
RT @cowjon: Is an active environmentalist as opposed to environmental activist./ here here! #
The coyotes are really howling tonight. #
horses are fed and watered. time for supper! #
vodka with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. Yum-O! #
That will be super! #
#agchat is starting already? I'm way behind schedule. rancher and professional horseman here. I'll try to keep up #
twubs keeps kicking me out. #agchat #
it could be b/c i am trying to do 85000000 things at once on my computer and it's rebelling. #agchat #
ah. this is better. thanks @jefffowle #agchat #agchat #
Q1- yes, i agree w/ @skinnyhorse– it's one of the biggest threats. we have to start putting our money where our mouth his, however. #agchat #
Q1- that should read, money where our mouth is. #agchat #agchat #
RT @TruffleMedia: great point! #agchat #agchat #
Q4 i am so tired of having things done on a federal level. laws are better implemented on a state and local level. #agchat #agchat #
most of the time, all laws do is raise the cost of goods and services. #agchat most ppl in ranching police themselves. #agchat #
RT @UBetcha_Apparel: RT @AgriBlogger: Q4 None 2 many laws now. Laws r not the answer 2 much ofanything. Just feel good crap&harmful #agchat #
RT @agchick: Q6 It's okay to eat animals. My duty is to care well for them until it is their duty to provide nourishment to me. #agchat #
RT @agchat: #agchat Hang in there. We seem to be overwhelming twitter #agchat #
Q7 i wonder this all the time, since so many are removed from the farm. education. writing articles for the local newspapers etc. #agchat #
so ready to play the guitar for a while. have a new melody floating around; and it needs some lyrics. 🙂 #
Q9- absolutely under no circumstances do we try 2find middle ground. that's not what they're concerned w/if udon't believe me, research it. #
i want to know when the standards are going to be enough? #agchat #
Don't forget, the second installment on the state of the horse industry is here: #
morning twitterland #
heading out to feed, while my coffee brews. have lots to do today before it rains! #
horses r fed. Coffee brews. have 2 clean/doctor/re-wrap the leg on the horse that tried 2kill me; round bales r supposed 2b deliv 2day too! #
RT @homesteadEd: @Infohorse Yes it was good,I also liked "Appaloosa"./ I loved that movie! Maybe it was Viggo Mortensen! lol. #
RT @TenaBastian: Some guy in the pharmacy saw my boots na sked if I was a "horse Whisperer"? Haha! Told him I dont whisper 2em, I listen 2em #
RT @ThisCowgirlLife: mmmmm, i love a nice hot cup of cream with a splash of coffee in the morning ;)/ me too!!!!!! #
RT @caseyroondotcom: u only have 3.5 hours left 2comment on the post 2win free $15 iTunes card! Whatcha waitin' for?.. #
did u know that during the great depression the govt bought cattle/sheep from ranchers, shot them, covered them w/lye and as such (cont) #
the US was forced to eat horse meat during WWII? #
if you love #horses and support #ag you should check out this group: #
don't forget to check out the exotic girl next door! #
#WhinnyWednesday @ranchwabble @WeekendCowgirl @homesteadEd @scottriverranch @lansterman @ntnslykrazy @arainbowpromise @besthorsegifts #
the second installment on the horse industry series has been revised! #
last cup of cream and coffee. then off to give a shot of banamine, hydro and wrap up a cut foot. then saddle some colts! #
#WhinnyWednesday Love: @vestacaro @smileegirl @LOPETEXAS @spirithorse @alphamares @whitwallace @tenabastian @girlmeetsfarm #
i have 581 followers. think i can manage to pick up enough between now and the end of #FF to have 650? 🙂 #
btw- if i follow your blogs and it seems i've been absent, it's because i am way behind on my blog reading. rain is on the way tho! #
RT @SpiritofHorse: Can only make things better next ride/ is what the bf preaches and preaches at me. he's right! but you know that! #
RT @animalag: Alert: HSUS Seeks Initiative To Regulate Ohio Producers – http://eepurl.com/hk71 #
yay! my hay is here! later tweeters! #
RT @UBetcha_Apparel: #HSUS not what is used to be…./ so true, so true! #
RT @OneTwoRob: RT @TroyHadrick I told Yellow Tail #wine that I won't support them anymore if they support #HSUS / me2! sad tho. luv wine. #
RT @kidell: I think I'm going to puke. i just let someone see my writing in first draft form./ awesome! good for you! #
RT @Infohorse: @thesdcowgirl Thank you for becoming a Fan on our Facebook page. / you are welcome! #
RT @M7Laurie: Very grateful to live in such a beautiful place, not always easy, but a blessing./ i hear ya! i feel blessed too! #
i have really become a home-body. and i like it. #
RT @UBetcha_Apparel: Getting everything in place for a booth at the Miles City Bucking Horse sale. Frantic Excited about this!!!!/ me too #
for cute western clothes and accessories you must check out Ranch Glam: #
Lunch is over. going to hurry fast b/c the radar says the rain is here. not raining yet. but it's coming! #
Crap crap crap. Rain is here!!!! #
RT @SaveOurWay: Perfect example of bad pet laws coming to America. Not about welfare ,its about regulate them out of existence @Trpster #
i can hear it pouring outside. i think i'll play guitar and/or take a nap. this rain is freakin' killin' me! killin' me I tell ya! #
RT @CowgirlOasis: starting to sprinkle… rain 2night….2morrow……/make it stop! make it stop! #
so addicted to @Sephora. seriously. #
RT @RayLinDairy: Sorry it is @yellowtail_usa we need to thro #underthbu fo being asleep at the SM wheel!/ well hells bells. what's the dif? #
im clearly aware of the fact that my complaining about the rain does nothing 2 stop it, but still, i'm not happy that it's freakin' raining! #
RT @TenaBastian: @DanielleMHayes Take a pic of your belly so I can see how big ya are/ great idea! #
thanks to everyone that is reading !!!!!!! #
RT @HorsemansDVDmag: Never judge a man until you've ridden his horse./ love this! #
writing a new song. #
idk how this whole song-writing thing is going for me exactly lol. #
what a mess in haiti #
RT @JeffFowle: Break in the rain & decent arena footing allowed 4some quality time in the saddle on a friends 3yo mare. #agchat #RFTF/lucky! #
friend wants me to go see cross canadian ragweed tonight. love them! but can't get through on the phone to get a ticket. 🙁 #
still can't get through to get tickets. heading out to do chores. #
a day in the life on the ranch, if you're me: #
RT @cowjon: @PBHoss @TheHollyLane yeah but I'm cute when I buck around and I'll suck your finger./ true! lmao! #
RT @agropinion: Can rdcing human greenhouse emissions prvnt earths natural climate change-It's a $64,000,000,000 qstn if cap &trade succeeds #
really rain, seriously? my pastures r still flooded from lst wk. the horses r just mashing the grass in2 the mud. we need u but pace urself #
my almots 2yo niece just talked 2me on the phone, and said, i love you jennifer, and closed with goodnight jennifer! bad birth control! bad! #
#agchat school lunches #
getting ready to go see cross canadian ragweed… #
Mornin' Tweets! i'm recovering from the late night I spent with the boys from Stillwater. Fun Fun! I bet my friend didn't make work 2day! #
RT @cowjon: Quote du jour: "boy, Ive got the congressional touch this am. Everything I touch turns in2an overblown expensive piece of crap." #
check out my cute friend: https://thesouthdakotacowgirl.com/?p=2427 #
i really hate this stupid touch pad on my laptop. was just replying to a commenter on my blog and the damn thing logged me out. *&#%@&^(&(*& #
it's quite possible that there may be more than one new music video posted today. so @cyzyall08 and @thehollylane look out! #
rain rain rain and more rain. awesome. i'm a week behind on my colts! and i have a swollen freshly gelded colt to move out! can you say mud? #
Listening 2my cd from last night's Cross Canadian Ragweed concert at Southern Junction! This is so going in my truck! I love those OK boys! #
interesting comments! #
i am frozen. #
going to call in an order for some homemade tomato basil soup and some strawberry thumbprint cookies. Yummy! a perfect rainy day lunch! #
RT @agropinion: WOOT. RT @KSFarmBureau: House Ag Chairman Backs Bid to Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Regs : http://nyti.ms/dgabfP #ag #farm #
heading 2the barn 2 give banamine shots. then 2 pick up some tomato basil soup and strawberry cookies! then outside to trot my colt around! #
if you are ever in the DFW area, you must check out this place: my favorite tomato basil soup and the best cookies! #
RT @Skinnyhorse: The term "factory Farm" is a simply a subjective term 2elicit emotion from donors. Not unlike "puppy mill" or "canned hunt" #
one hour until the shooling of a girl in the goat tying. guess who still has *it*? #
mmmmm. soup. with homemade croûtons and fresh grated Parmesan cheese, herbs and onions. oh onions, how I love thee! #
RT @ranchwife4life: snowin, snowin, snowin, now it's really blowin, keep yer fire glowin – rawhide…. sorry – couldn't help myself/ lol! #
RT @SpiritofHorse: Started a second horse book. Will take about a year (or more) to publish./ i love it! #
If y'all haven't heard Blue Sky by Emily West with Keith Urban, I suggest you find it. NOW! it is unbelievable. Sooooooooooo great! #
*thumbprint. i do know now to spell. promise #
you can find her @emilywestmusic the girl can sing!!!!!!! #
so off my normal calorie count for the day. it's the cookies. they are evil. more evil than granny's fry bread! #
their strawberry thumbprint cookies have fresh strawberries in the icing. omg. omg. put me out of my misery now! #
Gotta love the honesty of my friend, Ve! #
RT @mtngirlDRR: @thesdcowgirl It's a cookie conspiracy. They just sit there and call your name until you eat them./ true story, girl! lol #
ok. going to throw out hay and then show some girls how you really tie goats. i'm sure i'll be filthy when we're done! #
RT @ThisCowgirlLife: RT @kendsyj: @ThisCowgirlLife @thesdcowgirl I have it too! Love it! | Ok, then we must all skype together! / oh yes! #
my dog thinks i smell like goat. i kinda do! #
is youtube giving anyone else trouble today? #
here you go tweets and @cyzyall08 another piece of original music. at least one more to come tonight! http://bit.ly/dvWMHG #
RT @agropinion: Did @yellowtail_usa delete ur FB Post? Post it @ YT: Donate to HSUS & u end up in my toilet FB group: http://bit.ly/9IuGnQ #
at so many thumbprint cookies this afternoon that i am not hungry for supper. oops! #
my blog can absolutely not be viewed in Chrome. It just doesn't work. Google! Why do you let me down like this? #
i am soooooo tired. #
oh another #FF here! fun fun! 'ceptin i am sooo tired. morning tweeters! #
the sun is out this morning! #
please dear sun, dry up all this water so i can get back to riding, seriously riding. am going to have no days off for the rest of February! #
#FF @cowgirlbarbie @lansterman @vestacaro @homesteadEd @danceswithu @infohorse @stablesolutions @spiritofhorse @skinnyhorse @thehollylane #
RT @scottriverranch: Farming/ranching Where every day is Monday/ idk about you, but i don't think it's really work. it's too fun to b work! #
#FF Cowboys @cowjohn @pbhoss @thekansascowboy @scottriverranch #
In case you missed it: new original music- #
i don't mean to skip over anyone on #FF b/c i love all my tweeters- but the sun is out and i have to take advantage of that! #
#FF Smart Folks: @skinnyhorse @chicknafoxhole @agchat @agropinion @vestacaro @lopps_1999 @agchick @celestelaurent #
one more thing- gotta love this girl! #
hoof trimmer has come and gone and my old horse is out there screaming like a stud at the young geldings. he is a mess! #
got a mud-bath today from a 3yo gelding named Dino. no spa treatment needed! #
my roundpen and arena both have standing water in them and it's getting cloudy. again. cry me a dry spell! #
going 2take mama some flowers@work. daddy felt bad 4waking her up in the middle of the night due2 the time diff btwn here and maylasia. #
RT @HorsemansDVDmag: If I treat my horse with suspicion, my horse will treat me with suspicion./ #horsemanship #
RT @UBetcha_Apparel: I'm a wool sock junkie…it's true. / me too #
i had a great afternoon outside! got lots done. i love my ponies #
At the bar w/@aliberuta who I havent seen in 8 yrs!!! #
Oh wow. Good pple watching going on. I wld say immitation is the purest form of flattery but seriously!!!! If u cant wear ur hat straight… #
I may be in Texas but I am surrounded by wanna be 'boys. Can you at leastput you hat on straight? #
Know what I hate about the bar? All the cig smoke! #
headache headache headache. thinking washing off the smoke smell will make it better! at least i hope. i must be getting old! #
heading out to ride in an indoor arena! whoo hoo! #
Love having friends with access to gorgeous cutting horse facilities! #
my horses rode great today. had a fun afternoon. now it's time to unwind, clean the barn and drink a beer. #
listening to Blue Sky by Emily West! if you haven't heard it, you must get this single NOW! #
i am worn out! #
RT @Skinnyhorse: It wld nd 2B modrtd. RT @ksfarmboy: RT @CulinaryHatchet: @SarahHSUS Would #HSUS agree to take questions on #agchat 1night? #
yummy morning. coffee, and homemade biscuits and gravy compliments of me. antelope sausage put to good use! #hunting #
my arena is dry enough to ride in today! yipppeeeee! guess what i'm gonna do when i finish cleaning the barn? lol. #
interesting discussion on the horse industry. if you're in the #horse industry or in #ag I'd love your input: #
back to the barn for me! #