Women of the West

February 1, 2023 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

I’m almost 3 years late, but I’m still here! To share with you with ONE of the coolest thing that’s happened to me in my life! There’s more coming, but you’ll have to wait…

Western Horseman in 2020, (yes, that Western Horseman), decided I had a feature worthy story! How and why I’ll never know, but here we are, in 2023 and I’m finally sharing. I was selected to be featured as a Women of the West. How cool is this?

I hope this piece will inspire all of you to become the best version of yourself! If you need a little help along the way, I’m always here to lend an ear.

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As a quick little aside, I feel guilty having abandoned this little piece of the internet. If I’m being honest, it wasn’t intentional. I’ve just been living out life goals; riding my horses, building out a horsemanship course, and starting a streaming service for glimpses into my world of horse training.

I’m working hard to learn to balance all these endeavors that mean so much to me; and I’m grateful you’ve come along for the ride. My 2023 goal is to post here at least once a month! I’ve missed you all and I hope the feeling is mutual.

Stay tuned for more!

Much love –

Your SDC

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.