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Raining Wednesday

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As I type this, it’s raining, it’s pouring, I wish I were snoring. I’ve been on heifer duty the past week, which, of course I love. But I’m dragging tail. I was out of my thyroid meds last week, so in addition to not getting but 4-6 hours of sleep each night, I was legitly out of something that makes me feel much better!

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I have yet to get out and do chores, and of course, our good luck lasted for too long. What do I mean? I mean, we have two Polaris Rangers; one of which has doors and a roof, one of which has neither. It’s been about 4 months, and they’ve both been running. That’s longer than ever before I think. Well, yesterday a belt broke on the one with the roof and doors. So I’m down to driving a 1 ton dually pickup through muddy gumbo, or a ranger with no cover, in a tsunami of rain. I’m putting off chores. I shall not tell a lie.

We’ve a heifer that needs a shot of LA 200 for a sore foot, I need to take care of my chicks, feed chickens and gather eggs. Oh, and if you want another glimpse into my daily life, be sure to follow me on snapchat @thesdcowgirl. I guess snapchat is the “new” thing. I know I forget to use it sometimes but when I do, you will get to see lots of fun stuff that happens around the ranch that isn’t necessarily photo worthy — my many DIY projects, how I’m decorating the new house we are finishing building and of course horses and calves.

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In other news, I’m going to be featured in an awesome, new, online photojournalist publication called Intersection Journal. Their photographer came out and spent last Friday with me, and she’ll be back a couple times before the story airs. Kristina Barker is pretty awesome, so check her out. She’s in Rapid, if you need a photographer out that way!

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I have an awesome giveaway coming up, so stay tuned for that. It’s all about hair care, and what I’ve got is something every woman with long hair needs!

I hope your Wednesday and the rest of your week is pretty dang awesome.

Happy Trails!

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.

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  1. Tana says

    I hear ya! Rain has been a God send here. It has saved many old cows from being sold due to lack of grass. I also am procrastinating this morning. Hubby went to go tag and feed, so TC and I are getting caught up on house chores before we head out and tackle our chores in the mud. Even though its broke down, I envy the fact you have doors on your ranger. I have roof but no doors.

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    • ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ says

      Oh, I never complain about the rain! I’m just saying it’s messy! I’m always glad for rain because it means we can make hay, and have grass to feed the girls! I think we are going to put doors and a roof on the other ranger too.

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