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theHiredMansWife
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Location: southwest corner of the Sandhills

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:07 pm    Post subject: Branding photos from Saturday Reply with quote

Low sixties, sunny and a slight breeze. Perfect day to brand.


Ground crew all set:


Ropers picking out a good one:


Friend of ours waiting to drop the NorthFork (some years we use these, some years we don't. Depends on how many people we have). I don't know if you can see very well, but the boots he's wearing have baby pink tops. At a local WRCA a couple years ago, he came bucking out of the chute on his saddle bronc and the announcer made the point that it takes a real man to wear pink boots. Wink


They'd trade out here and there, but we had about five ropers going at a time.


My Marlboro Man driving another nail in his coffin:


And training our oldest (it came out a bit blotchy Wink ):


Putting it back in the stove:


The kids keeping themselves occupied (blue and pink are ours, black belongs to a good friend of ours. The boys just turned six, the girl is four)


They cheated a bit and got up close enough to just drop the rope over the calf's head:


And the best job:

Supervisor!
Laughing


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Angus Cattle Shower
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Location: CANADA!!!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good pictures... I wish it were that nice here... the snow is melting and It's raining...


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theHiredMansWife
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My son this morning said, "Mom--I wish we could rewind days" Smile


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passin thru
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good pics. These remind me of something, those burners for the irons. I use em but I hate them....................too noisy. Oh to be back in the days when we built a fire.


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theHiredMansWife
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We're too dry these days to have an open fire anyway, if we can avoid it. But I guarantee the stove is a lot quieter than the generator we used for the electric irons. Shocked

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Wish we had had branding.

One of the guys asked me yesterday if we were having fun yet (as he got his knee out of the way so I could vax).

Oh heck yeah!
Phooey on Christmas--branding is my favorite holiday. Very Happy


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Faster horses
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Location: SE MT

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice pictures, HMW. Looks like you have nice facilities; fences, etc.
That makes a fun job even better.


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Mrs.Greg
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Enjoyed your pictures HMW,obviously a good time was had by all.Loved what your son said,thats a keeper moment Nod!


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Jinglebob
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for posting these. Now that I have a camera, I'll try and take some around these parts, this year and post them. First branding that is scheduled is on the 28th. I can't hardly wait.


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sw
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aint nothin better than a branding, gee I have to agree with you for once. Wink


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ranchwife
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what??? No pictures of the food or the beer?? Wink Wink Wink
Mighty fine looking crew (especially the ones in the blue and pink Wink )...maybe they should find some free time around the 29th of April to join us in our branding!! Very Happy


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Hanta Yo
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Location: South Central Montana

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOOHOO!!!! I love branding in the spring! I don't have to cook Wink Wink Cool Very Happy This is the last year I will do so much traveling, maybe next year I can make it to some brandings Cool


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Silver
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Joined: 23 Mar 2005
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Location: BC

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for posting the great pics, HMW. Can't wait for branding here. I agree with you, branding is my favorite holliday too.


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