leanin' H
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We spent Wednesday and Thursday checking on cattle at the ranch. It's getting close to time for moving them across the allotment, so we thought we'd make a couple loops around the outside and start the process. This desert country means the cows get a good scatter on. So we started out Wed. morning for a ride-about to see what we could find. Phil, Wayne and I headed for wilde's camp to check water while Mom, Melanie and Chance rode up the canyon to check the big spring.
While some of this country is wide open, it's big enough to hide cattle. Other parts are thick cedars and brush where you can lose a herd of elephants. It also has one or two rocks and can be a might steep. :wink:
We rode over and checked the trough at Wilde's camp. Lots of tracks but no cows. But we made a loop and then went back into Pole canyon to see what we could find.
The feed on the ridges looks great for the time of year it is. The cows, however, were a tad scarce.
We stopped at a bunch of Cottonwood trees to have a sandwich and meet the other half of the crew. They found nary a cow either.
We ended up with 14 pairs, two heifers and a bull. Not much to show for 6 riders on horses and Dad out scouting on a wheeler! But we picked them up and headed them on the 12 mile trip to the new pasture. That's my awesome Mother riding "Skunk".
August means lots of dust and wind. We had plenty of both.
Kickin' them through the ridges.
And the cedars.
Phil and "Bandit" after opening a gate made a neat skyline snapshot.
Down and around and around and then back up! That's how ya get there! Wayne on his 2 year old roan stud. I like the both the horse and rider!
More dust and our little bunch of bovines.
We finally made the corner and headed back up. Just have to push them up into the mouth of the canyon now and it's cold Pepsi time!
I rode "Reba" and she is a swell pony!
Although a bit camera shy!
Today we Phil and I took another swing and covered 4 canyons and close to twenty miles. Mostly saw pretty country but did get 8 pair and a bull this afternoon. Desert Mountain Vista.
Looking up a cowless canyon. We had a great visit though. Solved most of the worlds problems too!
Dropping off into the Johnny Bull Hollow. We know where most of the cows arent now! And the rest are where they should be til we ride in a week or so and move them. Thanks for tagging along!
While some of this country is wide open, it's big enough to hide cattle. Other parts are thick cedars and brush where you can lose a herd of elephants. It also has one or two rocks and can be a might steep. :wink:
We rode over and checked the trough at Wilde's camp. Lots of tracks but no cows. But we made a loop and then went back into Pole canyon to see what we could find.
The feed on the ridges looks great for the time of year it is. The cows, however, were a tad scarce.
We stopped at a bunch of Cottonwood trees to have a sandwich and meet the other half of the crew. They found nary a cow either.
We ended up with 14 pairs, two heifers and a bull. Not much to show for 6 riders on horses and Dad out scouting on a wheeler! But we picked them up and headed them on the 12 mile trip to the new pasture. That's my awesome Mother riding "Skunk".
August means lots of dust and wind. We had plenty of both.
Kickin' them through the ridges.
And the cedars.
Phil and "Bandit" after opening a gate made a neat skyline snapshot.
Down and around and around and then back up! That's how ya get there! Wayne on his 2 year old roan stud. I like the both the horse and rider!
More dust and our little bunch of bovines.
We finally made the corner and headed back up. Just have to push them up into the mouth of the canyon now and it's cold Pepsi time!
I rode "Reba" and she is a swell pony!
Although a bit camera shy!
Today we Phil and I took another swing and covered 4 canyons and close to twenty miles. Mostly saw pretty country but did get 8 pair and a bull this afternoon. Desert Mountain Vista.
Looking up a cowless canyon. We had a great visit though. Solved most of the worlds problems too!
Dropping off into the Johnny Bull Hollow. We know where most of the cows arent now! And the rest are where they should be til we ride in a week or so and move them. Thanks for tagging along!
40 miles would have been too much for
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