Branding our last bunch on June 3, 2008, mostly later calves

[Soapweed]

Cows in duplicate

Puddles are pretty

Components of the Sandhills--sand, grass, water, and cattle

Peach in the roping pen

We branded on the dry side of the corral.

Kosmo Kid's turn

Putting the rope over the top

Portrait of a cowpoke

Saddletramp's turn

The crew is ready.

A thirsty day

Dinner time

Cold steak and all the trimmings :wink:

Some of the calves are pretty big.

But the calf trap holds them securely

Later in the day, Katrina (of Ranchers.net fame :wink: ) brought by a nice young lady who is competing for South Dakota Rodeo Queen. Genna Buettner will be participating in competition at the Belle Fourche Rodeo over the 4th of July. For the horsemanship part of the competition, she will need to ride two ranch horses that she has never seen before, on saddles she has never ridden in before. Katrina had called a few days ago to see if it would be alright for Genna to ride our ranch horses. We felt honored that they thought our horses worthy of practicing on. Genna is a fine young lady who would do a great job in representing South Dakota. We wish her well.

Katrina

Genna practicing on Yellowstone

Katrina took this picture of the gang

Katrina and I switched places running the camera.

Boy with a bare back riding bareback

 

[Jigger Boss]

Well now Lookie there :shock: ST DOES get a little dirt on his crisp clean white shirt sometimes!! :lol: YAY!! :lol: :wink:
Thanks for sharing that Soap. :wink:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Your country sure looks great with that water laying around.

 

[Emma]

Great series, Soapweed. I enjoy your pictorial chronicles. Thanks!

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Well now Lookie there :shock: ST DOES get a little dirt on his crisp clean white shirt sometimes!! :lol: YAY!! :lol: :wink:
Thanks for sharing that Soap. :wink:

I think that was just a mishap with the Ketchup bottle. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Hooks]

Jigger Boss wrote:
Well now Lookie there ST DOES get a little dirt on his crisp clean white shirt sometimes!! YAY!!
Thanks for sharing that Soap.



I think that was just a mishap with the Ketchup bottle.

......food fight??!!.............................with mountain oysters..................... :shock:

............but I did notice he was administering a bovine version of "nip & tuck" :lol:

 

[gcreekrch]

Good pics Soap, glad to see you're getting moisture. Things must be looking up, Peach got herself a new hat!

 

[Anonymous]

Good pics Soap, glad to see you're getting moisture. Things must be looking up, Peach got herself a new hat!

Old tightwad must have finally paid her and let her go to town... :wink:
Good looking straw hat.....

 

[Faster horses]

WOOO HOOOOO--green grass and black cattle. Doesn't get much better!!

Those were interesting pictures, Soapweed. Genna sits a horse really well.
I particularly like the picture of Peach getting a drink; but I enjoyed all
the photos. Neat that you got a shot of everyone together.

I'm glad you keep posting photos to share with us.

Oh, has Brock decided to sell his sorrell yet? Be sure to let me know if
he has. He might need some $$$$ soon, I'm thinking. :lol:

HI KATRINA!!! :lol:

 

[Cal]

What??? You found Katrina? Was she sober and well behaved? :lol:

We just have one bunch of late calvers left to brand as well...am thinking the corrals might dry out in time to get them worked about the time they're ready to wean. :???:

This year we had a Cow Country calf table worked over, so it's hydraulic. Now the women and senior citizen :wink: that work up front can really go through the calves without tiring themselves out, hardly at all. Those of us that get stuck pushing calves aren't as lucky....just suckers for punishment. :wink:

 

[Sandhusker]

Nothing like green grass and puddles.