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Gathering and loading four bulls, a pictorial account

the real jake said:
Ross Knox.

Isn't he the guy that packs in the Grand Canyon? I believe I saw him perform at Elko once.

Our outfit is too scattered to not haul back and forth, and it seems lately we have been trying to get by without xtra help, so we do what we have to, like you mentioned.

BTW, I have a couple of big saddle horses that I have ground driven that might make a decent team if anyone is interested. Maybe I could post a picture of them sometime. They are 16 hands or so, and gentle. I already have a light team, so don't really need two. And both horses are broke to ride. One is a heck of a calf dragger, but not the best mouth in the world.
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Yup, that's the guy.

I got a colt last fall down south of Soap and Saddle and will get his mate this fall. I'll start the yearling this fall with my old draft mare(26) and just play with them a little. I should be good to go next fall or the year after! :lol:

Ross got hurt a couple times packin' in the big ditch, but as far as I know he's still doin' it. Got to visit with him and heard some good stories, at Elko years back. Nice feller and fun to swap stories with.

Jan Wood was standing there at Elko and she wanted to show me her new Christmas present. She showed me a picture of a pretty roan mare with lots a white across her hips. I said, " Oh, you got an App for Christmas!"

She bristled up and explained the Quarter Horse breeding the mare had and Ross overheard and came up and told an awful funny story about a mare he was training on. One story led to another and we all had a great time!
 
Back a few years ago we did some experiments with Piedmontese bulls. We bought these bulls in Canada. They all had attitude and I don't think they ever saw a horse until we unloaded them here. When it came time to gather them up, they were in a pasture that was pretty rough and thick with trees. I had my son and daughter with me, they were in their early teens but decent help. When we located one of those bulls and you tried to move them, they would go aways and then start hammering on your horse. did not want to get anyone or any of the horses hurt but we had to get those buggers gathered up somehow. Had the truck and trailer close by and a set of corrals a couple miles away. We came up with a plan. This was about fair time for us and there was a long show stick in the back of the truck and the lead ropes from our halters. I would ride up to one of those bulls and he would come after me. All of these bulls had nose rings and now we knew why. When they would come at me, I would hook the nose ring with the hook on the end of the show stick and pull hard. My son would then ride up and snap a lead rope into the nose ring and I would lead them upto and in the trailer. They just hated being that close to a horse but unable to do anything about it with their nose dallyed to my horn. Tears flowed down their cheeks. It was fun getting even with those jerks. The next year we had a new one with no nose ring, couldn't get him out of the cows at all, that is until I pulled out my Contender.
Now since we fall calve and gather the bulls in January, I have the wife gather them with a bucket of cake. Is way easier but makes for a boring story :lol:
 
WOW! :!: , sw,

I can't imagine hooking those nose rings and forcing those bulls into the trailer. Talk about "cowboy up" to do what it takes to get the job done!!! YOU deserve a medal!! :!: 8) 8)
 
sw said:
Back a few years ago we did some experiments with Piedmontese bulls. We bought these bulls in Canada. They all had attitude and I don't think they ever saw a horse until we unloaded them here. When it came time to gather them up, they were in a pasture that was pretty rough and thick with trees. I had my son and daughter with me, they were in their early teens but decent help. When we located one of those bulls and you tried to move them, they would go aways and then start hammering on your horse. did not want to get anyone or any of the horses hurt but we had to get those buggers gathered up somehow. Had the truck and trailer close by and a set of corrals a couple miles away. We came up with a plan. This was about fair time for us and there was a long show stick in the back of the truck and the lead ropes from our halters. I would ride up to one of those bulls and he would come after me. All of these bulls had nose rings and now we knew why. When they would come at me, I would hook the nose ring with the hook on the end of the show stick and pull hard. My son would then ride up and snap a lead rope into the nose ring and I would lead them upto and in the trailer. They just hated being that close to a horse but unable to do anything about it with their nose dallyed to my horn. Tears flowed down their cheeks. It was fun getting even with those jerks. The next year we had a new one with no nose ring, couldn't get him out of the cows at all, that is until I pulled out my Contender.
Now since we fall calve and gather the bulls in January, I have the wife gather them with a bucket of cake. Is way easier but makes for a boring story :lol:
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Did you get those Peid bulls from Glentworth? that is only about 100 miles from me. Poor You :!: They tried bucking some of those bulls at Wood Mountain stampede. The came out bucked then broke legs. Must have been barleyed to much or just fine boned.
 
Here's the horses I mentioned earlier that might make someone an ok team. Both are stout horses, and well made.

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the real jake said:
Here's the horses I mentioned earlier that might make someone an ok team. Both are stout horses, and well made.

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How old?, how much?, pedigrees?, blemishes?, and how do you tell them apart? :wink: Sure enough, maybe the bay horse is taller than the black one.
 

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