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Moving cattle to fresh grass

Soapweed

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Heading for fresh grass
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Trailing through the hills
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A study of flowers and futility
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Moving them along
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Gathering at the gate
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Sneaking a snack
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A little water in a little pond
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Moving different colored cattle on a different colored horse after dinner
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Red or not, here they come
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Reds rolling right along
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Smokey and me
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The rest of the crew
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Peach Blossom pushing them along
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Peach Blossom on Clavinova
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Leaving the summer range
 

Soapweed

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Northern Rancher said:
I quite like that Clavinova reminds me of a horse I used to own.

He is a very good little horse, and a breeding stock Paint. He can outwalk any other horse on the place, and is tough as nails. We bought him at the Black Hills Stock Show horse sale quite a few years ago. He was one of the cheapest horses that sold that day ($1300). Peach Blossom puts a lot of miles on him, and they make an excellent team to get cattle work done.

Thanks for taking a liking to him. You have good taste.
 

Northern Rancher

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Well I kind of figured your a wise enough man to make sure your better half was well mounted-I've got a soft spot for tough little horses. I might be heading down through your country this fall-it's been a few years since I've been down there but I can't wait to get back.
 

Soapweed

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Northern Rancher said:
Well I kind of figured your a wise enough man to make sure your better half was well mounted-I've got a soft spot for tough little horses. I might be heading down through your country this fall-it's been a few years since I've been down there but I can't wait to get back.

Stop by if you get down this way. We'll trade horses or something. :wink:
 

Faster horses

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Sounds like a conspiracy to me.
:wink:
You best not trade Peach Blossom's horse out from under her.
You two won't stand a chance if you upset her, I'm bettin'. :p
 

Mike

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Soap, Although I enjoy the pictures very much, I must take exception to your "Title".

That grass doesn't look very "fresh" to me! :wink:
 

Soapweed

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Mike said:
Soap, Although I enjoy the pictures very much, I must take exception to your "Title".

That grass doesn't look very "fresh" to me! :wink:

I didn't show the "fresh" grass. What you see is what the cattle were coming out of. :wink: When we hit the fresh forage, they stopped, bogged their heads down in the grass (just past their lips), and I forgot to take any more pictures. :? :)
 

Northern Rancher

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That's pretty strong grass country that Soapweed runs in-you tell the quality of the grass by the condition of the cattle. Do they run alot of yearlings in your country Soapweed.
 

Northern Rancher

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Now that would be the ultimate Ranchers.net vacation -take a trailer full of horses and go trading horses across the U'S by the time you guys got done with me I'd be flat broke trying to hitch a ride somewhere in the middle of Montana-I'd have to hide behind a sagebrush everytime I saw an R-Calf bumper sticker. It would be a fun deal though.
 

Soapweed

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Northern Rancher said:
That's pretty strong grass country that Soapweed runs in-you tell the quality of the grass by the condition of the cattle. Do they run alot of yearlings in your country Soapweed.

Probably about a fourth of the ranches in the area sell calves right off the cow. Another fourth wean their calves, background them until January or February, and then sell them before the cows calve in March. Another 25% of ranches wean their calves, winter them, and run them on grass to sell in July and August as long yearlings. The final fourth maintains ownership on their calves until they are fed out and harvested, or from "conception to consumption". This is just a rough guess on my part.

Some people make money some of the time, some people make money most of the time, but not all people make money all of the time.

Ranching is a great game. You live and learn; then you die and forget it all.

When you die, all the monopoly pieces go back in the box.

Sorry about the philosophizing. :wink:
 

DOC HARRIS

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When you die, all the monopoly pieces go back in the box.
That is true! But somebody always gets BOARDWALK and PARK PLACE! If you think ahead, prepare yourself, learn EPD's, and have money in the kitty - you have a great chance of buying HOTELS!

DOC HARRIS
 

DOC HARRIS

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Northern Rancher said:
Yeah R-Calf reminds me of a vowel movement for sure.
:clap: :clap: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: NR - When I first read this post, I thought for a moment that you had mis-spelled a word! But - NO-O-O-O-O-o-o-o :lol: :lol: :lol: You are RIGHT ON! That is very funny - and very quick!

DOC HARRIS
 

Hanta Yo

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DOC HARRIS said:
Northern Rancher said:
Yeah R-Calf reminds me of a vowel movement for sure.
:clap: :clap: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: NR - When I first read this post, I thought for a moment that you had mis-spelled a word! But - NO-O-O-O-O-o-o-o :lol: :lol: :lol: You are RIGHT ON! That is very funny - and very quick!

DOC HARRIS


You guys are HILARIOUS!!! :lol2: :lol2: :nod:

'Night all
 
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