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Peaches came to us as a 2 year old. Chance started her for some folks and at the end of 20 days was as nice or nicer than any other horse I’d ever been around. When the older folks who owned her came to get her, I told them that I wanted to buy theContinue reading “Peaches”

Alan always has a great post or even two, everyday. Please go read this one. http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com/2010/04/our-warrior-class.html

Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful celebration of the Risen Savior. Cindy and I went down to Custer Saturday and spent the weekend with Tate and Kass and the the boys. Fr. Tyler, Chance and Hope and boys joined us today. We had a wonderful time, and came home to a new baby calf andContinue reading “Easter”

Got up at 3:30 and it was white outside with a fair breeze blowing, so I got dressed and went out and checked cows. Every thing seemed fine, but quite a little snow was coming in horizontal. Good, wet snow. Not drifting, just sticking and settling. There was a strong 3 inches on the windshield.Continue reading “Here it is…..”

Maybe that is what Mother Nature had in mind? Or the weatherman? We were supposed to get some snow and wind, but so far just a little rain. I can live with that. And it’s still got plenty of time to give us snow. We got all the stock in close with the protection soContinue reading “April Fools”

Chance brought us up Gus and Sam pretty early yesterday as he had to go help a guy. Also got them today. So I had Granny and a couple little guys help me to feed, yesterday. Had a little trouble getting Gus to hang on to the front of the wagon. Seems he is aContinue reading “3/28/10”

Ended up getting 4 calves out of Chance and Hopes old cows yesterday. they must have been owned by someone who worked in town, seeing as they just seem to calve on the week ends! Wind blew but got up in the 40’s. Hope had a young man follow her home who works where sheContinue reading “More babies”

Warmer but windy. cows don’t want to eat much hay as they have found a tint of green, even tho they can’t really get anything out of it, they still chase it. I did get rid of a couple saddles today and worked on another. Starting to get caught up but a long ways toContinue reading “Same old same old…”

I loped up this afternoon and gathered the wild bunch. Indian Creek is up and running and running over the crossing up north. Probably cut it out some. Maybe a lot. Worth it to see the water run. May get to go use my kayak tomorrow. Not often I get to drive horses thru’ movingContinue reading “Waters running”