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Went out to check last night before dark, fixed a little fence and then drove around the cows.. had several new ones.. one was one of Chance and Hopes and had twins.. she really only seemed interested in one, so went back and told them about it, formulated a pan… I saddled a horse andContinue reading “Calving”

About 4 inches any way.. some wind, not real tuff but wet for the new babies… fed hay this morning and again this evening to give them something to lay on… supposed to be nicer tomorrow but chilly tonight…

Might not amount to much but I like to play to safe.. so early this morning I started getting horses in and sorting riders from non riders… Gabe came up to help us seeing as his Dad was off doing his EMT training… Chance Gus Same and Gabe all saddled up to go get cowsContinue reading “Spring storm coming”

Worked in the leather shop off and on, a guy came and got is chaps.. he’d been waiting quite awhile, but when I make custom chaps I like to fit them to the customer and if they don’t show up for a fitting it’s hard to get them right… went out this afternoon and ChanceContinue reading “Tired, again…”

Went out this afternoon and we saddled horses, I saddled Hub, my green young horse and Chance and the kids all went along.. I warmed Hub up in the round pen and away we went.. real well until I rode away from them, Hub is an unweaned little twerp.. he threw a little fit andContinue reading “Hard work”

e many April fools around here, tho’ I did get fooled on a couple postings on Facebook… Yesterday, Lige and Sam and I ran out to Moorcroft to get a windmill head.. today, after Mass, Gabe rode with me and we took some young horses down to Eric’s to get a little riding on them..Continue reading “April fools”

Falling, real soft and not a lot, but it’s still grand… Laramie came this morning and trimmed and shod Jake and trimmed a pony.. told me what to do on Tank who has a flared out rolled over foot… went out this afternoon and caught up Pilgrim and went and found a 1st calf heifersContinue reading “Gentle rain”

Warm and a little wind… Chance and Cindy and I drove down to check cows and work on a water tank that has been running over.. the float arm had slipped where it hooks together.. them ol’ girls are sure cleaning up some old grass… had a saddle making apprentice show up about lunch time,Continue reading “Must be spring”

About an inch to maybe two.. but it’s wet.. the yard down at the old house is pretty muddy.. where the new house sets on the hill, it doesn’t get as muddy.. that is one of the reasons we built it where it is.. but it sure catches the wind! No new babies out thereContinue reading “Snow, this morning”

Tho’ we’ve had some wind, but then, it is March and it is South Dakota… Boys helped me get a bunch of my leather working tools and benches out of the old house and in to the new shop in the new basement, seems like I have more room, but you wouldn’t hardly know it…Continue reading “Still Nice Weather”