Beau the Cowpony

Beau the Cowpony

My little cow horse “Beau” loves helping me check the steers resting in the pasture….Beau has ears like a fox and can move like a cat…which is how I ended up with him. A horse broker was selling him for someone who said “he was too much horse for the rider.” This sometimes happens that…

Will Rogers & Dreams…

Will Rogers & Dreams…

Oklahoma native and humorist, Will Rogers on horseback outside the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers…..This statue of the great humorist and philosopher, Will Rogers, stands just outside the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City….

Making a Judgement Call

Making a Judgement Call

Decisions can be difficult; have faith. Sometimes you just have to make a “judgement call,” making the best decision you can at the time with the information and experience you possess.You have to make a decision. On the ranch, as in life, you can’t become paralyzed by doubt and indecision. A calf is struggling: Do…

This Guy
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This Guy

It’s no secret… I really like this guy.I love and appreciate Roger more with each passing year. I am so glad he’s my partner on the ranch and in life. I am always grateful for his wisdom, patience, hard work and sense of humor. He loves his family and he loves his cattle. He takes…

red cowgirl boots with spurs
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These Boots…

Best Cowgirl Boots These boots were made for riding..We love using horses on our ranch. Having an ATV to help carry supplies, put out mineral or check a mama trying to calve is wonderfully quick and efficient on the ranch. Roger and I often load up our dogs, Sadie andBonnie, and drive through the herds….

riding a horse
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Hit the Trail

Would you want to ride a horse? Beau and I hit the trail today at the Prairie Preserve pasture. He was a real champ carrying me through the low fog and the light mist to check all the cattle. He jumped creeks and crossed rocky patches filled with cactus. He would perk his little fox-like…

Evening Stock Report

Evening Stock Report

How to be a real cowboy. These four cowboys are amazing “hands” when it comes to a horse or livestock.Jet. Tuff, Taw and Newt are cowboys through and through…even their names sound like the characters in a western movie!You won’t find a harder working crew and they are each strong Christian men. They gathered, sorted…