Life on a ranch is not just saddling up and riding your horse. Its days full of crazy projects, hard work and some spills and thrills. I’m married to a cowboy. He trains horses, manages our cattle and maintains the ranch. In his spare time I manage to rope him into a few of my projects that need a bit more muscle. In return, he comes to me when a second person is required. From branding to cutting down trees, I have expanded my resume. Thanks to some of the crazy things he does, I have not shortage of tales to tell.
Ranch Repairs- All the ranch repairs on this place are DIY and repairs are an everyday occurrence. They can range from small and quick, to huge and overwhelming. Not everyone on the ranch has the skills to do all these ranch repairs. It is important to recognize what you don’t know. It is, despite what someone… Read More Ranch Repairs
The 10 Most Trainable Dogs -The top 10 most trainable dogs list contains 2 dogs that are often used on ranches. If you own a very trainable dog and their breed didn’t make the list, don’t be offended. This top 10 is a general listing according to their characteristics as a breed. Their are exceptional… Read More The 10 Most Trainable Dogs
Horse Training Today my husband and I started a horse training contract different than any before, a partnership. He has trained horses for forty years in many different disciplines and has always specialized in starting young horses. These horses have been trained for many different people as well. They have been rich, budget-minded, young and… Read More Horse Training
10 Ways to Know You’re a Cowgirl There are at least 10 sure ways to know if you’re a cowgirl. Some of them have nothing to do with horses. I used to teach high school. Luckily it wasn’t a foregin notion to some of my students that a teacher could be a cowgirl. But some… Read More 10 Ways to Know You’re a Cowgirl
At 5:00 am my cowboy husband went out the front door saying, wish me luck, I’m going out to gather bulls. Well after choking on my coffee, I said, “What?!!” What are you riding? He said Champ. Champ is our stallion that can do it all. He is a well-trained cutting horse, rope horse,… Read More Gather Bulls
Morning Horse Ride While I was on a morning ride, I thought of a quote I read on Pinterest. That’s me, I need to go for a horse ride. I have a horse that’s broke to death and will take me anywhere so that’s what I did. I took our 25-year-old mare and… Read More Sometime you need to take a long ride…
Beach Girl Turned Cowgirl- I grew up a beach girl without many opportunities to be a cowgirl. In Orange County, there weren’t many opportunities to experience anything close to my current cowgirl lifestyle. Yet there were glimpses of a future that would lie a bit off the average side of suburban lifestyle. My father worked… Read More Beach Girl Turned Cowgirl