Our ride today was way out in a pasture too far to ride to, so when we tacked up, we put the horses into a trailer and drove them out to the pasture, to lessen the load on them and us as well. The terrain was difficult today, consisting of a pasture divided directly in half by a very large river bed full of brush. We had a plan to push, but the plan didn't quite go accordingly, and about 200 of the 600 cows ended up hiding in the very thick riparian area down in the river bed. Routing them out was a serious challenge, and took a bit more time than expected. The riding was fun though and I learned a lot about a horses limits as far as inclines and declines go. Although every horse is different in their temperament and abilities, its good to know what most can and cant handle. We ended up pushing the heard just fine, and getting them over into the adjacent pasture. We then lead them to a neat little reservoir, and that was the end of the ride. We packed up the horses, and took them back to headquarters. I unsaddled and ate lunch, then went out to the pipeline and trenched for 4 hours. Blah. It was 98 degrees today.
I’m doing the exact same thing tomorrow, so Ill be waking up at 4:45 to wrangle the horses from the pasture. That being said, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure...
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The sunrise this morning. This is what I wake up to most everyday. Its hard not to be excited for the day when I get to gaze upon this while wrangling the horses in. I love being up before the sun rises, its something I haven’t ever consistently done. |
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Stewart and I riding in the back of the pickup while towing the trailer of horses out to the pasture. Bumpy ride. |
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Trotting out to the far edges of the pasture to start the wrangle. Have to make sure to get every animal! |
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| A good look at the terrain we were riding. Some steep stuff at times... |
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Exhausted after the ride. Kerstein snapped this one of me while I was taking a little snooze on the ride home. |
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A nice thunderhead rolling over headquarters the other day. I love the storms which roll in most every night. Being rom California, I’ve never experienced consistent thunder storms before. One of my favorite things to do is just sit and watch them at night. So beautiful. Kerstien says it looks like a whale. I guess I kinda see it. |
Goodnight everyone.
Love the stories Elli ~ keep them coming! The photo's are great ~ keep those coming too! XOXO
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