9/20/11

Hello Everyone!

Today was a very solid day.

I spent the day with Cooper, building and fixing electric fence.

Electric fencing plays a huge role in what we do. It can act as both permanent and temporary fence which holds cattle from breaking into pastures they’re not supposed to. 

One of the most consistent jobs I will hold here is checking the charge of all sorts of electric fences. Its a very important job, as the cattle need to stay in their designated pastures. 

So, Cooper spent the day with me reviewing the basics of electric fence management, both checking it and building it. 

It was fun, I like it a lot. I’m sure it will be something which I absolutely master throughout my stay here. Rafa was really good at it, and told me it just takes practice (like everything).

We spent the entire day running through it, and I believe I have a good handle on it. Now, just need to practice. 

On Friday, I rode Brutae all day. By mid-day, he was becoming very unresponsive to my commands, and I was having to work really hard to get him to do what I told him. Little Duke recommended I ride him with spurs next time. 

So, yesterday I did. What a huge difference. It was like he was a whole new horse. Really though, He had so much more “giddy-up” than before. He was much more responsive to my commands, and much more spry. 

The only thing was, the spurs I rode with didnt fit me at all, way too small. There was however, another pair of new ones which Little Duke told me I could use, but they didn’t have any bootstraps. 

So, tonight I made some. I think they came out really well. 

Take a look at my brand new pair of spurs...

I’m really stoked on them. Cant wait to ride with them. 

I just got done making them, and I need to shower and go to bed, but I thought I’d share them with you. 

Hope you like them. 

Until tomorrow, Goodnight friends.