Cowgirl Up!

We started riding a few weeks ago with the boys at work. Twice a week we get to go have lessons from a horseman/cowboy named Butch. He is teaching us some great stuff and then we go out and ride for a while. Butch is a great teacher and tells us we do things "plum good" (he uses plum in any sentence and it makes the boys laugh). Getting paid to ride a horse is not so bad really! Today we went out with the cowboys to round up some cattle. After we moved them about 7 miles, we sorted the cows and weaned the calves from the mommas. Last week we helped build an electric fence. We put the babies on one side and the mommas on the other so they are still close to each other and then over a couple of days they gradually move away from each other. During the fall and early winter we got to process the cows which means we weigh, brand, give shots, preg test (not me the vet, I draw the line there), tag, etc. It is usually dirty and cold but I actually really enjoy it. We have also been learning to rope a little bit, I am not any good but it is fun anyways. Before you know it I will be a cowgirl!Here are me and buddy at the end of our ride waiting for a few more cattle to come before we push them all up into the corral. Buddy is the horse I get to ride ( I wish I could call him my horse but that is just wishful thinking) We are riding some of the older ranch horses and they are really gentle and great to ride!

It looks like such a nice day in the picture, it was really cold but I was grateful it did not snow on us!
while I was getting ready to go Brandon let Addie sit on a horse, she loved it! Brandon is missing out on most of the riding because he works at night. I am trying to get him in on some of these longer rides because I know he is really wanting to ride! Brandon says he is getting me a horse for my birthday, I wish!