Round Up and Branding
This Mother’s Day weekend was a rainy and snowy one. But last weekend the weather was perfect for a cattle roundup and branding. Below are images of that day.
After saddling the colt , he saddled his horse for the round up.
The boss got some help from his daughter with buckling up his chaps.
Making final adjustments to the cinch.
Discussing the route for gathering cows and calves.
And…they’re off!
Before branding the calves, we worked/doctored the cows in the barn.
Getting the horse ready for roping calves.
We start them young out here in the wild west.
Hot irons sit and wait. The flames are powered by a propane tank.
It was a nice day with friends, old and new. After the calves were all branded, they let them out of the corrals to mother up. By early evening, they all found one another and are doing great.
If you’d like to see more from this day, go to my website HERE.
Thanks for looking… 🙂
Uprooted Magnolia 
Great photos Leah! I see that they are using a Nordfork, we are one of, if not the first ranch in this country that used one of those, ordered directly from the rancher that invented it. Not sure where this
was at but they sure have a fine looking set of corrals.
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Thanks Bonnie! Yes, we had Nordfork at the ranch and most ranches I go to have them. They work better than the wrestling technique in my opinion! This was at our neighbors. They have a really great setup. 🙂
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Leah, I just love your photos…the one with the little cowboy is my favorite. I write about Texas Rodeo. Kids who grow up and work stock are just good kiddos!
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Thanks Diane! That little boy is a cutie!! He loved being on that horse. 🙂
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