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… 🙂

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