According to Curt Pate, internationally recognized clinician in the fields of horse and cattle handling – natural style – the answer is yes. His observations shared in last weekend’s clinic, Stockmanship Stewardship, at the Frasier Ranch in Eastern Colorado was incredible. I don’t know about you but if you have ever tried to gather cows,…
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February in Alamosa, Colorado can be brutal. It is so darn cold that the thought of riding a horse, even in an indoor arena, is too much. The layers of clothing make bending a knee to mount up almost an impossibility. But on that cold day we did, the group of us who bitter-ed the…
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Randy is no slouch. When he finds an apple for his eye, no holding back. Confidently he declares, she’s the one! Which is just about how it all came about on a random walk, spring in the air and love alive! “Randy’s got a girlfriend!” says his person, Caly Lehrer. Truthfully, who could say no to those eyes!…
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That’s Colorado! One minute, just when you think that spring has sprung, we’re covered in snow. Yet beneath that white blanket are sprigs of new growth that Hank and his pasture mates are nosing through to munch on. How blessed am I that THIS spring he is back into good health and on his way…
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When communicating with an animal, do you wonder…..”am I really hearing what I think I’m hearing”? That’s the doubting self doing the talking. One thing I do to help remind me that I really am doing this is listen to the vocabulary. Today I spoke with my sister’s cat Cody because she wanted me to…
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