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Saturday March 6 2010
A local Owyhee rancher had a branding day. Friends, relatives, neighbors, and neighboring cowboys showed up to help.
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Watching the herd.
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A sea of cows.
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Getting the kinks out of the rope.
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Separating the mamas.
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Heating the fire for the branding irons.
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Branding irons in the fire.
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Git along little dogie
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Git along I say.
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Little dogie.
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Spurs.
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Comfort before.
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Got the first one.
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Ropes.
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The adversary.
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Got a hind leg.
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Unceremoniously (and efficiently) hog tied and knelt on, branded, ear tagged, injected, wormed, castrated.
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Hot branded.
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Comfort after.
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Next up.
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This man was determined to be the header without a rope.
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He got him!
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Holding one.
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Teamwork.
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Dally.
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Backhand.
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1 comment:
My son worked for a big cattle ranch in Likely, California for awhile. all the neighbors got together for the branding; brought all the kids and picnic lunches, a wonderful "social" event, so much color and comraderie.
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