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Where do cattlemen buy the horses to work with cattle in their ranches?Do you know about some web of a ranch horses breeder ?

Francisco – many of the larger ranches breed their own horses. Ranches like the 4 Sixes and Waggonner are well known for the horses they breed,

the horse has always been such a necessary part of a cattle operation, the ranchers couldn’t afford to buy them. In addition, a cowboy often needs a string of horses with certain capabilities. They might keep a young horse in training and just use him for certain activities within his ability while keeping a well-trained horse for harder stuff like roping and branding.

if you read a magazine called Western Horseman, which can be picked up at about any western store or farm store (and runs about $35 fora 3 years sbuscription), the magazine has a whole section dedicated to information about different big ranches, the people who run ‘em and made ‘em famous and the horses and cattle they raise.

they keep a stud or two – sometimes have maybe even 6 or eight ( I think the 4 sixes keeps quite a few) to stand – they selectively breed these stallions to certain mares to produce certain qualities.

Since it takes a while to properly start and train a bridle horse, the older experienced ones are always growing old and needing younger ones to take their places. These ranches have learned the value of breeding for more than what they need – they make a little money too in the production of good stock for breeding or using. they also now compete in Ranch competitions with winnings and awards going to individual competitors, ranch teams and whole ranches – they win awards for their remudas (their horses they keep and breed) based on performance in the industry.

I’ve seen recently where more and more of these people are starting and selling good horses. A ranch horse is used for real-life activities usually a wider range of activities than a typical recreational owner will encounter. Since their work requires use of a well trained horse- training the horse is a by-product of using it for their needs. They get the use of the horse, the horse gets good training, then it can be sold for a fair price to a person needing a solid mount.

I’ve seen VERY well bred horses that are started VERY well sell for a few thousand dollars – a good buy for a recreational rider. I’ve also seen such horses go for a very high price even as a gelding – I’m of a mind that people are learning the value of a horse that’s been properly started.

the Vaquero are of a mind that it takes 8-10 years to make a refined, finished bridle horse – they also keep a number of them in their string for use depending on what types of need they have at a certain time. You’ll find their type of business ethic and horse training processes at work mostly in the California and Southwest ranches.

I want to put up a large ranch sign over my road usiing old power poles. I don’t have large equipment and have to do it somehow with leverage. Any ideas? I want a post on each side of the road with a large one going across the top to mount the sign on so it hangs down.

dig the holes with ‘ramps’ on the outside side…..lay the poles down and attach the uprights to the cross beam….. use two vehicles on the inside of the gate to slide the poles down the ramps into the holes… then attach to the top and lift into place….not easy, but it can be done…. ya just gotta be GOOD…..

rent a couple bobcatsto do the pulling…. the one with the bucket should be able to steady the top till you get the cement in the holes and the braces set up…….

I have had horses my whole life. I ride, care, and clean for four of my own horses. Im just interested in learning more and doing something new. I am only 16 years old and i was not sure if anyone would hire one. I can clean stall, groom, show, saddle, and ride. I do Western pleasure, English, and barrels and such.

I live in Texas where people doing horse duty for boarding is quite common.

I would say that it depends on where you live. In addition to what the other poster said, also check with equine vets in your area.

You might contact a local university or college veterinary program and see if they know of any local ranches or stables that would need a hand like that.

You might have to just hit the open road and figure out which ranches are the largest & ask around.

Ask non-profit groups (such a TROT "Therapeutic Riding of Texas") – the pay won’t be much but the experience may be life-changing and you may make networking contacts that could help you.

I am a 16 year old girl who would like to work on a ranch in either Montana or Wyoming for a few weeks in the summer. I am a strong, hard worker would loves horse and the outdoors so much. The happiest moment i can think of is galloping on a horse through a meadow with mountains behind me. I want to know what it’s like to be on a true ranch in montana, not one of the guest ranches where im surrounded by other tourists, I want to be surrounded by true Montanans (if that’s what you call them). Another thing is that I don’t have very much money, so I was wondering if it is possible to work on the ranch in exchange for a bed to sleep on. Again I love the outdoors, so I’m not afraid of getting dirty and I’m definitely capable of working hard. So I guess I’m basically asking where can i find a ranch that will allow me to work for a couple of weeks in the summer in exchange for a bed to sleep in away from the tourists.
Thanks!

As you should know already, 16 is kind of below the minimum hiring age for anyone. Besides in your other questions, you are 18, then 24 in another? What gives?

Can you write an amusing paragraph or 2 or more that includes these phrases?
1. Ride ‘em, cowboy.
2. You do NOT look like John Wayne…more like Woody Allen.
3. I’m a little, shall we say……saddle sore.
4. Now what would Matt Dillon and Festus Haggen do in a situation like this?
5. I’ll meet YOU in the bunkhouse,cowboy!!
6. Let’s see if we can replicate the opening scene to "Bonanza."

‘There are two ways I can say this Seannie’ I said to my best friend on our return from our first morning riding on the Dude Ranch known as the B-Bar-B, where we were spending ten days. ‘And what are they Paddy’ Seannie asked. ‘One is I’m a little, shall we say….saddle sore and two is – I have a large painful donkey’ I replied. ‘You what?’ he asked. ‘I have a very big sore a*ss, I’ll meet you in the bunkhouse, cowboy’ I replied as I dragged myself to the bunkhouse where I flopped onto the lower bunk. I cannot fully remember, but I honestly think I was fast asleep before my head hit the pillow. That delay at the airport on Christmas Eve hadn’t helped nor the New Years party. I slept like a new baby and although I know I had dreams, I was too tired to remember them. I don’t remember how long I was asleep but the shout from the doorway had me wide awake in a split second. It was our ‘minder’ who liked to be called John Wayne, he had let us know on our arrival. Seannie, never one to hold his tongue, came out with the classic ‘You do not look like John Wayne – more like Woody Allen – you gobshite’ (the obscenity muttered under his breath).
The noise from the doorway brought me quickly back to reality ‘Right you trio of tinhorns, lets see if we can replicate the opening scene to ‘Bonanza’ shouted the minder. ‘Right’ said Seannie ‘here we go then ‘den,diddle den, diddle den, diddle den, den………..den, diddle den, diddle den………..How’s that’ Seannie asked.
We were now joined by Mick who had not enjoyed a single minute on the airplane. ‘I think I am jet-lagged from the flight and still feel bloody aweful’ he murmoured. ‘What’s this’ called the minder ‘only here a few hours and had enough already’. With that Seannie jumped on the minders back and began to shout ‘Ride ‘em cowboy, ride ‘em’.
Seannie jumped off the minders back and rejoined Mick and me. ‘Now what would Matt Dillon and Festus Haggen do in a situation like this’ Seannie asked. ‘I’ll tell you’ answered Mick ‘tell them to stuff their bloody Dude Ranch, feck the horses, set fire to the bunkhouse and mosey right out of here. Lets forget it, it was another one of Paddy’s brilliant ideas. Lets go to Vegas instead, it’s not far’……………………

Ranch is 3500 acres(most is range land), no debt, 2 mil in equity, 300 head of cattle(half are yearlings i think).

Land is a secure investment. If all else goes to pot you will still have your ground.

A few million and just over 6 billion.

Guido’s pizza also has the same dressing, I can’t seem to find anything at the store that tastes like it. I have tried the Hidden Valley Ranch ( light) and it doesn’t taste anything like it.

Oh I know what one your talking about, I wanted the recipe for that dressing too! I tried all different kinds until I found this recipe:

1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt, or 1/3 cup nonfat Greek style yogurt
1/3 cup low fat buttermilk
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
Salt

If using plain yogurt, place it in a strainer lined with a paper towel and place the strainer over a bowl. Let the yogurt drain and thicken for 20 minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine the s trained or Greek-style yogurt and the rest of the ingredients. Add salt, to taste.

It tastes just like Marketplace Ranch Dressing!

I want to start a horse ranch in Manitoba and I was wondering how I would go about doing so.
I would probably pay for as much as the land I could immidiatly and put the rest on a mortgage. Then I’d get a big big stable built with an indoor training and riding facility becide it. (The winters here are bitterly cold!)
Then I’d advertise and such. But I’m not quite sure ho to run a buisness and I know I need to learn more about horses, so I was hoping you guys could tell me a bit about ranch life and training horses.
Thanks so much!
I want a horse ranch that mainly focuses on riding lessons and trail rides.
I’ll need employees(not many, probably no more than 5) that know the basics of riding, a LARGE plot of land, probably about twenty horses.

I’ll also breed horse, train them, and sell them.

Untrained colts and fillies will be sold too for a smaller price when they’re old enough to leave their mother.
I also want a 4h club.
Which is like girl/boy scouts but with horses.

you can email me and ask me questions, i need to know more about your intentions to answer

Driven by an unkown force, a man moves to Trout Lake, Washington, a finds it a UFO magnet. This “UFO Ranch” has been the location of many UFO sights…and it seems the number of sightings is only increasing.

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