Draft Horses are just horses but they are BIG. A typical horse is in excess of 2,000 pounds (vs. 1000-1200 pounds for a usual horse). They have been bred for heavy tasks like pulling logs, pulling wagons or plowing but despite their size they are gentle. Historians say they originated…
There are a couple of outstanding western shows & auctions every year and Brian Lebel’s Cody Old West Show & Auction is one of the best. This year is the 20th anniversary and it will be held in Denver June 26-28 at the huge Denver Merchandise Mart. Brian opened Old…
Most cattle owners brand their livestock for security reasons. But in addition to just having the ownership known producers need ways to identify a specific cow. Beef packagers have to keep documentation about the origins of their cows and they require them from “downstream” cattle producers so the result is…
Tim O’Bryne is well known in the industry for his cattle consulting business and now as editor of the popular Working Ranch magazine. He first cowboyed in Canada and was ranch foreman at several ranches in Alberta and the US including a 90,000 head(!) feed yard. In 1995 he started…
