Comments on: Free Draw To Be a CowHand

By: Kathie Dunn

Kathie Dunn — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:53:46 +0000

Yes I have been blessed to be able to help out for our neighbors for a couple of years now. They just point me in the right direction and me and my appy are off. I find it so peaceful even thou to someone else it wouldn’t appear that way. Thanks for the chance

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:04:11 +0000

I tried once on a horse that was deathly afraid of our cows. It didn’t really turn out very well… it would have been more effective if the horse had been a quad. But still fun )

By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:16 +0000

I would love to chase cows in the west country!

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:55:58 +0000

Hmmm. Well, it would depend on your definition of herding, I guess. I got to help a girlfriend lift a brand new bull calf into a wheelbarrow. He’d been born early in the common barn. I was charged with pushing the wheelbarrow to the calving pen. My “herding” experience was running wildly in the muck with the wrong footwear while holding the calf down, still slick, bawling and wriggling like crazy, through and past a bunch of good ole gals on the verge of concern and just ahead of one very motivated mama. I got the cow into the pen. And, it sure felt like herding to me. I’m just not sure who was herding who!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:10:08 +0000

Hey – great contest to hold ! Yes, I have herded cattle; our neighbor took them by horse 23km to their graze. That was in the ‘olden’ days, now everyone uses big trucks to transport their livestock around. I have a serious love of photography, especially the love to shoot equine’s & their riders in action. Whether it be at a rodeo (which is my favorite to shoot by the way), Jumping competition, Reining Competitions (which I also try to participate in a few myself, time permitting) 4-H Cattle Shows – that is where the love of my life lies… To me this sounds like a trip of a lifetime, think of the benefit we could both get from it (you get some great shots)… I have written a couple of tourism articles one on Smithers, BC and one on my trip to the Khutz Grizzly sanctuary so this would be another fun one to write about. I do have my own horse and I am working on him weekly with cows but he is still spooky so glad to hear that I don’t have to bring my own mount, although, it would be a great experience for him, albeit, maybe not as great for you.. or me… ha ha
Cheers from Northern British Columbia
Happy Canada Day !!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:58:16 +0000

I’ve only herded cattle on foot, moving from summer to winter pasture which is only about a mile apart. Doing it horseback has always been my dream.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:33:51 +0000

Yes I have herded cattle. We move our cattle between 3 pastures in the summer and we have a blast every time. We ranch together with my brother-in-law and father-in-law so it’s always a family affair. This year will be a hard one as we lost my father-in-law in May, he was the center of our operation, but the cows have to eat so we will have to”Cowboy Up” and get to work.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:29:27 +0000

Yes I have. It would be fun to go with these girls so draw my name please!!!!!

By: Lia

Lia — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:48:07 +0000

I have herded cattle in the front and back of the old Dodge a few times (a long time back) but never on the back of a horse. I’d love to experience the traditional way of being one with my horse out on the land doing a meaningful job together.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:35:05 +0000

Have never moved cattle here in Alberta along the Cowboy Trail. Sounds like alot of fun.