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This Week’s Story: Cliffside Herding

I slowly navigated my pickup across the narrow span of the Salmon River Bridge.  It’s a one-lane bridge, but what was mesmerizing about it was that the boiling river was approaching flood stage. The rapid rush of blue green waters festooned with logs and debris quietly surged underneath. I rolled to a stop in the middle of the crossing…..

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Ranch News

Leona and Aubrey, our newest interns, are still happy despite long days in the saddle, sucking down quarts of volcanic ash dust, and sleeping on the ground. I think we got them fooled that the cowboy life is good! Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Jed found this new baby up in the middle of nowhere. Mom thought she hid him well behind a little stand of bluebunch wheatgrass. Baby thought it was good, but Jed had some questions about the quality of the secret stash place! Photo credit Jed Mitchell.

That’s Abby, back on the range after a hiatus of having some kids. Her oldest is just behind her. This picture excited Glenn for two reasons: first, the grandkids are in the saddle–and second, Abby hasn’t lost her intuitive sense for stockmanship. In this pic, she is perfectly positioned to keep the herd moving. We try to teach interns this, but it is a hard lesson to grasp: when maintaining herd movement, the best position for you on horseback is to run opposite to their direction, rather than pushing or driving. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Glenn’s checking out cowhand Justice’s new acquisition, an older model saddle he picked up at an Oregon rodeo. Justice has been rubbing it down with some neatsfoot oil, and not only did it make it clean up well, but it also made it function beautifully. He picked up an oldie but goodie! Photo credit Caryl Elzinga.

Jed, cowhand and Alderspring’s on-crew farrier (horseshoeing expert) is taking this time to get his gear ready, too. It will be the first weeklong stint for Jed to crew-boss on, and he’s getting ready for a week straight in the saddle. Photo credit Caryl Elzinga.

Glenn’s saddling up for another day on the range. It’s important for him to pour all he can into interns, especially on the first week, not only to gather the “how”, but to get on board for the “why.” When they connect with the why, most of them really get the importance of what we do. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Sheldon comes to us as an intern from Colorado. He’s saddling up Clancy, who’s been on the range since birth in the Oregon desert. Sheldon, like all interns, is enjoying drinking from the “firehose” of new information about how stockmanship intersects with husbandry and even the production of excellent food. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Baby G is fresh and ready to run and help on the range. Where a cow covers maybe 6 miles a day, a stockdog likely runs 30. After a week on the range, they relish the week off! Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

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