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Big Muddy rancher
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
sw wrote:
Back a few years ago we did some experiments with Piedmontese bulls. We bought these bulls in Canada. They all had attitude and I don't think they ever saw a horse until we unloaded them here. When it came time to gather them up, they were in a pasture that was pretty rough and thick with trees. I had my son and daughter with me, they were in their early teens but decent help. When we located one of those bulls and you tried to move them, they would go aways and then start hammering on your horse. did not want to get anyone or any of the horses hurt but we had to get those buggers gathered up somehow. Had the truck and trailer close by and a set of corrals a couple miles away. We came up with a plan. This was about fair time for us and there was a long show stick in the back of the truck and the lead ropes from our halters. I would ride up to one of those bulls and he would come after me. All of these bulls had nose rings and now we knew why. When they would come at me, I would hook the nose ring with the hook on the end of the show stick and pull hard. My son would then ride up and snap a lead rope into the nose ring and I would lead them upto and in the trailer. They just hated being that close to a horse but unable to do anything about it with their nose dallyed to my horn. Tears flowed down their cheeks. It was fun getting even with those jerks. The next year we had a new one with no nose ring, couldn't get him out of the cows at all, that is until I pulled out my Contender.
Now since we fall calve and gather the bulls in January, I have the wife gather them with a bucket of cake. Is way easier but makes for a boring story Laughing




Did you get those Peid bulls from Glentworth? that is only about 100 miles from me. Poor You Exclamation They tried bucking some of those bulls at Wood Mountain stampede. The came out bucked then broke legs. Must have been barleyed to much or just fine boned.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's the horses I mentioned earlier that might make someone an ok team. Both are stout horses, and well made.



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Soapweed
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the real jake wrote:
Here's the horses I mentioned earlier that might make someone an ok team. Both are stout horses, and well made.



How old?, how much?, pedigrees?, blemishes?, and how do you tell them apart? Wink Sure enough, maybe the bay horse is taller than the black one.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll send you a message.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Soapweed, between your comment about the team of horses and your "Tractortramp" picture caption, I cracked up!

FUNNNNEEEEEYYYY!! Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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