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Tumbleweed

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I went to a branding a few days ago and took some photos. Several of the people who visit ranchersnet were there.I thought they would enjoy seeing some of the pictures and others would too who visit here.


Rawhider and friends
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Making a circle to gather cattle

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/336-4x6.jpg


Headed for the corral

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/267-4x6.jpg


Sorting off the cows

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/269-4x6.jpg


Getting ready

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/269-4x6.jpg


The irons are hot!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/282-4x6.jpg


Holdin one down and another one's waiting

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/292-4x6.jpg


The veiw when you're draggin one out

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/287-4x6.jpg


Everything looks peaceful when you're outside the corral

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/276-4x6.jpg


The view when you're coiling you're rope and headed back for another one, Jinglebob is a horseback on the left

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/315-4x6.jpg


Branding a two year old

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Tumbleweed200526/350-4x6.jpg
 
Glad IL got them fixed Tumbleweed. They turned out nice. Fun day and we got quite a little done and ALMOST solved all the worlds problems while discussing, at the break and dinner. :wink: :lol: :lol:
 
Tumbleweed said:
I went to a branding a few days ago and took some photos. Several of the people who visit ranchersnet were there.I thought they would enjoy seeing some of the pictures and others would too who visit here.


Rawhider and friends
330-4x6.jpg



336-4x6.jpg



Headed for the corral

267-4x6.jpg



Sorting off the cows

269-4x6.jpg
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Getting ready

269-4x6.jpg



The irons are hot!

282-4x6.jpg



Holdin one down and another one's waiting

292-4x6.jpg



The veiw when you're draggin one out

287-4x6.jpg



Everything looks peaceful when you're outside the corral

276-4x6.jpg



The view when you're coiling you're rope and headed back for another one, Jinglebob is a horseback on the left

315-4x6.jpg



Branding a two year old

350-4x6.jpg
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you were using capital IMg vs lower case... You had text inside your img and picture link, I think that is a no no.. I tried to clean it up but lost one of your captions.. Sorry about that.
 
Ok...got JB picked out...or rather his pony first!!!! Who else is in there?? Is that Santa Claus @ the branding fire????
 
IL Rancher thanks for the help with the photos. I added some text before I uploaded them when I sorted them off so maybe that's what happened. I have another photo here that I uploaded with out any text so I'll see what happens this time. The img is still capitalized.


Kola that isn't santa clause by the fire but he'd probably be a good substitute. He not only came to help he brought more beer and lunch meat to add to what was already provided!


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Tumbleweed said:
IL Rancher thanks for the help with the photos. I added some text before I uploaded them when I sorted them off so maybe that's what happened. I have another photo here that I uploaded with out any text so I'll see what happens this time. The img is still capitalized.


Kola that isn't santa clause by the fire but he'd probably be a good substitute. He not only came to help he brought more beer and lunch meat to add to what was already provided!


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Ho, ho, ho.

Kola would love him as they seem to share the same idea's on politics. :wink:

But you know what? I like them both anyway. :)
 
kolanuraven said:
Well....gosh, thanks I guess!!!

JB..is that you holding what looks like the 'nut bucket'?????
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Yup, I cut about half the calves and then helped rope the last half.

Tumbleweed is gettin' kind of old, so we let him rope most of the time. :wink: :lol: :lol:
 
Jinglebob said:
kolanuraven said:
Well....gosh, thanks I guess!!!

JB..is that you holding what looks like the 'nut bucket'?????
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Yup, I cut about half the calves and then helped rope the last half.

Tumbleweed is gettin' kind of old, so we let him rope most of the time. :wink: :lol: :lol:
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I hadn't thought about it but Jinglebob is probably right about me gettin old and needin to stay a horseback :wink: Come to think of it I was to a branding the day before and the only time I got off my horse was when we took a break to drink beer and tell stories and then again for dinner :D
 
Tumbleweed said:
Jinglebob said:
kolanuraven said:
Well....gosh, thanks I guess!!!

JB..is that you holding what looks like the 'nut bucket'?????
Click to expand...

Yup, I cut about half the calves and then helped rope the last half.

Tumbleweed is gettin' kind of old, so we let him rope most of the time. :wink: :lol: :lol:
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I hadn't thought about it but Jinglebob is probably right about me gettin old and needin to stay a horseback :wink: Come to think of it I was to a branding the day before and the only time I got off my horse was when we took a break to drink beer and tell stories and then again for dinner :D[/
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Man! I can't wait until I get as old as you grampa! :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

To be fair to Tumbleweed, we had plenty of ground help who couldn't or wouldn't rope and we needed his expert roping ability, right where he was. :-)
 
Is that a Nordfork they are using? I've never seen one in use, so if anyone has any closer up pics of one, kindly post them. Quite a few up here us a dead man on the front feet, but no one I know of uses the Nordfork.
 
Ok..I looked @ the pics again.

Where in the world did you old farts hide them walkers?
:wink: :wink: :wink:
I can't see them in any of the pics.


I bet those tennis balls on the walkers really bog down in that grass.
 
kolanuraven said:
Ok..I looked @ the pics again.

Where in the world did you old farts hide them walkers?
:wink: :wink: :wink:
I can't see them in any of the pics.


I bet those tennis balls on the walkers really bog down in that grass.
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'Least WE can still get around to do the work, old lady. :wink:
 
DJL said:
Is that a Nordfork they are using? I've never seen one in use, so if anyone has any closer up pics of one, kindly post them. Quite a few up here us a dead man on the front feet, but no one I know of uses the Nordfork.
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DJL this is a photo from the branding I was at the day before. It shows the nordforks pretty well. You can't see all the handle but I think it is about twenty inches long. The fork is set on the calfs neck as they come by and held there until the ropes come tight. Then you roll them on there side if they haven't already. When you are ready to turn them loose the roper gives them a little slack to take the pressure off without letting go of there heels. The person running the fork grabs the handle and walks forward to take it off. You don't turn their heels loose until the nordfork is off. It's easy on and easy off.


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Looks like ya had a good crew and a great day to get a branding done.. I always though it was a good thing to be the "old" one of the bunch...they always get the good jobs...

Never seen a contraption like that before...looks like it works slick...

Thanks
 

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