Branding at Merrilee's Ranch

Rounding up the cows:

. ------ --- 800 mooing cows and calves:

Electric branding iron with Coberly Creek Ranch brand:

.------- --- --- --- --- Calves and cows cut apart:

. ------ ---- --- --- First batch of 300 calves:

. ------ --- --- ---- Cowboy warmup:

Roping warmup

That's a needle:

Vet station:

Instructions for the shot givers:

Warming up the branding iron:


Perfect spring day in Toponas:

Tagging, inspections, treatments, branding:

Cutting off the nuts of the bulls:

Nice technique:

Pig roast after a hard job:

This guy cooked for 15 hours:

Pulling pork:

Real chaps, real cowboys:

Horse extras:

Life on the ranch:

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Hard Work:


Downtown Toponas:

The only store in town: