Cattle Drive June 19, 2010 She Said Yes!

Dallas and Sophi's cow rattles.

Starting off on a good note.

Riley, Ben, and me.

Sophi and Dallas holding Buster back while we head out. Buster was laying under Dan, Matt's horse, trying to get some shade, and Dan accidentally stepped on his toe. It probably broke it, so we kept him in the truck. The girls and Mike blocked off all gates and helped keep the cows moving down the road. They worked so hard!

Matt helping Juan and Victor shoe the horses. This is right after the horse jerked and ripped Matt's pants. He had his chaps on to shoe Bell but took them off.

Kristina, Sara, Me and Wendi

Come and get it! Riley made his famous beans and we had a delicious salad and chicken fried steak. Sam and Alisha and Chase and Tomi came up for singing and laughs around the camp fire.

SHE SAID YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a rock Juddy!

Welcome to the family Wendi!

Head em up and Move em out! We let them settle here before we pushed them out on the road because with all the comotion the cows get seperated from their calves and then once we get them pushed where we want them they cut back as soon as they can. They tend to go back to the last time they were with their calf. It was a little frustrating to work so hard all day and as soon as we quit pushing them they headed right back. It's always great to head home for the weekend and see all the cows that have come out of the willows that we didn't find scrambling in the willows on the way. Judd ends up pushing them up several times before it is all over. Ben and my brothers decided to make shirts for next year "How many push ups can you do?"

Matt's pretty awesome with the bull whip.

Kristina staying back with Dallas trying to help her be a little more confident on her horse. Sadie may be old but she can still be a brat. It was a little scary for Dallas but it was good for her to learn how to control her horse and make her mind without following other horses all the time.

Daniel, Riley, Kristina, Judd, and Matt

Dallas and her little friend Sophi. It took Dallas a little while and after my advice of "pretend Sadie is Jabin and you are mad at him and want him to mind you" she started to get the hang of it. She was yelling at the cows "Get a going, Yeah, thats right, I'm talking to you cow!" It was pretty cute, and it was great to see her take charge and control her horse. I was pretty proud of her. I did have a scare though when Dallas was trying to get Sadie to go up a little dug way and Sadie wanted to go with another horse, so she started backing up not knowing that there was an embankment behind her and she backed off of it. Luckily, Dallas held on and Sadie didn't go over backwards. The drive can be pretty stressful at times and is very hard work, but so fun. I am really glad Dallas came this year. Congrats Judd and Wendi! Judd had to stay up with the cows after we pushed them so they wouldn't turn back and Wendi came up later, after she ran in the Wasatch Back Relay. Judd had it planned out to ask her the first night of the drive and she was suprised. I guess the date is November 12th.