Spring on the ranch is always an adventure. We officially wrapped up calving, which feels like a big win. The calves are on the ground, everyone survived on coffee and stubbornness, and the cows are doing their jobs like they’re supposed to. That part of the season is always a little chaotic, so when the last calf hits the ground it feels like you can finally exhale.
Last weekend we AI’d the cows, which means the ranch spent a couple days playing matchmaker. There’s nothing quite like explaining to someone outside of agriculture what artificial insemination day looks like. Let’s just say it involves long days, a lot of organization, and conversations you definitely don’t have in an office job. The cows, of course, were less impressed with the whole situation than we were.
Now we’re in the next phase of ranch life: waiting on mares to foal. If you’ve ever waited on a mare, you know exactly how this goes. You check her… she looks normal. You check her again… still normal. And she stands there calmly eating hay like she has absolutely no plans of having a baby anytime soon.
Mares have a special talent for foaling the one time you finally fall asleep.
The horses are getting ridden, the calves are growing, and somewhere out there is a mare who is absolutely enjoying keeping us guessing.
Happy Friday from the ranch. If you need us, we’ll be checking the mares… again. 🐎😅
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