Every year, one of my goals is a vaguely scribbled "lesson/clinic/something new" with the horses. For the last several years, I've had a concept of "something with cows" in that category. This year, I finally made it happen!
There's a farm just across the river in Pennsylvania that does cow clinics and a team penning/sorting buckle series. I'm not sure exactly when Broken Arrow Ranch came into existence locally, but I've been aware of their presence for about a year and I've heard a lot of good things.
When I saw an October Cattle Play Day come up on Facebook, I added it to my calendar. I was delighted to see that I had nothing else planned that day!
Lucy worked cows in some capacity in Texas (plus we had cows at home for a while) so I knew she would be fine. I have zero background in working cows, but I love to try new things.
New Friend Sarah and I chatted about the cattle day. She competes in the buckle series at BAR and had lots of nice things to say. She told me the ranch owner, Diana, was our kind of people and that she was sure we'd hit it off right away. She also assured me that nobody would judge me for my tack or attire. In fact, one of her fox hunting friends, Linda, was bringing a horse who was scared of cows so I wouldn't be the only one in English tack. (It's funny, when I go to English events, people think I'm in western tack. When I go to western events, people think I'm in English tack. #enduranceproblems)
So even though I didn't know anybody who was going and was completely outside my usual realm, I headed over to check it out. Short version: I am hooked!
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