Cattle Tricks 101

Cattle don’t need their teeth floated regularly the way horses do. That doesn’t mean that they can’t develop issues involving their teeth. We’ve all seen… Read More »Teeth, An Important Key To Good Health

Cattle are born with baby teeth that fall out and are replaced with the adult set of teeth. This begins between one and two years… Read More »Teeth, More Than A Pretty Smile

I paused, placing the pan back in the oven. The heat from the open door washed over my arms as I looked at my hands… Read More »Feeding Time

There are five steps to teaching a cow any trick. The first of these is to plan out how you are going to teach the… Read More »The Five Steps Of Training, Step One

It was snowing. The snow falling softly, straight down with no wind to drive it. I stood brushing the horses. We had all the time… Read More »Life And Death On The Farm

It is always best of cows can calve on their own. Unfortunately that is not always possible. How do we know when it is time… Read More »When To Offer Calving Aid

We see so many glamorous images of the “cowboy”. A man tall on his horse out galloping across the plains, defending good and right, wiping… Read More »A Less Than Glamorous Life

Chivalry isn’t dead. It just looks a little different on the ranch. It isn’t that farmers and ranchers aren’t romantic and sweet. They just express… Read More »Ranch Romance

What do your cattle like to eat? It might seem like a silly question. They like grass, hay, grain. All the usual things cattle are… Read More »Cattle Treats

Whether choosing a steer to train or picking out a heifer or bull, we can gain clues to what they will be like by looking… Read More »Cattle Whorls