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      Many ranches across the west have rough areas where where cattle "won't" graze. Chances are you have country similar to the picture at the right. Right click on the image to the right then click "view image" you will see just how rough of country cattle will graze and browse in. This is so efficient  that the Circle Ranch in west Texas cancelled out $20,000 worth of single wire, permanent hot fence.

     Low stress cattle handling from the back of a horse requires a person to be half cowman and half horseman. 80% of what needs to be learned is intuitive "feel" which you cannot learn by watching videos of someone else working cattle. This is why I go to you. Instead of missing work to sit in a classroom, your employees don't miss any work and are learning while they work. The video below shows some of what I teach, as well as some of the benefits.

     Contact me now to reserve a school or to host a clinic!

    Being able to place cattle where you want them to graze is just one of the side benefits of low stress cattle handling. Being able to place your cattle where you want and having them stay is the key to using a holistic grazing plan in running your cattle. This is fairly simple to do, with any class of cattle, even  in rough desert country. This will help your operation in the following ways:

  1. You know where your cattle are 
  2. You know what the condition of your cattle are
  3. You can gather your cattle in one day, without hiring day help
  4. Cattle actually do better in a herd situations than in small groups
  5. Take advantage of grazing areas cattle don't normally graze
  6. Concentrating the cattle and moving them concentrates manure and herd effect, which in turn helps build soil and increases both the amount and diversity of forage while improving hydrology of the land
  7. By increasing forage and areas you can graze increases your ability to either run more cattle or lease grass for yearlings.
  8. Reduces the amount of infrastructure to maintain in order to keep the cattle watered
  9. Reduces overall fuel, maintenance and labor costs.
  10. Reduces the amount of water needed
     Even if you are not interested in implementing planned grazing, it will reduce labor costs by allowing one person to move hundreds of head at a time like in the picture to the right (once again, right click, then click "view image" to see a bigger version). Your cattle will gain better, have less shrink at shipping time and be easier to handle. Check our services page to see how I can help your ranch.

     If you have a feedlot, it has been proven that low stress cattle handing can reduce morbidity, mortality and antibiotic costs by as much as 50%.   Pen riders need to know not only cattle behavior, but also how to handle their horses in a way that cattle react to positively and calmly. Please visit our services page for more information.

     




    

    





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