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Working Cows with Scratch on the Bar SZ

January 18, 2017 by John 1 Comment

Working Cows with Scratch on the Bar SZ

Working cows in open country is so much fun.  The Bar SZ Ranch was once the home of the famed Working cows Sire, Doc Bar.  It is now an event ranch where people go for family reunions, weddings, and corporate retreats.  We traveled there to spend a weekend with our horse friends and ride the ranch.

This was one of the more fun videos I’ve produced.  After telling Bar SZ Ranch manager, Tim Borland, I wanted to see how Scratch did working cows, he rounded up his Kabota and we took off.  With my wife, Ranae, sitting in the co-pilot seat we first went to the south side of the ranch.  Scratch did well having the little tractor driving right along side of him.  And, Ranae did a wonderful job of getting footage and she was bounced around by the open trails.

We found a small group that needed to be moved and circled wide.  “Jerry” the bull was lounging in the spring sun.  He was a bit reluctant to move, but Scratch did well.  He is a confident horse and is not afraid of much once he is given the chance to assess the situation.  Going over open country with the squirrel holes, uneven footing, and fallen branches can put stress on some horses.  Not Scratch.

We go all the cows up and moving and then it is just a matter of not rushing them.  A calf tried to duck away and we had to go back for it.  Sometimes you have to dip and dodge through bushes and brambles, but most of the time working cows is all about just keeping them moving forward.

There were a couple of streams to cross.  When a horse is focused on a job he rarely worries about things like water crossings.

I think Scratch rather liked the whole experience of working cows.

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Bar SZ Ranch Home of Doc Bar and Thomas Kinkade

June 3, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

The Bar SZ Ranch

Bar SZ RanchThe Bar SZ Ranch was once the home of legendary American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame stallion, Doc Bar.  As part of an event of a No Worries Club West Coast Group, the Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies, we participated in a weekend long stay at this famous ranch.  While Doc Bar died in 1992 he is still buried on the Bar SZ Ranch under a walnut tree just outside the mare barn.

Bar SZ RanchThe Bar SZ Ranch was sold to the artist Thomas Kinkade in 2001.  The Bar SZ Ranch has a main house, a guest house, and an art studio apartment.  Located in San Benito, California, once a stagecoach rest stop between Fresno and Monterey, the property is under the guidance of the Kinkade Foundation.  The Bar SZ Ranch managers are Tim and Michelle Borland who also happen to be part of the group.

Bar SZ RanchNearly thirty people participated in the group activities.  Meals and cleanup were shared between the attendees.  The only thing we had to worry about was taking care of and having fun with our horses.  There were a ton of things to do around the ranch.  We had a large open arena, a covered arena, a couple of round pens, several different trail courses to ride on, and cows.  One session was on ranch sorting, where participants got to try their had at moving cows.  Another was roping and we had some mechanical devices to rope.  For each event, the Bar SZ Ranch brought in a knowledgeable neighbor to help instruct.

When we were not with the horses we spent an ample time hiking or just lounging around enjoying the company of our new friends in a gorgeous setting.

If you would like to read more about our trip, check out this blog page.

Links to the Bar SZ Ranch:

There are lots of ways to get information on the Bar SZ Ranch.  Below are links for their website, Facebook, and rental pages.

Bar SZ Ranch  Website   Facebook  VRBO  AirBNB1   AirBNB2

Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies

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