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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 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.

Riding Behind the Padre Richard Collins

March 17, 2015 by John Leave a Comment

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Riding Behind the Padre with Richard Collins

Riding Behind the Padre is a story that bridges three centuries. The Padre in this case is Father Francisco Kino, a Jesuit priest sent to the New World to convert the natives to the Catholic Church. In his time, Kino was a respected horseman and he rode the Arizona-Sonoran area befriending and helping the native people.

Richard Collins is a rancher, horseman, and an author. He ranches on 13,000 acres near the Mexican Border. Riding Behind the Padre comes from Richard’s experience re-enacting the trips of Father Kino with a group including riders from Mexico’s middle-class. The rides, or cabalgatas, as they are called are done every year to bring attention to the impact Father Kino made on this area. Richard has made many of the rides and tells us about his experience riding between Mexico and the United States on horseback. He also shares his inspiration for his book, Riding Behind the Padre.

Links mentioned on the show:

Richard Collins Website

Richard Collins Facebook

Riding Behind the Padre on Goodreads

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Unbranded the Film Ben Masters

March 10, 2015 by John 2 Comments

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Ben Masters Producer of Unbranded the Film

Unbranded the Film is a documentary about a horseback ride. But this is not just any horseback ride, it is a ride that follows the Continental Divide, nearly 3,000 miles. Ben Masters was a sophomore at Texas A&M studying wildlife biology. Over the summer break he and a couple of friends thought it would be a great adventure to ride from Texas to Canada. They needed a few more horses, but didn’t have much money. Their solution was to acquire a few mustangs from the BLM. That ride was in 2010. The group rode for four months, but they did not make it to Canada.

After Ben got home he thought about the ride and how well the mustangs had performed. They had actually out performed their good horses. He also kept thinking about the untamed beauty he saw crossing this great country. This is where the inspiration for Unbranded the Film was born.

If Ben thought crossing the peaks of the Divide at 11,000 feet was difficult, he had no idea what he was getting into with Unbranded the Film. The movie would obviously need money. More importantly he would need a crew that was used to filming in extreme conditions. Ben recruited Phill Baribeau to film and direct. He also tag Korey Kaczmarek for cinematographer. Ben started a Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds. With the help of 1200 supporters and an assist from Western Horseman Magazine just 45 days Unbranded the Film raised over $170,000.

Unbranded the Film was picking up momentum as Ben recruited a few friends to ride along. The Mustang Heritage Foundation got behind the project. The group would use 16 mustangs over four months to cover 3,000 miles.

The Unbranded the Film is in “the can” as they say in Hollywood. Ben and his group will be screening it at a variety of film festivals early this year. He is hoping for a theatrical release by the middle of the year. Ben talks about his inspiration for the film and the challenges in making it.

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Links Mentioned on the Show

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Unbranded the Film Website

Unbranded the Film on Facebook

Wylene Wilson

Mustang Heritage Foundation

Western Horseman Magazine

Texas A & M University

Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Program

Kickstarter