We Love: This Barb Wire Western Shirt!

This western shirt is made by Wrangler you can find it for sale here, as well as other places! I got mine as a b-day present :)

(Via)

Me and my newest horse Crawford showing off this
awesome Barb wire print shirt!

Me and Crawford again, this shirt goes great with Cowgirl Tuff jeans :)

We Love...These awesome shoes

So I found these shoes, and they made me laugh. Not something I would wear normally but if I were a nurse, or worked in a vet office I might get me a pair...this site has lots of different ones...

(Via)

Life on the S17 Ranch: What can I say? Hounds are just goofy!

Belle~pic by me

Jenny and Belle~pic by me

Kamo~pic by me

Jenny and Kamo~pic by me

Kamo~pic by Danita Cahill

Jenny~pic by me

Belle~pic by me

I think this clearly proves my point :) What else is there to say...they do provide entertainment on a daily basis! lol And boy do they cause trouble....

HORSE UPDATE: My horse arrived last night safe and sound from South Dakota! It was getting dark by the time the hauler pulled in, and we left before sun up for work today sooo.... I finally got to see him in the daylight this evening! He is wonderful, I am so pleased with him~ if I get home in time (before dark) I will try to get some pics.... The hauler was great too, if you need a horse hauled call up Jim Mederios! 

Campfire Cookin': Healthy Cowgirl Salad...

This is a great lunch, especially when I am trying to slim down for competition without cutting out essential vitamins and minerals. This salad will fill you up and keep you on track for a skinnier waste line.

Tear up 3-4 leafs of green leaf lettuce
( I prefer it over iceberg, plus
 it is much healthier for you!)

Chop up and add carrots, apples,
almonds and craisins

Dice up some sweet potato and put on a 

plate in the microwave for 2-3 mins then place

 on a baking sheet and broil until golden brown, 

flip  pieces and repeat broiling.

or put on a baking sheet in the oven at 400 degrees 

for about 5 mins, until they are cooked through,

then broil until browned (on both sides).

Let sweet potatoes cool or eat warm on the salad and

 sprinkle on some cubed cheese or add some 

cooked chicken breast pieces, or lunch meat for a healthy 

lunch full of vitamins, mineral, protein, 

and antioxidants! 

Add your favorite dressings, I use a small amount of light balsamic or Asian dressing on mine. If you are watching your weight pay attention to the fat content and calories in salad dressings!

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words: Beautiful Pride...

It's Good to be a horse :) pic by me.

This was a stud of mine. I sold him to a member of the Posse so that we could by our Dodge Truck.
His name is Navahos Lucky Chief....can't you just hear the distant Native American chants as you look at this photo? The expression on his face has a relaxing appeal to it. I can hear the raspy call of a red tailed hawk, as it circles over head...bringing a good omen to this peaceful summer day. In actuality this photo was taken in the pasture two summers ago...but the vague background, or maybe I should say lack of one helps for the imagination to run wild, like the spirit of this young stallion in the photo.

Life on the S17 Ranch: Big ol' Bulls

Hey Bully, bully....This was the bull we leased from a good friend of ours who is a fellow bucking bull
breeder. His program is much more developed. I would tell you this bulls name, but I was sworn
to secrecy at this time. That's how exclusive the breeding is....TOP SECRET :) He will be the sire to 
our 2012 calf crop, we can't wait to see what he produces.

I'll post more later, There is a chance that my gelding will be here tonight!!! Most likely tomorrow sometime :)

Life on the S17 Ranch: An update :)

Well to update yesterdays first post....I sold my colt, his new owner is a soon to be three year old cowgirl :) I know he will make her a great friend! 

Also, The hauler will be here Tuesday to drop off my new barrel prospect! 

Crawford, at his home in South Dakota

He is a three year old, greenbroke gelding. (greenbroke means he has been trained some, but still may lack some basic skills and usually lacks all advanced skills, that are taught with more time and training.) 

His name is FK Perfect Sunfrost, but they call him Crawford for short. 

He was born in Iowa, this is a pic of him at his owners in South Dakota, soon he will be here at our 

ranch in Oregon! :) This boy has done some traveling already...We had him vet checked and he is sound 

and ready to go. His Coggins (a series of shots, which all horses need in order

 to be allowed to travel across state lines) have been administered.

For anyone who knows barrel horses, this boy is out of  Flying Hearts Tuffy a stallion by Sun Frost, which also makes Crawford here a Nefew to the famous barrel stallion Frenchmans Guy. 

STAY TUNED, I will follow up when he gets here, and how he is doing as his training comes along :)

Campfire Cookin': Cowgirl Style Tortillas!

  

Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 2tsp baking soda, 2 TBS veggie oil,
2tsp salt, 2 cups milk, and 2 TBS butter...
Mix flour and soda, then mix milk, salt, oil and butter in separate bowl.
Slowly pour milk mixture into flour and mix well!

The dough will be sticky....

On a well floured surface knead dough.....

Keep kneading...using the fold and knead technique. Do this for two minutes
(Note: to prep for all this kneading I lift 50lb. grain sacks and 75lb bales
about 2-3 reps per day... lol :)

Once all that strenuous kneading is over put the dough in a bowl and cover
for 15 mins. It won't rise.

Separate into four equal sized balls.

roll out each ball of dough on a well floured surface, with a floured
rolling pin

You want your dough about 1/4 inch thick. Take a pan (I use a cast iron
skillet) and heat it on Medium heat. once hot, put your rolled dough into
the dry pan (I know...I thought you should use oil too...but really they
don't stick!) after about 30 seconds (once they are browned in spots)
flip and brown on the other side for 30 secs.

Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!! I like lettuce on mine as well...
but we are fresh out! :( darn. They were still delicious!

Picture Worth A Thousand Words: Fall time Beauty

Hey Crazy morning.... Have someone coming to look at a horse, had to make arrangements with the hauler that is bringing my barrel prospect to the ranch (tell you more about it later) now off to finish ALL the chores and get ready for the potential buyers to come. Here is a couple pics of pretty scenery around the area, I will post something later when things around here have settled down :) See ya down the trail! ~BrandedByFaith~

Photo by me

Photo by me

Double rainbow over the fields (I am still in search for those pots of gold! they must be here somewhere :)
Photo by me

Life on the S17 Ranch: Meet Mouse!

Hello! I'm 805 Mouse, but everybody calls me
"Mousey" I am a 4 year old bucking bred cow...and I really love
grain...hint hint!

We Love: Cross Boots!....For Horses!!

Skid, showing off her cross boots, which are
looking a little dirty...
(we use them ALL the time!)

Black Bell Boots

Black Splint boots.
(you can get these in a 4 pack, two for
the front and two for the back!

Red Bell Boots, you can get the splint boots in red too!

The bottom three pictures I took off the TWO PECANS TACK LLC site which is one of the many places you can buy these boots at. I bought mine from the farm and ranch store BIG R.

Besides looking good these boots are very important for horses to wear when they are asked to do strenuous exercises. The bells boots in the front help the horse front "Over reaching" (stepping their hind hoof too far forward, and clipping, or stepping on their front heal) Over reaching can cause serious lameness problems, so boots are a great precaution! Plus they help from injuring the tendons of the lower leg. You can read more about protective boots by clicking here. You can also watch this video of how to correctly put on splint boots by clicking here.

REMEBER! Take account for your horses safety, if you are counting on them to be in top competitive condition, you need to take every precaution to keep them, fit, healthy and sound! Happy Trails!

Campfire Cookin': Cranberry Biscuits and Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder

A good dinner for those cold ranch nights...

Cheesy Cranberry Biscuits

      And Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder 

Cranberry Biscuits:

Preheat over to 425 degrees F

2 ½ cups flour

4 TBSP Baking Powder

1 TBSP Sugar

1 tsp Salt

½ cup craisins

Mix together

2 TBSP butter

3 TBSP shortening

2 eggs

½ cup milk

Mix together, add more flour if needed. Knead into a ball and roll out ½-1 inch thick 

Sprinkle with grated cheese and Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown

In a large bowl add flour....

Baking Powder....

Sugar, salt and Cranberries! Mix together then add....

butter, eggs, shortening and milk....

mix together....

add more flour as necessary

Wah-lah! biscuit dough. Take this and roll it
out, to about 1 inch thickness, on a well floured surface.

Take a biscuit cutter (I use a wide-mouth mason jar lid)
and cut out your biscuits

put them on a well greased or non-stick pan

You can add cheese, I like to, it gets all toasty
and crispy...yum

Put it in the oven, which should be preheated to
425 degrees F by now

when they are golden brown, take them
out to cool! Now onto the....

Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder:

Dice 2 med potatoes, ¼ of a large onion, 2-4 mushrooms, ½ sweet potato and 2 large carrots (or about 8 baby carrots)

Dice chicken and add with about 2TB of oil to the frying pan on MH heat

Season with 2TB salt, 2TB pepper, 2TB basil, 1TB rosemary.

Brown chicken

Add 1 can chicken broth, 

2 cans water

And veggies

Cover partially and let simmer on MH for around 30 mins

Turn heat down to ML once veggies are cooked

Add 1TB butter

1 cup milk

Mix well until butter is melted, remove 2 cups of the broth and pour into a separate bowl. 

Mix in 2TB corn starch and 2TB flour

Mix well, add broth back to pan and stir consistently until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and serve!

Cut up your veggies (feel free to add what you like,
or take out what you don't!)

Then cut up your chicken into 1 inch cubes

add your oil to the frying pan on MH heat.
 Put in your chicken, add about a TB of butter

Season with salt, pepper, basil and  rosemary.

When chicken is fully cooked and golden brown add...

1 can of chicken broth and...

all of your diced veggies.

let simmer on medium high heat for about 30 mins.

Once veggies are cooked, lower heat to
medium low and add in your milk and butter

Remove some of your broth....

In a small bowl, pour in your removed
broth and add corn starch to thicken.

Stir well!

pour back into the pan...

and mix until the chowder is desired thickness...add salt
and pepper to taste, remove from
 heat, let cool for about 5-10 mins and serve!

There you have it! I always drink decaf coffee in the evening when the weather is chilly.
Serve this meal with a salad if you wish, and enjoy!