Trail Log: 7-13-2025

 

Into the forest we go

• Trail Log: 7-13-2025
• Trail: Dry Creek – Densen Ranch
• Miles: 7
• Riders: Self – Darrel
• Horses: Drifter – Jewel
• Dogs: None

Notes: Well, that was unexpected – Darrell got a call from the Densen Ranch saying more of the PV cattle were mixed in with theirs. The text read: Hey you wanna go back to Dry Creek and chase cows again. There was no punctuation so I can only assume it was a request and not a statement. Regardless, it was accurate either way. It took little for me to forego Groots Sunday Morning waffles and saddle up Drifter. It was too hot for waffles anyway. I made a smoothie instead. This would be an experience for the Black Hellion I did not want to pass up.

This time we drove all the cattle into a pen and sorted out the Densen cattle and left them on the ranch. Darrell operated the gate while Drifter and I cut out the ones he pointed out. I'm so proud of Drifter – he's never done anything like that. He dove right in the middle of them and we somehow managed to almost look like we knew what we were doing.

We then commenced to push the PV cattle into the forest. We started out with a small handful but picked up 30 pair or so along the way. The only fault I had with Drifter was his refusal to cross water. That boy is a desert pony and DOES NOT like to get his feet wet. That made crossing back and forth across the creek to eek cattle out of the brush a challenge but we made it work. I can get him to cross with another horse – but that wasn't happening when the only other horse and rider are across the draw eeking out their own bunch of stragglers.

We pushed the pairs as far up as Darrell thought necessary before heading back to the trailer. I took the opportunity to cross the creek by following Jewel across. Drifter didn't hesitate but wasn't about to get his hooves wet and leapt across like a black Lipizzaner. For a little dude...he can get some air!

We missed a few and will be going back the middle of the week to push up the rest.