I spent a couple classes last week at Colorado State University discussing animal welfare and animal handling. The second session I demonstrated how different positions affected the way cattle responded and how if cattle are worked how they like it they will respond well and get real trusting (even in a snow storm). Thanks to Ruth Woiwide for the invitation, to the students for listening, and to Temple for always inspiring me to think and get better.
~ Curt Pate
I wrote about the Shift Age awhile back. This video is exactly what I was talking about. This should make us stockmen want to improve our skills, or we will be replaced. I don’t know if a machine can have “feel” so that is what I am going to try to improve on.
~ Curt Pate
This song is about a real important part of stockmanship. The gather is where you teach the cattle to handle, or not handle, if you approach it wrong. As Wylie sings about, it is my favorite part of cowboying. He even mentions a dog, so it is the perfect song for this week. Wylie is a good cowboy, great ambassador for Montana, and as I have always been a big fan of good yodeling, I feel he is one of the best yodeler’s I have heard. He does not yodel in this song (it would probably spook the gather) so I hope you will listen to more.
~ Curt Pate
Curt Pate Stockmanship 