Re: Re: Re: Re: welcome to Ridecamp

["ahrides" <ahrides@gateway.net>]

I did some work on a large cattle ranch in central Florida several years
ago.  The manager told me they lose more cattle to lightning than any other
cause, including rattlesnakes.  However, he did tell me that the cowboys
kill rattlesnakes whenever they come across them.
-----Original Message-----
From: EquesB@aol.com <EquesB@aol.com>
To: betndez@budget.net <betndez@budget.net>
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, November 06, 1999 7:27 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Re: welcome to Ridecamp


>In a message dated 11/5/99 9:11:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>betndez@budget.net writes:
>
>> So,  how do the cows deal with the swamp and rattlers??
>
>The cows wade in and out of the swamp, as they please.  Our FL bred cattle
>are much smaller than the Western type, nmostly a crossbred from the very
>hardy, but  onery Brahma and a small Hereford, to add weight.  We can graze
>more cows per acre here in FL, but the forage is poor quality, i.e., we
have
>lots of scrub!
>As for the rattlers and gators we probanbly don't lose too many, in the
>overall scheme.
>
>As for the Whip Cracker, if you would ever like to see a demo at a ride, my
>husband Stephen is one of the best, at 6'7" he can handle a longer whip. Of
>course there may not be many horses left in camp! ;-))
>
>And to appease Steph... it sure makes for some diverse training for our
>endurance greenies, with an occasional fartle (runaway cow) thrown in!
>
>See ya,
>
>Jackie Baker
>Native Cracker
>
>
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