So, Jay took her over Monday morning because they were hoping to head out by 9:00 a.m. After Jay dropped her off he called and said they put 9 horses into one trailer, two more horses in another trailer, they had 11 riders (including Cassie), and Patti had made sandwiches, hot chocolate, and coffee for the crew to take with them. So they headed down the road to get over 100 cows!!
When they got to the field, Cassie was with a group that was responsible for opening gates while the other riders rounded up the cows and herded them out. They were approximately 2 1/2 miles into the pasture.
In this picture you can see some of the cows off in the distance.
The cows had to cross this area.
Once they got them out of the pasture, they traveled up the section lines between the fields for about 2 miles till they got to the main road. This was Cassie's view from her horse, you can see the top of Pedro's head/ears in the bottom center. It's been a while since Cassie rode a horse, but she said it is a lot like riding a bike. She just asked a few refresher questions and then she was on her way.
The weather was nice yesterday, it was sunny, not too windy, and in the low 40's. Cassie layered up - she put on leggings under her jeans (can't squeeze much under 'skinny jeans'), layered up two pair of socks (knee highs w/low rise), long-sleeve shirt under a short-sleeve t-shirt and a big heavy sweatshirt, and then she wore her new winter coat ($15 black Friday sale), gloves, and skater shoes (don't have any type of work boot, yet). Well, after riding for a little over 3 hours, her fingers and toes were numb, so she packed it in and rode the last 2 hours in the truck.
The cattle were moved 2 1/2 miles in the pasture, 2 miles on the section lines, and then another 7 miles on the main road. That's 9 1/2 miles. CRAZY!! So, from what I can gather, the truck w/trailer (they left one behind) lead so they could let any cars coming toward them know and then the riders had to ride in front, on the side, and behind the herd of cattle to keep them together.
Once they got them to the house they had to get the cattle to turn into the driveway and then get them to go into the pasture. Look at all those cows!!
Well, when they got back to the Frank's, Patti had a whole pot of stew ready to chow on. There was a fire for them to gather around and warm up. We got to join them when they arrived!!
Keep your eye on the blog, Cassie is going to write about her experience and I plan on posting it on the blog.
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