I won't say i've always wanted to be a
cowboy.
I was working on my fastball but that
didn't pan out.
But boy I got to college and was
living in town and
like you know this isn't where i want to
be.
So I came back home and i've never
looked back.
My family has been here in Iron Mountain
at this ranch since 1903.
The original property was just a few
square miles
just right outside of the town of Iron Mountain.
I always thought being a cowgirl would
be kind of fun
I love ranching i didn't grow up doing
it.
i just really looked up to women who
were able to do
some of the hardest jobs that men do
it's a lifestyle that we really enjoy
but it is a it is a harder harder way of
life it's not for everyone.
You try and gain a horse's trust right
you try and use their language instead
of yours and their language is movement you can
do it right and i've darn sure done it
wrong.
And I've got the scars to prove it in
hospital bills but
nope just trying to speak on their terms.
To help each other out we call it neighboring.
One of the neighboring ranches is moving cows and they need a little help.
And not only do you get help but you
gain the best people in your life and really
really cool friends.
We're just too far away from anything to
not help each other out here.
One of the nice parts about this job,
ranching
you do kind of think to yourself this
could be kind of romantic job
at times because you're seeing things
that 99 of america will never know
is going on.
It's not a fashion or a look.
It's about work ethic and taking care of
the things that need to be done.
To be a cowboy i guess it's not necessarily
that you ride a horse
or wear a big goofy looking hat.
You're in charge of
taking care of animals it's a job and
it's a mindset.
This really is our way of life.
