Toes in the sand, a great booth, and a little mishap...

We certainly have been busy the last few weeks!  The Dude Ranchers' Association Convention was held in warm, sunny San Diego in January, followed by the Horse Expo in Pomona.  All this was happening during the usual winter activities of checking cows, feeding livestock, doing rain/snow dances, and getting ready for the summer.

Megan, Blair, and Jennifer attended the convention in San Diego and came back with a lot of great information from fellow guest ranchers--and maybe just a little bit of a tan!

Are they barefoot or wearing their suits under their clothes?  Blair and Jennifer had a great time at the beach while Megan was behind the camera.

The Horse Expo in Pomona was a huge success.  Dee, Dwayne, and Jennifer went down to set up and man our booth, which looked really spiffy!  It was great to see those of you who have been to the ranch and stopped by to say hello.  If you weren't there, we will be going to the Horse Expo in Sacramento (June 13-15, 2014) and hope to see your smiling faces there!

  

It looks empty now, but it was jam packed when the Horse Expo began!  

In other news, it has been VERY windy in Smith Valley and Bridgeport in the last few weeks.  A few miles from us in Smith Valley, a wheel line (used for irrigating large sections of our neighbor's alfalfa field) blew across the road and up into a tree.  Last week on the blog, you saw the effects of the wind on another neighbor's hay barn, so you can imagine the wind speeds we get here!

Just down the road, our neighbor's office succumbed to the strong Nevada winds not once but TWICE.  Good thing no one was conducting any business in there...