C7 Ranch

09/04/2024

01/06/2023

C**ts n Cuties😍

22/05/2023

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19/04/2023

FCHA Annual Meeting. Good times at High Horse❤️

02/11/2022

🤠💫 Registration Update 💫🤠
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The Trail Boss and the cook agree that we can accommodate more riders.
November 5, 2022, is the new deadline.
Get your family and friends to share this adventure. Greatfloridacattledrive.com to register

02/11/2022

Steeped in traditions of Florida’s agricultural past, the Great Florida Cattle Drive works to preserve the rich history of this cattle state.

29/10/2022

Fall Crackers

05/10/2022

03/10/2022

🔨ATTENTION FENCE AND CHAINSAW TEAMS🪓
We are receiving requests for assistance out of both the Arcadia and Myakka FCA Hurricane HQ's. Your help is needed.
FCA Staff in Kissimmee is coordinating with leaders at both HQ's on the ground. You can be dispatched from either the Kissimmee office or either HQ. We are trying to make sure that we can help as many folks as needed and that we don't double up.
We are getting to the point where we need boots on the ground, that need will only grow as the water recedes. If you go to Arcadia or Myakka City and work out of our Hurricane HQ's be prepared to rough it just in case.

20/07/2022

RAPID CITY, South Dakota — A Tale of Two Brothers plays out every summer Wednesday night at the Hart Ranch Roughstock & Barrel Racing Series.

Meet Sizzler & Twizzler, sons of Spud Creek Rodeo’s Bootlicker. Both carefully bred, born and nurtured toward bucking horse careers. Both introduced to the humane piece of working tack, the flank strap, when they were physically, emotionally and mentally mature. Sizzler bucked and loved it — Twizzler declined. Showed no inclination, just loped off and stopped.

Enter bronc rider, rancher and pickup man Troy Crowser. From long days in the saddle ranching, he’s developed a preference for strong, resilient draft crosses who will go all day and are ready to work at sunup the next.

He and Twizzler have miles and miles behind them as a day working team and are quickly becoming fancy good as a pickup pair.

Be sure you explain to the people who’ve bought in to the wild lies and misconceptions about bucking horses that ALL horses choose their career paths for themselves and tell us so. They’re smart like that.

Tom Plooster Spud Creek Rodeo Company Troy Crowser Hooey Resistol

30/06/2022

21/06/2022

Blessed to work at some new places

27/04/2022

Stew's work adventures...

26/04/2022

TRADITION TUESDAY
Today, Florida ranchers count 929,000 head of beef cows and 111,000 dairy cows. Including calves, that's more than 1.6 million cows grazing in Florida pastures on more than 5 million acres.

The Florida Department of Agriculture values Florida's beef cattle herd at more than a billion dollars.

However, some 175,000 acres of agricultural and native land are lost each year to development, which some have predicted will cover more than a third of the state by 2050.

The Florida cowboy is a dying breed, but we need them to survive to keep Florida healthy.

Florida ranch lands are keeping Florida green.

Photo by Rob Adams

26/04/2022

25/04/2022

After seeing multiple videos posted by various breeders bragging about their 2 ½ year olds/recently turned 3 year olds and sharing videos of them cantering around in the arena, I have decided to once again circulate the below article.

First of all, breeders *should* have the knowledge to understand a horse’s fragile and slow maturing musculoskeletal system. Breeders should not condone their own horses let along anyone’s horses being cantered around under saddle at an incredibly young age. Period. This sets a terrible example and is quite honestly animal abuse. Just because a horse does not object does not mean it is right. And quite frankly, most of the videos posted show animals that are already in pain or developing pain…

As breeders, we should strive to produce healthy and sound animals. We should promote horsemanship that produces long term soundness. No, starting a horse later does not guarantee soundness. But it certainly helps.

I am a firm believer in scientifically backed approaches to horsemanship. You can’t argue with science that has been proven time and time again. Let’s dispel some stupid rumors:

1. There is no such thing as a (skeletally) slow maturing horse or one that is fast maturing. No horse is skeletally mature before the age of 6. And that is on the low estimate for age.

2. Growth plates are not just in the knee. Every bone behind the skull has a growth plate. Not every single one needs to be converted to bone before starting. There is a schedule of when bone fuses…this is the information needed to know when to start a horse. Not their outward appearance. It is a known fact that during growth, proprioceptive awareness can regress, greatly increasing the risk of injury.

3. Starting a horse is not the same thing as riding a horse. Starting a horse does not mean cantering it 3-4 days a week in an arena.

4. Injecting a horse that is in pain does not mean you fixed a problem. You masked it.

5. You can build correct muscle and teach a horse how to move their body from the ground. This creates a solid foundation to work from once your horse is ready to actually be backed. Teach a horse to use its body correctly before backing and you’ll save yourself a lot of vet bills down the line.

Hocks are “late” for maturity. The growth plates on the tibial and fibular tarsals do not fuse until a horse is 3-3 ½. Ever wonder why so many horses seem to have hocks issues?? Horses need to learn to carry themselves and their own weight well before adding a rider.

The growth plates that are LAST to close are at the base of the neck. This area is where we ask a horse to raise the base of their neck and come round. If under too much stress, the growth plates can fracture or be permanently damaged.

There are DOZENS of activities you can do with a young horse to build healthy muscular development. None of them involve a saddle or your weight on their back. Teaching a horse to carry themselves correctly BEFORE adding a rider is essential and cannot be done in a week. A 2 ½ year old horse is a baby. Mentally and physically. We see far too many injured performance horses at VERY young ages - broken down and/or sour from work. It’s wrong. Period. They need slow and steady work and need time to recover from even the slightest of injuries.

PLEASE, if you are considering when you should start your horse and what that work load should look like, please read the below. There are some wonderful things you can do with your young developing horse. Please don’t rush a year out of greed.

http://www.equinestudies.org/ranger_2008/ranger_piece_2008_pdf1.pdf

19/04/2022

Dear Cowgirl,

I hope you never limit yourself.

I hope you never say you are too old, too inexperienced or too tired to achieve something.

I hope you never ignore the things that light up your spirit, the things that set you on fire.

I hope you remember you cannot know the wonderful things that await you down the road, and trust that you were created for a purpose.

A unique purpose needed in this wild world to make it a better place.

A unique purpose created to live a story written just for a woman like you, with a heart that refuses to lose hope and an imagination as big as the high desert skies.

I hope you remember there is always something worth fighting for.

I hope you remember that all your imperfections, quirks and gifts are always worth fighting for.

You, are worth fighting for.

©adrianbbrannan 💕



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18/04/2022

The Endangered Equine Alliance was launched to help save the endangered horse breeds that helped form our nation.

07/03/2022

2 WEEKS FROM TODAY! Have you registered yet?

Register today and join us for a Beef Quality Assurance Training, led by Dr. Todd Thrift from the University of Florida, on Wednesday, March 16th. The training will begin at 3 PM at the Madison County Ag Center (behind O'Neals) with a dinner to follow. Please click the link in the comments to register by March 11.

14/02/2022

Swampy had her first foal!! Filly born last week. Surprisingly sharing her feed and you can already tell they'll have the same "personality"!!😁

13/02/2022

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10/02/2022

10/01/2022

I finally have a brand!! 🍾 🎉🎉