Person sitting on a horse while people rope a calf in the background on a ranch in Tell, Texas.

Branding and Ranching in Quarantine

Branding looked a little different this year under quarantine. We didn’t get to have our extended family in for the branding like we usually do. In the past, I have depended on my nephews and the rest of our family to facilitate spring branding. Thank goodness my boys are now big enough to handle the load. It is almost like God prepared us for this time.

This pandemic is forcing the boys to be my number one and two ranch hands. With sports temporally out of the picture, they are more available to fill in the gaps for other cowboys that might have helped in the past.

Our family has learned how to work as a team to get the job done. In the middle of worldly struggles, God is giving us the biggest blessings of all… stronger relationships and memories of a lifetime.

Stone Smith sitting on a horse wearing a cowboy hat and brown leather jacket in a field in Tell, Texas.
Selah Smith and Stran T Smith holding a calf while it is branded.
Man wearing a cowboy hat and black softshell jacket holding a calf's leg.
Man wearing a cowboy hat and red vest standing in the dirt in a field in Tell, Texas.
Three men wearing cowboy hats with cows standing behind them.
Young child wearing a cowboy hat and black jacket carrying a STS metal brand.
Two children holding metal STS brands in a small fire.
Man wearing a black cowboy hat and red vest holding a calf's leg.
Man wearing a cowboy hat and tan jacket sitting on top of a horse roping a calf.
Person sitting on a horse while people rope a calf in the background on a ranch in Tell, Texas.
 
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