Cliff and I made Schrock History last month.
We had a Schrock branding - of our very own calves.
True - it was a tiny branding, as brandings go, but hey - it was ours. Kinda fun! 🙂
Cliff's brother came to try his hand at roping...
Our brand - designed and registered by Cliff. It's designed after a tool he uses a lot in his leathershop; the round knife. A friend who owns a welding business made the iron for us.
My Mother-in-law also made the trip out from MO to help, since some of the pairs are actually hers. First ever branding for her.
First Round-Knife brand!
Cliff enjoys buckaroo tradition, and head/heel brandings. Of course all our brandings will be head and heel!! 🙂
Head/heel brandings make for prettier photos, I think.
You can see more Schrock branding here:
Schrock Branding 2014
Schrock Branding 2015
And more neighboring brandings:
TA Branding 2017
McKee Ranch Branding
Brickman Branding
Nimmo Ranch Branding
Awesome photos! When we get our own spread we want to work and handle cattle in this way. Keep the tradition alive!
Yes, we like tradition! 🙂