tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post5648137525366715217..comments2024-03-28T20:21:08.418-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Ride for the BrandGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-35158522635564568102012-04-17T21:25:10.608-07:002012-04-17T21:25:10.608-07:00This was very interesting! I had no ideas brands h...This was very interesting! I had no ideas brands had meanings!Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-73048537193870606312012-04-13T22:28:45.913-07:002012-04-13T22:28:45.913-07:00You're welcome! This started a few years back...You're welcome! This started a few years back when I was researching <b>Much Ado About Mavericks</b>. I didn't want to use any of the brands in our area for obvious reasons. LOLJacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-26744573911471206182012-04-13T22:27:20.521-07:002012-04-13T22:27:20.521-07:00Thanks, Maggie! I've seen some brands that I c...Thanks, Maggie! I've seen some brands that I couldn't figure out--then again you don't know if the brand is complicated or botched. If they don't do a good, clean brand it can heal in strange ways.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-56383957221033942502012-04-13T22:18:59.361-07:002012-04-13T22:18:59.361-07:00Thanks for the branding info, always great to lear...Thanks for the branding info, always great to learn new thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-50840598024809802702012-04-13T17:58:09.530-07:002012-04-13T17:58:09.530-07:00This is a wonderful post Jacquie. Everything you w...This is a wonderful post Jacquie. Everything you wanted to know about brands but was afraid to ask. Now I understand a few that I've seen and could only shake my head at them.Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-11748908796360250762012-04-13T17:48:09.818-07:002012-04-13T17:48:09.818-07:00Ellen, they didn't have freeze branding in the...Ellen, they didn't have freeze branding in the Old West so yes, they did use hot-iron branding. We didn't brand our horses so I don't know anything about it personally, just that others around our area did brand their horses. Often, ranches had a slightly different brand for horses than for cattle, and those brands were often more simple and a little larger. Maybe that's to compensate for the difference in hide? Like I said, I don't really know, just that horses were then and sometimes now hot-iron branded.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-12265917093837093322012-04-13T16:01:21.347-07:002012-04-13T16:01:21.347-07:00Did your research show anything specific as to hor...Did your research show anything specific as to horses, Jacquie? I've never looked into it, but was told years ago that horses have thinner skin and to brand a horse without making an ugly mess you do it differently. Can't remember - shorter application, narrower iron or what. I do remember the brands on the Quarter Horses that caused the discussion. They used a Diamond J. So a diamond with the lowest corner leading to the stem of a J. It was so well done it actually was like an attractive addition on the horse instead of a blemish. I've also seen big ugly splotchy brands on grade horses. Needless to say the Arabs and Morgans I spent time with were never branded. Some Arab people did a freeze brand under the mane. I thought it did show as white hair and grays were the only ones where you have to shave to read. It's been some years since I thought of it, so my recollection is shaky.Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-16958434162839574642012-04-13T11:43:49.422-07:002012-04-13T11:43:49.422-07:00You're welcome, Lauri. I'm glad you got s...You're welcome, Lauri. I'm glad you got some good out of it. :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-23638903293446730102012-04-13T11:43:19.214-07:002012-04-13T11:43:19.214-07:00Yes, squeeze shoots have been used for the last 50...Yes, squeeze shoots have been used for the last 50 years or so. Some of the ranches still rope and throw 'em, but the chute is so much better because the calf can't move so all the procedures can be done faster and safer for both the calf and the cowhand.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-77380750680074454412012-04-13T11:40:33.561-07:002012-04-13T11:40:33.561-07:00You're welcome, Lyn! :)You're welcome, Lyn! :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-80457409749501104352012-04-13T11:40:08.901-07:002012-04-13T11:40:08.901-07:00Ew, burning hair (and hide) is nasty. Not sure yo...Ew, burning hair (and hide) is nasty. Not sure you ever get used to it--one nice thing about living in the 'burbs now. LOL. And there's the answer to Caroline's comment--yes, we still do brand. I thought so because I see brands every time I go back home.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-11417155976706171552012-04-13T11:37:46.389-07:002012-04-13T11:37:46.389-07:00Alison, the terminology was what got me curious. ...Alison, the terminology was what got me curious. I know the brands from around our area but wasn't sure about the difference between "connected" and "combined," since we didn't bother to use those terms. And you've just gotta love Bar B. Hahahah!Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-53898619379493038652012-04-13T10:58:54.380-07:002012-04-13T10:58:54.380-07:00Thanks, Devon. Hahaha! Love the bosom brand--wel...Thanks, Devon. Hahaha! Love the bosom brand--well, but maybe not a brand on the bosom....Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-66954295436740857202012-04-13T10:57:15.109-07:002012-04-13T10:57:15.109-07:00They have? I think most cattle are still branded ...They have? I think most cattle are still branded in Idaho. Will check with my buddies over there. Ear tags can't be used for ID from afar, so I don't know how that would work. A brand can be seen dozens of yards away.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-87701598603390051112012-04-13T10:55:12.576-07:002012-04-13T10:55:12.576-07:00You're welcome, Dina Rae. :)You're welcome, Dina Rae. :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-22730177324284603912012-04-13T10:54:42.454-07:002012-04-13T10:54:42.454-07:00No, the brand is burned through the hair onto the ...No, the brand is burned through the hair onto the skin--it's a permanent mark. Here's how the painful vs. not painful concept works: if it's politically correct, it's not painful. So neutering is not considered painful, declawing is. Branding is necessary, whether politically correct or not, so isn't considered painful, except from those who don't use animals for any form of subsistance. Too many of us like our McDonald's hamburgers so there you go.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-7340758822756620532012-04-13T09:18:21.242-07:002012-04-13T09:18:21.242-07:00Wow, awesome post! Thanks so much for sharing. I&#...Wow, awesome post! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm saving it in my research links. :)Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455014446926888377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-73813335466618880662012-04-13T08:48:54.683-07:002012-04-13T08:48:54.683-07:00I remember branding cattle in college. Not my favo...I remember branding cattle in college. Not my favorite part of the class (and pig castrating, ear notching, etc. but that's another story) Ah the memories. Nothing like the smell of burned hide. At least we had squeeze chutes, and didn't have to rope 'em and wrestle 'em to the ground like the cowboys way back when.Peggy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426143060524588300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-87811029229792329382012-04-13T08:43:45.314-07:002012-04-13T08:43:45.314-07:00Jacquie, you are a font of knowledge! Thanks for t...Jacquie, you are a font of knowledge! Thanks for this amazing post. It's a keeper.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-63757019596315955332012-04-13T08:31:44.515-07:002012-04-13T08:31:44.515-07:00Great info Jacquie! Our brand is T crazy Y we boug...Great info Jacquie! Our brand is T crazy Y we bought it from my father in law. I run the squeeze chute when we brand but I back away when the iron hits the hide. I can't stand the smell of burning hair. Bad trait for a cattle rancher.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-1249927505089212492012-04-13T08:11:10.979-07:002012-04-13T08:11:10.979-07:00This is great. I picked up the terminology, but ne...This is great. I picked up the terminology, but never saw examples like you've provided. I knew what the Lazy E brand would look like for the Egan Ranch but now I know what the Rocking R would look like and (my little bit o' humour) the Bar B. Since these ranches will all be featured in the sequel to Under A Texas Star, I am duly thankful to you.Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-10886592164962478402012-04-13T07:57:03.221-07:002012-04-13T07:57:03.221-07:00Hey, Jacquie. I loved your post! So much good info...Hey, Jacquie. I loved your post! So much good info and your wonderful voice just sings through everything you write. My current wip has the ox-yoke brand, a B flipped on its side with the loops hanging down. Hmm, now that I look at that B, I might've called it the bosom brand. ;) Thanks for the great post!Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-71043456293371146962012-04-13T07:24:53.459-07:002012-04-13T07:24:53.459-07:00Jacquie, I consider you an expert on all things we...Jacquie, I consider you an expert on all things western. You proved it once again. I am glad ranchers have switched to ear tags instead of branding irons.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-15908403941482154892012-04-13T06:09:23.149-07:002012-04-13T06:09:23.149-07:00I learned something new! Terrific interview/artic...I learned something new! Terrific interview/article. Had no idea how involved it all is. Glad I stopped by. Dina Raeblcsdinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644299476649103854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-69166371276610116032012-04-13T06:01:36.154-07:002012-04-13T06:01:36.154-07:00OH MAN!! Fascinating, as usual -- you FLOOR me wit...OH MAN!! Fascinating, as usual -- you FLOOR me with your in-depth knowledge, Jacquie. Who'd a-thunk... well, not this greenhorn. Notching? De-horning? I knew about the branding and the... um... yeah, that. Poor calves. So the hot iron is just burned on the hair, not the skin? De-clawing is considered painful. Imagine this! Er, what's BLM?Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.com