After watching Thomas use one of the horses to explain it several times and Ju An practicing it several times, Ju An decided to take action on Doucao.
After brushing the horses in the morning, Wynn and Nancy continued to take care of the cattle and sheep, while Thomas and Ju'an drove the bean grass into a field surrounded by a large wooden board.
After leaving the horses, Doucao felt a little uneasy. He kicked the wooden boards around him to get out, and then ran around the field from time to time. Ju An and Old Thomas stood in the middle of the field.
"Don't be anxious, An. Wait for it to calm down first and watch you pass by. Be careful to make sure that it looks at you and focuses on you." Thomas and Ju An gestured and said.
Doucao ran for a while and seemed to feel that he couldn't escape, so he circled back and forth in the field, snoring from time to time.
At this time, Ju An threw out the noose and wrapped it around Dou Cao's neck. Dou Cao immediately jumped up. He wanted to get rid of the noose around his neck. Following the instructions of Old Thomas, Dou Cao loosened the noose a few times.
Stopped and looked at Ju An and Thomas.
"It's quiet now. Go over, An, and slowly approach it, gently close the noose, and be careful not to let him divert his attention." Old Thomas gently pushed Ju An.
Ju An took a few steps toward Doucao and stopped. Then he found that Doucao had turned his entire body around, with his head facing him.
After a few minutes of this stalemate, Ju An took a few steps forward. Now he was only about four or five steps away from Doucao. Doucao's eyes were still focused on Ju An.
After a few more minutes, Ju An took a step forward to praise, and then extended his right hand. At this time, Doucao also took a step towards Ju An, stretching out her nose, as if she wanted to smell Ju An.
Ju An honestly followed Thomas' instructions and stood still, waiting for Doucao to come over. At this time, Doucao's head suddenly shook a little. Ju An knew that he had to move forward because something attracted Doucao.
attention.
He moved forward a little, allowing Doucao to focus his attention on himself again, so that Ju An was only about two steps away from Doucao.
At this time, Doucao finally took a step forward, sniffed Ju An's hand with his nose, and then moved forward a little further, so that Ju An's palm could touch the bridge of Doucao's nose.
Gently stroking Doucao's big horse face, Doucao enjoyed this moment very much and took another half step forward, so that his whole head was in Ju An's arms.
It took about half an hour to get Doucao to relax completely.
Next, under the guidance of Thomas, he put water on Doucao for the first time and then put on the reins. After comforting him for a while, he put the sweat pad on Doucao's back.
This all went exceptionally smoothly.
Old Thomas also said: "It likes you, Ann."
After waiting for a few minutes and seeing that Doucao didn't resist, Ju An picked up the saddle and threw it on the horse's back. Then he looked at Doucao and kept mumbling in his heart, "Don't jump, don't jump." I wonder if Doucao can understand Ju An.
My heart, except for standing there and shaking my head, did not move.
After tightening the girdle, Doucao showed no resistance to the saddle.
After tightening the girdle, he gently hit Doucao with one end of the lasso. Doucao jumped up immediately, then jumped a few times, then stopped, which made Ju An breathe a sigh of relief. If he kept jumping,
It means that the horse is very resistant to the saddle and is in some trouble. Fortunately, Doucao's performance is okay.
More than an hour had passed since they finished doing this. Thomas and Ju'an left the fence and left Beangrass in the fence to let him get used to the saddle on his back for a few hours.
Wait until evening to take off the saddle from Doucao's back.
Early the next morning, I drove Doucao and two or three horses to the fence, and then saddled Doucao. The whole process went smoothly.
Ju An held on to the saddle and put his left foot on the stirrup. He tried it and saw that Doucao had no intention of resisting, so he got on the horse.
Then he stroked Doucao's neck and gave Doucao affirmation.
With a gentle push on the saddle, Doucao started walking with a very light pace.
"What a beautiful little guy. Look at the way it raises its legs. It's really beautiful." Old Thomas also praised: "It is indeed a royal horse. The posture is very elegant. It's a pity that it would have been perfect if it was black."
"You can't buy a black Frisian for four thousand dollars," Ju An said with a smile, sitting on Beancao's back.
After running a few steps, Old Thomas opened the gate of the fence, and Ju An shook the reins and walked out of the fence. At this time, Old Thomas also got on, and Jefferson followed behind, protecting Ju An.
When they arrived at the pasture, Ju An let go of the reins and let Doucao trot for a while. The practice these days was not in vain. He straightened his chest and protruded his belly, and quickly adapted to Doucao's pace.
"Drive! Drive!" Ju An shook the horse's reins, clamped the horse's belly, and Doucao accelerated.
Soon, the bean grass's horse's mane started to float, and there seemed to be a whistling sound in the ears. The bean grass's hooves flew around, hitting the grass with a rapid thud.
"Herodus" Bean Grass neighed happily. It seemed that it also enjoyed such a gallop.
Looking back, he saw that old Thomas was also riding closely behind. When he saw Ju An turning around, Thomas gently put his hand on the brim of his hat.
Ju An also watched Thomas stroke the brim of his hat.
The two men and two horses were galloping on the pasture. There was only the refreshing sound of wind in their ears, and from time to time, the roar of old Thomas's driver could be heard.
When two horses galloped past the herd, Wynn shouted loudly at Ju An: "Boss! Bean grass is perfect!".
After running for a while, Ju An reined in the horse. By this time, Doucao was sweating slightly and breathing a little heavy. He patted Doucao's neck and then stroked it gently.
"Ann, congratulations. Your equestrian skills have improved very quickly. Just now, I kept my hand on the lasso. It seems that you can already ride alone without my company in the future," Thomas said with a smile.
"Thank you, Thomas, for giving me so much. Without your teachings, the skin on my thighs would have worn off after riding for so long." Looking at Thomas, Ju An said seriously.
"Thank you for the compliment." Thomas's wrinkles cracked with happiness.
Breathing in the fresh air, I looked up and saw the white snow on Juwu Mountain. When I looked up at the blue sky without any clouds, every pore in my body seemed to be jumping.
"It's so beautiful," Ju An said sincerely.
"Yes, Ann, I have lived here for decades, and I still think the sky in Montana is the most beautiful." Thomas also smiled and said, "How else could it be called the Land of the Sky?"
After admiring the beautiful scenery, Ju An and Thomas rode back.
When he walked to the herd of cattle, Wynn was checking a cow that was pregnant with a calf. When he saw Ju An and two people coming over, he greeted him and said, "There are some cows that are expected to give birth next month. I think we should give birth to a calf."
They need to increase their nutrition and prepare to feed more oats during this period. These cows are really good. I checked them briefly and there are basically no parasites."
Ju An nodded and walked to the cow, touched the cow's ear with a plastic rhubarb sign on it and said, "Well, I'll do as you say."
I looked up at a group of cattle grazing scattered around. There was a hand-sized sign nailed to each ear, which read Xishuihe Ranch, and then the number.
"I've been busy these days, numbering each cow. It will be easier to manage and the disease will be easier to control." Thomas saw that Ju An was very interested in the brand and explained, "When all the cows have arrived, we will give them a number."
"Brand the ranch mark".
Ju'an is aware of this. In order to prevent cattle from running into other pastures, ranchers usually brand cattle with their own marks, especially bulls with bad tempers. Branding can avoid unnecessary disputes.
Old Thomas stayed behind and continued to check on the condition of the cow with Wynn, while Ju An rode back to the stable, took off the saddle and reins from Doucao and let him go to the horses not far from the stable to graze.
Seeing Doucao leisurely mingling among the horses and munching on the grass, Ju An stroked it twice. At this time, Xue Hua, who saw him on the side, also came over and nuzzled Ju An gently with his head.
I casually appeased these two guys and prepared to go back to cook.
At this time, Nancy also came over with her black horse. Nancy had probably been taking care of the flock of sheep and a few mythical beasts all morning.
"Hi! An" Nancy greeted Ju An with a smile.
"Hi! Nancy" Ju An also waved to Nancy.
After getting to know each other for a while, Thomas, Wynn, and Nancy Ju'an also got to know each other better. Nancy grew up on a ranch and didn't go to school. She basically helped on the ranch after graduating from high school.
She doesn't even know how to surf the Internet, and she doesn't have any email. She has a boyfriend who is a radio DJ. Nancy usually goes to see him on Sundays. Anyway, in the past two weeks, Nancy has been there on weekends.
Old Thomas is not optimistic about this relationship. In the opinion of old cowboy Thomas, not working on the ranch is basically not doing his job properly. Moreover, Thomas said that Nancy's boyfriend is quite handsome, so of course there will be more girls around. Fortunately,
Nancy seems to love him very much, and the relationship is relatively stable at the moment.
Wynn is a shy young man who is very diligent and always has something to do. In his spare time, he is immersed in his small workshop making saddles. The craftsmanship passed down by Thomas Sr.'s father was also done by Thomas before.
, but in recent years fewer and fewer people have bought handmade saddles, so they stopped making them.
Nowadays, they are generally brand-name machine-made saddles, which are much cheaper than hand-made saddles. Of course, hand-made saddles are much more comfortable in terms of comfort, and the price is more than one-third more expensive than machine-made saddles. In addition, nowadays we are all about efficiency.
Handmade saddles have gradually declined.
After Nancy untied the reins, Ju An walked back with her. At noon, the shepherd dogs were usually left to guard the cattle and sheep. Everyone came back to eat. Then just bring something to eat for Hutou and the others.
The task of the three guys is to look after the sheep, and Suan Tou and Preserved Egg are in charge of the cattle. People have reported that the three guys are relatively reliable and work hard without complaining. Ju An feels that he did not hurt these three comrades in vain.
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