4th of July Rodeo in Chesaw.
July and August are the months of Rodeo and Hay Making on the Nelson Ranch. This year the 4th of July Rodeo went very smoothly with lots of kid's participating in the games and famous calf ribbon trying event.
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| Ticket Collectors: Bill, Brian, and Leroy |
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| Bill Myers and Leroy Hirst |
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| Cynthia and Brian |
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| Rodeo Crew |
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| Billie Warming up for Barrels |
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| Brittany, Cora, Judy : Flag Team |
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| Brittany and the American Flag |
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| Billie in Calf Event |
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| Billie Tying Ribbon on Calf's Tail! |
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| Great Calf Teams |
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| Cow Riding Event |
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| Cow Milking Event: Lyndsy Nelson with Bottle! |
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| Barrel Racing Event: Brittney Jewitt |
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| Cleaning up after event the next day! |
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| Putting Garbage in Dumpster after Event |
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| Awesome Clean up Crew |
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| Moving Bleachers Back to Town |
Hay Making this year was very short and sweet. Due to the hot weather and not very much rain in the Spring we only had about 100 tons of Hay. A Very Lean Year Indeed!
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| Hay field by the Warren House Homestead |
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| Baling Hay |
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| Swather moving to the Warren Place/Muskrat Lake field |
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| Brian going to the Muskrat Lake field |
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| Limited Hay bales Made |
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| Very Dry and Dusty! |
Cynthia feeding "Bottle Baby Calves" We had 8 of them this year in our Backyard!
Myron McDaniel, Cynthia's Brother came all the way from New York to Visit! Had a wonderful visit with him on the Ranch!
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| Cynthia and her Lovely Backyard Calves! |
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| Cynthia and Myron |
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| Cranes near Muskrat Lake |
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| Elk Herd by Muskrat Lake |
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| Red Tail Hawk watching the Gate! |
Brian and Cynthia became Grandparents! On Aug 8, 2015, Katie Nelson gave birth to Averie Lee Stanley .The 6th generation of the Nelson Ranch!
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| Just Born ! Proud Grandpa! |
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| Wonderful Moment holding New Baby! |
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| Proud Grandpa to the 6th Generation Member! |
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| So Precious! |
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| Way to Go , Katie and Matt! |
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| Magnificent Averie! |
Next Season will be Roundup Time, Stay tuned for continued updates. Be sure to visit the Nelson Ranch Facebook Page as well for weekly updates.
Cynthia Nelson / Nelson Ranch
