ILC Feature
Bill, Davey, and Enos are how this ranch operates
day-to-day. These are the four draft horses that
help the ranchers of Running Creek feed their
cattle herd during the winter months. Even with
Davey being 24
years old and
Enos missing an
eye due to cancer,
this duo gets
the job done.
The team gets
hitched up to the
hay wagon that
is pulled through
the pasture while
a farm hand uses
a pitchfork to
distribute it.
“Yes, it takes
longer to feed
this way, but
we get to see all of the cattle up close every day,
and the cattle docility benefits as well,” Casey
explained. I experienced this first hand as we
drove through the pastures and the cattle did not
want to move for the truck. The draft horse teams
compete during their off-season, they went to six
competitions this year and will be at the National
Western Stock Show for the horse pull again in
2018.
The 34,000 acres
that is deeded
or leased by
Running Creek
sustains 1,250
bred mature
cows and 425
yearling heifers.
The ranch is
managed very
similar to the
commercial
producers
that purchase
Running Creek
genetics,
save for an extensive AI program. Running Creek
will synchronize and AI between 1,150 and
1,200 females each year in their spring-calving
program. Polled, docile, low-maintenance,
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