The Boss on his old mare Tango. Don the young heading dog is having his first outing on cows and calves, so he's sticking pretty close, you can just see him almost tucked under the mare. A horse takes stock at the right pace, and is a safer option than using the bike, especially if you are on the likes of Tango who isn't afraid to give cattle a good chomp if she doesn't like their behaviour!! In fact she doesn't mind giving anything or anyone a good chomp if she's in the mood. The cows are being mobbed up to expose them to other bulls. This little mob has only one hereford bull with it, and it looks as if he has got them all in calf as they are not "bulling" (hanging around the bull and riding other cows) but to ensure a good calving you have to make sure that he has been fertile. We'll know by the number and which cycle the hereford cross calves (we can tell as they have white faces) arrive in the Spring.
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| Should I go join in |
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| Just a little shove |
The downside of mobbing everything up is the "Boys will be Boys" and indulge in a bit of fighting, so you just hope nothing gets badly hurt. Then when they feel they've got all the cows they go laze in the shade (sound familiar girls).
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