Trying to Get the Stray Cow

Howdy, so Marshall kind of told the story of the drive up to the point where I met them on the edge of town. we then brought the cows to our neighbors set of corrals and sorted everything and put it where it 

belonged.  

Then like Marshall said there was still a cow in the hills so I traded Marshall horses and left with the neighbor .

the goal was to find the cow and calf and load them in the trailer and take them back.  Well, easier said than done. 

 We tried to gently move cow and new born calf up the hill to the trailer.  No go.  The cow was a very protective mother and tried to get us even when we were horseback so I roped the calf  and we dragged it up the hill to the trailer.  Mamma was not happy.

The plan at this point was to try and get the calf in the trailer without mamma killing us so I dragged the calf  to the very edge of the trailer then the neighbor, Chad,  roped mamma and did his best to keep her away while I jumped off my horse and put the calf in the trailer behind the center dividing gate and then hi-tailed it back to my horse to try to escape the wrath of the new mother. 

That part worked but now we had the problem of making the calf bawl to try and get the mother in the trailer. No go.

 So we wove the rope through the bars on the side of the trailer and even with Chad pulling as hard as his horse was able and me moving her from behind all we succeeded in doing was breaking half of the hinges on the back door and choking the cow down. 

 We were both mad at not being able to get her in the trailer but it was getting dark so we pulled the ropes off, kept the calf, and went home.

Chad decided he would drive her to the nearest set of corrals the next day and load her from there.

But I don't know if that happened or not.  For all I know, she may still be up there.

Well thanks.  See ya next time and happy trails.