Help From Our Apache Neighbors

Apache Indian Cowboys Chasing Down the Last of Our Longhorn Steers

Our Apache neighbors were on the Creek gathering their Hereford cattle last week. So I figured we would take advantage of having lots of good, Indian cowboys available to catch our last four steers. If anyone can rope wild cattle and drag them […]

Cowboy Lee from Chicago

Cowboy Lee Herding the Steers

We had another interesting guest last month – this one all the way from Chicago. Lee drove here for a five-day ranch mini-vacation. He wanted a real-life ranch experience, not a typical dude ranch vacation. So we took him at his word and put him right to work gathering, […]

Cowgirl Erin from Ohio

We had a great visit and lots of saddle time with our new friend Erin from Ohio. She is absolutely a natural cattle handler. […]

Our Cowboy Bill is Leaving…

Bill and Amy Emrick and their Kids

Well, we are losing our cowboy. Bill got a really good job offer managing a feedlot in Texas. It was one of those deals you can’t turn down. Plus the kids can go to school. Here on Eagle Creek, homeschooling is the only option. I think the […]

Ranch Hand Intern Aerin

Riding Fence in the Tall Pines

We have a new ranch hand intern. Aerin is here from sunny California to learn a little about ranching and check out a different lifestyle. He is still on the vertical learning curve. One thing he learned very quickly is that horseback riding lessons in an arena are […]

2011 Tombstone Cowboy Music Festival

Doug and I took a two day break and went to the Cowboy Music Festival in Tombstone. What great music! Don Edwards was the featured performer. […]

Welcome Bill Emrick and His Family

Cowboy Bill Emrick Rides By

Double Circle Ranch is pleased to welcome Bill Emrick and his family to the ranch. Bill and his wife Amy, and kids Josie and Seth will be an important part of the ranch from now on. In Bill we have a good working cowboy, a farrier, a cowboy poet, […]

Our Intern – Dave from Seattle

Double Circle Ranch has had another intern. Dave from Seattle is spending a month here doing all types of work. […]

Karl’s Return Visit

Cowboy Karl Gatherin the Longhorns

Our friend Karl was back to the Double Circle Ranch last week. He drove in from Los Angeles. Karl wanted to get the feel and spirit of ranch life. So we put him right to work. Karl and I rode picking up remnant cattle and herding cattle on the […]

Jeremy Balderrama – Ranch Hand Intern

Herding Texas Longhorns

Jeremy Balderrama is here working as a ranch hand intern. He is an absolute breath of fresh air – makes you have confidence in the younger generation. He is a college student with major in Animal Science and a minor in Criminal Justice – and a second minor that I can’t […]