Karl on his Cattle Herding Vacation
We had a wonderful guest here at the Double Circle Ranch last week. Karl Lentini from Los Angeles came to the Double Circle for a cattle herding vacation. He spent a week riding and herding Texas Longhorns. He chose this ranch because he didn’t want to go to a regular dude ranch with lots of people and nice wine lists with dinner. He wanted the Western Experience on a historic Arizona ranch – and he sure did get it.
Karl is in the movie business – used to Hollywood, not Eagle Creek. I am sure there was some culture shock, but Karl never complained. He HAD a definite western experience too. He got caught in a cattle stampede, a blowing wind – one of those can’t wear your hat wind – with driving rain, and had to ride in a lightning storm. The cattle were either in STEEP canyons or on high ridges that could only be accessed by very narrow trails covered with loose rock and with long drop-offs inches from the horses’ hooves.
Normally, we wouldn’t take inexperienced riders where Karl rode, but he was up to the challenge and passed with flying colors. He rode long hours despite getting a little saddle weary. He endured hot, cold, wet, and stormy weather all in one week. He almost got scraped off his horse in low branches at least twice. He found stray steers, turned the herd, and gathered and drove 223 longhorns to a new pasture. And he never quit smiling. He had a ball, and we enjoyed riding with him. Hope to see Karl again here at the Double Circle Ranch.
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