Boyd is 81 years old and currently lives in Lima, MT. His family ran 4,200 head of mother cows and they put up their hay using a team and a beaver slide. When he was 9 years old, he would drive the team of horses while his dad would feed the cows in -20 degree weather. He said, "The only way to handle cattle is horseback." Every year, they would brand around 3,200 head of their own calves and then continue on and help the neighbors brand their calves. He said, "Im retired now. I'm just a full-time grandpa. And I enjoy helping people around town here. If there's something to do, I like to pitch in and give them a hand." Boyd is one of the salt-of-the-earth people and I know you'll enjoy listening to his story.

Don Lindsay and his wife Denise live in Venice, UT. Don is a well-known horse trainer and has a lot of expertise in this area. He has day worked for a few different outfits throughout his life. One of which was A.C. Ekker in Hanksville, UT. Don shares a little bit about his history and how he came to be involved in the western industry. You can find out more about him by visiting his website dlhorsemanship.com

Todays episode is going to be a little bit different from what we typically share. Lydia is trying to spread the word about the devastation the Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon fires have had on the state of New Mexico. What started out as a prescribed burn has now turned into a wildfire covering over 310,000 acres. In this episode she gives us a little bit of info on her background, and the effects the fire(s) has had on them personally. For more information on this fire, check out nmfireinfo.com

Tabor and Katie Dahl are close family friends and I've been looking forward to interviewing him for a while. In part 1 of my interview with Tabor, he talks about how beneficial and important his relationship with his grandpa was.  When talking about helping his grandpa move cattle Tabor said, "He made you feel like you could do anything and it really empowered me. He'd always make you feel like you were doing better than you were." He also talks about his parents sending him to Bryan Neubert's house for a couple of weeks when he was 15. He said learning to train horses from Bryan really changed his life.

Part two of my interview with Jacob Carter. If you haven't had a chance to listen to Part 1, you can go back to our episodes and check it out. One of my favorite quotes from this episode is, "...I'm not teaching you how to build fence. I'm teaching you how to do a job right and get it done...." In this episode, he goes in depth into how he realized roping is an important skill and tradition, and how his management style has allowed them to run up to 1300 head of cattle. He also talks about the importance of mental health in the ranching industry and how we need to talk about it. Farm Bureau has done a great job getting some information out about this and they're calling it #farmstateofmind. You can click the following link to check it out. https://www.fb.org/land/fsom