2003 visitors, dogs and happenings index.

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2003 April, May and June

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June 24 through first of July.  Denise Bever, LMT and Leslie head off to Weirsdale Florida for the American Veterinary Chiropractic Certification Examinations.  The exams were held at the Austin Equine Education Center.  John Tate Seneca Missouri stopped in to work dogs early one day before the heat set in.  Ben and Denise trim the colts.

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Cowboy Junction Church, Jack McCoy leads the CJ singers, Joe and Hoss Hopping of Coweta Oklahoma pick up Jan and Spook, Kelpie antics and Ophelia the goat with foster nannie.

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Mid June - Art and Nancy Bryant of Richland Missouri and Harvey Price of Holdenville Oklahoma stop in, Ben works "Pudge" and "Lucy," Ben and Jim bring up the calves to sort some off for the Welch Livestock Auction, Gwen and CJ drive over from Dadeville Missouri for the day...

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Early June - Coffeyville Livestock Auction, Spencer Huckaby Trader 40 years Ben's junior, Ivan Rule of California stops by for a visit, Ophelia - the new kid on the block, Ed Hamersley (Walker, Missouri) comes over with Willie and Sorrowful, Ed and Ben make the Vinita Livestock Auction...

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Last week of May - we try the young pups and new dogs out on stock, Ben vaccinating for blackleg, Keeper (Leslie's Kelpie) and Oklahoma skies...

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Craig County Ranch Rodeo - May 30, 2003. Cowboy teams from all over compete.  The wild cow milking is by far the most exciting, but the steer mugging and trailer loading is lots of fun too...

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Mid-May - Ben returns from John and Cody Duvall's, Granada, Colorado, Gregg Clay, Australian breeder and stockman, Laura and Joe Stimatze of Macksville, Kansas, new grandbaby, JW and Christina Bever visit, JW is Nasty's personal farrier and Miss Mamie...

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Grandson Dustin's graduation, Ben's off to Kansas and Colorado, Joe and Hoss Hopping of Coweta, Oklahoma bring the pups up to try out...

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May 10th George and Judy Sheets of Tonkawa, Oklahoma bring Daisy by to see what she does, Joe and Hoss Hopping haul up a truck load of dogs to sort through and leave some for training...

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The week after the Red River Cattle Dog Classic - Ronnie and Wardell Yates of Kevil, Kentucky stop in to visit and work dogs, Ed Hamersley of Walker, Missouri dropped by, Mike Kessel our neighbor rode up on a colt he's breaking, we visit Todd and Michelle Small of Welch and see their Cattlemaster...

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Red River Cattle Dog Classic - this is the premier cattle dog trial in the world.  Here are photos we took this year...

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First week of May was very busy - Red River Catle Dog Classic - the best and richest cow dog trial in the world. Roger Urricelqui of McArthur, California wins $10,000!  Visitors from all over - Susan Clark of Buckeye, Arizona, Steve Johnson of Orlando, Florida, George Honeycutt of Ozark, Missouri, Todd and Terri Friese of Illinois all stopped by before the trial - see Ben on the climbing wall - what a fun week...

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Last week of April - Ben puts the pups on stock, Perch and Slingshot (Kelpies) help, Keeper (Kelpie) gathers from the pasture...

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Happy Easter, dog work and the horses...

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Mid-April - Mark Kirkus of Molino, Florida, Ronnie Yates of Kevil, Kentucky, lawn work and putting the calf back in...

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Don and Pansy Bell, Saltillo, Texas stop in  and bring dogs for training, we saddled up and rode and Harley (the Kelpie) has grown...

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Ben's sister Sue and nephew Steve dropped by, Tony Maeder of Bonham, Texas, Kelpie run in the pasture and breaking the new horse...


2003 January through March

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End of March - Kim Ezell, Ft. Smith, Arkansas picks up Panda, Rodney and Dani Sullivan bring Rusty over to see what he has...

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Late March - ice on the water buckets, Kelpie adventures, Ben Means handy-dandy invention, and the new horses arrive...

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Horse Hunting - Stephanie Langford, Beggs, Oklahoma, Bob Apperson of Welch, Oklahoma brings Dude over for training...

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Mid-March - Horse hunting, stopped by Bob and Rita Bell of Lockwood, Missouri, Poco Pine gelding, Kelpie adventures, Scooter wishes Harley would leave, Katadhin sheep...

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Dustin (grandson) and the Dadeville Missouri Bearcats tromped their opponents in the basketball game, the Bell's good paint horses, Rodney Sullivan drops in from Adair, Oklahoma with Susie (Border Collie) for training...

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Diamond, Missouri horse sale, Buster Hargis and Dustin (grandson) team whoops their opponents...

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First of March - last of the snow melts off, Kelpie adventures, Harley (Kelpie) the new dog in training, Ed Hamersley stops by...

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Mark and Jackie Martin, Mountain View, Arkansas bring over Jake (Border Collie cross), Ben gathers from the pasture with Panda, Kim Ezell's nice Border Collie in for training...

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Kelpie adventures with the gang and training outside dogs...

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End of February - Winter's last hoorah, Keeper (Kelpie) gathering in the snow, the Kelpie pups trying to move in the snow, Angel (the guardian dog), Ben knee-deep, Harley (Kelpie), visiting with Jim and Judy Etling of Newcastle, Texas...

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Ben's off to Texas to visit Jim and Judy Etling of Newcastle, Texas, last Kelpie adventures before he leaves...

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Valentine's Day, working outside dogs, Ben with the newest pups, Harley and Cody (Kelpies), more snow??...

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Winter returns - checking out the mustangs and Kelpie adventures...

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Space shuttle Columbia, Karen and John Tate of Seneca, Missouri with pups and feed, sick puppies and Ed Hamersley visited...

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Last of January - Kelpie games, Ben's on the road again visiting Bill and Katy Wingo, Ft. Supply, Oklahoma, KJ Stewart, Woodard, Oklahoma and John and Cody Duvall of Granada, Colorado, Leslie, Keeper and Slingshot hold down the fort...

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Mid-January - Rocky Bullard of Welch, Oklahoma stopped in to pick up Missey (Border Collie), JW and Christina Bever of Owasso, Oklahoma hauled up to trail ride with JW's mom Denise Bever and Glen Schechinger of Oakland, Iowa and us, Craig Duvall came with the back hoe to fill in the big dump hole, Steve and Seth Balloun of Dardenelle, Arkansas dropped in with their Kelpie Jet for training...

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Crisp January morning Jerry Henry of Mt Vernon Arkansas hauled up Tuff (Border Collie) for training,Ben works James Loftis' Kate and Kim Ezell's Panda...

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Ed Hamersley, Walker Missouri working dogs, Leslie and Keeper got up the cattle...

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First of January - Don, Jason and Pam Hankins of Willard, Missouri came to pick up Sugar (Kelpie) who don had here for training, everyone checks out the leaky water line, Dr. Jackie Doval, American Veterinary Chiropractic Association board member stays a few days for meetings with Leslie, Keep and Leslie bring up the cattle on a cold chilly morning...


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