| On a cattle ranch there's always stuff to do. Chores | | | | expensive as well. |
| need to be done on a daily basis. Because, having a | | | | Some care needs to be monitored on the horses that |
| cattle ranch as a business, nothing can be put off til | | | | help out on the cattle ranch. Horses are wonderful |
| tomorrow. Tomorrow there will be something new to | | | | creatures. They not only help track and find the herd, |
| do. | | | | they also become friends to those that work with |
| After buying or leasing grazing land, setting it up to run | | | | them. They are intelligent animals and will work well |
| properly, and having selected the cattle, work must be | | | | with anyone that treats them right. |
| done daily to ensure a profit off the investment. This | | | | A good way to treat them is to everyday check their |
| work includes doing the maintenance on the equipment. | | | | shoes. A horse shoe needs to be on each hoof. When |
| The equipment that will assist in helping with the herd | | | | shoeing a horse, the hooves need to be trimmed and |
| and the property of the ranch. | | | | filed as well. Shoeing should be on a schedule as well. |
| A lot of equipment do different things for different | | | | Other than shoeing the horse, before and after riding a |
| reasons. On a cattle ranch, tractors are needed to | | | | horse, they need to be brushed. Horses should be |
| move dirt around and to help maintain the roads used | | | | brushed regularly. The up keep of a horse is worth |
| to drive the truck and trailer that haul the cattle and | | | | time and energy. On a cattle ranch, horses usually |
| feed, like hay and grains. A tractor with different tools, | | | | become the ranchers best friend. |
| can also churn the ground up in pastures, helping | | | | If 4wheelers are used, then they as well need to be on |
| regrow grass that the cattle feed on. | | | | a scheduled maintenance plan. Check tires, change oil, |
| Making a schedule to change oil, lube the joints and | | | | change filters and anything else that the manual states |
| replace the filters on the tractor is a must. Because | | | | to do. |
| tractors are expensive and their parts are equally | | | | |