Amateur Cow Whisperer Blog

Awaking on New Years Day 2014 with a light snow cascading down from the sky and the air fresh and clean seemed a good sign to start the new year off. After partying hard on non-alcoholic sparking apple cider, homemade pizza, and a rousing game of monopoly to keep us in lively spirits until midnight the…

FIFTEEN years ago, today, my first four calves were on the ground. On the ground means freshly born. I was in awe during those eight days. My first experience of birthing livestock had been with sheep in my late teens and a foal from my dad’s horse in my early twenties. Although cows were not…

Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. But as I’ve learned this past year the very act of kindness means so much more especially when you are the recipient. Kindness is the quality of sharing gentleness, compassion, and being supportive, both emotionally and physically, motivated by a true aspiration to…