Friday when we hauled all those Corr cows down to the Kudzu place, I brought back 5 weaned calves to sell to Clay's boss, and brought back 3of their their mommas too. I had them sold to a dude that lives about 30 miles north of me...no use in him driving 180 miles to pick them up. I put them in my arena where we had Gail til Clay got his hay baled, fertilizer put out, and we got a rain ( Got one yesterday), This dude was supposed to get them Saturday morning, but called and said something came up, and asked if he could get them Tuesday ( today). He asked for my VENMO, and went ahead and paid for them right then. So, about 6:30 this morning I went over there, hooked up my 16' stock trailer to carry Gail and her calf back to Clay's pasture. I saddled up and herded those 3 into the holding pen for the roping chute, and waited on Dude to get there. He pulled up at the time he said he would and he was pulling a 2-horse bumper pull trailer! The dividers were out, and he had cut the saddle compartment out of the front. This was cheap trailer with the 2 half doors and butt chains. I said " Man. you can't haul them in that...they will jump out". He said: " I haul cows in it all the time. No, they won't jump out. Thanks for your opinion, but I didn't ask, and I know what I am doing. So, let's get them loaded and I will be on my way". I said " Man, I am already hooked to my trailer. Let's load them on it, and I will carry them to your place, and you can just give me some gas money " He said: " No they will be just fine on my trailer, This ain't my first rodeo". So, I told him to back up to the corner, and I undid a perimeter panel and used it to shut the return lane opening and had him back up to it. I walked the filly up behind them, took them down the return lane and they hopped on the trailer with out breaking stride. He shut the 2 doors behind them, waved at me, jumped in his truck and took off. He got about 30-40 feet when they all 3 jumped flat-footed over the doors. They just stood where they landed, eating the grass around the outside of the arena. He got almost to the end of the driveway way before he saw them in his mirror, I guess.
Dude slams on his brakes, jumps out and goes to yelling and cussing, hollering at me: "What are we gonna do? Reckon you can get them up and back in the pen with that nag you are on"? And various other choice words.. cussing up a storm. Lucky for him my old lady or grandkids weren't with me! I had to count to ten...quite a few times, then I said: " Well, don't know about you, but I am about to put this nag up, load that Jersey and carry her to a pasture. But you, on the other hand, have some loose cows that could get in the road. I suggest you get them up, go get a cattle trailer, and get them out of here!" He said: " You mean you can't round them up and herd them back in that pen? And yes, I will give you $25 for gas to load them on yours and take them to my place!! " I just laughed, and started riding back to my stable. He hollered: " Really? You aren't going to help me?" I told him that yeah, I catch cattle for people with my nags. $300 per head is what I usually get. He said: "WTH? Are you nuts?!!" I was already riding up behind them, and they just walked on into the arena. I said: "I am going to unsaddle my nag, go in the office , get on my computer and return that $2250 to your Venmo..minus 10% for my time wasted today. Then you won't have to worry about getting them up and hauled to your place, Hoss!!" ( Dude hadn't asked for a bill of sale, so I hadn't given him one). He got all apologetic then. Told me he would pay me 10% more, another $225, if I would please load them up and haul them for him. I said: " Make it $250, and you pay me before I load them and you have a deal! " He must have took a Xanax or something on the way to his place, When we got there, he was nice as he could be...kept on and on saying how sorry he was. Wanted to know how many I was weaning at the end of this month, and said he'd take ever how many there were. I said: "I think about 15 or so, maybe 20, but they will be $1k, delivered!" He said : " Well I will call you at the end of the month". I think I already have them sold to some one else, though. I can't stand an a$$hole! The idiot had a 16' bumper pull stock and a 16' rag top GN there at his place!
Dude slams on his brakes, jumps out and goes to yelling and cussing, hollering at me: "What are we gonna do? Reckon you can get them up and back in the pen with that nag you are on"? And various other choice words.. cussing up a storm. Lucky for him my old lady or grandkids weren't with me! I had to count to ten...quite a few times, then I said: " Well, don't know about you, but I am about to put this nag up, load that Jersey and carry her to a pasture. But you, on the other hand, have some loose cows that could get in the road. I suggest you get them up, go get a cattle trailer, and get them out of here!" He said: " You mean you can't round them up and herd them back in that pen? And yes, I will give you $25 for gas to load them on yours and take them to my place!! " I just laughed, and started riding back to my stable. He hollered: " Really? You aren't going to help me?" I told him that yeah, I catch cattle for people with my nags. $300 per head is what I usually get. He said: "WTH? Are you nuts?!!" I was already riding up behind them, and they just walked on into the arena. I said: "I am going to unsaddle my nag, go in the office , get on my computer and return that $2250 to your Venmo..minus 10% for my time wasted today. Then you won't have to worry about getting them up and hauled to your place, Hoss!!" ( Dude hadn't asked for a bill of sale, so I hadn't given him one). He got all apologetic then. Told me he would pay me 10% more, another $225, if I would please load them up and haul them for him. I said: " Make it $250, and you pay me before I load them and you have a deal! " He must have took a Xanax or something on the way to his place, When we got there, he was nice as he could be...kept on and on saying how sorry he was. Wanted to know how many I was weaning at the end of this month, and said he'd take ever how many there were. I said: "I think about 15 or so, maybe 20, but they will be $1k, delivered!" He said : " Well I will call you at the end of the month". I think I already have them sold to some one else, though. I can't stand an a$$hole! The idiot had a 16' bumper pull stock and a 16' rag top GN there at his place!
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or Warren’s horse !
