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April profile- Hunter Meinzer To be called a good horse trainer- It’s an honor, it’s noble
By Jessica Crabtree
Each individual has his own story. No two are the same. The road to success is always a unique one, especially when talking about a cowboy. Hunter Meinzer of Weatherford started out as a cowboy and now is a professional horse trainer. At 32, the young man has had great success, with a drive to continue and prove to himself his position as a trainer. He attributes that ambition to his roots and raising as a cowboy.
Meinzer was raised in the West Texas town of Benjamin. The Knox County town has a population of roughly 300 people. As a young man, Meinzer grew up hunting, shooting rabbits, trapping and sleeping in a bed roll. A fond memory of Meinzer’s is when he was 10 or 11, he and brother, Pate, got paid five dollars for every skunk they trapped. Their dad, Wyman, would credit each until they had $35, enough to buy a new trap. Over time the two boys caught more than 150 skunks. Meinzer himself can only remember being sprayed once.
As he got older, the young man began day working for ranches in the area, the Pitchfork Ranch, Tongue River Ranch and the Moorehouse’s. The then 15-year-old boy worked along side grown men, earning a grown man’s wage. Meinzer said, “That’s where I learned to ride, chasing cattle and roping wild cows and dodging mesquites. You had to ride up, cover your hole and make a hand.” Meinzer gained further experience starting colts for those same ranches. To read more pick up the April 2015 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Tony Dean
There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Rayford Pullen
Fall is here which means winter is closing in on us and before we officially get into winter, we need to make sure our factories are either producing or will be producing in a few months.
We have been pregnancy testing our cows this fall and if they are not bred or nursing a calf, we are bidding them adios. With annual costs somewhere between $900.00 and $1,000.00 per cow, those cows not producing a live weaned calf are costing us quite a bit.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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