A day in the life of a ranch hand

[gobacktoyoursuburb]

Who want's to bet that is a dude ranch? Haha, you don't hold a candle to us real cowboys cuz.

[Desertphile]

@gobacktoyoursuburb ; We looked into "dude ranching," but the insurance against liability was too costly.

[ndacedarwood]

you wouldn't make a pimple on a ranch hans ass

[72milesman]

Read before watching!!

#1. Mute the sound

#2 only watch horse part

#3 don't read the part where blogshag says being a preserve caretaker is similar to being a ranch hand !!!

[thelegendrush]

How feaking gay

[flagracer11]

lol

[barrelraceing4eva]

thats so funny

[Desertphile]

Spam deleted; spammer "rosamondddd" blocked; YouTube notified.

[LimpLoser]

i have never seen a horse lay down either. unless its dead.

[Desertphile]

"i have never seen a horse lay down either. unless its dead."

They love to lay down in soft sand or soft dirt, usually about one hour a day. Wild horses do the same.

[lindmanpeter]

@LimpLoser Then obviously you don't work with horses.

[nodanno]

Sorry Desertphile but you have destroyed my faith in your intelligence. But worse, you have given me and many others good reason to doubt your honesty and your motives. A little short of money are we? Wanna make a little bit selling your videoas do we? Well TOO BAD BUCKO! So how about you pedal that phoney ranch hand BULLSHIT somewhere else and quit giving honest ranch hands a bad name! I doubt you have been any closer to a ranch than Madison Avwnue!

[nodanno]

I'm sorry if I'm mistaken. Did I miss something? I've always been told by those who should know... and it's always been my experience, that horses ALWAYS sleep standing. And if they're down, that's a sure sign there is something wrong that should be taken care of like NOW!!! And kicking one to get it to get to it's feet is NOT the kind of treatment I would recommend. So tell me Mr. ranch hand, who taught YOU to care for horses? Or any other animals for that matter.

[lamnaa]

Have you ever seen a horse? They can nap standing but they need to lie down for a good long sleep every few days.

[nodanno]

waalll, I wanna tell ya pioneer. I'm real happy to be gettin' advice and comments about the habits of horses from a pretiguous, horse savvy orgainsation like "The youtube team." And I still say, if a horse lays down it's time to call a vet.

[Desertphile]

"And I still say, if a horse lays down it's time to call a vet."

Do that and the vet will call you an idiot.

[hellshade2]

i've heard of horses that will try and bite a handler.heard it said it's anything from being an agrssive horse or the horse trying to establish dominance...

[mejc2]

I've actually sung this song on stage. See DP we have a lot in common.

[petrock6]

Shit, you're waaaay to smart to have a job digging pits.

[werewolfchewtoy]

thats a cute pic of you and the calf.

[mobiltec]

Dang it all if you don't look like a cowboy... Sort of a seaman type cowboy.

[thatgaybloke]

I love that bit at the beginning (0:26) when you call to the horse and it gives that "f U" look and then turns away in disgust. Perfect.

:-)

[Person009]

Is this a costly lifestyle?

[Desertphile]

"Is this a costly lifestyle?"

It is extremely expensive.

[Person009]

What did you do before this? If i may..

[Desertphile]

"What did you do before this? If i may.."

Computer operator and programming; also boat delivery.

[MyOverflow]

Ooh programming. I program, too.

I saw your Creationist Challenge video and noticed you use Visual Basic 6 (the icon at the top left gave it away), unless you purposely used a different icon. :P You should try to program in C and Assembly, you'll learn a LOT about how your computer works. I know I did.

[heatherlynblue]

i love this song...

[gonjamon99]

Sorry desertphile, but I prefer Dan Tyminski's rendering of the song. ;)

[Desertphile]

"Sorry desertphile, but I prefer Dan Tyminski's rendering of the song. ;)"

I am shocked! SHOCKED! :-)

I shall now sing some Ron Block tunes.....

[NotSoOldHippy]

Too fucking cool. It looks like there are periods of time when you have hard work to do.

[trickridingangel]

i can totally relate

check out my vids =]

[NoWattz]

Is it common for horses just to lay down like that? Maybe I'm thinking of cows. Have you ever had the pleasure of performing horse foot maintenance? All that picking, clipping and filing. The frog thrush? Oh, and all of those bites on your back? yeeee haaa. In my wee years, I spent some time on my grandfathers farm in NC. It's been 2 decades and I actually still remember most of it. It's a completely different world. Lots of good times and aching bones.

[Desertphile]

"Is it common for horses just to lay down like that? Maybe I'm thinking of cows."

Both horses here nap while laying on the ground, often after rolling. Most of the time they sleep on their feet. According to Cherry Hill, wild horses lay down about 1 hours a day, and domestic horses in open fields lay down 2 hours a day. Domestic horses in stalls lay down about 3 hours per day.

[manan0nim0us4]

You ought to git some of that thar Dapper Dan.

hehe... BrokebackPhile.

[Desertphile]

"You ought to git some of that thar Dapper Dan."

"My hair!" :-)

I live in a geological anomaly, too.

[MightyTiny]

Cool video, and you do have some singing talent! :)

[DefaultPosition]

Great vid. I'd like to see a lot more of this type of thing. The music is also great.

[HeadoftheHydra]

Interesting. :)

[anmoose]

Love it, DP! Another great glimpse of life on the ranch. I do think the horses were right, though; it was just too nice a day to work.

But then you wound up in the bottom of a hole the size of Kansas? Yikes! You must immediately go sleep with a horse, thereby re-establishing inner tranquility and the ability to roll over and play dead the next time the boss tells you to dig a hole. LOL

Moosie

[Desertphile]

"But then you wound up in the bottom of a hole the size of Kansas? Yikes!"

Yeah, and I had to keep digging! The box we buried is over 6 feet tall.

[anmoose]

"The box we buried is over 6 feet tall."

Groan! Then you were still a long way from done. I think your next DIY project should be building a backhoe.

[theoriginalSkooby]

Thank you for sharing your life with us. You will probably not realize how happy you are there until you have left. Let me save you some time. You look damned happy with your life. Don't forget now ya hear.

[TheMachineBiological]

Good singing again! Cute video. I love horses man, sturdy, strong, and you know you're a part of something when you saddle one up. Best part about riding a horse is when it's a little skittish and bucks you off, you dust yourself off, shake you head at the horse, and hop back on. Nothing like it.

[kirafan68]

That horse really trusts you!

[Desertphile]

"That horse really trusts you!"

She knows I would not deliberately harm her.

[LordShadrach]

Awesome video DesertPhile!! Is that you singing?

[Paxmax]

great video DP!

geez.. I saw the trenches you've dug out... dang... I complain all day long about a hole I'm digging in the drive... a darn boulder has been pushed up from below by ground frost.

I'm trying to put it to rest again...

[Desertphile]

"I'm trying to put it to rest again..."

May I suggest.... dynamite? :-) I know where you can steal some.

[Paxmax]

Well, the police and my wife, both of them says "no more blasting for you". I'm already known for my... *ahem*... knowledge of mixing highly reactive compounds around here.

So, I've since then disposed the last 50kg bag of ammonium nitrate.

[dustynbones]

Looks like them there horses need to be put on a regimen.

[Freshmanrob]

Cowboy with a webcam...

I love America.

[jtyranus]

your job looks very fulfilling.

[Paxmax]

haha, you need to catch a whiff of DP's video:

"Want a happy life? Then DON'T BE A COWBOY. "

[jtyranus]

yeah i guess its either the pain of labor on a ranch or the stress of working in a city office.

[Ender1zero1]

So when you going to teach us how to build our own solar panels :)

[LittleTruckingBozo]

You have a last name for the horse?

[Desertphile]

"You have a last name for the horse?"

The full name is "Cynthia Jane Horse." One of the goats is named "William T. Goat," and a cat is "Tripping Hazard Kitty."

[sffgvcb1]

I live on a dairy/produce farm in Wisconsin. Thats what my life is like. Every day except in summer I have to do twice the work.

[Desertphile]

"Every day except in summer I have to do twice the work."

Summer days really suck when one must work hard. :-) But it's also too hot to sleep during the day.... so what does one do for 16 hours a day?!?!?!

[sffgvcb1]

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[Aediwen]

Is that you singing? Sounds like it could be you.

[Desertphile]

"Is that you singing? Sounds like it could be you."

Yep: if it sucks, it's probably me singing. :-)

[keithrockerboblewis]

For some reason, I thought of you while working on my latest recording. I have added it as a video response.

[Desertphile]

"I have added it as a video response."

Thank you, and I wish I had known about your channel and your music DECADES AGO! I've subscribed.

[keithrockerboblewis]

Thank you kindly! I haven't had my channel for decades, but some of the music is that old.