A little bit more about the folks that run SLR

Besides raising rabbits for the last twelve years we have some other hobbies that pretty much all involve animals. Our family runs a cow calf and backgrounding operation which involves about 200 head of cows, 200 calves and 200 steers/heifers. A cow calf operation is one that raises the calf and a backgrounding one takes the calf from weaning time until they weigh about 900 pounds in which they are ready to go to a feedlot and be fed for finish. This keeps us pretty busy chasing cows from pasture to pasture in the summer and feeding the herd in the winter!

Another passion of mine has always been horses. I was certified as a CHA riding instructor at age 17 in Texas and still have a strong passion for them 7 years later! We are the owners of one beautiful palomino gelding who gives pony rides to the wee neices and nephews in his spare time and helps us move cows from place to place as a real job. He's been broke to both ride & drive by myself and he's now giving lessons to the little ones around here. Putting kids up on horses has been my biggest joy in life for a long time now and to have a horse that loves doing it just as much as I do has been such a blessing!  Here's some photos gathered from around the farm over the last few years.