Being A Cowgirl Means You Have To Be Prepared For Unexpected Situations – Even Helping Some Random Cow You Ran Into Giving Birth
Kelsey Drinkall, a TikToker, lives on her family's ranch in Canada. There are a lot of cows running around, and it's calving season right now.
If you're unfamiliar with farming jargon, this simply refers to the time of year when mama cows begin giving birth to their baby calves. Drinkall recently graduated from Rodeo College, which is enough to qualify her as a true blue cowgirl.
But it's her encounter with a stray cow on the farm when she was on the run that has made her a viral cowgirl. Drinkall went for a run on the property to get some exercise.
It's early in the morning, and she just stopped to take in the view. She suddenly observes a cow that appears to be in distress.
She instantly noticed that this cow was attempting to give birth but experiencing difficulty. She understood exactly what she had to do because she was born and raised in this world.
She has typically dressed more appropriately for a work like this and has the necessary tools, but this time she only had a piece of rope. What she did next proved that she is a true cowgirl.
Take a look at her story and videos:
“Too big a calf for her," she says. “Life of a rancher's daughter, I suppose.” The video only shows the aftermath of the situation, but you see the mama cow happily laying on the ground with her calf, and with Drinkall out of breath looking over them.
Both mama cow and baby calf lived happily ever after thanks to Drinkall.
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This isn't the first time this real-life cowgirl has flaunted her tough side on TikTok; it's just the most popular so far. You may see a day in the life of a real cowgirl if you scroll through her profile.
She assists pregnant cows, cares for orphaned calves, and lassos, and rides horses, and she even went to Rodeo College and competes in rodeos.
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In her words, dating cowgirls is not for the weak. They are different than city girly and are more confident and independent.
Life on a farm has taught them that every day brings on different problems they need to solve. When you are taking care of so many animals, problems are bound to appear.
And you have to make split-second decisions. There is no time to wait for help because those farms are huge and help would probably arrive too late.
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The US Department of Agriculture estimates that in 2017, there were 2.1 million farms, a small decrease from 2016. In 2017, the total amount of farmland was 910 million acres, down 1.0 million acres from 2016.
In 2017, the average farm size was 444 acres, up 2 acres from the year before. Almost half of the farms in the US have cattle.
Cattle ranches and feed yards take up 614 million acres or 27% of U.S. land.
