Rebooting Herd Instinct

With advances in technology, dvd's have become nearly obsolete, and Amazon no longer manufactures or sells dvd's, so they no longer carry Stockmanship 101. To make sure access to the knowledge is not lost, I've divided it up into four equal parts and put them here below. These stockmanship methods have worked in 14 different states and 3 different foreign countries, with more breeds and crosses of cattle than I can count. If you want to talk about the stockmanship methods or how they relate to grazing, leave me a message at and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Part I

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Even if you are running cattle in a more conventional manner, the stockmanship used in rebooting herd instinct makes positive changes in the behavior and stress levels in your cattle. Five days before this first video was taken, these cows would take off a lope when they saw people horseback. This video was taken at the end of a six mile drive. 383 cows, The silence was broken only by a bull. All of the cows were paired and happy, even the ones as young as two weeks.