Our last horsemanship clinic of the year was about working with cattle at the V6 Ranch in the mountains east of Paso Robles. It was different from the other cow clinics that we have been to in that it was out on the range of a huge ranch instead of an arena. Every day the riders would go out in the morning and gather a herd of about 40 yearling steers and bring them back to camp where they would be worked in the afternoon. One day I followed them out for about a mile until they were out of sight. As they returned, I took a few photos of the gathering, and I used one of them for this painting. I think it gives one a good idea of the cowboy experience of this place.
