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2 CapitalPress.com April 29, 2016 People & Places Cowboy practices what he teaches Jim Keyes uses a horse to handle cattle using low- stress techniques Capital Press Managers Mike O’Brien .............................Publisher Joe Beach ..................................... Editor Elizabeth Yutzie Sell .... Advertising Director Carl Sampson ................Managing Editor Barbara Nipp ......... Production Manager Samantha McLaren .... Circulation Manager Capital Press Entire contents copyright © 2016 EO Media Group dba Capital Press An independent newspaper published every Friday. Capital Press (ISSN 0740-3704) is published weekly by EO Media Group, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Carol Ryan Dumas/Capital Press Jim Keyes, a range and animal scientist with Utah State University Extension, answers questions after his cattle handling clinic at the Idaho Range Livestock Symposium in Twin Falls on April 20. ropers and horsemen, “being able to teach it is different,” he said. Handling cattle in a less stressful environment for the animal is his primary goal, but his first message is safety — of the person, the horse and the cow, he said. He told cattlemen at a clin- ic in Twin Falls, Idaho, last week that he wasn’t going to tell them anything they didn’t already know, but he hoped to have them step back and con- sider what they do in a differ- ent light. Then he proceeded to work cattle in a calm, unhur- ried manner, pointing out how different techniques produce different results. Low stress cattle handling is good for the animal, the beef the animal produces, the Western Innovator Jim Keyes Profession: Utah State University Extension range and animal scientist Age: 57 Business: Keyes Cattle Co. Home: Monticello, Utah Family: Wife, Linda; six children; six grandchildren Education: Master’s and bachelor’s degrees in animal science with a minor in range management, Utah State University; post graduate work in agricultural economics, University of Arizona Affiliations: Member and past vice president, Utah Cattlemen’s Association; committee for private property and public lands rights, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association industry’s image and building consumer confidence, he said. In addition to promoting good stockmanship, Keyes wants to help people realize the importance of ranch hors- es. All of the new research agrees range management and animal handling is best done by a man on a horse, he said. “I’m helping them be better horsemen, stockmen. That’s where it’s at for me,” he said. While a lot of people are using four-wheelers to tend their herds, the man on horse- back taking care of cattle on the range will never be re- placed. There are just some places you can’t get to any other way, he said. Keyes said his work brings a lot of satisfaction. “It’s nice to be able to help people with their problems and solve that issue,” he said. He also wants to help the next generation of cattle pro- ducers and developed a curric- ulum for young 4-H members titled, “4-H Working Ranch Horse: A Practical Guide to Livestock Handling.” The book is in its third edi- tion and is being used in many states and Canada. Annual horseback ride becomes ‘gentlemanly’ tradition By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — What began nearly 60 years ago when a rancher and his son rode their hors- es from Spokane to Colfax, Wash., has become an annu- al tradition called the Gen- tlemen on Horseback. Founded in 1948, the group is gearing up for its annual ride, this year set to be May 16-20 in Hay, Wash. The group has 110 mem- bers. Roughly 45 to 50 riders go on 10- to 20-mile rides per day each year, on horses ranging from quarterhorses to draft horses. “The purpose is for our Calendar Saturday, April 30 Chelan High School Agriculture Education Department Spring Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Chelan High School, 215 W Webster Ave., Chel- an, Wash. Students have raised over 11,000 plants since late Jan- uary and have bedding plants and vegetable starts. Sammamish Valley, Wash., Spring Celebration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit sammamishvalley.org for more information, a map, and links to each farm and business. Incredible Edibles Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Westminster Pres- byterian Church, Portland. Mult- nomah County master gardeners. From seedlings to supper, grow your own. Cost: Free. Sunday, May 1 Sammamish Valley, Wash., Spring Celebration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit sammamishvalley.org for more information, a map, and links to each farm and business. Thursday, May 5 Online http://gentlemenonhorseback. com/ group to get together, pal around together, meet their friends, companionship,” said Scott Wiggins, who is trail boss. “Most of them are cowboys at heart.” About a third of the cur- rent members are involved in agriculture, and the rest have 5 to 50 acres where they keep their horses, Wig- gins said. The last generation of members was roughly 60 percent ag, and moreso be- fore that, he said. The group is one of the Sponsored by: To submit an event go to the Community Events calendar on the home page of our website at www. capitalpress.com and click on “Sub- mit an Event.” Calendar items can also be mailed to Capital Press, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem, OR 97301. 2016 Animal Agriculture Alli- ance Stakeholders Summit, 7 a.m.- 6 p.m. Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, Va. www.animalagalli- ance.org/summit Established 1928 Board of directors Mike Forrester ..........................President Steve Forrester Kathryn Brown Sid Freeman .................. Outside director Mike Omeg .................... Outside director Corporate officer John Perry Chief operating officer By CAROL RYAN DUMAS Growing up the son of a working cowboy, Jim Keyes thought he’d be a cowboy all his life, and he did a little of it when he was first mar- ried — until he realized “you can’t make any money,” he said. But years of watching his dad practice low-stress cat- tle handling, long before the concept came into vogue, has influenced his choices ever since. It’s been the backbone of his teaching career at Utah State University, his work with ranchers and 4-H youths and his own cattle operation, where he raises red Angus on rangeland in the Four Corners area. Keyes spends half of his time working with ranchers, and much of that involves working one-on-one to solve problems — usually in regard to public lands ranching, he said. He also gives as many as 12 clinics a year on roping and handling cattle to live- stock groups, private interests and feedlots. His goal is to help people with their horse- back skills to enable them to better handle cattle, he said. “Dad was a working cow- boy; that’s where I started this way of handling cattle. It was very important to him,” he said. He didn’t learn the low- stress techniques from sitting in college classrooms. And while there are a lot better Capital Press Friday, May 6 longest continuously active men’s riding groups in the country, as far as Wiggins knows. The group started when a rancher and his son wanted to ride from Spokane to Col- fax, Wash., for the Washing- ton Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting, Wiggins said. “The next year, about 25 guys wanted to do it,” Wig- gins said. “It caught on and they did it every year.” After four years, it be- came a yearly ride from Spo- kane to such locations as El- lensburg, Wash.; Missoula, Mont.; and Aberdeen, Wash. “It’s not possible to do that anymore, with the high- 20 Northwest Locations Sunday, May 22 Oregon Cattlemen’s Associa- tion’s Midyear 2016, 1-9 p.m., Sun- river Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver, Ore. The event will host Ethan Lane, executive director of the Public Lands Council. www.or- cattle.com 2016 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit, 7 a.m.-noon. 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The event will also host Ethan Lane, executive di- rector of the Public Lands Council. www.orcattle.com Friday, May 13 Wednesday, May 25 Thursday, May 12 Washington FFA Convention, Washington State University, Pull- man Saturday, May 14 Washington FFA Convention, Washington State University, Pull- man Washington FFA Convention Saturday, May 21 2016 Goat Academy, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. A full day of classes followed by an auction on May 22. Camping available. Half Creek Farm, Gold- endale, Wash. www.columbiabasin- goatguild.org al banquet earlier this year in Spokane Valley, Wash. Wiggins said the group just hopes to continue to ride and maintain its numbers. Wiggins said the group is always looking for new members. There are no membership fees. Rides cost $250 and include food and entertainment. The group leads to friend- ships and die-hard involve- ment, Wiggins said, recall- ing a member who broke his ankle during one ride. “He spent the rest of the four days sitting in a lawn chair drinking beer, because he wouldn’t leave,” Wiggins said. “He wasn’t going to miss being with the guys.” GASES / WELDING / SAFETY / FIRE 18th Annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Classic. 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Silverado Resort & Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, Calif. This is the only fundraising event in Napa Valley exclusively dedicated to the needs of migrant farmworkers. 707-227- 2641 Saturday, May 7 ways and fences,” Wiggins said. Members come from Ida- ho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Riders average 65 to 70 years old. The old- est is 87. Hay, Wash., resident and fire chief Dennis Moore has been a member for three years. The town of roughly 12 residents invited the group to ride across several ranch- es to the Snake River. 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