Winter Mishap

Oil on Barnwood
27″ x 21″
$1300
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Beecher Ranch
Back in the not-too long-ago days of Montana ranching, sleds were the means of winter transportation of cargo and people. Unfortunately, once the sled runners made a track it became icy, and the combination of an icy track and the side of a steep hill could produce disaster. Going to get hay was no problem for Ray Beecher, returning with a full sled on the slippery track, caused his sled to overturn. The only solution to the problem was unhitching the horses from the front of the sled and re-harnessing them to the side, so they could pull the sled back up. Then, of course, there was the matter of reloading the hay before the trek could be completed. It was a long afternoon of work for Ray on his 79 Ridge Ranch, north of Winnett.