Show Cattle Art by Amanda Raithel

04/01/2022

08/09/2021

We had an absoutely amazing day in Springfield with the Herbster for Governor Campaign. Come ride with us at the Cobblestone Parade in Charles's hometown of Falls City and Columbus Parade in Columbus, NE this weekend in support of Charles W. Herbster for Nebraska Governor in 2022!

I'm always happy to tell our Agriculture story in urban areas. I love the awe in a young child's face when they pet the horses, and I'm immediately moved by the way the animals know the kids are fragile, and their ability to be kind and gentle. A person can really see why horses have been been such an integral part of our history. We, as we ride, carrying the Stars and Stripes, are sentinels for rural America, and provide that positive message to those living a different lifestyle.

God Bless Cowboys.

05/04/2021

I made it with over 6 minutes to spare! ❤️

04/20/2021

Good day!

04/20/2021

Flint Hills Marathon, Manhattan, KS. Special thanks to Layton_photography for this pic!

04/17/2021

Flint Hills Marathon in the books. I was third in the women’s marathon, I’m pretty sure I won my age group, and I *think* I may have cracked the top 10 overall. May be interesting when the results come in!

01/08/2021

You know what helps with healthy habits? Awareness. Do you know how much you are consuming on a daily basis. The first step is awareness. Track your food (no judgement) for a week and evaluate your habits. Do you know how much energy is really in your lunch? Cold, hard facts make the biggest impact. Below are two links to free online apps that are easy to use. They will help you be aware of your eating habits so you can change those habits for better health. No dieting. Just awareness.

If you track your food (record it) with no judgement, you will gain knowledge about food and have more power over the unconscious snacking, eating, and second helpings. That's exactly what happened to us in 2017. I'm not sure how we were lucky enough to land on MyFitnessPal, but we did, and a combined 110 pounds lost later, we are in the best shape of our lives. It started with this one step. Tracking and accountability.

Many average Americans are struggling with their health. One of the biggest reason is a thing I'm stealing from a very well-known fitness professional (Sal Destefenio of Mind Pump) and it's called UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE. YOUDONTKNOWYOUDONTKNOW.

Tracking food helps you be conscious of your choices to move to CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE (YOUKNOWBUTARENTCHANGING)

to CONSCIOUS COMPETENCE (YOUKNOWANDARE CHANGING).

The funny thing is that this is what happens when you learn any new skill. Think of healthy eating as a skill. Download the app. Be diligent in your tracking, with no judgement, and look at habits that may be attributing to weight gain, loss, pain, inflammation. Do you consume more calories at night? Are you eating out too much with friends? Are you drinking too much on the weekends (empty calories)? Are you eating too many handfuls of nuts in the break room at work? (THESE ALL ADD UP). If you aren't conscious of them, they snowball into an avalanche.

SO GET TRACKING. You are important. Your health is important. Start here-gain knowledge for a better you.

http://myfitnesspal.com
https://www.fatsecret.com

01/02/2021

Beef!! Yum! The best way to build performance and get healthier-build muscle and testosterone! EAT IT!

12/26/2020

This morning, I officially have logged 1005 miles in 2020! Tempo this morning was on point! 2020 will go down as one of my best years to date-in all aspects of my life-here’s to an even better 2021!