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"Ranch Raised Kids"
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"Ranch Raised Kids"

Ranch Raised Kids is a photo project that celebrates the next generation of Arizona ranchers. The photography will reflects the reality not the myth of contemporary cowboy life. Each image will be accompanied by quotes from each child.

Photos
10
Status
Public
Created
Mar 19, 2017
Updated
Feb 08, 2022
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Photos (10)

Ranch Raised Kid, Cade Rodgers, age 4, "I could rope all of them if only everybody would only stop watching".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Devyn Blackmore, age 10, 8th generation rancher "I like branding best. I have missed school three times to go branding".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Gaven Birkermeyer, age 18, 6th generation rancher "I was born to be a rancher. I can't let 140 years go to nothing".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Saige Looper, age 11, "I'd like to go to Texas A&M and study to be a vet then come back home and set up a business with my brother Cole".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Charlie Johnston, age 13, "Work, keep working, work some more...".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Katherine Westlake, age 14, "I want to get married to a rancher and raise children and I want to live on a ranch like this one far away from town...not close to town".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Riley Rodgers, age 8, "My favorite day was getting up and knowing that I could go and ride with my dad. Like all day..."
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Ranch Raised Kid, Ben Kimball, age 14, "What would I miss if I had to leave here? The grass and the horses. Just like it is right now. I would miss that".
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Ranch Raised Kid, Bailey Kimball, age 17, "A lot of colleges in Texas teach agribusiness and there's a few in Arizona but I thought Clarendon, Texas would be a good place to go because they have a great rodeo team".
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Ranch Raised Kid, age 10, "I have made one decision. When I grow up I will never hurt someone who is trying to hurt me. If soldiers are trained to give up their life, then I can give up my life for Him. God matters way more to me than a country would...".
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