“I came in and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ve been working on a farm and I’ve been riding my whole life, I’ve got some experience. This is gonna be great, I can totally do this!’ And I came in and it like knocked me down a peg, so fast… I have learned more in the three months I’ve been here so far than I’ve learned in probably the last couple years.”

Ranch hand Laura Mowery reflects on her experience as a 2016-7 winter intern on Chico Basin Ranch.