Ranch hand couple

Travis Marquez

541-***-****

**** ****** **. **., ******** OR 97920 ***********@*****.***

Professional Profile

I grew up on a cattle operation in Sweet Idaho. My father was the association rider for the local ranches. We feed using horse team, we doctored and branded using horses. I have also worked for a cattle operation in Wyoming where we also feed in the winter using a team. Both jobs work description included fencing, feeding, worked cows, using equipment and growing enough feed to sustain cows on ranch. I currently live on a cattle Ranch in Oregon, it is a 370 cow calf operation. I currently do minor mechanics and welding, irrigating, hay harvesting. Feeding, fencing, gathering, doctoring, Branding and ect… I have a wife and 5 children ranging from ages 4 -16. They have spent the majority of their lives around cattle, equipment and horses.

·Giving Shots/ pulling calves

· Fencing

· Working with Horse team

· Running Front End Loader

· Working with Hay Equipment- Stack wagon, Bailer, Swather

· Driving/ Sorting Cattle

· Branding/ Roping

· Irrigating- Flood, Hand line, Wheel line, Pivot, Gaited pipe

· Working with Colts

· Minor Mechanics (Parts Replacer)

· Riding in Rough or Steep Terrain

· Pack horses- head to tailing

· Feeding experience

· Calving experience

Professional Experience

I have a Lifetime of experience around cows, horses and equipment. I have also had experience with chemical application and I currently have a CDL with a Hazard Material Endorsement. Not included in this job history, I have experience driving an 18 wheeler. I have also had experience in ranching in extreme cold areas such as Wyoming.

Dry Buck Association Rider, Sweet ,ID

1981 - 1990

Association Rider

Achievements:

· Working with Large Teams

· Packing salt using colts

· Knowledge of the steep back country in Dry Buck area

Responsibilities:

· Maintain Health in Community Cattle

· Driving and Doctoring Community Cattle

· Maintain Fences

· Dropping Salt /Bringing Cattle Home/ Sorting cattle to the ranches they belong.

Nyssa Co-Op, Ontario and Nyssa OR

2000-2004

Chemical Applicator

Achievements:

· Operating equipment with GPS

· Hazardous Material Endorsement

Responsibilities:

· To mix chemicals for crop dusting

· To spray fields

· Other farming responsibilities such as Plowing, disking, corrugating

Lost Marbles Ranch, Westfall ,OR

2004 - Currently employed

Ranch Hand

Achievements:

· Increased Heard size

· Increased Hay production

Responsibilities:

· Irrigation 300+ acres

· Swathing, Bailing, Stacking, racking hay

· Cattle- Calving, Doctoring, Herding , roping

· Fencing, welding and Mechanics

Education

Colt starting and, Breaking Teams, from different small town trainers. I have a CDL and a hazards material Endorsement. I have had experience with chemical application. (Pesticides)

References

References are available upon request.

Jessica Marquez

541-***-****

P.O Box 135, 4030 Clover Cr Rd., Westfall, OR 97920 ************@*****.***

Professional Profile

I grew up on a dairy in Vale Oregon. We raised Dairy hay and I live off the back of a horse. I had started my first couple colts at the age of 14. I left home to work for Payns Quarter horses and rode colts in training for Snaffle bit Futurities. My strongest quality was to make an anyone horse out of a horse. I am also an experienced outdoor cook. I would be a great line cook as well. I currently ride for day wage for local ranches. Gathering and sorting cattle for the different ranches in the area. I cook for the Brandings at the Lost Marble Ranch in Westfall OR.

· Fixing fence

· Feeding

· Basic Mare Care

· Irrigating

· Doctoring cattle

· Running hay Equipment · Driving Experience (Single horse)

· Driving and Sorting Cows

· Outdoor Cooking (Dutch Ovens)

· Riding in steep and Rocky terrain

· Working with colts (pony colts)

· Calving experience

Professional Experience

Honey-Do Dairy, Vale ,OR

1987-1994

Farm Hand

Achievements:

· I gained Colt training techniques

· I maintained a low calf crop loss

· Gained milking experience

Responsibilities:

· Move cows in for milking on horseback

· Starting colts for added income

· Milking and Barn clean up

· Hay production and Harvesting

Payns Quarter Horses, Emmett, ID

1994-1998

Assistant Trainer

Achievements:

· Got colts ready for snaffle futurity

· Lead Changes/ roll backs

· Introduced horses to cattle

Responsibilities:

· Mile up Colts

· Get colts to use back end for roll backs and a slide stop

· Basic Mare Care

· Stall Cleaning and Maintenance

Flying ‘P’ Paints, Emmett, ID (Home of Smoke’N Cotton)

1996 -1998

Stable Hand

Achievements:

· Mare Care in Breeding Operation

· Assist owner with Horses in Horse Shows

· Assist in Shipping live semen for Standing Stud

Responsibilities:

· Basic Mare Care

· Stall maintenance

· Prepare Colts for shows

· Assist in Showing

Education

Treasure Valley Community College , [Ontario, OR

CDA for Child Development

2001

References

References are available upon request.

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