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Dynamic Ranch, Ag, Western Fashion, and Rodeo Duo, Zach & Abby Arnold
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Join as Veterinarian for The Four SixesTM Ranch (6666® Ranch), Zach Arnold, showcases a day in the life at the ranch, and listen while his wife and Western fashion influencer, Abby Arnold, gives her take on Western fashion, fun, and being the wife of a busy vet. Hear stories about the hit TV series, Yellowstone never told until now on the Kick Your Boots Up Podcast. Lastly, watch as Zach and Abby play the couples game to get to know them better. For a full episode transcript, visit our website at https://www.justinboots.com/en/kick-your-boots-up.html
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Introduction to 'Kick Your Boots Up' Podcast
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You're listening to the Kick Your Boots Up podcast, where we swap stories of the West. Whether you're just waking up or getting in for the day, come on in and kick your boots up. Hi guys, and welcome to the Kick Your Boots Up podcast. Thank you for listening. I'm your host, Taylor McAdams. I'm so excited to be here with two incredible people that really have the most unique story, in my personal opinion, in the Western industry.
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I'm going to start with ladies first, Abby Arnold.
Abby Arnold's Background and Influencer Beginnings
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We go way back. We talk about a lot how we were friends in high school. We didn't really, you know, we knew of each other. We didn't really get to see each other, even though we lived like 30 minutes to an hour away growing up. We had an awesome time at Oklahoma State University. Go Pokes!
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To me, Abby was the coolest girl in school. She always had friends around. I think she drove around in a white Jeep, so that was something I remember. But no, she is one of the original influencers. She's an icon in the industry. All the influencers know her, love her. Her story in itself is incredible. Maybe we can talk about that a little bit on another episode.
Life at the Four Sixes Ranch with Zach Arnold
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But joining her today also is her other half, Zach Arnold as well.
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Zach is one of the vets at the four sixes ranch. And something that's unique about these two couple, these two as a couple is they actually both live and work on the four sixes ranch and can live to tell the stories of the everyday lives there. So without further ado, Zach and Abby Arnold, thank you guys for being on today. Of course. Thanks for having us. We're so excited.
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And for everyone out there, you guys just have to know Zach literally just got done breeding horses and then stepped right on for this podcast. So you are going to get the unedited raw version of these two living their day to day lives. But before we get started and really dive deep into things, why don't you guys introduce yourselves and give us a few, maybe a fun fact or something that's interesting about you guys.
Abby's Upbringing and Educational Journey
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You go first. Oh gosh. I'm Abby Arnold. I grew up in a really small town in Northeast Oklahoma. I usually just tell people it's the husk area because everyone knows the pioneer woman. I was born in Houston, but like I said, from a really young age, we moved to my family's ranch and started taking over. It was a broodmare operation.
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I just grew up riding horses, doing all those things in the barn every single day. I went to a really small high school. I graduated with 12 kids. And then I was one of the only kids in my class that went to college. And a lot of people thought it was crazy for that because everyone, if they did go to college, it was a small one. And I went to OSU, which was huge to everyone back home. That was pretty big. How about you, Zach?
Zach's Southern Roots and Vet School Experience
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My name is Zach Arnold. I grew up in a kind of a small town, not as small as Abbey, but a small town down by Corpus Christi, Texas. So down in South Texas. My parents were divorced. I lived with my mom up until I was about 12 years old in town and then moved in with my dad. So I got introduced to agriculture whenever I lived with him.
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I grew up helping a really close family friend who kind of introduced me to the agricultural world. They raised crossbred cows, helped them a lot. And so that just started my passion with the industry. And then my undergrad at Texas State University, Kingsville.
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which is down in the Corpus Christi area. And then from there, graduated with a bachelor's of animal science and then went on to Oklahoma State for vet school and graduated from there and the rest is history.
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It is history, and we're going to talk about that in a little bit.
Cultural Differences: Northeast Oklahoma vs. South Texas
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But I want to kind of back up and talk about each of you individually growing up, because me being from Northeast Oklahoma as well, I can relate to you, Abby, so much. But what I don't have is the perspective of now having a significant other that was so far, grew up so far away with a completely different perspective. So let's talk about the differences that you guys experience, because Corpus Christi, Texas, is a long ways away from Northeast Oklahoma. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
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Oh, gosh. I mean, I remember whenever we first
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I guess we weren't married yet when we moved to south Texas, but whenever I moved there whenever we were engaged. I would help him like with everyone working cattle and it was just it was just really different like back home we drag calves and it's not like they don't drag calves there but. They they're a lot more industrialized I guess is a good word to put it like they like put stuff through the shoe more than we do like it's just it's a lot different and a lot of the the ranches down there.
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are used for hunting as well. Like it's not just cattle operations. They have like a lot of hunting, hunting leases and things like that. And then of course the ocean is just crazy. I remember there was one time our lease place was probably like 20, 30 minutes from the ocean and there was one time
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We were, we broke to get lunch and he goes, let's go to water. And I was like, okay, yeah, we're going to water burger. And then we pass water burger. And I was like, wait, where are we going? He was like, we're going to the water. And that was like the first time he ever took me to the ocean. And I was like, this is the coolest thing in the world. We got done working cattle at like new and then now we're at the ocean. It was just so cool. It's just, it's a, it's a different world for sure.
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I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that conversation because that's hilarious.
Ranch Life and Agricultural Practices
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Especially me being a female, I get hangry. And so I can only imagine like, we just pass water burger and what are we doing? And what's your perspective Zach? Because you grew up there. You grew up so close to the ocean. Uh, so, uh, to add on to what Abby said, I guess.
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Whenever I went to Oklahoma State and after I met Abby, she kind of opened me up, opened my eyes up to know how the cattle industry is in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas and how they do things, you know, with their family. And what I would have to say is it's in South Texas, it's a lot more recreational, I would say. The focus is
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mainly on hunting and white-tailed deer and game species, but you know in that region there are some of the largest ranches in the country, but there's very few of them. I feel like in northern Oklahoma where Abby's from, there's more of that, so they're more focused on
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on cattle rather than the hunting. So our focus, the industry focuses are just a little bit different. There's a lot more, like I said, there's very, very large ranches, but I feel like there's a lot more on the other end of the spectrum. There's a lot more mom and pops that have 50 cow herds that run their calves through a calf table. And it's just easier for, you know, a person that's set up on a smaller scale like that versus
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where Abby's from, where everybody's a fairly large scale and there's more uniform. I get everybody kind of on a larger scale and they're used to dragging the fire and that sort of thing. So just focused a little bit different directions.
Love Story: Meeting and Relationship Beginnings
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Oh, without a doubt. And I love that you mentioned the differences because now we get to talk about your love story and how you guys met. And I can only imagine, I know I've heard it in person, but I want the rest of the world to hear it too, because it is so stinking sweet. So I don't know who wants to tell the story or who wants to add in some things, but you guys just tell us how, how did you meet? I obviously at Oklahoma state, but we want the details. We want to know everything.
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Okay. So we met at Capri back in 2018. Abby, you have to explain what Capri is for everyone out there. I never realized that people don't know what Capri is. So Capri is like a three-day music festival that OS, not OSU, the tumbleweed, which is a dance hall and still water puts on. It's a hoot and a half if you've never been. They have a lot of big names, but it's usually the week
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Gosh, correct me if I'm wrong. Is it the week before finals? Yes. Dead week. So it's, yes, it's the week of dead week and the week before finals. So everyone is just pumped. They're ready to have fun. They're sick of studying. It's like the start of summer. It's so much fun. Uh, people say it's the Coachella of the Prairie. So I love that. It's a good time. Uh,
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We were both dating other people at the time we met we didn't really talk and then about a year later, a little less than a year later, we were both on a certain dating app. And I just remember seeing and I was like you do not see cute cowboys like this on here like this is.
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kind of insane. So I swiped, obviously, duh. And it took me a few days of us messaging back and forth to finally give him my number, but it was my birthday. And I woke up that morning and I was like, I'm going to give myself a birthday present today. I'm going to give this cute guy my number. So I gave him my number. We texted for a few days. We met up. Our first date was at the garage. Do you know the garage? Yes, the best burgers.
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and it was going to be a quick little lunch day and we ended up being there for like four or five hours and we're literally there until they close and then the rest is history. Here we are. It really is and I gotta know too Zach because Abby's perspective is the girls and I can relate to that most but what was going through your mind when you guys were talking and when you guys matched all that stuff were you playing it cool or were you inside just secretly fangirling so hard?
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Uh, the ladder, so very much. I don't want to show her too much emotion because then she did a big head.
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I love her to death and I just, I, you know, being in, you know, there's a lot of veterinarians or, you know, future veterinarians that might be listening to this at some point. So they know kind of what I went through and what all the vet students go through. And, you know, there's not a lot of time for social life and, and Abby gives me a hard time, but that's just, that's just how it is. And that's what it comes down to.
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on our special dating app that we were on. I felt like I just hit the jackpot. I couldn't believe that someone this beautiful was... I linked up with that type of person that I was definitely
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I definitely tried the hardest, I think, trying to make sure that I didn't let her get away. I made sure I got her tied down. That is so special. You each found your own unicorns and it really does take a special type of person, Abby. I'm going to commend you because
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To be able to put up with the hours of school, the hours of hands-on, and then even being enthusiastic at the end of the day too, that is so, so inspiring and encouraging. So thank you for loving each other the way that you do. It's, it's just speaking life and everyone out there. And speaking of that, we're going to move on
Career Aspirations and Shared Understandings
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to our next question. When you guys were searching for each other and you kind of made your checklist, did you guys picture having an experienced ranch wife or ranch husband? Did you guys want that? Was that something that was necessary? Talk about that.
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I mean, I will say for me, I did date some guys that weren't like that. And I obviously could tell right off the bat that it wasn't going to work. But I remember being back in like middle school, me and my friends would make checklists. I mean, I don't know if you and your friends did this, but like,
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guys that we wanted kind of like manifesting it. And I remember it was in Mr. Baker's class and me and my friend Sage and another girl named Abby were writing checklist and I was like, I want a cowboy. I want to be tall. I want to be blonde. I want to be a rancher. And if he's not a rancher, I want to be a veterinarian. And the second Zach and I met, I was like,
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this is it like I manifested this man this is everything that I ever prayed I would get and God sent him to me and it was just I don't know it was just crazy it was it was a big deal for me because if you don't not if you don't grow up in it but if you don't have any understanding of the lifestyle then it's really hard to be with a person that you know what I'm saying so it was a big deal for someone like that that understood a little bit of where I was coming from
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Oh yeah. And then Zach, how about you? Was it important to you to have an experienced ranch wife or did you think you could get a city slicker and kind of train her up? What were you thinking? No, no, as, as much as, you know, some guys might want that. I knew from, from the very beginning that it was, that's something of the utmost importance because somebody who does what I do for a living, it takes a special kind of woman to be able to
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do that, you know, to be married to somebody like that. And I, I'm kind of, Abby calls me all the time, but I know I'm guilty of it. And I am a workaholic. I do work a lot and, you know, some because I want to and some because I have to. And to be able to come home to someone like Abby who grew up, you know, in a family that
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that did the same things that I'm doing. And she knows the hours and she knows the dedication. That's just icing on the cake. And so I've always known that I wanted somebody like her. That's the only way that I was ever going to survive in a marriage.
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I hope you guys can see and tell how giddy I am for you guys. I can't stop smiling because you guys are truly like a dream couple. And whenever I first met you Zach, I had already known Abby, obviously, but then whenever I reconnected with Abby and met you Zach, we were out at your guys's place for a punchy shoot that we got to do with Justin. And I, at the time, this was obviously pre four sixes ranch.
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And you guys were working together and that is so commendable because you were like a travel vet on call, you know, all this stuff. And she would, Abby would jump right on in and be your tech. She, I'm sure there were days when you both recovered in blood and that, that is so inspiring right there, but kind of moving on to our next segment or the next question, a few questions, a group of questions that I have for you guys are you obviously had to start somewhere and you had to get to the four sixes and it was a goal.
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And I know you interned and you, you had your connections and you tried, but like, this was your moment. You were able to start working at the four sixes, but let's talk about what got you there. The jobs you had before both of you and, and you know, individually and as a couple, both that really set you up for success here on the ranch today.
Zach's Vet Career and Abby's Support
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I mean, you're the one that has a big job. Um, obviously I graduated vet school in 2021, so I haven't been out of school for very long. Uh, prior to that.
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Obviously, I was pretty much a full-time student. I did a lot of day working on the side and just kind of keeping busy and make money. But after that school, my career, I guess what you could say, I spent a year back home and then I moved back to my hometown.
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I had a mentor that I worked with trying to get the vet school who owns a large animal ambulatory clinic, mobile clinic. We didn't have a brick and mortar. So all we had was, were two trucks that we, so I stayed on the road, made a ranch and house calls. So it's something new, a new environment every day. I was by myself.
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Didn't have any technicians, so I learned how to do a lot of things by myself. But I have a wonderful wife who's pretty handy. And so she would go with me a lot. So we stayed on the road a lot together. And it's a very unique thing, being an ambulatory veterinarian in South Texas. Because like I said earlier, we've got some of the largest wrenches
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in that area south of San Antonio all the way down the ground as well. So I had a pretty big radius area that I would travel a couple hours both directions. So we got to work for some really cool places, did a lot of work for the King Ranch, did a lot of work for McAllen Ranch, another big ranch down there. A lot of big places, a lot of old places with a lot of history. But
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primarily large general work. So we did majority courses in challenging and you know we have we did a lot of work for 4-H kids with their show projects pigs and lambs and so forth. So like I said every every day was was something new and Abby having no prior veterinary technician training. She just went into it with a smile on her face and
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was ready to get down and dirty so she definitely made my days a lot easier and you know having a couple that
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works together as good as we do you know it's just kind of a testament that I think we're meant to be together so. Oh yeah it's it's very obvious that you guys are certainly meant together meant to be together and you're also meant to work together and do that stuff as well and speaking of that you both get to work for four sixes but you do something a little bit different explain your jobs there and do you guys get to see each other at times do you get to check in with each other what's it like.
Roles and Routine at the Four Sixes Ranch
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Well, I, I mostly work in the supply house I worked part time at the supply house and then when we do like stock shows and things like that i'll go and help run those and it's a lot of fun, I get to meet a lot of people.
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I've met so many people. I was in Fort Worth for three weeks and it was crazy that just the amount of people that would just come up to the booth and we've obviously gotten a lot more popular since Yellowstone. So that helped a lot. A lot of people were like, oh my gosh, the four six is ranch. I didn't know y'all have a booth here.
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So I help in the supply house. When I'm not in the supply house, I enjoy being at the clinic and helping out there, but there are a lot of technicians there and there are other veterinarians on hand. There's two other vets there, so I try not to be in the way. I try to stay out of the way. I don't want to be the reason Zach gets in trouble. I don't want to be the one to get in trouble. It's never happened. They've always been so nice. They want me to help. It's been great, but
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I just try to stay out of the way. And we also get to see each other. Every morning there is a lady here who cooks all the cowboys and all the guys who work here breakfast and lunch. So we eat breakfast together and then he'll go to the clinic and I'll go to the supply house. And then some days I even get to go for lunch too because the supply house isn't super busy. And by the way, sorry, I had to grab my puppy because she was crying. Such a cutie. I love her. What's her name? Her name's Cece. It means energetic and Osage.
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I love that and she will be energetic. It looks like it for sure. I'm so glad that you brought up Yellowstone too because there has been a big hype with Jimmy and Yellowstone and I don't want to give the plot away for everyone out there that is way behind on Yellowstone and hasn't watched.
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But I am dying to know and inquiring minds are dying to know since you guys get to live it every day and you see behind the scenes, is it really like what Yellowstone has depicted
Authenticity of Yellowstone's Ranch Life Portrayal
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it? Like do they really just load up and do whenever they do move the cattle and do these cattle drives, do they truly just rough it like the old days? Just tell us everything like that. Is it like Jimmy's experience at all? So we're kind of guilty.
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We actually, we're not really caught up on Yellowstone. But I will say that
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you know, some of the people I worked with, I've spoke with them about it. And, you know, people who have been here for a long time are proud and happy with how the show has depicted the ranch, you know, and make it look beautiful, which it is, you know, we were, that was, that was a big thing. But, you know, just being in working here, I can, I can speak for, you know, your question, you know, the four or sixes is a,
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is a working ranch in the traditional sense. And so everything that you're seeing on, on the show is what, you know, these guys do every day. So it's, you're not making anything up. It's not for show. It's the real deal. And the guys that are on the show are most of the Cowboys. Like they do have like two or three hired actors that like have speaking parts, but for the most part, when you see them working, it is all the guys that live and work on the ranch.
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That's cool too, that they get to kind of have a little bit of glory in the limelight and see how TV is made. And I will commend Taylor Sheridan there. He's done a really good job to preserve the way the Western life is depicted, even though Yellowstone has gone so boomy and has reached the masses. So that's really cool to hear from you guys too. And I've got to ask, there's one scene in particular and you guys might not know and that's okay. I'll give a little sneak peek where someone, I won't mention who showers where the horses would get bathed in like a horse bathing stall.
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Um, does that happen there very often?
00:21:35
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No, I wouldn't say it because the actual barn that Jimmy showers in, because I know what senior talking about, like five stalls down, there's actually apartments there that like the interns live in. And I think they may mention that in the show. Let's say yeah, because if you're like there, then there's actual apartments right there that Jimmy could have gone into to show. I think it's funny that that happened on the show.
00:22:04
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Yeah, that's awesome. Okay. Well then let's talk about a little bit the behind the scenes for you, Zach. What's it like, um, on your, it's, I would say nine to five, but it sounds like it's like six to six daily.
Daily Duties as a Vet at the Four Sixes
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Um, what's it like behind the scenes there as a vet? And what do you get to see? Talk us through, um, the ins and the outs of, of the four sixes ranch. Oh gosh. So that, that could be a podcast in its own for sure. I guess a synopsis of it is, um,
00:22:34
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So it's really seasonal, you know, working here. We have a very large breeding operation. We stand some very well-known stallions in the western performance world. So
00:22:48
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During the spring, which we're going into now, it's mainly focused on breeding our mares and taking care of that. In the fall, it's a lot slower. We're doing a lot of client appointments and then taking care of our other outside cow work and so forth. So right now, every morning, we're palpating mares, breeding mares. Starting at 6.30.
00:23:13
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Well, yeah, like Abby said earlier, we, you know, we get out breakfasts at six at the cookhouse and we generally start to try to start checking mares at six thirty. So we try to get an early start because we typically have a lot of them to go through. So and that's every every day, every morning.
00:23:35
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Sunday to Sunday. So luckily, we've got enough help employees that on the veterinary side that each one of us gets a day off. So get to rest and kind of catch up once you sleep, try to. But we check marriage every day. That usually takes up half of our day. Get what marriage bread need to be bread. And then after that,
00:24:04
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There's several hundred horses right next to the clinic. So there's wounds, cuts, lacerations, lamenesses, just the horses that are here that the ranch owns. So there's a huge volume of horses not counting appointments that get brought in from neighboring ranches or the surrounding communities, which they're
00:24:30
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not very many people out here were pretty isolated so there's not very much of that we stay pretty busy with our own stuff so that pretty much is is our spring and that starts February 1st and it goes in
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towards the end of June, July, when we'll stop and start slowing down. So, um, that's, that's about it. There's probably a million other things, but that's pretty much it in that show. That's a lot in itself. I mean, you're truly right. We do need to reconvene and have another podcast about just that in general, but I'm dying to know too, Abby, you work with you working in the general store area.
Supply House Challenges and Tourism
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Are there tourists that come by and how busy is it? Is it high traffic?
00:25:16
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Oh my gosh, it is honestly, so we're open for people listening. If y'all want to come visit, we are open Monday through Saturday. We open at 7 30, close at 5 30. And then Saturdays we close at noon. I would say like Wednesdays and Thursdays really aren't that bad. But like Monday, Tuesday and Friday and Saturday are always so busy. And we're also the only gas station within 30 miles. And we're one of the only ones like in between Lubbock to
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I'm not good with all the towns around here yet, but like you almost have to stop there if you're headed to Lubbock to get gas sometimes. So a lot of people will be like, oh, I was just running out of gas and I saw y'all had a gas station. And then I realized that it's the four sixes general supply house. So like some people unknowingly stop on the range to get gas, but then there's other people, like last week there was someone from Germany that came in and then they were coming just to come to the supply house.
00:26:12
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And it almost kind of makes me sad sometimes because we're like, oh, how do we get tours of the ranch? And I have to explain to them that, oh, I'm so sorry. This is still a private ranch. We're working. We don't do private tours. And they always look so disappointed. But we do have that online that we don't do tours. So it just makes me feel bad when I have to give people the bad news.
00:26:34
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But especially right now with spring break, there have been a lot of people coming in and out. It's been a little crazy. Yeah. I can see how that can be really disappointing. That's interesting to hear though, that there are several people that come through and now that you're listening and you hear it, you know, that you can stop by too. And it sounds like you want to go on a Wednesday or Thursday, whenever it's less busy, you'll get a more intimate experience. It sounds like, but kind of moving on to the next, that my favorite part personally of the podcast is more of like the fashion influencing side and
00:27:04
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We're going to start with Zach.
Zach's Denim Influence and Ranch Lifestyle
00:27:05
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I mean, Abby has a lot to say about this because Abby is one of the OG influencers and she's known as one of the original influencers from a lot of the influencers out there now. So that's really incredible. But Zach, I want to start with you personally because you were one of the first to get to wear and wear tests our genes that we're getting ready to launch soon. If you're not aware, just a reminder,
00:27:24
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We're going to be coming out with some awesome, incredible denim opportunities for the men. And there's different sizes, different styles, all that. But, um, what was it like for you to kind of get to take the limelight for a second as the husband, the influencer husband and kind of be the influencer to wear our jeans? What was that like? Well, I was on, it was an honor. Uh, it's, uh, Abby being married to Abby, uh, gotten a.
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kind of do a lot of things like that. So I'm slowly getting used to it. I don't know if I ever truly will, but some of the, I got to try on the pants. They are some of the most comfortable pants I've ever put on. So I would definitely, definitely recommend them for sure.
00:28:10
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I I had a blast all the clothing boots everything was was awesome. Then it's fun to get to do it like I like the photo shoots where it's your actual lifestyle they're just putting clothes on you and they don't really like y'all don't really tell us what to do you're just like oh where this and then just do something natural, it just makes.
00:28:29
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It makes the shoots a lot more fun, a lot easier and you kind of get sad when they're over with. Like I was sad when we got done with y'all shoot. That was a fun one. It wasn't. We honestly, the crew and I were talking, you guys felt like we were family after you just welcomed us all into your guys' well, you're, you know, your parents at your parents' home and their ranch and stuff. But that, yeah, I want to go back and talk about that a little bit. You did mention
00:28:50
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the different things that we were just like, just do it, just go. That's really important too. You guys were so natural. It was like the camera was just drawn to you. What was it? I don't know. What were some of the things that we had you doing? We didn't ever just say, go do something unnatural, but we kind of work because we went through the bullpen. That was kind of random. Yeah, the bulls. Zach's dad, he could talk more about it, but his dad raises a registered herd of beef masters.
00:29:16
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his place is large but not so large that nothing comes to a bucket like they're basically his dad's pets and so they had never been worked with horses before so i'm sure whenever the the bulls we were pushing them they were just looking back like what is this thing just following me like why is that lady on that like what is going on so for the bulls i'm sure it wasn't as natural as it was for us
00:29:42
Speaker
That's true. I would have loved to hear their perspective too. And anyone out there listening, you'll have to stay tuned to see whenever we launch our denim line, you'll get to see the faces behind the feet and the bodies that we're showing all the pictures. So that's going to be a fun fact for you guys. But then let's move on to a little bit to know about Abby's style and Abby's influencing.
Abby's Fashion Journey and Influence
00:30:02
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Experience you going back to, I mean, I feel like personally you were an influencer, even when you were in high school, you followed the trends. You were so open and so raw with people from the very beginning on social media. People were drawn to that. You were, you were real before real was cool. And, um, so talk about your story a little bit and what it's like being for you and influencer. And then yeah, at the end, talk about how it is cool, bringing the hubby into it.
00:30:26
Speaker
So it sounds weird like saying I wanted to OG influencers because I remember back in high school again with my best friend, Sage, who is still one of my best friends. We were sitting in history class and Instagram was the new app, you know what I'm like.
00:30:40
Speaker
I remember when snapchat came out like I feel like i'm old talking about this, but I remember when instagram came out. And I made an instagram because I was that younger sister who wanted to do everything her older sister did so I made an instagram because my older sister Lexi had made an instagram.
00:30:58
Speaker
And she is just someone who I've always aspired to be. I just think my sister is the absolute coolest person I've ever met in the world. Back in high school, we were on the same officer team in FFA. We played the same sports. We just did everything together. So I was like, of course I need an Instagram. My older sister has an Instagram.
00:31:18
Speaker
And I would always steal her clothes when I would want to look cute. So I blame, not blame, but I give my sister the credit for a lot of my style. She, if you know my sister, Lexi Fogarty, shout out to her. She has the funkiest, coolest style. Like I feel like I'm a drop in the ocean under her style. She is just so cool. And she's everything I strive to be when it comes to like being cool, just being funny, looking like naturally awesome. So
00:31:48
Speaker
I give a lot of the credit to my sister and that's kind of where it started it. I would watch how she got dressed and then I would want to get dressed just like how she did. And growing up the one of the things we first probably started getting noticed for was our turquoise. We were very blessed to have my grandma and great grandma's turquoise collection that we could wear but we wanted to and they were both native like we're native but
00:32:12
Speaker
they were very involved in the tribe. We're all Osage and I remember like even if it was just we were going out to a school dance or going out to a concert my mom would be like put this on like put this piece of turquoise on put this ring on it'll look really good with these colors. So my mom and my sister and my grandmothers have both been huge influences in my life when it comes to fashion and
00:32:35
Speaker
I just remember being like a senior in high school probably freshman in college and people started messaging me asking about my turquoise and it was at that point in time I was like oh a lot of people don't actually know like the meaning behind squash blossoms or where turquoise come from and that it's a stone that's mined and it's it's things like that so
00:32:57
Speaker
I always advocate for buying genuine turquoise like I get starting with some fake pieces I do understand a lot of women and girls start with that but I just I think it is such a big deal if you can save up the money and actually buy from makers and small artists and Native Americans and things like that because
00:33:17
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they're who we got all the art from. Like it all started with them. So that was just one thing where it was like a teachable moment. And then when we got to college and OSU, like OSU, it is an ag college, but we were both in sororities. We get like, not everyone grew up with an ag background and they don't know how it is.
00:33:37
Speaker
Gosh, I remember when I lived in house, my friend Cooper and I were watching the Hannah Montana movie. And she looked at me and was like, Abby, that's how I imagine your life is when you go home. Like, Miley riding a horse in the back shirt. And I was like, oh, no, no, no, that is not. And that was another teachable moment where it's like, people don't realize what we do on a day-to-day basis. They don't see how we actually dress.
00:34:04
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We'll go to the bar in our pajamas. We don't always have to be in jeans and boots and stuff.
00:34:09
Speaker
It was just meeting people that didn't grow up that way, made it like a teachable moment for me. And then I think that's when I started getting on Instagram and started actually talking about my life on there. And that's when I connected with people on Instagram like Lane George and Marika, even though she's from so far up north, like all those people. And I would say if we're talking about influencer influences for me, Rachel Joy or Rachel McGinn,
00:34:38
Speaker
She is someone that I have always looked up to, whether it be like lifestyle, fashion, motherhood. She always just looks like she has it going on, which I'm sure behind the scenes she probably doesn't. But even when she doesn't, she's honest about that. And that's just something I admire about her is she's always been one of those influencers that's a good, like you can be an influencer and not be a good influence.
00:35:05
Speaker
watching her and then now I have we have nieces which I've been married into thankfully it's just you don't want to just influence someone you want to be a good influence on someone like
00:35:16
Speaker
Rachel she posted something years ago, but it's always stuck with me, it was around nfr time and she was talking about. Like how you don't have to show all this skin to be noticed and that you could still look modest and beautiful and things like that, and that is just always stuck with me so that's just something whenever I put clothes on like.
00:35:38
Speaker
If I'm wearing shorts I try to put on a cardigan that covers the booty area or if I'm wearing a crop top I'm wearing pants that cover everything like I'm always trying to even if I'm showing a little bit I always try to be modest about it and I want to be a good influence so another thing I always also tell people is you have to be kind to everyone you meet because you don't know
00:36:00
Speaker
One, you don't know what that person's going through in their day-to-day life, but then you also don't know in five to 10 years from now what they're going to be. Like when we met in high school, I didn't know you would be working for Justin's Boots, you know what I mean? Just think that you always have to be kind to others because they could be your boss. They could be the next thing. They could be a celebrity. They could be an athlete. You never know what that person is going to turn into when they get older or decide what they want to be when they grow up.
00:36:28
Speaker
It's different being an influencer, but also being a good influence. I guess if that makes sense.
00:36:37
Speaker
No, no, that's so well said. I'm glad you said that. And that's what makes you unique and sets you apart because there are a lot of girls out there that are just in it for the fame and the money and for them and for getting all these contacts. But when you go back to the core and you find out your reason why, the reason why you post stuff every day, that means so much and people respect you so much more for that. So thank you for being true and authentic and your fun self. Like you are so fun. And I want to go back to talk about Lexi for a second too. When I first met her at one of our little photo shoots that we did way back in the day for a boutique.
00:37:07
Speaker
Um, Holy cow. I was like, I left feeling like, Oh my gosh, I want to be her. Like, I don't know who she is or what she does or anything about her, but like, I'm going to be here. It's just because she's fun. She's the life of the party. She made everyone laugh. Um, so that's awesome. Thank you for being yourself and for really speaking your passion about that. But I think now it's time to have a little bit of fun.
Fun Game: Personal Preferences and Quirks
00:37:27
Speaker
Are you guys ready to play a game?
00:37:29
Speaker
Do it. So I want to play a game that's similar to what you would see at a wedding, but it's going to be one that's fun. We're going to get to know about you guys on a more personal level. And if anyone has any more questions, they can go and always ask you more questions afterwards. We'll plug your social media. So to get started, I've got to know who made the first move. That's awesome. Who said I love you first? On accident. Who's the better cook?
00:38:02
Speaker
Oh, hesitation though. Do you, do you cook anything good, Zach? What do you have a specialty? When was the last time you cooked? Okay. Okay. Okay. Good. Oh my goodness. Okay. Who out of the two of you is most likely to wear full quill ostrich boots? Oh, probably me for sure. Loud style. Love it. Who's the better driver?
00:38:34
Speaker
Okay. Better kisser. I've never kissed myself though. So Zach, you were looking, but I didn't see you point. Let's point. You got a point. Oh, I could sell the hesitation there. That's hilarious. Okay. Who's more likely to wear a waterproof work boot, like a, um, a boot that's waterproof. Oh.
00:39:02
Speaker
on the elements that makes sense. Who has a better fashion sense? Oh, no. Uh, I picked this shirt. Oh my gosh. He came in with the shirt that was covered in poop. We put him in this just now. Hey, it's a punchy shirt. It looks good. Way to go, Abby. Who is more likely to stay late at work? You answered this on the podcast and workaholic over there. Who plans the best date nights?
00:39:32
Speaker
Ooh, good. Okay. Who looks the best today right now? Be honest. Probably him. No, that's funny. Okay. Who is more likely to wear a roper boo or a round toe cowboy boo? Yeah. The OG round. Who loves reading the most? He's read all of the Harry Potter's and all of the Lord of the Rings and things like that. Oh my gosh. And she Potter.
00:40:01
Speaker
Say that again, his what? I call him Punchy Potter. Punchy Potter. You're going to change your Instagram handle now, Zach, just so you know, the world that the world knows your nickname. Everyone, if you're listening, go comment Punchy Potter on one of his, on one of his posts. It doesn't matter what post or any of Abby's posts. We're doing it right now. Um, who talks the most? Okay. Yeah. I would probably say that too. That's cool. Who is the most adventurous?
00:40:31
Speaker
That's a toss-up. We never, we like going a lot of places. Like the week after we got engaged, we went on like a, how many national parks did we go to? Like five or six? We like traveled all around Texas and went to all of the parks and stuff like that. But I planned that. Yeah, he planned it. I'm going to take it. He planned it. It was a lot of fun. I was sleeping in a bedroll with him at TV. He's the only one.
00:40:55
Speaker
Oh my gosh. Yeah. That's yeah. True love right there. I don't know that I would maybe just to say that I had done it, but not, no, that's. 10 out of 10 recommend. It was so fun. That's really cool. That's good. Okay. Two more. Who is the most stubborn? Really? Okay. Abby, that surprised me. Wow. Okay. Who's the most romantic?
00:41:19
Speaker
I don't know. I can relate to that. I'm a hopeless romantic. So that's awesome, Abby. And for those of you out there that didn't get to hear the responses, you just got to hear silence. Go on and go to our website at www.justinboots.com forward slash kick your boots up.
00:41:39
Speaker
and check out, um, the different answers that they have for each other. It's really interesting to see their perspective and they know each other so well. So also you guys are such good sports. Thank you, Zach and Abby for letting us pick your brains a little, a little bit about life, about fashion, about four, six is ranch. Thank you for letting us even talk about Yellowstone at this point. I'm sure that's like the main question that comes up. So thank you for letting us do that. And I know that you guys are so busy.
00:42:03
Speaker
So thank you again from the bottom of my heart for taking the time out of your busy schedules to sit with us and share your stories. Before we go though, I want to give everyone out there the chance to follow you guys personally, and then also follow along and visit your website at four sixes. So guys give yourselves a shout out. What are, what are you, where can we find you on social media?
00:42:22
Speaker
I mean, my Instagram, actually all of my handles are at rockhardabs. It's a play on the name, Abby. I don't have abs. Don't get excited when you follow me. I'm not a guru, but it's rock underscore hard underscore abs with three B's. Zach, what about you? I don't know my Instagram. I think Zach Donald 16.
00:42:50
Speaker
Oh i'm guilty, I really don't know. Oh we're gonna we're gonna look real fast. Maybe we can leave it here for you guys at the bottom of the screen. Arnold 12. 12 is 12 a special number.
00:43:04
Speaker
I graduated from high school. I guess that's wrong. There you go. Well, if you can't find them, just follow Abby. She's awesome. You'll find them through there. You're never going to be boring. I will say that if you follow an account named rock hard abs.
00:43:20
Speaker
You're bound to have a really fun experience. She's real, she's raw. I'll plug her chain there. She's just like one of the coolest girls that you'll ever follow and ever meet and come in contact with. So you guys definitely want to do that. Follow both of them. But then on the four, six side, let's talk about that. Where can they go to find out more information, plug their website, social media, whatever you guys want to do.
00:43:42
Speaker
We have, there's the actual four sixes website and I, I believe it's just four sixes ranch calm and there you'll find all of the history of the ranch, like how it became the four sixes and it wasn't a card game a lot of people like to say it was a card game was not.
00:44:00
Speaker
So that's where you can find like history of the brands history of the families who have owned the place the services that are provided. And then, if you want to buy some things from the ranch, you can do its shop and then do four sixes ranch.com and that's where you'll find the supply house website and we also sell beef, and you can find it from that website as well.
00:44:19
Speaker
Wow, you guys have everything going on. That's really incredible. And so that means, you know, when you, when you purchase something from the four sixes, it's been personally packed by, um, by someone there. So, you know, you're going to be getting like the local feel with a bigger brand. So that's really, really cool too. And that goes a long ways.
00:44:34
Speaker
Well, guys, thank you so much for allowing us to take your time. I hope everyone out there has learned so much. I know they have. If you guys are listening and you have more questions, feel free to comment below or go to specifically to Abby and Zach's pages. Get to know them as people. And until then, I hope you guys continue to kick your boots up.
00:44:53
Speaker
Thanks for joining us on Kick Your Boots Up. I'm your host, Taylor McAdams, and we can't wait to share the next story of the West. Until then, feel free to like, subscribe, and leave us a review. Follow us on social media at Justin Boots to keep up with our next episode, and we'll see you the next time you kick your boots up.