Diamond J Cattle Co.

07/22/2025

Thank you Caitlyn Mastad for these pictures of our Juniors from the CCDA finals. It was so fun to see the kids step up and do the same course as the novices (including a sort!). They’ve come a long way in their dog handling and stockmanship and it’s super fun to watch them.

07/22/2025

This past weekend while our pastor was away on holidays, Scott had the opportunity to share what has been on his heart. You can listen in here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/g1fwjcyjJJ8?si=wgDynzKDxunpx3v0uny th

Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/compassimmanuelchurch

07/21/2025

Huge thanks to Bluesette Campbell and B-C Ranch for these pics and giving the girls a chance last week ❤️ I may have lost my two favorite branding horses but I couldn’t be more happy about it. All they want to do these days is rope and I’m so thankful we have such a great community to have patiently help them out.

06/20/2025

Last weekend we hosted the Canadian Cattle Dog Association Finals at our place. I think it went pretty well but I’m always looking for ways to improve in all aspects of hosting. One of my biggest concerns is always finding enough people to help out, especially when we all work in agriculture and I know as well as anyone that people in this industry are busy all the time! A HUGE thank you to everyone that sacrificed their time to help us out:

* Justin Hozack & Sarah Martin for judging the weekend
* Rebecca Creech for announcing all weekend
* Sheila Phillips and Marilyn Ramsay for timing and scribing all weekend and those that helped out timing when we ran two arenas - Becky and Morgan
* Everyone that helped set out - Corey, Kevin, Marcel, Arnold, Elena, Kirk, Markie, Dave, Grant, Peter, Uncle John and everyone else that was back there taking a shift
* Jessi Selte and Caitlyn Mastad for taking pictures
* Calin and everyone that helped with the live feed
* Remy for all the behind the scenes tabulating
* Matt for making great courses to fit the cattle all weekend long, and taking absolutely anything off my plate that he could see I needed help with.
* Our family for being so supportive and all the hours put in building the announcer stand, helping with the yard, cleaning portapotties and everything else!
* Our friends the Olson’s and Blatz’s for helping us with prep work the week before (so much prep!) and also during the weekend. We appreciate you soooo much!
* Our friends the Campbell’s at the B-C Ranch for not only lending us your panels but delivering them too!
* Jared Adamson for hauling loads of panels and feeders here with his semi
* Jolie for making sure I had food and coffee and everyone else that made sure we were still functioning.
* The Fillions for coming and running a concession and making us a delicious meal on Saturday night
* Board members for really stepping up and helping me shoulder the load - Matt, Erin for all the printing, Remy for all you do, and Calin for so willingly taking over the live stream.
Everyone that helped in any little way…we appreciate you. We have such a fantastic group of handlers and it is an honour to host something like this. I do love hosting and appreciate everyone that came and made the weekend great!

Thank you to our sponsors:
Lloydminster Stockdog Club
Hanging H Ranch
Meadow Lake Livestock Sales
Canadian Border Collie Association

And all the buckle sponsors!

And finally - a very SPECIAL thank you to the sponsors of the buckles the Diamond J dogs got to take home!

Rock N Roll Stockdogs (Jordan Markowski) - Junior Champion Buckle Sponsor
JK Diesel & Equipment Repair - High Point Junior Buckle Sponsor
GS Ranch (Sarah Martin) - Intermediate High Point Buckle Sponsor

Thanks also to everyone who voted for us for trial of the year for the winter series…we enjoy doing it and are glad people are enjoying coming ❤️

Next stop…Ponoka and Calgary and then we are in the heat of branding season! See y’all down the road!

06/15/2025

If you are in our local area, come grab a burger at the concession and check out the Canadian Cattle Dog Association finals today!

05/13/2025

We had so much fun branding last weekend at Usenik’s and enjoyed receiving these great pictures - thank you Kira Leer! She was shooting some pictures for a 4-H project and did a great job. Really blessed to be able to live this life and meet such great people along the way ❤️

05/03/2025

After many years of trying to make it happen, we had a pretty special visitor last weekend here at the ranch. I met Lee Smith 6 years ago when an amazing opportunity felt like it practically fell into my lap and I was awarded the horsemanship fellowship through Art of the Cowgirl. This meant I got to spend 10 days with Lee at her place, halterbreaking, starting colts and working on horsemanship. The only reason I mention this is because we were reflecting about how Tammy Pate had a real way of bringing people together, and for that I am so grateful. Tammy’s vision for Art of the Cowgirl created such a positive and unique community. I will always be grateful to her and the opportunities that Art of the Cowgirl provided to me, the relationships and also the knowledge I gained that continues to carry through. Our family has had the opportunity to spend some time with Lee and her husband Mark over the past 6 years and we are always grateful for that time.

I still need to sit down and make notes about the weekend, but any time with Lee is always amazing. She has a way of making people comfortable but also being honest and constructive. She shows you that it is simple, even if it isn’t easy…and leaves you with a hunger and curiosity that you need in order to improve. Thank you Lee! Thanks to everyone that came to ride with us or watch for the weekend. We had a truly incredible time and I can’t wait for the next one.

Photo by Renee Marshall

04/23/2025

If you’re planning to come audit the clinic this weekend, let me know today so I can get numbers to the caterer. Looking forward to a fantastic weekend!

04/10/2025

We currently have 15 dogs and 14 kennels…looking to move a young dog ready to start. Wants to work sheep and cattle. Contact me for details (306) 240-8857.

04/06/2025

We had a fantastic weekend hosting Jared Epp for a clinic these past couple of days. Lots of learning, lots of laughs and lots of nice dogs. Thanks to everyone that came and participated! The dogs worked for their day off today 🙂

03/11/2025

We have had ONE space come open in our horsemanship clinic April 26-28. Contact me if you’re interested!

We still have a couple spots in our horsemanship clinic coming up April 26-28. This is a three (full) day clinic that is for people that are ready to step their horsemanship to the next level. Contact me for more details or to get your deposit in and secure your spot! We are excited for this opportunity and the timing is perfect to get started on the right foot with your riding this spring.

02/27/2025

If we’ve been quiet for the last couple of weeks it’s because we took off on a trip around the south east-ish part of the US - was good to see all kinds of different things but even better to be home. A break is nice but eventually it’s good to come home and get back at it. We travelled through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina. Had a chance to meet up with some friends and also spend some time with my parents. Maybe I’ll share some clips on the stories if I get a chance. Now back at it!