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and then drove down to break the trough that provides water for both the second and third herds. By this time, my daughter had fallen


asleep on the front seat, so I quietly got out and grabbed the ax to break the ice, trying not to wake her up while opening or shutting the door. That is when I saw it — a large black nose and two eyes sticking out of the trough — but nothing else! My mind quickly made the realization that I was looking at a cow who was in serious trou- ble and who, for some unknown reason, had decided to go for a swim that day. I quickly jumped onto the frozen ice


and made my way out to the cow. As I neared her, I saw her eyes following me


and breathed a slight sigh of relief as I re- alized she was, at least, alive. I figured the cow must have tried to get to the running water hose at the far side of the trough as


After my sixth chop on the ice, the


I tagged the calves and went on to the third and final herd for the evening.


her side was froze solid. “Don’t worry, old girl, I will get


you out of there. I promise,” I quietly told the cow as I chopped at the ice in front of her hoping to break a path out for her.


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cow moved a bit and tried to regain her footing. However, with the cold water and the slick concrete trough bottom she instead broke more of the ice. A cracking sound caught me off guard as the ice broke beneath me and sent me almost waist- deep in the freezing cold water. I cursed as the cold water hit my legs and other parts that are


not really what I classify as “cold water friendly.”


After that, I waded back to where


the cow was and tried to help her get to her feet. After a few feeble attempts, I


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