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5th generation Montana rancher - Oglala Lakota
Horses, healing and becoming who you were always meant to be. Hi! I'm Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl.

Helping women reconnect with themselves, reclaim their lives and take back the reins. I am a multifaceted rural entrepreneur, a fifth-generation RanchHer, and proud to carry on the legacy of strong women in agriculture. My family and I raise draft-cross horses, and I am an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Honoring my heritage, preserving ranch life, and celebrating the role of women in agriculture are at the heart of what I do. I believe in spreading positivity and inspiration wherever I can. My personal journey has been one of transformation - I lost over 100 pounds and have kept it off for nearly two years. That experience fueled my passion for helping other women step into their best selves. As a certified health coach, I now guide women toward healthier, happier, and more confident lives through sustainable habits and mindset shifts. The Native Cowgirl is more than just a brand - it’s a lifestyle rooted in grit, growth, and gratitude. Whether I’m sharing the daily rhythms of ranch life, health tips, or motivational stories, my mission is to empower and uplift women everywhere. Follow along with my journey and daily posts on Instagram & Facebook , or visit me at thenativecowgirl.com.

08/10/2026

Some of my favorite moments on the ranch aren’t the big ones.

They’re the ordinary ones.

The sound of horses nickering when they see you coming.

Watching the young ones grow and develop their own personalities.

The smell of fresh hay.

The quiet of an early morning before the day’s work begins.

And those moments when you stop what you’re doing, look around, and realize how fortunate you are to live this life.

Ranch life isn’t always easy. There are long days, unexpected challenges, financial worries, and plenty of times when things don’t go according to plan.

But there’s something about being surrounded by animals and the land that keeps bringing me back to what matters.

Connection.

To the land.
To the animals.
To the people we love.
And maybe most importantly, to ourselves.

As I look toward this next chapter of my life, I keep coming back to that word.

Connection.

It’s a big part of why I’m drawn to exploring equine-assisted coaching work. I want to learn more about how the presence of horses can create opportunities for women to slow down, become more aware of themselves, and explore what matters most to them.

I have so much to learn, and I’m excited about that.

But today?

Today I’m simply grateful for the horses, the ranch, and the ordinary moments that continue to shape who I am.

Sometimes the most meaningful parts of our lives are the ones we almost overlook. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

07/10/2026

I’ve been thinking about how different my dreams look today than they did 10, 20 or even 30 years ago.

And I think that’s a good thing.

We’re allowed to change.

We’re allowed to outgrow things we once thought we wanted.

We’re allowed to discover new things that light us up.

And we’re allowed to dream again, even after life has taken us down roads we never expected to travel.

At 53, my dreams feel different.

They’re less about proving something and more about purpose.

Less about doing MORE and more about doing what matters.

I want more time with my horses.
More connection.
More meaningful conversations.
More time outside.
More opportunities to help women recognize their own strength.
More days where I go to bed knowing I spent my time on something that mattered to me.

And as I prepare to begin my additional training, I can feel some of those pieces slowly starting to come together.

I don’t know exactly what the finished picture looks like yet.

For once, I’m okay with that.

Maybe we don’t need to have the same dreams we had at 25.

Maybe one of the gifts of getting older is finally knowing ourselves well enough to dream differently. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

06/10/2026

We tend to celebrate beginnings and endings.

The day you decide.
The day you finally arrive.
The before and the after.

But most of life is lived somewhere in the middle.

Right now, I’m in a middle.

I know there’s a new direction I want to explore. I’ve made the decision to begin my training. I have ideas and dreams about bringing my love of horses and my years of working with women together.

But I’m not there yet.

And I think there’s something really beautiful about being able to say that.

I’m learning.

I don’t have to be an expert today.
I don’t have to know exactly what this will look like five years from now.
I don’t have to rush to the finish line.

I get to be a student again.

At 53, that feels exciting.

Maybe we need to give ourselves more permission to be beginners. To try something we aren’t already good at. To be curious. To change our minds. To discover parts of ourselves we haven’t met yet.

A horse isn’t worried about where you’ll be six months from now.

They’re paying attention to who showed up today.

So am I. ❤️

Here’s to being willing to begin…and being patient enough to appreciate the middle.

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

05/10/2026

It’s Monday.

And Mondays have a way of making us think about everything we need to fix, change, accomplish or get caught up on.

But here’s something I’m learning in this season of my life…

You don’t have to change everything to change something.

Sometimes it starts really small.

Taking the walk.
Getting back in the saddle.
Saying no without feeling guilty.
Making the appointment.
Reading the book.
Taking the class.
Spending an hour doing something you love.
Or finally admitting there’s something more you want for your life.

For me, one of those small steps was allowing myself to seriously consider a new direction.

Then I researched.
I asked questions.
I listened to that little voice that kept telling me to keep going.

And now I’m preparing to begin my upcoming training.

It didn’t happen because I woke up one morning and completely reinvented my life.

It happened one decision at a time.

I think sometimes we wait for the perfect time, the perfect plan, or the motivation to make some huge change.

Maybe we don’t need any of those.

Maybe we just need to take the next right step.

So that’s my Monday reminder, for you and for me:

You don’t have to figure out the whole road today.

Just keep moving. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

04/10/2026

Maybe It’s Not Too Late. Maybe It’s Right on Time.

I’m 53 years old.

And I’m beginning something new.

There was a time when I probably would have wondered if I was too old to start down a completely different path.

Now?

I think I might finally be the right age.

Because I’m bringing 53 years with me.

Years of raising a family.
Building businesses.
Working beside my husband.
Ranching.
Raising horses.
Helping women.
Making mistakes.
Starting over.
Losing people I love.
Walking through hard seasons.
And learning that life rarely turns out exactly the way we planned.

All of it has shaped me.

And maybe our next chapter isn’t supposed to erase everything that came before it.

Maybe it’s supposed to USE it.

That’s how I’m beginning to look at this new direction in my life.

I’m not starting over.

I’m taking everything life has taught me and carrying it forward as I begin my Gestalt training and explore a deeper way of bringing together two things that have been part of my life for a very long time…

Women and horses.

So if there’s something tugging at your heart lately, please don’t automatically dismiss it because of your age or where you are in life.

You might not be behind at all.

You might finally be ready. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

03/10/2026

One thing I’ve learned after a lifetime around horses…

You can walk into a pasture pretending you’re fine.

The horse knows better.

They notice the tension in your body.
The hurried movements.
The energy you bring with you.

You might be able to convince the rest of the world that you have it all together, but a horse isn’t impressed by the version of you that you present to everyone else.

They respond to the real you.

I think that’s one of the reasons I’ve always felt so grounded around them.

There’s no pretending.

And lately, as I look toward this next chapter and the training I’ll be stepping into, I find myself thinking about just how much horses have taught me without ever saying a word.

Presence.
Patience.
Trust.
Boundaries.
Confidence.
And the importance of being honest about where you are.

Maybe that’s part of the lesson for all of us.

We don’t always have to be the strong one.

We don’t always have to have the answer.

And we certainly don’t have to pretend we have everything figured out.

Sometimes we can just show up exactly as we are.

The horses already know. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

02/10/2026

Yesterday I shared a little about the direction my heart is pulling me.

Today I want to talk about the woman underneath all the roles.

Somewhere along the way, many of us become known by what we do for everyone else.

Wife. Mom. Daughter. Caregiver. Business owner. Rancher. The dependable one. The strong one.

And those are beautiful parts of who we are.

But they aren’t ALL of who we are.

I’ve been asking myself lately…

Who is Cheyenne when she isn’t taking care of something or someone?

That question is harder to answer than I expected.

Maybe finding ourselves again isn’t about becoming someone new. Maybe it’s about remembering the parts of ourselves that have been there all along.

For me, horses have always had a way of bringing me back there.

They don’t care about my accomplishments, my mistakes, how productive I was that day, or whether I have everything figured out.

They simply meet me where I am.

And as I step toward this next chapter of my life and begin my training, I’m paying closer attention to that.

To the quiet.

To connection.

To what horses have been teaching me my entire life without ever saying a word.

There’s more I want to share about where this is leading.

But for now, maybe this is enough:

The woman you used to be isn’t gone. And the woman you’re becoming doesn’t have to leave her behind. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

01/10/2026

Sometimes the cowgirl needs to rein back, too.

I’ve been a little quiet here lately. Not because I haven’t had anything to say, but because I’ve been living through a season that has asked me to slow down, look inward, and figure out what comes next.

I’ve spent much of my life taking care of others. Raising a family, working cattle, raising horses, building businesses, coaching women, and trying to keep all the plates spinning.

Somewhere along the way, I’ve realized that even the strongest women need time to reconnect with themselves.

And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing.

This October, I want to invite you along as I share more of my journey, my love of horses, the lessons this ranch life continues to teach me, and a new direction I’m pursuing that has been on my heart for quite some time.

I’m beginning my journey into more training, with a vision of bringing together horses, healing, personal growth, and the wisdom that comes from a life lived close to the land.

But more than anything, I want this space to be a place where women can show up exactly as they are. Where we can talk about the hard seasons, celebrate the good ones, and remember that it’s never too late to rediscover the woman we may have lost somewhere along the way.

Sometimes moving forward begins by reining back.

Tell me something...have you ever reached a point in your life where you knew it was time to rediscover YOU?

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

22/09/2026

🍂 First day of autumn…

There’s no mistaking fall on a ranch.

The mornings are cooler. The horses are getting fuzzy. The grass has turned gold. Calves are being shipped, hay is stacked, and you can feel winter waiting somewhere beyond the mountains.

I’ve always loved this season.

Maybe because ranch life teaches us that seasons are necessary.

There’s a time to plant and a time to gather.
A time to work hard and a time to rest.
A time to hold on…and a time to loosen the reins and let something go.

And sometimes, there’s a season when you realize it’s time to come back to the things that make you feel most like yourself.

For me, that will always include horses, cattle, dirt on my boots, wide open country, and a good horse underneath me.

Here’s to autumn on the ranch…and whatever this new season is asking of us. 🍁🐴

What are you looking forward to most this fall?

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

21/09/2026

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted here. Maybe today was the perfect day to come back.

We shipped calves today.

It’s one of those days on the ranch that marks the changing of seasons. Cattle gathered. Horses saddled. Calves sorted and loaded. Another chapter of the year’s work moving down the road.

And as I sat horseback working cows today, I found myself thinking about ranchers.

The ones you don’t always see from the highway.

They’re out there before daylight checking cattle. Breaking ice in the winter. Calving in the middle of a spring storm. Putting up hay when everyone else is headed to the lake. Fixing fence. Doctoring calves. Watching the sky and praying for rain…or sometimes praying it will stop.

They miss dinners, holidays, ball games and sleep because livestock don’t know what day it is.

There aren’t many spotlights on ranchers.

But there should be.

Because behind the beef on a family’s table is a rancher who spent countless hours caring for the land and the animals entrusted to them.

Today, I’m especially grateful to be one of them.

Grateful for a good horse underneath me.
Grateful for cattle in the pasture.
Grateful for the land beneath us.
Grateful for the generations who taught us this way of life.
And grateful that another generation is learning it beside us.

Ranching isn’t always easy. In fact, sometimes it’s downright hard.

But days like today remind me just how fortunate we are to live a life connected to the land, the animals and the seasons.

Here’s to the ranchers.

The quiet ones.
The hardworking ones.
The ones you may never see from the road.

I see you. And I’m proud to stand among you. ❤️

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

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