Stetson Forge Branding 2025
Posted on June 19 2025,
A proper branding.
Folks came out from all over — not to watch, but to learn. We roped. We wrestled. We marked calves with iron and sweat. If your boots stayed clean, you weren’t in the right spot.
This wasn’t some staged cowboy cosplay. No bleachers, no lattes. Just a working crew, good stock, and a fire that stayed hot all morning. The goal? Teach folks what it really takes to handle stock right — to brand fast, clean, and with care. The War Party Movement brought in people who’d never smelled burning hair before. They left sore, sunburnt, and smiling like they’d found something they didn’t know they were missing.
It ain’t easy teaching tradition. But that’s what this was — passing it on, not dressing it up.
To everyone who showed up, put in work, and left a little better than they came — thanks. You earned it.
We’ll do it again next year. Same rules. Same dust.
— Jese
