Brock and Becca and their parents spend a week at a working cattle ranch in Southern Saskatchewan. The most exciting event for the two children was the first time they rode on a full-grown horse. Now ponies will no longer do. It was exciting for Mother as well because she had never been on a horse that hadn't thrown her off. Because this was a "working" cattle ranch Brock and Becca were involved in many activities during the week which kept them busy, and Brock became convinced that he wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up.