Summary
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Sonny Franklin

Sonny Franklin

Snyder,Texas

Summary

Dependable and hardworking Christian laborer with extensive experience at T-Bar and other ranches in the West Texas area. Clean driving record and skilled in equipment operation and livestock handling. Proven ability to work effectively in challenging conditions while demonstrating respectfulness, a joy for learning new things, strong teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Successfully trained horses and contributed to significant family farm projects, showcasing a solid work ethic and mechanical aptitude.

Overview

10
10

Years of Ranch & Farm Experience

Work History

Ranch Hand

T-Bar, OS, Lazy-H, Edwards, Neff, Fuller Ranches
West Texas Area
01.2020 - Current
  • Operated heavy equipment for feeding.
  • Worked efficiently in freezing temperatures, extreme dust, and noise.
  • Participated in the team effort of flanking and holding 450-700 pound calves.
  • Regularly cared for the work horses used, including grooming, watering, and feeding round bales with the telehandler or tractor.
  • Gleaned invaluable life lessons, effective work ethic, and strategies from older, more seasoned ranch hands.
  • Participated in gathering, penning, roping, vaccinating, branding, castrating, and ear-marking for identification and healthcare maintenance of the cattle.

Farm Hand

Sid Franklin (Father)
Snyder
01.2015 - Current
  • Assisted in building a pipe arena and surrounding pipe pens.
  • Helped complete various tasks around the farm, including cementing posts for gates, fabricating gates in the shop, driving posts with a tractor, operating a telehandler, cutting pipe for installation, and using various power tools to complete the projects.
  • Assisted in the shop, working on old pickup trucks, trailers, and tractors, along with some farm implements.
  • Maintained the grounds regularly, including fixing fences, weed-eating, removing trash and debris, and clearing wooded areas.

Horse Trainer

Keith Messick
Snyder
01.2022 - 01.2022
  • Trained two-year old stallion to lead, load in a trailer, and respond respectfully to people.
  • Exercised new concepts taught on the ground to ensure safety in the saddle.
  • Monitored the progress of the horse until requested goals were met.

Education

GED -

Mission Academy
Homeschooled
05-2025

Skills

  • Heavy equipment operation
  • Basic mechanical skills
  • Assistance in fabrication of metal projects in the shop
  • Livestock handling
  • Teamwork
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Respectful and teachable

Affiliations

  • love riding dirt bikes, horseback riding, fishing, and tubing on the lake.
  • regularly play the electric guitar and drums for our home church.
  • enjoy hiking and have successfully bagged the summits of 5 of the lower 48 high points of the US.
  • take pleasure in lifting weights and hanging out with friends from church.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Horse Trainer

Keith Messick
01.2022 - 01.2022

Ranch Hand

T-Bar, OS, Lazy-H, Edwards, Neff, Fuller Ranches
01.2020 - Current

Farm Hand

Sid Franklin (Father)
01.2015 - Current

GED -

Mission Academy

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