Cowgirl Tuff Ranch

03/10/2025

These two are sure gonna be tight starting so young. 🥰👌

03/10/2025

Starting their bond off right 🥰

03/09/2025

Looking for a family-friendly, drama-free place to board your horse?

At Cowgirl Tuff Ranch, we offer open pastures, a spacious outdoor arena, a round pen, a obstacle course, with hundreds of acres to explore. It's a true family ranch, complete with black angus cows. We live on site, ensuring a welcoming, safe environment for you and your horse.

While we don’t have an indoor arena, we are close to thousands of kms of trails at Waskwahegan and Blackfoot.
We offer so much more with therapy, spa days, and lessons for both adults and kids. If you're looking for a laid-back, family-oriented place, reach out today!

03/09/2025

Well spring is sure in our pastures. 🌞 We can now see the obstacle course and riding ring peeking through the snow and spring training is underway🐎

03/07/2025

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02/18/2025

01/01/2025

Only numbers... age means nothing, do what you love and love what you do..... no matter what age!🙌

A 72-Year-Old Man Triumphs in the World's Toughest Horse Race – 100 Miles in a Single Day!

This achievement is truly remarkable. The Tevis Cup stands as the most challenging 100-mile endurance event globally, where many participants struggle to complete the course in a single day. At the age of 72, Potato Richardson, alongside his 14-year-old Arabian mare, SMR Filouette (Gandhy Dancer x Fille de Cailana), emerged victorious, surpassing five previous champions and two former winning horses.

Many might have assumed that this individual had already experienced the peak of his equestrian pursuits; however, he has demonstrated that age is no barrier to exceptional horsemanship. He has a deep connection to his mare, having owned both her mother and grandmother. His meticulous planning over several years culminated in this momentous competition. When the day arrived, he approached it with a vigor and determination that seemed innate. His extensive experience and insight should not be overlooked.

"I simply rode with greater intelligence," remarked Potato Richardson at the age of 72.

In many sports, aging often leads to a decline in performance. However, in the realm of equestrianism, experience tends to enhance our abilities as we grow older. My utmost respect goes to him.

12/29/2024

A great day out playing in the snow.🐴❄️🐴

12/29/2024

Eclipse 🥰 doing some round pen and ground work.

12/09/2024

Out exercising these guys today.
Snows finally getting deeper. 🐴

11/23/2024

We currently have openings, call to book your spots.

11/23/2024

Exercising and working the horses minds and bodies. 🥰

11/21/2024

So very true......

Read this twice, maybe three times❤️ if you have any interest in Horses at all !!

‘𝑻𝑶 𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑨 𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑺𝑬’
This was sent to us, not by the author, but by someone who believes ‘Every word of it rings true”.

‘The best horses are built over years of hauling, hard work, tough times, good times, bad times, big spooks, little spooks, their mistakes, our mistakes and continual love and care.

‘No, your breaker can not turn your young prospect into your old faithful in 30, 60, 90, or even 365 days. It takes years.

‘I’m plagued with the problem of trying to impress on people how long it truly takes to build that dream partner. There’s not a smooth paved path. Your green horse will embarrass you, frustrate you, and maybe even hurt you. For some of you, buying a $20,000-$30,000 horse is going to be worth it and SAVE you money. Even that more finished horse will take a year or more to sync up with.

‘Cheap rate for horse training is $1,000 a month.
1 year of training: $12,000
2 years of training: $24,000

‘Many of you won’t believe this but your dream horse is on the other side of two years of training. In reality, it’s likely around two years of training and two years of seasoning (hauling them to town). Will that horse still make mistakes? Yes, they all make mistakes until the day they die. But that horses mistakes probably won’t put you in serious danger and that horse will probably pack your grandkids around.

‘If you’re trying to decide between a $3,500 prospect or a $15,000 proven horse. My advice is to do an internal inventory and figure out what you want. Buying that prospect is like the first roll on the Jumanji board. You’re entered up, get ready for a journey of ups and downs (possibly quite literally!) If you’re buying that finished horse decide what you really want, get ready for a lot of shopping and painfully overpriced sh💩tters. Take a friend or a trainer on this journey with you and try to double your budget (that’s right, 30k). Be smart and buy something OVER 8 years old. Don’t buy that pretty 5 year old they only want 20k for. He isn’t old enough to be proven for you. Lots of horse traders are trying to flip horses, anything under 8 is likely twice as green as he looks in the video. Maturity, both mental and physical will be key when looking for a safe horse.

‘If you want a project and a challenge I’m not hating, that’s what I want in a horse too, so I buy young ones. If you need a safe one, bring lots of money and quit thinking you need a 6 year old. You probably don’t have what it takes to mentally support that 6 year old through new situations.

‘The biggest reason I bring this up is because as folks retire their old faithful they are so far removed from when that horse was green and did dumb stuff. They forgot how tough those two years were back when he was 4-6. They only remember the amazing horse he was when he matured. The 3 year old they just bought is YEARS from filling that horses shoes when it comes to training level and safety level. I see people hate on trainers because the trainer couldn’t make their young horse, “finished” in 90 days. It’s honestly the biggest reason I like taking colts for 30 or 60 days. The expectation is shockingly lower than when I take one for 90 days. It’s weird what people expect from a 90 day start. Most people should commit to sending their young horse out for a full year. Two years would be even better.

‘Green horses do green horse things, don’t blame others for the challenge you bought yourself. Accept the challenge or pay the price for one further along. No matter which path you choose with horses, it’s going to cost you.

* We've since found out this great article was written by Craig Moore, Moore Horsemanship.