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12/24/2025

Doing a Christmas horse photoshoot has become a tradition for me.
A way to remember.

To remember how much they’ve grown.
To remember how fast time goes.

Nash looks like a true grown-up this year — a reliable, broke horse who helped raise a little foal. I’m so proud of him.
Cassiopée was safely tucked in her mama’s belly last Christmas. Solo passed away, and now she’s already 7 months old.
Angie is wearing more and more white hairs as 20 approaches.
Freya was a coming two last year and is now a coming three — the difference is incredible to see.

More than anything, this tradition reminds me to cherish the moments we have with those we love.
Time doesn’t rewind.

Pet your dog.
Enjoy every ride.
Take the phone call.
Say yes to coffee or dinner.

One day, all we’ll have left are the memories — and the photos to remember them by.

That’s what Christmas is really about.
Not the gifts. Not the money.
But sharing, kindness, and being present. 🎄✨

What quiet moments with your horses or loved ones are you cherishing?

12/21/2025

Life lately in the deep freeze ❄️

Snow almost every day, temps stuck below -30.Only two rides this month — this winter is something else.

How’s the weather for you? ❄️🥶

“You weren’t my mom, but you stood by me like one.I learned the world by watching you.”Nash — the quiet protector with t...
12/16/2025

“You weren’t my mom, but you stood by me like one.
I learned the world by watching you.”

Nash — the quiet protector with the biggest heart in the herd.

12/14/2025

🐴 National Day of the Horse 🐴

Some days, they save us without ever knowing it.
With a breath on our shoulder, a quiet look, a steady presence.

Horses ask nothing but honesty.
They meet us where we are — broken, tired, hopeful — and stand with us anyway.

They carry our fears, our grief, our joy.
They feel our hearts before we ever speak.

Today we celebrate the ones who make us better humans,
who teach us patience, resilience, and unconditional trust.

Thank you for every lesson, every mile, every silent moment that meant everything.
We owe you more than words — but today, we offer gratitude. 🤍🐎

12/12/2025

Throwback to this summer during the Country Farm Tour with SacredHeartGypsys where I shared some basics of halter-breaking foals: leading, following pressure, the first idea of release of pressure, gentle desensitization, and feet handling.

I also explained that at this age, their brain is still developing — their attention span is tiny, and that’s completely normal.
Working on the essentials so they can be handled safely for farrier and vet care is important…
but anything more? Not recommended if you ask me.

Let babies be babies.
The knowledge and the workload will come with maturity and time. 🐴✨

Grief has a quiet way of riding alongside us. Some days it shows up like a soft ache. Other days it’s just a memory that...
12/06/2025

Grief has a quiet way of riding alongside us. Some days it shows up like a soft ache. Other days it’s just a memory that walks beside you while you do the everyday things…feed the cows, pour the coffee, watch the sun rise.

I’m learning that grief doesn’t always mean tears. Sometimes it means deeper gratitude. Sometimes it means pausing a little longer. Sometimes it means loving harder, living more intentionally, and holding the people you still have just a bit closer.

Out here on the ranch, life keeps moving. The seasons don’t stop. The cows still need fed. The daylight still finds its way in. And somehow, in the middle of all that motion, you learn that it’s okay to carry both the ache and the beauty at the same time.

If you’re walking through grief today, you’re not alone. And if today feels lighter, that’s okay too. Both can exist in the same heart.

🪶Cheyenne, The Native Cowgirl

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12/05/2025

Thank you, Boss Mare Marketing ,for the Christmas Gift Guide feature! 🎄
Go check it out — so many great small businesses to discover. 🌟

Have you heard about the 3 F’s of horse welfare?Freedom • Forage • FriendsThese three needs are the foundation of a heal...
12/03/2025

Have you heard about the 3 F’s of horse welfare?
Freedom • Forage • Friends

These three needs are the foundation of a healthy, happy horse — and a pasture setting is the best way to meet all of them.

• Freedom
Horses are designed to move.
They need space to walk, trot, explore, choose where to stand, and express natural behaviors.
Pasture gives them that freedom — reducing stress, stiffness, and pent-up energy.

• Forage
In nature, horses graze 16–18 hours a day. Their digestive system depends on continuous fiber, not big meals.
Pasture allows slow, steady grazing that supports gut health, prevents ulcers, and keeps their minds calm.

• Friends
Horses are herd animals.
They need companionship, play, grooming, boundaries, and social learning.
A pasture herd provides emotional stability and lowers stress.

✨ Pasture living is the closest we can get to mimicking nature — allowing horses to live in a way that reflects their wild origins and natural instincts. They naturally get all three: Freedom, Forage, and Friends.

Do your horses have all three — and what could make their lives even better?

11/30/2025

They call it the golden hour — but the orange sunset painted my horses in a light that felt almost sacred last night.

❤️ #

11/28/2025

It’s the little moments that build the big things — curiosity, connection, progress, desensitization, routine.
They’re all pieces of a bigger puzzle.

Riga has only been here for a week, and her curiosity is already starting to shine.
Follow along for her updates. 🤎

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