When we were a little late, and the guests were a little early, we all worked as a team to get the horses ready for our ride ❤️
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Happy New Year from the RB Family!
It feels almost surreal that 2024 is over. A year that I will never forget. A year that was so different in so many ways; a year that pushed me personally to the limits in all senses, but also became an eye-opener, and a game changer. Some of you already know that for a great part of this year I had to sail the ship completely alone, navigating it through an extreme heat wave, extreme rain, a hurricane and a storm. I don’t want to make this post just about me, but it is important to get the context. Apart from running the ranch for the last 17 years, I also work as a translator, manage a few vacation homes, and take care of tons of street cats. So, working at the ranch every single day for 8 months straight, has been tough to say the least. But it has also changed my life! Spending so much time with my horses has been the biggest privilege ever. Running a ranch is very expensive, but what you get from spending every day, all day long, with horses and animals, is something that money can’t buy. I have also met so many amazing and wonderful people at the ranch this year, and many of us have connected on an indescribable level thanks to the horses. For months and months, I looked for the right people to join me in this beautiful project – my mission in life. And one by one, I finally found the perfect family members, and our RB Family is complete again. With this carefully hand-picked group of horse-lovers, I know that only the sky is the limit! After months and months of exhaustion, despair, and sometimes sheer panic, it had been a long time since I felt such optimism and excitement over the ranch. I know that the only way is up from here, and this WILL be a fantastic year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of this – as a follower, a guest, or a friend of the ranch. Without you we would not still be here, exactly 17 years after the ranch was founded. We wish you all a Happy New 2025 and hope to see as man
Happy New Week!
So many of you sent us comments and questions about Chiquilín, after seeing the story about him injuring his face the other day. I had no idea he had that many fans! No worries, the wound was only superficial, and is healing fine. We don't know how he hurt himself; it happened while he was having breakfast, and we didn't see it happening. It is not really affecting him though; as you can see in the video he is still very happy 😉
We are also happy, since there are many good things happening for us right now. I've said it before, but it's worth repeating: We have the best guests in the entire world, hands down! This past week was no exception. We shared stories, laughed and cried together, hugged, and spent truly valuable, beautiful time together. Many of us will stay in touch for sure. This is what happens when you spend time together around horses. And being in such a magical environment makes these connections even stronger. We are working on offering more experiences with horses (not just rides), as we really want to give more people the opportunity to see first hand what this is about. We wish all our RB Friends a wonderful rest of the week - you are the best, and we are so very grateful for you ❤️
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Some of our followers have asked if we have a Black Friday Offer. We do not usually offer discounts, as we can really use every single cent that we can get for our horses. But we like making our RB Friends happy, so if you book (and pay) any type of ride (Classic, Private or Deluxe) with us by Monday night, you'll get 10% discount if you visit us between now and December 15th. And if you are a local resident with Quintana Roo ID, you'll get an additional 20% discount on our Classic Rides.
Happy Black Friday everyone!
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If you have been watching our stories, not only lately, but during the whole summer, you have seen that we have had LOTS of rain. This has resulted in flooding, mud, and constant extreme humidity. This puts a lot of stress on the horses’ hooves, which get too moist and soft. Special treatments are needed to disinfect and harden the hooves. Our beloved Rey, who is retired due to arthritis, has suffered tremendously the last weeks due to issues with too soft and therefore painful front hooves. We need to pack Rey’s hooves every second day (we will try to show you how this is done in a separate post), give him pain medication, and keep him on a surface that is as dry as possible (which is easier said than done with the recent weather conditions!) Our vet wanted us to rule out laminitis (a very serious hoof disease), as the healing has been very slow. Luckily the hooves looked very good on the x-rays, so we will continue with our current treatment, and just hope that Rey will recover quickly. We will always do everything in our power to give our horses the best possible quality of life, whether they are rideable or not. All our horses have the same value, and it is our hope that one day everyone will see the value in horses that cannot be ridden.
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It's just the most adorable thing to find your horses (in this case Juguete) this relaxed and enjoying a good nap ❤️
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Marytsa joined us for the latest addition to our offerings at Rancho Baaxal - the "one-on-one feel good session", where you spend time bonding with one of our horses, letting them work their magic on you. Marytsa was paired with Indio, who - as the video shows - was enjoying this just as much as she did! This activity is suitable for anyone who wants to truly experience quality time with a horse, and is sure to warm your heart and soul. Horses are so much more than just riding, and we want to give everyone the opportunity to experience how amazing it is to spend time with them. It also makes it possible for all of our horses to keep being part of what we do with our guests, even after retirement.
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Yes, horses do speak 😀
The RB Family wishes you a wonderful day!
(Featuring Junior)
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***Grateful***
Yesterday we went out for a ride with this lovely couple – Inès & Paul. Working at Rancho Baaxal is first and foremost about the horses, but we would not be able to keep going without you – our guests, supporters, followers, and donors. And this is truly one of the most amazing things about this job (or lifestyle, as I prefer to call it). We really have the most wonderful guests we could ever wish for at our ranch. We meet people from all over the world – a few examples from the last week are guests from China, Pakistan, France, Bulgaria, United States and Mauritius. Learning about other cultures while riding is just another bonus to the Rancho Baaxal life. We are grateful beyond words for YOU. We love sharing Rancho Baaxal with our guests, exchanging life stories and experiences, and making new friends. Thank you all for supporting us. We love you all! ❤️
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Pantera having a footbath
This might look very cute and funny, but the reason why Pantera is constantly stepping in the water buckets, playing with the water, and loving mud baths, is actually no fun at all. He has a condition called anhidrosis, which means that he cannot sweat. This is a very dangerous condition, as the body can’t regulate its temperature, and the horse can easily get overheated, get respiratory issues, etc. We constantly need to check his breathing (especially in the summer), give him frequent baths/showers, check his temperature, and sometimes inject him with steroids to help him with his breathing. There is no effective cure for this, and not all medications/supplements work on all horses. One thing that works very well on many horses with anhidrosis is Guinness beer (or any other stout beer – go figure!), but it does not work on Pantera though. So far, we have not found anything that works for him, except for cooler weather, which can help to activate the sweating for some reason. We are currently trying to give him Gatorade powder though, as one of our guests recommended this a couple of weeks ago. And he absolutely loves it! (We will try to post a video of him drinking Gatorade shortly.) If you have a horse with anhidrosis, or know someone who does, we would love to hear if you/they have found anything that helps your horse sweat.
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***RB Story part 2***
This is the second of a series of posts about the history of Rancho Baaxal (this might very well become "The Neverending Story" 😉)
P.S. Just to clarify, when I talk about "coke" in the video, I am not talking about Coca-Cola, but actually cocaine...)
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***RB Story part 1***
This is the first of a series of posts about the history of Rancho Baaxal. This video was first posted a few weeks ago, but was cut short by Facebook after a few days, so in case you want to watch the first part, here is the full version again, since we will be posting part 2 very shortly. Rancho Baaxal was founded in 2008, but the story begins much earlier. I hope you'll enjoy hearing how it all started.
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