The Horse Motel

12/22/2023

The Horse Motel is closed today due to flooding.

07/29/2023

The Crooked J Ranch would like to wish these two lovely ladies and their mounts the best of luck at the Tevis Cup!
Bring home the buckles Ladies!!
See you on the flip side!

04/11/2023

I’ve decided to reopen the facility up for travelers again.
For future visits,
There will be a $30 non-refundable deposit.

02/21/2023

12/20/2022

12/19/22 The ranch is full tonight.

07/16/2022

The Horse Motel would like to wish the best of luck to these three riders and their mounts. Thank you for letting us be a layover for you!

01/31/2022

These cuties stayed with me last night!

12/24/2021

Merry Christmas from the Crooked J Ranch!

07/23/2021

The Horse Motel would like to wish the Tevis Competitors the best of luck. We’ll see y’all on the flip side!

05/18/2021

01/01/2021

The Horse Motel is full tonight.
Happy New Year!

09/18/2020

The Bobcat fire is heading to Wrightwood, Pinon Hills and Phelan. If anyone needs a place for your animals let us know. We have 5 available corrals, a 3 sided pen, round pen, and an arena.

08/16/2019

The Horse Motel would like to wish the best of luck to the Tevis competitors!

07/09/2019

These are great RIDING RULES FOR OLDER HORSEWOMEN

1) We DO NOT need to show up with our hair combed and wearing makeup and a clean shirt.

2) Moaning, groaning and complaining about aching muscles is perfectly acceptable, as is taking Motrin (or something stronger) prior to a ride.

3) Helping someone on or off the horse does not mean the rider is an invalid. It only means the horse got taller overnight.

4) No one will comment about how big someone's butt looks in a saddle.

5) Everyone will wait patiently while someone dismounts and adjusts equipment. They will also wait patiently until that person re-mounts and is ready to move on--no matter how long that takes.

6) When a horse is acting up, we will just accept that it is having a bad hair day - it is not the rider's fault.

7) Mentioning that it is too hot, too dry, too humid, too cold, too wet, too buggy, etc., is considered self-expression, not whining.

😎 Wanting to be first, last, walk, or just stop does not mean the rider is a wimp. Sometimes it is necessary to teach a horse who is in charge.

9) We will take time to discuss the important issues of the day, like who is dating who, who is cheating on who and any other relevant information that needs to be passed on.

10) We will acknowledge that horses are very strange animals and that sometimes, for no reason at all, we fall off of them. If this happens to any rider, the other riders will ascertain that the person is okay and then not mention the incident to another living soul, especially husbands and significant others.

11) Our horses are not fat, they are "big-boned."

12) We need to keep this riding thing mysterious and strange-sounding. If everyone finds out how much fun it is, the price of horses will go up and we will not be able to afford a dozen of them.

13) If we want, we can show up in english helmets and boots and ride in a western saddle if we feel like it so we can take more stuff with us and no one is allowed to make comments.

Print and post in your barn 😝😜😄

08/17/2018

The horse motel is full tonight

07/31/2018

The Horse Motel would like to thank the Cowboy Mounted Shooting competitors and the Tevis Cup competitors for staying with us. It was an honor to meet all of you and we look forward to seeing you on your next journey!

12/28/2017

The Horse Motel is full tonight.

11/05/2017

10/25/2017

The ranch is full tonight.

12/27/2016

The stables are full for tonight. I might be able to put a few horses in the arena