Rockin W Ranch

08/09/2024

Join us for our Cowboy Church Service on Saturday August 17th at 10am. Come early for a Pancake Breakfast!

Speaker: Bobby Ford
Worship Music: Terry Welsh
Horse Handler: Cowboy Everly

Bring Your Family & Friends. Everyone is welcome, come as you are! Bring Chairs. Please Share.

08/05/2024

This is a wonderful article explaining the importance of learning all aspects of horsemanship and why it’s important to challenge yourself in riding different horses.

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

07/13/2024

Veterans and their families are invited to attend a Pancake Breakfast & Family Activity Day on Saturday, July 27th from 9am-12pm. There is limited capacity to this event so you must RSVP.
If you are a Veteran and wish to attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, July 24th to hold your spot. RSVP to the contact information on the posted flier.

07/13/2024

Join us for our Cowboy Church Service Saturday July 20th at 10am. Come early for a Pancake Breakfast!

Bobby Ford: Speaker
Terry Welsh: Worship Music
Cowboy Everly: Horse Handler

Bring Your Family & Friends. Everyone is welcome, come as you are! Bring Chairs. Please Share.

07/04/2024

In our camps, participants learn ground handling skills such as how to properly halter, lead, and tie up their horses. Campers & horses cool off with water activities.

07/04/2024

Summer Horse Camps are a great way to introduce horses to kids of all ages and for current lesson students to have more fun with the horses during the summer. Here are some photos from our Stars & Stripes Camp.

06/30/2024

Our Advanced Students recently participated in their own camp. Most of these students volunteer their time by assisting with our horsemanship program and with A Heart for HERO's, Inc
Their activities included Dressage Instruction, Drill Team, Equine Massage Therapy, Ranch Riding, Water Obstacles, deworming horses, making fly spray and more.
Kathy Everly & Miss Julia took the group on their very first off-site trail ride. Thank you to Holly Winkeljohn and Danielle Holmes for making this a fantastic week for our group.

06/22/2024

RWR is making memories at our summer camps. This group was full of energy and ready to go. Our campers learned about proper horse care and participated in barn chores. There were crafts, tie dye shirts and our kids practiced their horsemanship skills, with a chance to earn ribbons.

06/12/2024

More photos from our Fun in the Sun Camp.

06/12/2024

Rockin W Ranch kicked off Summer last week with its Fun in the Sun Camp. The activities included horsemanship skills, barn chores, horse care, arts & crafts, water activities, and more.

06/12/2024

Veterans and their families are invited to attend a Pancake Breakfast & Family Activity Day on Saturday, June 29th 9am-12pm. There is limited capacity to this event so you must RSVP.
If you are a Veteran and wish to attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, June 26th to hold your spot. RSVP to the contact information on the posted flier.

06/12/2024

Join us for our Cowboy Church Service Saturday June 15th at 10am. Come early for a Pancake Breakfast!

Bobby Ford: Speaker
Terry Welsh: Worship Music
Cowboy Everly: Horse Handler

Bring Your Family & Friends. Everyone is welcome, come as you are! Bring Chairs. Please Share.

05/28/2024

Gift certificates are available for the ranch. Contact us at [email protected]

05/07/2024

🐴🌟 Calling all horse lovers and helmet heroes! 🌟🐴

Hey everyone! We're in need of gently used helmets for our riders, and we're reaching out to our amazing community for help! Donating your gently used helmets gives them a new purpose and contributes to the next generation of horsemen and horsewomen.

If you have any helmets lying around that you no longer use, please consider donating them to our program. Your generosity will directly impact the lives of our riders and help us continue providing quality lessons and experiences. We need ALL SIZES but especially small, medium and large.

If you would like to help by purchasing a new helmet to add to our collection, you can access our Amazon wishlist with the sizes requested here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FAW147YRTWOD/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

If you wish to donate please send us a message.

05/07/2024

We are honoring our Veterans with a special invitation to attend a Pancake Breakfast & Family Activity Day on Saturday, May 25th! 9am-12pm. Bring your families! There is limited capacity to this event so you must RSVP.
If you are a Veteran and wish to attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, May 22nd to hold your spot. RSVP to the contact information on the posted flier.

05/05/2024

Join us for our Cowboy Church Service! Sat. May 18th at 10am.

Bobby Ford: Speaker
Terry Welsh: Worship Music
Cowboy Everly: Horse Handler

Bring Your Family & Friends. Everyone is welcome, come as you are! Bring Chairs. Please Share.

04/14/2024

Veterans are invited to attend a family fun day on Saturday, April 27th, from 9am-12pm. This is a FREE event for Veterans & their families.

There is limited capacity….
You must RSVP By April 20th.
RSVP by contacting Cathy DaDiego at (207) 831-8632.

04/03/2024

https://www.gofundme.com/f/raising-money-for-special-olympics-horse-purchase

Our names are Ella and Emily. We are both in the 8th grade and we vo… Katreena Eichar needs your support for Raising money for Special Olympics horse purchase

03/30/2024

Rockin W Ranch and A Heart for HEROs are looking for a couple ponies to fill the gap Bo left. Between the Tiny Trotters class and camp beginners, we’re currently looking for two ponies: one around 10-11 hands and another around 12-13 hands. We need ponies that are quiet and calm and forgiving. If you can assist us with our search, please call or leave a text message at 863-205-1494. We are willing to purchase but tax deductible Donations can be made through A Heart for HEROs. We could also use a 15 hand western pleasure horse for beginners and Special Olympians. Please share this as well.

03/14/2024

ROCKIN' W RANCH ANNOUNCES Summer Horse Camp is open for online registration. This camp is for JUNE 24TH-JUNE 28TH. Hours are 8:00am-12:00pm. $450.00 pp. Payment is due at the time of registration. Ages 7 and Up. Spots will fill up quickly.

Welcome to our Online Camp Registration!! Please fill out all information regarding the camp sign-ups. These camp dates are for June 24-28, 2024. Hours are 8am-12pm. Rain or Shine. Cost is $450.00 per person. Once we receive your registration, Laura Plumley will email you to confirm details, collect...

03/14/2024

Rockin' W Ranch Announces Summer Horse Camp is open for online registration. This camp is for JUNE 10TH-14TH. Hours are 8:00am-12:00pm. $450.00 pp. Payment is due at the time of registration. Ages 7 and Up. Spots will fill up quickly.

Welcome to our Online Camp Registration!! Please fill out all information regarding the camp sign-ups. These camp dates are for June 10-14, 2024. Hours are 8am-12pm. Rain or Shine. Cost is $450.00 per person. Once we receive your registration, Laura Plumley will email you to confirm details, collect...

03/14/2024

Rockin' W Ranch Announces Summer Horse Camp is open for online registration. This camp is for JUNE 3RD-7TH. Hours are 8:00am-12:00pm. $450.00 pp. Payment is due at the time of registration. Ages 7 and up. Spots will fill up quickly.

Welcome to our Online Camp Registration!! Please fill out all information regarding the camp sign-ups. These camp dates are for June 3-7, 2024. Hours are 8am-12pm. Rain or Shine. Cost is $450.00 per person. Once we receive your registration, Laura Plumley will email you to confirm details, collect p...

03/12/2024

Today Bojangles Spirit crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He came to Rockin W Ranch 23 years ago as a scrawny 2 year old with a couple of interesting pony habits that did not especially endear him to his young riders at first. However, all the riders who took Bo as their 4H project, learned the importance of focus and clear, consistent aids. Because he would not give them a "free" ride, they learned good horsemanship skills and became impressive riders.

Throughout his life's work as a lesson pony, Bo taught many life lessons not the least of which were perseverance and patience. He was proficient in both western pleasure and English IF the rider made it happen. He qualified for the State 4-H Show every year he was a project horse. Bo taught hundreds of children to ride and many were inspired to go on to greater horsemanship skills.

Bo will certainly be missed at Rockin W Ranch. He was one of our primary lesson horses for beginners and helped many young riders on their equestrian journey.His last outing was the Day Without Disabilities at the Bunch Ranch.

The greatest gift you could give Bo, is to help us find a pony to take over his duties. And that's pretty big horseshoes to fill!!

01/18/2024

Our next camp is scheduled.

Please contact Lisa directly to get registered
(561) 214-0371

Thanks!

01/10/2024

Join us for our very first Cowboy Church Service! Everyone welcome, come as you are!

January 20th
10am
Bring Chairs

01/10/2024

Veteran families, please join us for a family fun day on January 27, 9am-12pm.

You must RSVP for this event by calling Denise at 917-592-3460.

12/31/2023

Congratulations to this young man for passing his Level One Western Riding Test today. He is very excited to start the next step in his horsemanship skills, which is Level One English.
One of his goals is to be a youth volunteer, assisting in our programs. Way to go!! Keep up the hard work!

12/31/2023

A huge thank you to these young ladies, our lesson students, who wanted to bless our horses with Christmas Gifts from the Amazon Wishlist. The Sport Boots, Shampoo, Conditioner, Treats, Hoof Conditioner are all appreciated. ♥️🐴