Ray Draft Horses

01/04/2025

Happy New Year everyone! There are some very exciting things coming this year, starting with a big move to Worden, MT. Can’t wait to share all the fun that is planned! Here’s to working towards the best year so far!

12/26/2024

A very Merry Christmas to all❤️💚❤️💚

11/05/2024

It was a good week to be a white horse who loves kiddos! The children and grandchildren of some amazing veterans got to decorate Dawn for Halloween and she ate up every moment.
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Dawn (2017 Percheron Mare)

10/31/2024

Yearlings learning their place, a video essay😂:

Dawn is so valuable to my program for so many reasons, and this is just one of them. Her and Sugar are will soon be cohabitating a pen, so I figured I would introduce them in a neutral space to avoid any territorial feelings. Sugar is a feisty, yearling mare who loves to push all other horses around. The first time she was out with Bear, a gelding, she swiftly put him in his place with a big kick to the shoulder. Sugar tries to intimidate and push Dawn around multiple times. But all she gets in return are pinned ears and small nips. Dawn could easily hurt Sugar with a big kick, but instead, she is very motherly in her approach to teaching this young horse manners. By the end, all it takes is a flick of her tail for Dawn to communicate that Sugar is encroaching too close to her personal bubble. I’m very grateful to have such a wonderful mare to teach my other ladies how to behave.💛🤍💛🤍

09/25/2024

Fun size vs full size here at RDH!
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Bear and Prince

09/03/2024

A sweet and smart little horse!
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Bear (2022 Gypsy Draft Cross Gelding)

08/10/2024

Welcome to the program, Bear! I may have had to sacrifice the front of my trailer to Bambi’s mom to bring you home… but I’m sure glad you’re here!
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Bear (2022 Gypsy Vanner Cross)

06/13/2024

The baby girl has moved in with the big horses at the barn for part of the summer! She is here to learn a little bit about being a well-behaved horse and to soak up that Big Sky sun.
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Sugar (2023 AQHA filly)

06/04/2024

Whew, what a weekend! Hoss strutted up to the Pitchfork Sale as the only 3-year-old, and was an absolute gentleman. And he is now with his new mom… My mom! Back in December, my mom fell in love with Hoss and approached me about buying him. She has forever had the horse bug, but hasn’t been able to find a perfect time or a perfect horse to fulfill her dream. As he was already consigned to the sale, I told her I couldn’t sell him privately, but she was more than welcome to bid on him there. And that’s exactly what she did. As a suburban girl that was born with the horse bug, my mom helped nurture and encourage that part of me to bring me to where I am today, helping me fulfill my dream. And this weekend I got to help her fulfill hers. A bit of a fairytale ending for EASILY one of the best horses I’ve ever met. Congratulations on your new home, Hoss, you won the lottery as far as moms are concerned (I would know😉)
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

05/25/2024

Anyone else get to take their horses to the Montana beaches this week?😅
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

05/11/2024

What a great Saturday for a trail ride! Hoss went out with 20 other horses and roamed the off-road areas of Yellowstone County. Another day of grown-up horse activities for the youngster!
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

05/08/2024

05/05/2024

✅Go to a branding
✅Work calves down the fence
✅Rope calves in the branding pen
✅Drag calves straight to the fire

Hoss’s first branding was a success and I couldn’t be more pleased with this horse. He will be turning three-years-old in a couple weeks, and a week after that, will be in Wyoming looking for his forever ranch. We’re coming Pitchfork Horse Sale !!

(For full videos, send me a message or leave a comment)
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

04/07/2024

When that breakfast is hitting just right👌🏼(Yes, that was all in the hay feeder about 20 minutes prior)
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Prince (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

04/02/2024

(Videos in the comments) Three months makes a world of difference for colts! Hoss had his spring photo update today and had some arena practice, focusing on collection and body control. When we were done, we pulled out the roping dummy and messed around. Ideally, Hoss will have a practical education that makes him great with cows, and enough time in the arena to make him a dream to handle. Can’t wait to see everyone in Wyoming at the Pitchfork Ranch Horse Sale! Hip #34!
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)
Pitchfork Horse Sale

03/29/2024

I spent my first summer out of college at an internship, being laughed at by ranch horses, who would waste up to an hour of my time every day by not wanting to be caught in their pens. After that experience, coming to me while haltering is the first thing my horses learn😂
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Prince (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

03/21/2024

Watched trains, hung out at barrel racing practice, and said hi to the cows (Hoss’s favorite part). A great Wednesday night off-property with a great horse!
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Hoss (2021 Draft Cross Gelding)

03/04/2024

Hip #34! See you soon, Wyoming!