Rocking Arrow Ranch

08/07/2024

Foal shoes/extensions suck to get on. But it truly helps having a knowledgeable and determined team to get the job done. Thank you, Ozark farrier group. Ollie will appreciate it, down the road. 🥰
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Serving NW Arkansas since 2003!

08/02/2024

Miss. Waggle’s mare, Sizzle, was ready to support an exponential growth in confidence for this horseman today. Blessed is an understatement when we speak of our partners and students.

07/15/2024

CK LENA DUAL DOC
Broodmare.
Sound, stands for farrier, leads, loads, easy keeper, good for vet. Was broke as a 4-5 year old. Good protective momma but allows people to handle her and baby. Mid range in herd.
Last foaled in 2023.
✌️5️⃣👌🏻👌🏻
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07/11/2024

CK LENA DUAL DOC
Broodmare.
Sound, stands for farrier, leads, loads, easy keeper. Good momma. Mid range in herd.
Last foaled in 2023.
✌️5️⃣👌🏻👌🏻
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07/02/2024

CK LENA DUAL DOC
Broodmare for sale. 2.5k.

07/02/2024

Broodmare for sale. 2.5k.

07/02/2024

Franny… “Do these new boots make my legs look good? Cuz I think so”

06/20/2024

To replace a good horse!
The best horses are built over years of hauling, hard work, tough times, good times, bad times, big spooks, little spooks, their mistakes, our mistakes and continual love and care.

No, your breaker can not turn your young prospect into your old faithful in 30, 60, 90, or even 365 days. It takes years.

I’m plagued with the problem of trying to impress on people how long it truly takes to build that dream partner. There’s not a smooth paved path. Your green horse will embarrass you, frustrate you, and maybe even hurt you. For some of you, buying a $20,000-$30,000 horse is going to be worth it and SAVE you money. Even that more finished horse will take a year or more to sync up with.

Cheap rate for horse training is $1,000 a month.
1 year of training: $12,000
2 years of training: $24,000

Many of you won’t believe this but your dream horse is on the other side of two years of training. In reality, it’s likely around two years of training and two years of seasoning (hauling them to town). Will that horse still make mistakes? Yes, they all make mistakes until the day they die. But that horses mistakes probably won’t put you in serious danger and that horse will probably pack your grandkids around.

If you’re trying to decide between a $3,500 prospect or a $15,000 proven horse. My advice is to do an internal inventory and figure out what you want. Buying that prospect is like the first roll on the Jumanji board. You’re entered up, get ready for a journey of ups and downs (possibly quite literally!) If you’re buying that finished horse decide what you really want, get ready for a lot of shopping and painfully overpriced sh💩tters. Take a friend or a trainer on this journey with you and try to double your budget (that’s right, 30k). Be smart and buy something OVER 8 years old. Don’t buy that pretty 5 year old they only want 20k for. He isn’t old enough to be proven for you. Lots of horse traders are trying to flip horses, anything under 8 is likely twice as green as he looks in the video. Maturity, both mental and physical will be key when looking for a safe horse.

If you want a project and a challenge I’m not hating, that’s what I want in a horse too, so I buy young ones. If you need a safe one, bring lots of money and quit thinking you need a 6 year old. You probably don’t have what it takes to mentally support that 6 year old through new situations.

The biggest reason I bring this up is because as folks retire their old faithful they are so far removed from when that horse was green and did dumb stuff. They forgot how tough those two years were back when he was 4-6. They only remember the amazing horse he was when he matured. The 3 year old they just bought is YEARS from filling that horses shoes when it comes to training level and safety level. I see people hate on trainers because the trainer couldn’t make their young horse, “finished” in 90 days. It’s honestly the biggest reason I like taking colts for 30 or 60 days. The expectation is shockingly lower than when I take one for 90 days. It’s weird what people expect from a 90 day start. Most people should commit to sending their young horse out for a full year. Two years would be even better.

Green horses do green horse things, don’t blame others for the challenge you bought yourself. Accept the challenge or pay the price for one further along. No matter which path you choose with horses, it’s going to cost you.

(I didn’t write this one I’m not sure who did, however every word of it rings true)

Edit, author Craig Moore

06/17/2024

06/11/2024

Let’s get those kids enrolled into something that most do not get a chance to experience…
🐴Rocking Arrow Ranch currently has spots available for beginner horseback riding lessons. 🐴
🌵ALL AGES WELCOMED: anyone can ride as long as they have head and trunk control.
🌵Students will be taught every aspect of horsemanship and what it takes to care for the horse.
🌵NO horse experience needed!
🌵$60 for an hour of horsemanship and riding lessons.
🌵Weight Limit of 180 lbs.
🌵Wide range of horses to fit each client’s riding level and needs.
🌵Located on hwy 170 in Farmington, AR.
🌵afterschool and Saturday options available.

Starting lessons now can help prepare yourself or your child for our spring and summer camps, where we spend 3 days diving into horsemanship! Students have first option for the class before we open registration to the public, so don’t miss out!

You can find us on Facebook under Rocking Arrow Ranch

06/04/2024

Here we are, a full week after her due date! Still watching the cameras. Shooter has to give that baby up soon, right? Lol Fully bagged, waxed and edema. we’re a bit tired but we know momma is the one who’s ready to get the kid out of her!Streaking Ta Fame

05/27/2024

Just one day before we reach Shooter’s due date! Got the baby’s halter and bell ready. Milk is in. Hips are like jello. And that belly has dropped back.

05/26/2024

June 6/7 camp enrollment is now CLOSED. Only two more camps to get your child in!

02/29/2024

✨BABY WATCH✨
Pickles is due ANY DAY now! We are so excited to see the first foal of the year down at Rocking Arrow Ranch! And one of our favorite things is watching their personality show out and get their barn name ♥️ comment below and share your favorite or funniest barn names!

02/22/2024

Draft horse breeders… I need some guidance and would greatly appreciate speaking with you.

01/17/2024

Has anyone used “equine bit tape” before?

01/10/2024

Forage should be number one on your list to keep your horse warm. Not blankets. (Specific situations do call for blankets)

11/16/2023

Sheldon and I are in search of our next felt hats. Anyone have recommendations?
Locally owned/family owned would make the top of my list. Would love them to have a sizing guide, fit guide and/or in store fitting.

11/05/2023

Horsey friends! Does anyone have a horse cooler they would like to sell to me? Some of these horses love to sweat 😅

10/27/2023

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10/23/2023

Say it louder.

10/12/2023

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10/09/2023

The yearling that we’re keeping decided it’s time for me to have a horse with trailer trauma. (Never had one with it and if they did, when I bought them, they were over it within the first week of being with me.) The two other yearlings, THAT IM SELLING, happily hopped into the metal death trap.
Yes, I do start them early. Yes, they all had the same training as a weanling. Yes, they all loaded happily before turning them out for a couple of months to grow.
We were going to the vet for slight swelling on the back of his left front cannon bone… Should’ve stayed home and doctored it myself. 😂 45 min to an hour of pure bs to get him to load.
Ended up with a gash about a foot long and almost to the bone on the back right. As well as, slicing open his front left pasturn that spurted blood with every heart beat. Stitches on the front. Had to wrap the back. No way to stitch it.
🤦🏻‍♀️ I love colts.
Big thanks goes to Lindsey Williams Laws for helping with the knuckle head and being one hell of a horseman. Specifically for having the knowledge and understanding of horses! Guarantee anyone else would’ve been freaked out, tapped out and probably crying in the corner because of the blood puddles/squirting blood AND gashed open leg. Horses have 10 gallons of blood. Takes a lot for a horse to “bleed out” and a nose bleed can make it look like someone got killed. So yes, he was fine. Just HAD to go to the vet. Lol no choice, at that point.
Here’s to Mr. Charlie eating every meal and being groomed at/around the dang trailer. 🙄
Oh! And his original injury didn’t show any damage done. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 Doc said “by the time those heal, that first injury will be healed too. And will probably heal sooner.” 😅
Thank you to Dr. Turchi for doctoring him up beautifully. And still taking us even though we were an hour late. Lol I think Cindy Jefferson Pilcher understood the situation when I called her breathless, saying we’re on our way with war wounds. 😂😂

09/27/2023

Johnny Boy
5-6 years old, grade quarter horse, about 14.3-15 hands, full black gelding. Price in pictures.
I inherited this horse. Under my guidance, my previous ranch hand learned how to break horses with him. We got him in as an untouched stallion. Gelded him and started working on gentling him. Has had about 60 days on him. (This includes gentling him and breaking him to saddle). He will need to continue his training. He has been out to pasture for the last month with intermittent ground work. A confident hand would be best for him. I need him off my feed bill.
Stands for the farrier very well, saddled, fly sprayed, bathed/groomed and tied.
He’s had it all done to him. Tarps, bags, cans, ropes, lunges/circles, pole work, etc… He will need to continue to be desensitized. Loads with encouragement. Has walked and trotted under saddle. Ridden in a 60ft round pen (walk/trotted) and a large arena (walked). He will need to be warmed up before riding. Has not been off property.
This sweet guy will be best in the following settings… An advanced horseman with a confident hand or an intermediate horseman under the guidance of an experienced horseman/trainer.
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09/16/2023

Dun Playin Hostage is taking off in our exercise and feed up program. Someone is going to be lucky to get ahold of him! Just waiting on the panels. Keep a look out for when we post him for sale!

03/18/2023

03/16/2023

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02/16/2023

100% BABYSITTER