Perseverance Ranch Equine Rescue Sanctuary

08/05/2024

Catching up...Had a great visit from friends from Denver. Shirley, Vivi, Shannon & her grand kids Charlie & Wesley. We met when I was 14...many, many yrs ago. Love them dearly, even named the 4wheeler after Shirley (92 yrs young). Shirley & Vivi with Tilly (draft mule), Charlie & Milo, Shannon & Wesley with Clifford and the kids just having fun and then off to get ice cream🍦Thank you so much Shannon for the donation, much appreciated 🥰

08/02/2024

Our sweet sweet Belgian Gideon went to be with his lifetime girl Charlotte. He was one of the lucky ones to live a long (30 yrs) healthy charmed life. We had him 29 yrs. & was the last of our original "Kids". Like a big dog he would follow us around & loved visitors. Love this picture of Gideon, Charlotte & Ralph going down the road for dinner. Also a great picture of Gideon & Andy (our Clydesdale) having fun in the round pen many years ago. Ralph said it was an honor & a privilege to care for him all these years.
Miss you Son❤️

07/12/2024

A huge incredible blessing came our way!!! Thank you to
Best Friends Animal Society & Jen Reid, Horse Haven Manager
for 500 bales delivered to us. This hay will feed our "Kids" for
half the year!!! You have no idea how much we appreciate it. Our expenses are largely paid for by our retirements, so this is AWESOME!!! We don't realize just how small Dreamer is...until this showed up.😮

07/10/2024

Interesting how things work out. 20 some yrs ago our paths crossed working for Best Friends. Fast forward...Marsha rescued 2 fabulous Jersey cows, Fiona & Tag (Along) from slaughter. She contemplated rehoming them & along came us, always wanted Jerseys. Come to find out Cows know what's going on!!! About a wk before coming to us they knew their Mom Marsha was very upset, Fiona started acting up & Tag was getting depressed. We had been talking for 2 months about this & came to the conclusion they DID NOT want to leave, neither did their Mom so...the "Kids" are still with their Mom Marsh & all is right in their world. Best of all we are now friends & she came to visit (without the cows) but with Teddy her faithful companion 🐾🥰

07/04/2024

07/04/2024

With Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

07/02/2024

Running late on posts, we've been so busy at the Ranch the last couple of months. Had some fun visitors, sisters Kim & Mary Beth from NV, seen here with Joie. Kim had contacted us back in Feb. looking for a sanctuary for her mustang & decided to come on a road trip. Still looking for the perfect fit for her girl, keep us posted.😃

06/27/2024

From our grantees at Perseverance Ranch Equine Rescue Sanctuary

Joie came to us about 5yrs ago when his owner could no longer care for him. He's about 27 with only 3 teeth. Many years ago he was fed straight alfalfa & put on so much weight his crest (neck & mane) fell over. He was quite a handful at first & he's come a long way, now he's Mr Meet & Greet. We had a fun visit with Gabrialla & Francisco from Houston, and maybe someday will have their own Donkey Rescue🥰

06/19/2024

Thanks so much to A Home for Every Horse, United Horse Coalition & Purina for sending us $300 worth of coupons for Purina Senior Feed. Greatly appreciated🥰Festus (R) with Newt is our oldest "Kid" is awesome & really enjoys his senior, he also lets us know when we're running late.

05/27/2024

Please take a moment to honor our fallen heroes - both two and four-legged - this Memorial Day. They sacrificed their lives for our country and freedom. Thank you from all of us here at DDAF!

05/12/2024

Meet the new "Kids" Lady Gray and Dreamer. Their owner has been a great long time friend and due to recent health issues she's decided to rehome them with us. She's had Dreamer for 15yrs & adopted Lady Gray a few yrs ago. Lady's had many homes & we'll be her last. As cute as can be, they'll keep Joie (mini donkey ) company. 🥰

05/08/2024

IT'S DONKEY DAY!!! Our first was Miss Fannie Farkle🥰 She was a BLM b***o captured with her son many years ago. She was on her way to the auction when our neighbor took her. He decided to try and ride her🤣after she launched him thru the air he did a few days on the couch. So...Fannie came to live with us for many happy years. She's since passed but what a lovey girl she was. Donkeys are fabulous😍

05/08/2024

World Donkey Day!

May 8th is World Donkey Day. It's a day dedicated to recognizing and bringing attention to the many amazing characteristics if donkeys.

Click the link to learn more about these amazing animals...

04/22/2024

We’ve earned our Gold Seal of Transparency with ! Get updates on our impact through our https://perseveranceranch.org/

03/27/2024

Our little girl Risa is a featured post on the Doris Day Foundation page!!! 😄

03/20/2024

Love & prayers to our dear friend Shirley O'Brien who's been in the hospital. Tilly (mule) and Shirley are best friends for many years. You'd never guess Shirley is 91yrs young & is always game to ride the 4wheeler. Vivi, her daughter & I have been great friends for over 50yrs. All the "Kids" love when the family comes to the Ranch for a visit. WE LOVE YOU & GET WELL SOON🥰

02/26/2024

Security sleeping on the job? Actually, Griff & Einer (brother & sister) play hard & crash hard until they hear "want dinner" and then get out of the way🐾🐾🐾

02/07/2024

01/25/2024

WOW...we got a surprise delivered😁Thank you so much for your greatly needed donation, so appreciated. Have a fabulous day, we will🥰

01/23/2024

It would appear our very good friend and supporter of Perseverance Ranch, "Cool" Eddie Jones, has struck again with another magnificent financial gift for the cause. He has been an invaluable supporter of our animals and we say, as always... Thank You So Much!!!

01/18/2024

I tell people Donkeys are a cross between a 3yr old kid & a dog. They have so much personality & will play with anything. A great way to entertain them is hanging an empty gallon milk jug with small carrots in it. They can smell the carrots & it keeps them busy for hours. This is Milo enjoying his day🙂

12/30/2023

What a week it it has been, sadly not a good Christmas! We both got the flu Christmas Eve & still coughing. Ralph is a day ahead of me, doing all the feeding, even cking Lakota at 0300 every morning. We rarely get sick & it's sooo ANNOYING!!!
Sorry it's late to say thank you very much to Angie Woodberry for her donation, also horse cookies & dog treats.
Also livelong dear friend Karon Humphries for her donation, thank you & the "Kids" would love to see you.
I love power tools & this was my project to get done before Christmas but ran out of time, couldn't find battery lights. Did find a gorgeous tree at the thrift store for $5.00 though. Hope everyone has a nice Christmas, all the "Kids" loved their treats.
Before & after😁

12/22/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS and very excited to announce we received a fabulous & much needed grant from the Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) for $7,500!!! It will be used for medical bills & feed. We've been very blessed this year that all the "Kids" are now doing well & extremely grateful. This is Otis waiting for Santa🥰