Crooked Blaze Ranch

12/10/2022

Today our last 2 horses left the ranch. It’s been a fun ride but it’s time for greener pastures. Giddy up! 🤠

07/16/2022

“Ghost”

06/17/2022

05/16/2022

“Saving one horse won’t change the world, but it will change the world for that one horse ❤️”

Gabrielle & I will be starting our P.A.T.H. certifications this summer to further enhance our rescue program and our overall interactions with our animals and clients. ”Sprout” will certainly play a role in the therapeutic side of the program and we’re excited to introduce her to everyone!

04/07/2022

Look who is enjoying her days being a horse! “Alta” is a Fresian Cross mare that we rescued last fall! She’s put on so much weight and is so happy now!

03/05/2022

“Our hobbies include eating and thinking about the next time we’ll be eating”

02/24/2022

It’s a chilly morning but everybody is happy here!

12/30/2021

Good morning from the boys!

06/28/2021

🙌🏼

06/24/2021

Go Mustangs!

06/20/2021

We are looking for that hard working, horse loving individual who needs a little extra money assisting with our rescue horses and helping maintain the property. Job will be WEEKENDS only and very part time. An ideal candidate would be a college student looking for a little extra money and who wants to increase their knowledge of horses in general.

Duties include but are not limited to: grooming, leading, feeding, mowing, mucking, etc…

We work with wild, unhandled mustangs as well as trained domestic horses. We have foals on the property often but our roster changes frequently as rescues are rehomed and moved between our sister facility down the road. Trade work for riding is also an option but would be carried out at our other location as well.

Serious inquiries only!

05/22/2021

Anyone that has time to help at our rescue (at the house) we are going to try and get that under control tomorrow! Any help would be appreciated. Please message me. Mostly landscaping, and horse pasture cleaning. Starting at 11:00am

05/11/2021

Lots of upgrades at the ranch this weekend! The horses are happy 😃

04/18/2021

for the win! This large dump cart accommodates almost 4 standard wheelbarrow loads and helps us get the job done in a fraction of the time!

04/05/2021

When the horses ignore breakfast because they’re too busy nibbling on the new grass growing in 😂

04/03/2021

03/04/2021

Oh No 🙈
How many of us have been blinding our horses for years!!!

02/28/2021

02/25/2021

Peaceful night at the ranch ❤️

02/23/2021

Loves those Colorado sunrises!

02/20/2021

Did you know that we can feed a rescue mustang for $4-$6 per day?

02/18/2021

Perfect snowy afternoon here in Loveland!

01/02/2021

Mustangs... The one-person-horse Myth 🐴🏔️🌲🌞💖

Myth:
Mustangs will only trust/should only be handled by one person. To have a true 'bond' with a Mustang, you have to be the only one handling him/her.

Truth:
Mustangs are prone to 'stranger danger', meaning that they don't automatically generalize trusting one person to trusting all humans. Some Mustangs learn more quickly than others, through positive experiences, that humans are generally ok. For others it takes longer/more encounters with strangers.

Bottom line:
It is our responsibility (not an option, but our duty) to ensure that other people - who are capable of handling a horse safely, and in an aware and considerate manner - can and do handle our Mustangs. We could be out of town, hurt or otherwise unavailable when our wild horse needs help/gets out/needs to be handled/caught/moved to a different pen. We may, even if we never planned on it, find a new home for our Mustang. We owe it to our wild ones, ourselves, our vets and farriers and anyone coming in contact with the horse that they are accepting of others being around them and as safe as they can be for handling.

Why?
Otherwise we're keeping our Mustangs living in fear because we've created a fake, limiting world for them in which we're their only safe haven. Unless we're living full time in our horse's pen and are able to cater to our Mustang's every need (vet and farrier care included), that's nothing short of cruel. Plus, us being selfish and wanting to be the only person the wild horse "loves" (newsflash: they can be ok with, friendly to and curious about other people, and still have the strongest relationship with us, provided we put in the time and effort for it), does not give us the right to endanger the lives of others, period. Our vets, farriers, family members, friends, barn owners and fellow boarders/horse owners are not disposable and don't deserve to have to deal with a loose cannon we have intentionally created (I'm not talking about the genuinely newly gentled horse here, there we warn others and educate them on how to safely be - or just not be - around a wild horse that's new to the human world).

Pic of TIP Mustang Buttercup (4yo Antelope Valley mare) and Kelli Maguire, who is less than a year into 'horsing' and doing amazing working with our wild kids, sharing a moment of mutual awareness and connectedness during their second-ever session together. Buttercup will be going home to her adopter soon and Kelli is helping the pretty little lady learn that strangers are awesome.

Training halter and lead: Rowdy's Ropes
Keeping Ms Buttercup busy and in good weight: The NibbleNet Hay Bag

01/02/2021

Tell us about your first horse!