Rancho de la Diosa

12/21/2023

We celebrate the retuning of the light ✨ Blessed Solstice

10/09/2023

Joyful frolics in the golden light, our mare herd loves to put on a show. I could watch them endlessly: they are true poetry in motion. Each of them is so special in their own right but all together they are pure magic. Living in harmony in this little slice of paradise, they form quite literally a rainbow of colors, the combination of which is found nowhere else in the world.

10/01/2023

My heart is so full after this week. So many spectacular people traveled from quite literally thousands of miles away to our little slice of heaven in the redwoods to participate in this clinic with Pippa Callanan. I feel so incredibly lucky to be surrounded by such a wonderful herd of humans that are so dedicated to learning and growing. I am beyond proud of my dearest friends and clients who I get to watch blossom in their partnerships with their horses. There were so many beautiful sessions with horses and humans whom I love so much and who’s journeys I am so invested in - it brought me to tears seeing them so successful. And I’m beyond proud of my stallions who participated in the clinic and managed so well despite this being their first multi day riding clinic with lots of auditors, a loudspeaker, and outside horses coming and going as well as overnighting in their normally exceedingly peaceful quiet home.

This week has left me with a feeling of deepened clarity, commitment, and a ever expanding gratitude for community. Thank you to each and every participant and auditor who came and showered love and support on every single session. Thank you especially to those who traveled from to far away to learn and grow. Thank you Pippa for your grace and wisdom, for your gentle guidance, for your commitment to the growth edge and encouragement to believe in our horses. Thank you for honoring each pair that showed up, as they were in that moment. Truly such a refreshing and wonderful experience.

I am so looking forward to continuing to host these clinics and am already eagerly planning for Spring 2024. If you would like a spot please reach out as soon as possible - this time I will be requiring minimum 2 session participation after seeing and feeling how crucial that was to the process.

09/13/2023

I am so looking forward to hosting the fantastic Tamara Gooch Photography here for a photography workshop featuring our beautiful herds this weekend. We are thrilled to be showcasing some of the most unique and rare PREs in the world, and so looking forward to the magic that these photographers create while here!

Eureka California Horse Photography Workshop lead by Tamara Gooch September 15th - 17th 2023

09/04/2023

Our beautiful stallion Lancero. So excited for his foals coming in 2024

El querido dorado ⚜️ Lancero lounging in the golden afternoon light after a delightful ride. We are excitedly preparing for the Pippa Callanan clinic we will be hosting here at Rancho de la Diosa, which will be Lancero’s first clinic to participate in. Auditing spots are still available for the clinic, which will be held Sept 28-29.

08/10/2023

Breathtaking Cybele, our beautiful black double pearl PRE looking lovely after a haircut today. I am so proud of the graceful, gentle, brilliant mare she is growing up to be. As she matures she is proving to be everything I hoped for and more, and keeps me enchanted with her generous spirit as well as her otherworldly color.

Looking forward to a 2024 foal from her and our Lancero Salvatella - Buckskin Pearl PRE Stallion.

03/19/2023

I want to take a moment to honor our mares. Rancho de la Diosa means Ranch of the Goddess - so named because of our beautiful mares, portals between the worlds; soft yet strong. They are the heart of our ranch. Their beauty and grace, gentle natures and capacity for connection is one of my greatest inspirations in life.

Each of our mares was lovingly selected to form this incredibly special herd, unique in their own special ways. I love watching their connection as a herd, their trust in one another as they all lay down together for naps in the sunshine, their playful natures as they race each other around the track, the way they each play a part in raising the youngsters.

I like to call a herd of Andalusian mares a Divinity - the way a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance or a flock of owls is called a parliament. When you walk amongst them you can see why a Divinity is such a fitting term for them. It’s like walking through a herd of angels, cloaked in silver and gold.

02/19/2023

Our beautiful girl officially has a name!

Asteria, meaning “of the stars”, or “starry one” - Asteria is also the titan goddess of stars and nighttime premonitions, a name suited perfectly for this powerful filly who danced through my dreams many times, and came into this world under a brilliant blanket of stars.

02/14/2023

There is so much love floating around here this week after the arrival of our long awaited splash foal by Zaha GT: a magnificent filly with 4 tall white socks, a big star and snip, one blue eye, and a large white marking on her tail that will give her a uniquely spectacular half black half white tail. I am sending off hair this week to test her base coat color - what is your guess, bay like mom or dark buckskin like dad?

Even better than her flashiness, she is healthy and thriving, forming beautiful connections with her mom, her herd, and her humans. She is outgoing and very friendly, often greeting me with a whinny like she does in this sweet little clip. I couldn’t possibly have imagined a more perfect filly from this brilliant mare!

Name to be announced!

01/01/2023

Moving gently into the new year, joyfully looking forward to our first foal of 2023 who is due to arrive next month! Our beautiful and rare imported splash white PRE mare Zaha GT is expecting a foal by imported buckskin PSL stallion Invictus for what will be a spectacular S/P Andalusian foal.

This foal will be a v a i l a b l e. PM with all questions.

11/28/2022

Words cannot express how much I adore this young mare. Not only does she have incredibly unique genetics but her temperament and movement are beyond compare - everyone who meets her is amazed by her gentle and open nature, curiosity and friendliness.

Recently I had to leave the ranch to teach a clinic in Southern California, and right before I left she got a piece of grass stuck in her eye which required flushing and ointment to be applied for 10 days. I knew I would have to have the barn caretaker apply this ointment to her eye while I was gone, so before I left I did two short positive reinforcement sessions teaching her how to stand quietly at liberty for her eye to be opened and have the medicine applied.

Not only did she behave perfectly for our caretaker while I was gone, she would immediately walk up and happily stand at liberty for her daily treatment, then stick around for cuddles. Her natural level of tolerance, while still keeping true to the incredible sensitivity and intelligence of this breed is a testament to her breeding. I’m so looking forward to starting her under saddle next year, as well as eagerly awaiting her first foal which will be arriving in 2024 if all goes according to plan.

11/28/2022

Unexpected delays have kept this beautiful boy in Spain for just a little while longer, but luckily he is in good hands and I get to receive lots of beautiful photos to tide me over until he arrives. Soon he will be catching a flight and heading home!

I am beyond thrilled to be bringing such a beauty to the states, where he will be the classically baroque side of the matching set to my sporty modern stallion Lancero. Two buckskin pearls with unique bloodlines and builds to compliment each other 🤍🍦🧁🤍

11/03/2022

The jewels of Rancho de la Diosa. The upcoming mares in our program, featuring some of the most rare color genetics in the PRE breed.

11/03/2022

Our foundation stallion, Lancero is a stunning buckskin pearl (EeAa gg nPrl Crcr nd1/nd1) ANCCE revised PRE, imported from Spain with unique lineage in the US, incredible athleticism, and trainability. With his darling temperament coupled with his enthusiasm for work as well as his clear aptitude for upper level movements, we are thrilled to be standing this very special stallion.