Richmond Riverside Ranch & Ric-a-Sha Ranch

01/21/2024

12/03/2023

RIP Sans Flashy Diva. 💔😭
She was my heart horse. she was my dream horse when she was born, I had always wanted a palomino overo ❤️ she lived 31yrs and the best Polo pony and Trail horse. 💗 I will miss her so much. The pastures will never be the same. Rest now and run free my pretty Diva girl!

06/17/2023

Too cute!
They didn't like being woke up for breakfast today!

05/11/2023

Many people think that horses can safely eat grass clippings (grass is grass, right?) but that is a pretty common misconception and grass clippings actually pose a number of dangers to our equine friends.

While grass is meant to be slowly picked, ripped and chewed by the horse, grass clippings can quickly clump and cause choke if the animal ingests too many too fast. Grass clippings are also prone to fermentation which can cause colics, stomach and intestinal impactions, founder and laminitis.

Take-home message: Keep your horse away from grass clippings and in general never feed horses any food without the owner’s permission.

Source: Dr. Jenna Moline, a member of the AAEP Horse Owner Education member. In memory of Chula, a much-loved horse who recently passed away after eating grass clippings thrown into her pasture by a neighbor; shared with the blessing of Chula’s family with hopes to prevent this tragedy from happening to any other horse owners.

02/09/2023

Michigan Equestrians, your signature needed!
Say NO to camp grayling expansion.

Say NO to Camp Grayling Expansion

09/19/2022

Are ya gonna feed us?! 💜

07/12/2022

Welcome Cupcake and owner Stacie ☺️

04/21/2022

Ahead of The Queen’s 96th Birthday tomorrow, Royal Windsor Horse Show have released a new photograph of Her Majesty with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale.

Taken last month in the grounds of Windsor Castle, the photo is the fourth in a series of photos released by the Royal Windsor Horse Show, following images that celebrated the Golden Jubilee, the Platinum Jubilee and Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday.

First staged in 1943, The Queen has attended every single Royal Windsor Horse Show.

📷 henrydallalphotography.com

04/02/2022

Not a joke...

Have you ever wondered why you can have a 15 acre field and part of it is chewed down to nubs and the other part has grass a hand high, But your horse is constantly grazing in the chewed down part?

Grass 6 inches and taller has less sugars than grass under 6 inches.

For every inch drop below 6 inches, the fructan (sugar) content rises.

Grass under 6 inches is stressed like it's a Monday morning with a project deadline. It uses sugar to repair itself.

Stop mowing your fields short.

Stop grazing your chubbys on chewed down grass. (this is why grazing muzzles are so touted...they keep the horse from being able to get much short grass)

(We aren't saying let your fields be 3 feet tall, by the way. The optimal thing to do is keep them 6-8 inches tall and graze them in small areas there)

03/29/2022

We have new boarders at RIC-A-SHA! Welcome Ava & Megan and your horses Sadie & Rekah 🐎🐎

01/26/2022

Enough Said .

01/25/2022

Big stall for a tiny Donkey! Cute little Jack. 💙

01/13/2022

💗😅

It happened, not just once, for uninvited baby animals to interrupt moments and send everyone into laughter. As it turns out, these cute little things

01/11/2022

How and why spending time on a patience pole can help improve your relationship with your horse and make your time in the saddle more successful.

12/30/2021

😳😝

11/20/2021

What is wrong with this picture?
Answer: Nothing!

Each winter we get many calls from people concerned after seeing horses with snow on their backs. If you see snow building up on a horse’s back or rump, you are looking at proof that body heat is not escaping through the hair to melt the snow, and their coat is keeping them properly insulated. Also, the best way for a horse to stay warm is by eating! You can also see in this photo that the horse has access to a shelter, but is choosing to stay out in the snow and eat 🙂

Photo credit: University of Minnesota