Blue Meadow Ranch

06/28/2024

Thanks to GCAR for the bunkhouse fridge repair! The technician was so nice and very fairly priced.

06/25/2024

Guess I’m going to buy a sprinkler lol

06/11/2024

Come see us for some ride time!

05/31/2024

Afternoon river riding! Always a good time

03/09/2024

We are so happy that Whiskey found her new home with the Touchstone family ❤️ she will be loved

02/12/2024

It’s that time again! Please come out and ride with us! Everyone is welcome!! There will be signs by the road and people directing trailers. I think this year the weather is going to be really nice 😊

01/15/2024

Mandy and Bella doing some bridleless riding today!

12/13/2023

She’s picking up what I’m putting down. I love seeing them come along.

11/08/2023

Welcome new followers Jillian Hollis and Nicole Renee!

11/08/2023

Thank you Emma Holifield for giving our Baby a loving home!

11/03/2023

SOLD

HARD TO FIND EM’ LIKE THIS!!

🌖LUNA🌓

Cute little 5 year old mare for someone to finish out for their kid or just a good kids horse.
12.3 hand, jet black, true small quarter horse.
Honest, easy going, safe.
This is only the 2nd time she’s seen the barrels and poles.
I don’t have time to finish her out but if you’re a rodeo family you can see what this little mare could be.
Coggins and trim are up to date.

I have more pictures and videos upon request

$3500

10/25/2023

Wednesday night practice 😎

10/09/2023

You’ve bought your dream horse and suddenly, the wheels have come off.

What’s gone wrong? He’s spooky, he won’t go soft and round, he’s hard to catch and now, he’s pulling back when tied! Don’t panic. There’s a chance you’ve bought the wrong horse... but there’s a bigger chance Mr. Right is homesick.

Stay in touch with his last owner or take some lessons with the former trainer, if you can. Stick with his old feed schedule and the same amount of turn out time. Double check that you’re using the same type of bit and that your saddle fits. Just do your utmost, for the next while, to replicate his old riding and turnout.

Yes, get riding. This flies in the face of a lot of advice but you want to keep him moving and keep going over the basics. You want to do this, for as a sale horse, it is likely that he was in a program with daily riding, before he sold. When we bring home this horse and just turn him out, he falls off the turnip cart of life.

I mention this because I have sold so many horses and ponies who were going beautifully at the time of selling and because the new owners were nervous, rather than ask for help, they did not ride the horse. Months later, they begin and now, they've the extra challenge of learning on an unridden, fresh horse.

Now, you mightn't always have to do it this way! But when you brought home your dream horse, you suddenly rocked his world. He has found himself among strange customs, in a strange land. His friends are gone and you’re in his space... a complete stranger who wants to bond. He’s the new kid in town and the new herd wants nothing to do with him.

It helps to meet him half way, by doing things 'his way', for a while. This isn't a contest. Nobody's keeping score. Yet how many of us feel that we need to 'reschool' a horse the minute we get him into our hands? We totally dismiss the idea that we liked this horse well enough last week, to buy him!

If this horse was a child, we'd know instinctively that he was homesick, that he was upset and that he wants to go home.

While he's working on acceptance, please don’t bribe him or try to remake him. Be safe, be fair, be constant. Give him lots of opportunity to work off his troubles. In time—six days? six weeks? six months? If he was a good horse when you bought him, if you do what you need to do to keep him in basic work with empathy and understanding, he will come around.

Remember, a horse’s level of homesickness has little to do with the level to which he is trained!

This is the horse who was (and still is) a good horse, though he may well feel different from the horse you met and bought. This is not the horse who was somehow 'misrepresented' and sold to you as a whole other bag of goods.

While many horses can change homes and not blink an eye or look back, there are a similar percentage of good, well-educated horses who have trouble with fundamental change in their lives (either in handling, herd life or location), or are challenged with regulating their emotions and stress levels.

They need patience and understanding. We sometimes forget that, in the excitement of writing that cheque...

10/09/2023

10/04/2023

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09/26/2023

Blue Jean got a wonderful home with the Scarborough family! We know he will be loved

09/12/2023

Do dragons count?

09/10/2023

Hey guys! If you’re reading this I would so appreciate it if you would please take a moment to leave me an review on Google! Blue Meadow Ranch

Horse boarding stable in Harrison County, Mississippi

09/06/2023

Is it bad luck to change a horses barn name where you’re from?

08/19/2023

One day closer to her first ride

07/24/2023

SOLD

Looking for a buckskin?

Located in South MS

Gumbo (left) - 4 yo buckskin gelding
Super in your pocket, first one to meet you at the gate. Has 4 months riding on him. Has been on the trail, thrown rope off him, checked cattle and has been to the shows with us. Loads, bathes, stands for farrier. Super fast when you ask for it and SMART! Not afraid of anything. Great project that’s ready to ride. 2,000

Honey (right) - 2.5 yo buckskin filly
Very sweet and in your pocket also. Came with some other horses we purchased recently and just don’t have the time to break her just now. Loads, bathes, stands for farrier. Saddled and bridled super easy, she’s going to be easy to get to come around. 1,500

06/18/2023

I love a good glow up!

06/03/2023

Just out here making great fashion choices as usual 😂

05/14/2023

Happy Mothers Day!