J-3 Ranch

10/04/2024

More video of the Mountain Mule Packers taking supplies into the mountains to people who have been trapped.

09/30/2024

Chasing the ducks out of the riding arena behind the barn.

09/21/2024

The mares all came to see if I had treats for them, but I did not. I was just watering the trees at the front gate. Needless to say, they were disappointed!

09/21/2024

The mares were enjoying the tall grass in the pasture near the front gate. Simply a gorgeous day!

09/14/2024

Had fun this morning teaching Kaleni (KK) and Kairo horseback riding lessons on Rainbow and Freya. It was overcast, but we got the lesson in before it started to sprinkle on us.

09/13/2024

Lots of hummingbird activity this morning at the J3 Ranch! Get your hummingbird feeders out and filled. They are migrating.

09/12/2024

Feral horses evacuating themselves from the Davis fire in northern Nevada.

09/09/2024

We had an unexpected visit of 11 polo ponies on Friday night! Around 9 p.m., we got a call from Lucho's wife asking if we had room to stable 11 horses overnight, and we said YES. Lucho had been given the wrong address and found himself in Starkville rather than Jackson where they had reserved stalls, and we were glad we could accommodate him and his horses. He had driven from Tulsa, all that day, and the horses were glad to get off the trailer. Three horses went into stalls, and the other eight spent the night in the large riding arena. Needless to say, the horses enjoyed roaming around and eating the tall grass on the sides of the arena. By the time we got Rusty moved out of the arena and into his stall and Lucho's horses turned out in the arena, it was after 11:30 p.m. Lucho spent the night at the house, and we enjoyed learning about polo and his home country of Argentina. He left early the following morning on his way to Ocala, FL, his final destination. It was an unexpected visit, but one we thoroughly enjoyed. We always have fun meeting new people and helping them and their horses out however we can. Good luck Lucho in this year's polo season.

08/16/2024

Some great photos of the mares enjoying the pasture and two fantastic sunsets from last night and tonight.

07/30/2024

Here is a short video of mom giving treats out.

07/30/2024

Yesterday, mom stopped to feed treats to the c**t and her mom. Of course, she attracted lots of attention from other mares in the pasture.

07/14/2024

The mares love being under this tree near the front gate. The limbs hang way down, which provides great shade. Heaven knows they needed shade today since it was 100 degrees! We hope to get rain soon because our main pond is getting low as you can see. The forecast is for rain next Thursday thru Sunday! Let’s pray we get several inches.

07/01/2024

More horseback riding lessons on Hank and Rusty.

06/26/2024

We enjoyed teaching Lilly Kay and Matthew horseback riding lessons over the last three days. They took lessons while their bib brothers were at MSU baseball camp, and they had so much fun they said they’ll be back next year during baseball camp.

06/22/2024

Had a great time this morning at Trade Days held at the Oktibbeha County Co-op. There were all sorts of booths selling farm produce, animals, honey, bread, and crafts. We bought 5 ducks, bread, honey and black berries. Nothing beats living in the country!!

09/08/2023

J-3 Ranch in the news!

As former U.S. Marine Matt Perella journeys to set a world record for the fastest horseback crossing of America, he found a welcoming stop in Starkville at the J-3 Ranch

04/24/2023

Lost horse - A gelding wandered into our pasture, and we have him contained in the paddock next to the lower barn. Please help us find his owner! If you have information about this horse, please call Bev Jones at 662-435-9741 or James Jones at 662-435-7788. See photos of the horse below.

01/14/2023

What a great day for Camden's birthday party at the J-3 Ranch!