Colors of the Desert Horse Ranch

05/28/2024

Our new name "Whispers of the Blue Grass Horse Ranch & Event Center" now located in Guston, KY. Formally known as Colors of the Desert Horse Ranch. Please look for our new page to continue to enjoy seeing all of educational posts and goings-on at our new ranch. Thanking you all from all of us here at Whispers of the Blue Grass.

03/07/2024

So beautifully said..

WHEN I WAS OLD
When I am old...
I will wear soft gray sweatshirts...
and a bandana over my silver hair...
and I will spend my social security checks on my dogs.
I will sit in my house on my well-worn chair
and listen to my dog's breathing.
I will sneak out in the middle of a warm summer night
and take my dogs for a run, if my old bones will allow...
When people come to call, I will smile and nod
as I show them my dogs...
and talk of them and about them.....the ones so beloved of the past
and the ones so beloved of today...
I will still work hard cleaning after them,
mopping and feeding them and whispering their names
in a soft loving way.
I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat,
like a jewel, and I will be an embarrassment to all...
especially my family...
who have not yet found the peace in being free
to have dogs as your best friends...
These friends who always wait, at any hour, for your footfall...
and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep,
to greet you as if you are a God,
with warm eyes full of adoring love and hope
that you will always stay,
I'll hug their big strong necks...
I'll kiss their dear sweet heads...
and whisper in their very special company....
I look in the mirror... and see I am getting old....
this is the kind of person I am...
and have always been.
Loving dogs is easy, they are part of me.
Please accept me for who I am.
My dogs appreciate my presence in their lives...
they love my presence in their lives...
When I am old this will be important to me...
you will understand when you are old,
if you have dogs to love too.
-Author Unknown

12/25/2023

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & safe New Year to all!! From all of us here at Colors of the Desert Horse Ranch.

09/14/2023

This...

A Lady asks: "How much do you sell your eggs for?"The old vendor replies "0.50 ¢ an egg, madam" .The Lady says, I'll take 6 eggs for $2.50 or I'm leaving. The old salesman replies Buy them at the price you want, Madam. This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live. She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left with the feeling that she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for. So they paid the bill, which was $150. The ladies gave $200 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip...
This story might seem quite normal to the owner of the fancy restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller...
The question it raises is:
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙮?
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆?
I once read this somewhere ,that a father used to buy goods from poor people at high prices, even though he didn't need the things. Sometimes he paid more for them. I was amazed. One day I asked him "why are you doing this dad?" Then my father replied: "It's charity wrapped in dignity, son."
I know that most of you will not share this message, but if you are one of the people who have taken the time to read this far...
Then this message of attempted "humanisation" will have gone one step further... in the right direction...

06/07/2023

There’s a new pup in town! 🐶

Let’s give Oji a warm welcome to The Colors of the Desert Horse Ranch!

Little man has been a great addition to the pack, and he’s definitely enjoying all the attention from all the students here at the ranch!

Such a cutie! 🤎🤍🤎

05/15/2023

Sweet Jelly and one of our cute students here at Colors of the Desert Ranch.

We offer lessons starting at 5 years old and up! This is a lifestyle that starts at a young age, so for the young ones we have parents involved in the lessons.
Lessons are not just getting on the horse and riding. We teach ALL THE THINGS from horse history, grooming, saddling up, riding and cleaning up after your horse.

Please contact Ofelia (602) 320-2961 for more information.

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05/03/2023

Hit the nail on the head...

Back in the day horse shopping took a lot of effort! You had to go to your local feed store and pick up the magazines, look in the classifieds of your favorite breeds journal (that were thick and full of amazing horses - not skinny and tiny like today), call up trainers, and go see the horses. Now,....

05/02/2023

How unfortunate. Sending prayers to all who knew and loved her from all of us here at Colors of the Desert Horse Ranch.

A rising talent in the Florida equestrian community died tragically over the weekend after the horse she was riding knocked her off and then fell on her head. Hannah Serfass, 15, was practicing her riding and jumping skills at Fox Lea Farms in Sarasota when the accident occurred. According to offici...

05/02/2023

Hi all, here are pictures of our 1st annual Lunch & Learn - Women empowering Women in the Horse industry. Thank you to Jean Simmons - owner at the Rockin J Bar Ranch and Annie Izumi - owner at Barn Owl Art Studios. Both these ladies shared their amazing journey in the horse industry with us and were both so inspirational to all the students and parents that attended.

05/01/2023

This sounds like some of my students!

Sounds perfect 😁
credits: ROMFH

05/01/2023

Yesterday’s Lunch & Learn was amazing!
Thank you so very much to our guest speakers who shared their stories with us. Y’all definitely inspired and educated us, and we truly appreciate you and the experience.
Everyone who brought delicious dishes and treats, you are amazingly thoughtful and truly made the lunch perfect!
The hoof care class was highly educational and a great hands on experience! 🙌🏼
A HUGE thanks to Ofelia (Owner, Founder and Horse Trainer of Colors of the Desert Ranch) for putting this entire event together! The set up was so pretty with that amazing western flair. The beautiful backdrop of your horses was the cherry on top!

I speak for everyone when I say we truly appreciate the hard work you put into educating your students and connecting us with one another. Thank you so very much!!
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04/09/2023

Happy Easter

04/06/2023

Please join us for our "Lunch & Learn" - Sunday - April 30th at 11am. RSVP required. Thank you from all of us here at Colors of The Desert Horse Ranch.

03/20/2023

Hi all, here are the pictures of our second trail ride with our students last weekend. Thanking all my students that participated and The Stables at Ft. Mcdowell Adventures for the use of their horses. It was an absolutely beautiful ride and the weather was amazing. Thanking you all from all of us here at Colors of The Desert Horse Ranch.

03/17/2023

Good information.

Make trail rides positive for everyone—horseback and not—by following the commandments of trail etiquette.