Two Hats Ranch Horse Lessons, Boarding and Training

10/30/2025

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10/18/2025

I thought I’d missed the sunrise—chores had me looking down when the sky decided to soften instead of blaze. No orange fire, just a hush of light that still found me. The nasturtiums are louder than ever, flaunting their final colors like they know the freeze is coming soon. Rain is on its way, and soon the paddocks will be empty, the horses tucked in for winter. Everything’s saying goodbye in its own way—softly, stubbornly, beautifully.”

10/13/2025

I consistently experience this issue when I put him on the grooming hitching post! Every time...like clockwork. 🤣

I received the nicest "Get Well" or "Thank You" bag from the 4-H group at Two Hats Ranch, filled with coffee, chocolate, and so many of my favorite things. This item has been our favorite—we've had so much fun with it!

The riders yesterday named it THR Patch Mia Pocket aka "Patches"! 🥰🤣

10/08/2025

Some horses never chase the big money. They don’t need the spotlight or the fancy titles. They just show up, day after day, and change lives.

We said goodbye to a good one this week. Quincy passed at age 27, leaving behind a legacy that’s hard to measure but easy to feel.

Quincy was one of those. He didn’t make headlines, but he made horsemen. He didn’t win the world, but he won hearts. He taught nervous kids to trust, gave tired riders their confidence back, and carried dreams on his back like they weighed nothing at all

I bought him and his dam from a local horse hoarder years ago—both covered in lice, he was over a year old, still unhandled, still nursing. I tried to send them back, but the seller wouldn’t take them. So, we got to work.

He was APHA, with a pedigree longer than my arm (Quincy Dan on both sides), and a name to match. After the shock of losing his dam, he decided I was the next best thing. Smart as a whip, he took to ground training like he’d been waiting for it. As a yearling, he walked into shows and walked out with grands—every time.
I didn’t need a paint stallion, but he was such a gentleman we dragged our feet on gelding. That delay worked out: a local gal starting a small breeding program took him on, and he sired a few nice babies. But Quincy’s real magic came after gelding—he turned into Mr. Super Duper Show Horse with barely any training. I think I had him in for 30 days before sending him home. He was one of those “born trained” types.

When the grandkids outgrew him, Quincy came back to Two Hats Ranch. He became a lesson horse, a confidence builder, a buckle-winner. I’d bet over 100 riders got their start on him. I’d bet over 100 awards bear his name.

Quincy didn’t need a trophy to be a champion. He just needed a chance. And he gave us all more than we ever gave him.
Rest easy, old friend. You were the kind of horse that makes the rest of us better.

10/08/2025

We all have *THAT* dog bed... 😂

10/05/2025

10/01/2025

Sept 30, 2025. The last day of 2025 season and here it is!
Source: WPRA

09/25/2025

At Two Hats Ranch, the chill rolls in,
A whisper of Fall on the horses’ skin.
Sunflowers nod, nasturtiums blaze,
In golden light of shortening days.

Coats grow thick, the herd stands proud,
Breath like mist, no need for loud.
And coffee—oh, that humble brew—
Tastes richer now, with skies turned blue.

So here’s to crisp and Fawcett Creek,
To blooms that linger, cheeks that peek,
To ranch life wrapped in autumn’s grace—
A slower pace, a warmer place.

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09/19/2025

2026 Barrel Futurity contender THR TEQUILA LIL TIME, also known as "Wickham," and owner Cheri Baker enjoyed a stunning photo shoot on the beach in Long Beach, WA. What a magnificent horse and an equally dashing rider—truly a pair that could gallop straight into a romance novel! 🥰

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09/15/2025

STREAK N WILD aka "Phoenix" is a 2021 gelding that we bought two years ago as a stallion prospect which didn't work out and he was gelded. A STREAK OF FLING o/o a DASH TA FAME/ON THE MONEY RED mare and was bred by Terry Cowen. I have slowly been bringing him along and held him to run futurities his 5yo year. He has been hauled this last year, and I've taken him to many clinics including a clinic the 13th and 14th of October put on with Lovendahls where this video was taken.
I decided with an impending surgery coming up that which at my age are getting harder to bounce back from that I don't think I can do this horse justice next year and am offering him to someone that will be able to continue with him and make him the champion he should be. Big boy...15.3+ and probably 1400lbs. PPEs welcome; really...bring them on! I have a few x-rays to compare them with. I'm looking for something with a three in front of it and then five and three zeros. I will just keep him, if nobody is interested, and have the coolest horse in the 3D anybody could have.

09/15/2025

Bert and Ernie enjoying the sunshine after the temps dipped in the 40's last night. 🥰

09/03/2025

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