Lomheim Ranch Horses & Stock Dogs

09/06/2024

Sage, Lucy and Beth hate waiting.🤣

22/05/2024

Jackie and Jill.
They came from 2 different areas and yet both have a left rear sock and close face markings and we changed both their names. Wasn’t such bad luck actually, any guesses what their names were???

11/05/2024

Cowgirl Words of Wisdom

Change comes ready or not.
Maybe it’s a loss.
Or perhaps a huge gain.
Without control, is a hard one to muster.
Believe it or not.
A divine power sets the path.
You’ve always been prepared.
You just didn’t know it.
Till it happened.
The time we spend wondering.
Shifts to the wrong focus.
It’s today that matters most.
Tomorrow we can dream of.
Yesterday to be thankful for.
Maybe life is unfair.
But if you can read this you are blessed.
Day by day.
Step by step.
My only word of advice is have no regrets!

C.Lomheim

09/05/2024

Wondering if these 2 year olds are trying to tell us they wanna be rodeo horses.
Maybe?! Barrel horse? Calf horse? Breakaway?

04/05/2024

27/04/2024

Beth (almost 1 year) out for her first time with Courtney managing her off a horse. Anyone who has trained working dogs knows how a broke horse and a well trained buddy dog is key for this training. Some dogs arent fond of you being above them and sometimes do wanna bite your horse, Beth did amazing!

27/04/2024

Lucy, 5 years old!

25/04/2024

21/04/2024

Counting down to green grass, but pray for rain first!

16/04/2024

Tuesday Tidbit.

At the end of the day it should be to do right by the horse and sometimes that is a hard pill to swallow. When as trainers we move the horse to another person, because their skills would serve the horse better than ours. Learning from all horses is what we have been gifted to do and that comes with understanding what they need as well.

Selling a horse because it doesn’t fit you isn’t a bad step either, you grow from what that horse taught you and develop more as a horse person. If we had all the answers then we'd best move onto another hobby or way of life.

Photo credit to the late talented photographer Ed Ellis.

14/04/2024

Branding and sale picture day!

14/04/2024

Whether a person has 1 or a hundred head, it never gets old, the moment a first time calver delivers and accepts her baby with 1000 % effort. So proud of this group of heifers we took a chance on, bred and added to our program.

11/04/2024

It’s not about what direction you decide to walk it’s your spirit with each step that counts most!

10/04/2024

We’ve been slacking on introducing the faces behind chore time. Jill (left) and Jackie our Percheron mares that take on the feeding cow duties, harrowing the riding arena and harrowing the pastures.

07/04/2024

Calving season has begun, heifers first than cows go May 1.

03/04/2024

FAQ

Will my horse have a private pen while in for training?

Yes, every horse has a private pen and also gets turn out, along with quality hay and fresh water.

03/04/2024

To put a positive spin on this not so fun wind we've been having.
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01/04/2024

The animals around here that doesn’t always get the front page attention! 🤣

01/04/2024

….and be humble enough to know you will learn from each decision. Everyone you meet is sent your way for a reason, thankfully we have horses and dogs mixed into our story!

30/03/2024

Working on a redo of the “who we are” for this page. Tell us what you’d like to read about in the pinned bio post? Wont be many words but wanna make it as to point as possible. Yes we have a website, but the first point of contact on here we wanna make count.

Our first calf of 2024 as poster girl.🥰

28/03/2024

Our remuda with Make Alberta Cowboy Again 😎

You know you’re doing something right in life when your everyday is someone’s else’s idea of a vacation.
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25/03/2024

Raise your paw if you’re the best bull motivator on swimmer test day!!!?!

21/03/2024

Just a very friendly reminder, if you've reached out to us about training/miles for your horse and didn’t officially book. We are now booking into October, but feel free to connect with us again!

Thanks again to everyone who trust their horses in our program and we always appreciate all the referrals.

12/03/2024

Brie

12/03/2024

04/03/2024

ROLL CALL!!
IF you own any of these cuties please message us a recent picture, we are adding to our website. If you wanna add a review (you’d be willing for us to publish), that would be great as well!

03/03/2024

‘𝑻𝑶 𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑨 𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑺𝑬’
This was sent to us, not by the author, but by someone who believes ‘Every word of it rings true”.

‘The best horses are built over years of hauling, hard work, tough times, good times, bad times, big spooks, little spooks, their mistakes, our mistakes and continual love and care.

‘No, your breaker can not turn your young prospect into your old faithful in 30, 60, 90, or even 365 days. It takes years.

‘I’m plagued with the problem of trying to impress on people how long it truly takes to build that dream partner. There’s not a smooth paved path. Your green horse will embarrass you, frustrate you, and maybe even hurt you. For some of you, buying a $20,000-$30,000 horse is going to be worth it and SAVE you money. Even that more finished horse will take a year or more to sync up with.

‘Cheap rate for horse training is $1,000 a month.
1 year of training: $12,000
2 years of training: $24,000

‘Many of you won’t believe this but your dream horse is on the other side of two years of training. In reality, it’s likely around two years of training and two years of seasoning (hauling them to town). Will that horse still make mistakes? Yes, they all make mistakes until the day they die. But that horses mistakes probably won’t put you in serious danger and that horse will probably pack your grandkids around.

‘If you’re trying to decide between a $3,500 prospect or a $15,000 proven horse. My advice is to do an internal inventory and figure out what you want. Buying that prospect is like the first roll on the Jumanji board. You’re entered up, get ready for a journey of ups and downs (possibly quite literally!) If you’re buying that finished horse decide what you really want, get ready for a lot of shopping and painfully overpriced sh💩tters. Take a friend or a trainer on this journey with you and try to double your budget (that’s right, 30k). Be smart and buy something OVER 8 years old. Don’t buy that pretty 5 year old they only want 20k for. He isn’t old enough to be proven for you. Lots of horse traders are trying to flip horses, anything under 8 is likely twice as green as he looks in the video. Maturity, both mental and physical will be key when looking for a safe horse.

‘If you want a project and a challenge I’m not hating, that’s what I want in a horse too, so I buy young ones. If you need a safe one, bring lots of money and quit thinking you need a 6 year old. You probably don’t have what it takes to mentally support that 6 year old through new situations.

‘The biggest reason I bring this up is because as folks retire their old faithful they are so far removed from when that horse was green and did dumb stuff. They forgot how tough those two years were back when he was 4-6. They only remember the amazing horse he was when he matured. The 3 year old they just bought is YEARS from filling that horses shoes when it comes to training level and safety level. I see people hate on trainers because the trainer couldn’t make their young horse, “finished” in 90 days. It’s honestly the biggest reason I like taking colts for 30 or 60 days. The expectation is shockingly lower than when I take one for 90 days. It’s weird what people expect from a 90 day start. Most people should commit to sending their young horse out for a full year. Two years would be even better.

‘Green horses do green horse things, don’t blame others for the challenge you bought yourself. Accept the challenge or pay the price for one further along. No matter which path you choose with horses, it’s going to cost you.

* We've since found out this great article was written by Craig Moore, Moore Horsemanship.

22/08/2023

For 2023 our horse line up has seen old faces go to new homes and new faces join for the future to remain bright.
If you’re in the market for a horse, shoot us a message.
Photo credit Ed Ellis.

22/08/2023

Summer is nearly over and I’ve been late on updates!
The 2 newest additions to our pack in 2023.
Left- SAGE (JR Vaquero Ranch Dog Inc. x Tink) from Diamond L Ranch and BETH (Jigs x That’ll Do Cinch) from BlaineYvonne Pederson
We are excited about their future.

24/02/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to this crew! 🎉
Xena, Kush, CJ, Spade,Brie and Kidd.

The final countdown...

Almost ready to go home to 3 of the 4 Western provinces (so far) and we are beyond excited!!