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Blue Apple Ranch brings youth and animals together through innovative programs that build compassion and responsibility while connecting with nature.

Toby Wells Blue Apple Ranch brings youth and animals together through innovative programs. Blue Apple Ranch(BAR) is situated on 277 rolling acres in the small town of Ramona, Ca. We currently are home to over 85 equines, multiple sheep, goats, steer, dogs, and cats. We provide sanctuary for many horses abused, neglected, and forgotten. And, we provide programming for under-served kiddos. Currently

, we're working with the Armed Services YMCA to provide complimentary field trip adventures to children from military households. We have also continued an intense, 18-week work-readiness internship program for at-risk teens.

29/07/2024

Our sweet Olive hurt her leg and Sergio built a custom cast for her. After love and rehab she’s doing well! Go Olive!

15/07/2024

April’s back from vacation and Lou has come down from napping on the bookcase and waiting for April on her chair. 🐱❤️

08/07/2024

Billy the Kid (R) and Jesse James have lived at Blue Apple Ranch for nearly 14 years and can still be as mischievous as their names imply.

28/06/2024

These sweet little ladies are volunteering at Blue Apple Ranch today and grooming many of our horses and ponies. Oh, they love a good spa day ❤️

26/06/2024

Avalon and Sugar enjoying the cooler weather while grazing.

22/06/2024

Our family has used Dr. Stokes for more than 10 years and we know first-hand how sensitive this subject can be - and we’re grateful she’s now offering this service to our community.

21/06/2024

Buck, Duke, and Pistolero, founding senior residents at Blue Apple Ranch, had baths yesterday getting them more comfortable for the upcoming heatwave this weekend. Everyone’s receiving electrolytes to help with hydration. Stay cool everyone 😎

20/06/2024

Kindness counts in our sometimes harsh world. This weasel got caught in a rat trap. April wore gloves and carefully released the jaws that barely caught his little foot. He thankfully was able to run off to dig another hole 😈 April saved the day for this little guy.

18/06/2024

Our family offers a note of heartfelt gratitude to the City of Chula Vista for their continued support of Toby Wells Foundation through the donation of concert tickets at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheater in sought-after Section 101.

We are auctioning off (2) tickets to Lainey Wilson for Friday, August 23, 2024 in Section 101 Row L at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater, Chula Vista - suggested donation of $400 per ticket.

AND

We are auctioning off (2) tickets to Dan + Shay for Friday, September 6, 2024 in Section 101 Row K at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater, Chula Vista - suggested donation of $400 per ticket.

100% of funds raised will be committed to animal care for our permanent, four-legged residents rescued from abuse and neglect residing at Toby Wells Foundation's, Blue Apple Ranch.
Kindly message my sister, April Wells West or myself, Adrienne Wells Holmes if you have interest.

05/06/2024

Sergio bathing Farrah, Ladybug, and Jingle hiding in the back….

29/05/2024

Farrah coming in from at day in the pasture….

13/05/2024

Capi enjoying a bath this morning and a little TLC. Body clipping and baths continue for our pampered residents. 🥰

06/05/2024

Toby Wells Blue Apple Ranch has long been advocates for and supporters of programming that aids victims of domestic violence and trafficking. Jingle (left) and her baby Belle were rescued on Christmas day many years ago from a domestic violence incident. It brought our team great joy to know we could assist in bringing these horses to safety while the victim could seek shelter and treatment. Jingle is still with us and her baby, Belle, made her way to Hollywood and was adopted by animal advocate, Beth Behrs.

30/04/2024

Olive and her fellow goats were all bathed todayz Now, they’re feeling so clean and fresh!

21/04/2024

Two old pals, Duke and Buck, finishing up a few leftover bites from various lunch bowls. Nothing could be better than watching these guys hanging out, side by side. Their stalls are next to each other. 🐴❤️

18/04/2024

Lovely Ms Toy has been on a diet for three months and has made great progress. We snapped this picture before putting the UV protective mask, she rubbed off on the fence, back on. 😐

17/04/2024

Today we begin sheep shearing for our five sheep. Ricky (age 11) definitely looks more comfortable now. 😎

16/04/2024

Our sweet “Fly Girl” enjoying lunch wearing her UV protective fly mask, hock boots and new glue on ‘kicks’. Too much trauma for this beautiful lady to wear nail on shoes, so our fabulous master farrier, Sean Hansell, has her comfortable in these great options. We are so fortunate to have Sean providing farrier care for our horses. 🐴❤️

15/04/2024

“Brandy”, our little munchkin, finishing up lunch and heading back out to join her (rather chubby) herd mates who aren’t candidates for lunch . 🐴❤️

09/04/2024

We had a lovely visit from fellow horse and animal rescuers in town on Holiday from the UK, - it’s great to meet like-minded folks.

04/03/2024

Today we started annual dentals at Blue Apple. It is a beautiful day after the rain. 🌞

15/02/2024

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Enjoy!

13/02/2024

April grooming and hugging Pie, a neurologic gelding, who will soon turn 23 years old and has resided with us for 14 years. Happy Valentine’s Day 🤗❤️

06/02/2024

Amen.

25/01/2024

Kindness and compassion. Let’s pass it on.

18/01/2024

Our lovely Pumpkin enjoyed the warm sun on her back with her pasture mates today. The ground is thankfully drying out as more rain is forecast. Enjoy.

30/12/2023

Buddy sending blessings of health and prosperity for 2024.

12/12/2023

Horses truly are majestic creatures.

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Our sweet Olive hurt her leg and Sergio built a custom cast for her. After love and rehab she’s doing well! Go Olive!

Behind the scenes at Blue Apple Ranch. #horsesheardliveschanged

Blue Apple Ranch, a safe haven for abused and abandoned animals.

Our barnyard crew coming in for dinner. We just love to see the skip in their step! #whererescuesreign

Charlie is rolling through the week with a smile😊 Happy Wednesday! #blueappleranch#horsesheardliveschanged

Ranch duties! #blueappleranch#juniorchangemakers

The shearing continues! this time for Oscar, Wooly and Cocoa #sheep#blueappleranch#rescue

Our young helper hard at work! He could not wait until the weekend to help mow the fields! #blueappleranch #juniorchangemakers

Blue Apple Ranch’s residents all go out to pasture daily before they return to their stalls at night. This allows them to visit with their friends, graze and get much-needed exercise. #blueappleranch#minipony

There is so much work to be done on the ranch and our BAR staff is always hard at work making sure that we have a safe and clean environment. #blueappleranch#weedwacking#BARstaff

With as many horses and fields as we have, the mowing seems to be a never ending job here at Blue Apple. Our staff does a wonderfu job keeping our property maintained. #blueappleranch

Rescued animals rule, and we are grateful for them.#blueappleranch

Petals getting her tail detangled as she gets ready for her 12th birthday January 22. We are so fortunate to share our lives with magnificent animals. #blueappleranch

Our dear halflinger, Tess doesn’t need a halter or a lead rope for that matter, she’s got it covered. Walks herself back to her stall for dinner. Good loving care builds trust and confidence. Tess’ got both! #blueappleranch

Bogey, vying for BAR mascot status was certain all attention needed to be directed his way today. This fun fellow entertained us Tuesday during the rainstorm as we groomed our way through the stalls. Bogey is about 10 years young and although he looks like a horse, sometimes we wonder ‘who’s in there?’ Bogey came to us with the New Beginnings Herd in Dec 2012, one of 18 deserving horses seeking refuge from a challenging situation. It’s never boring around here we can promise you that! #whererescuesreign #tobywellsfoundation #horsesheardliveschanged #BlueAppleRanch

This morning Buckley was put back on his pasture after a rough few days. Last Wednesday he was rushed to the emergency hospital at ECLAP. He suffered from a painful urinary tract blockage, one of the most common health problems in goats and sheep. Buckley was born in February 2019 and was rescued in June 2019 from someone’s dinner plate. With the help of emergency surgery and following up with new medication and supplements we are hopeful Buckley could fully recover 🙏🤞💕. #BlueAppleRanch #whererescuesreign

It was determined Tom had gained enough weight and he would stop getting lunch. Tom clearly disagreed. 😬

Scarlett, one of our adopted horses bobbing for apples at her forever home. We are so grateful for loving homes like Scarlett’s 😊

🐎We were trying to help Jesse James with his fly 🦟 mask but someone had a different plan in mind! Then things turned into a full on game when Billy the Kid joined in 😂⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #BlueAppleRanch #Kindness #Compassion #Educate #Respect #Responsibility #HorseRescue #AnimalCompassion #CompassionForAnimals #AdoptDontShop #TrainingForSafety #SafetyForever

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Blue Apple Ranch(BAR) is situated on 277 rolling acres in the small town of Ramona, Ca. We currently are home to over 75 equines, multiple sheep, goats, steer, dogs, and cats. We provide sanctuary for many horses abused, neglected, and forgotten. And, we provide programming for under-served kiddos. Currently, we're working with the Armed Services YMCA to provide complimentary field trip adventures to children from military households. We have also continued an intense, 18-week work-readiness internship program for at-risk teens through Abraxas (Poway) and Poway High School’s BASES Program.