It has been a very busy week for us on the ranch, but we are pleased to announce the second barn is (finally) operational!
Pastures are going in this week, the walker is online, and we received several of our newest herd additions. Each horse will get an introduction post at a later date, but today they spent some time on the walker where they will be exercised frequently. Between the workout program, ground work, and the best young horse feed: Pro Elite- Growth, we cannot wait to share their transformation from little yearlings to built performance horses!
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Everyone meet our newest friend on the ranch! We’re taking some time to get to know him a bit better before we come up with a name for him, but we’d love some suggestions! He’s a 6 year old 14 hand pony, our best guess is that he’s a hackney saddlebred cross (or as I’ve been calling him, a sackney). He spent a couple years traveling back and forth to Florida and doing walk trot/lessons. His kids got too big for him, so he wound up moving around a bit and ended up in a situation where he needed to find a safe landing spot ASAP. That’s where we came in, because let’s face it- we’re total suckers! It took him a few days to settle in as he was quite stressed out and anxious, but after some TLC and a little ground work, he’s learned that he can trust us and he’s been absolutely wonderful! He’s definitely a bit different from the horses that we usually have in, but after seeing how much try he had we knew that he deserved a chance and that we could do something good for him. This is a clip from his first ride at the ranch, and he absolutely blew us away!! After we get some more weight on him and some better ground manners, we may start the search for his forever home or start giving some beginner lessons with him ourselves! Stay tuned for some pictures and updates of him!
Arena footing delivered today! We are so so very excited!
A few reminders as we have received several messages regarding this weekend’s practices: Friday we will be sorting at 6:00pm. If the forecast shows rain, a post will be made cancelling. Sunday we will be sorting at 10:00am. No registration required, 30$ at the door. As always we will make a post of anything changes!
For those who saw me staring into the distance during the Facebook live, some of the cows jumped a fence and invaded the front yard. Enjoy!
Who let the bulls out?
Sooo we did a thing... we are excited to announce that we bought a herd of 20 longhorns! Longhorn have quickly become one of our favorite breeds of cattle for many reasons- they are extremely docile, have incredibly high fertility and calving rates, fast maturity, good quality beef, disease and parasite resistance, can live well into their 20’s, and they are BEAUTIFUL to boot! We have some big plans for these guys, and can’t wait to tell you all about it! Being first generation ranchers and building our herd from the ground up, this was a huge purchase for us and we couldn’t be happier! This herd was the product of over 20 years of breeding, and we feel blessed to have the opportunity to continue the line. These babes are enjoying as much hay as they can eat, and are settling in wonderfully. We’ll get some pictures for you guys as the weather clears up, but for now enjoy the video of one of the trailers being unloaded. If anyone has any questions about them, feel free to reach out!
Pepe and I getting used to the Hero breakaway rope. He wasn’t the biggest fan of the hondo snapping at first but is getting better! Much more convenient and not as hard on the cattle when it breaks away in comparison to catching and having to drop the cow or the rope. Will be a great tool to start young or new horses on roping!
Training horse RJ Greyman working in the pastures
Keros learning to stand at the mounting block
