Jack

Meet Jack. He's a 15-yr-old gelding tri-colored paint. He's one of the sweetest horses I've ever met. And you can see from the pictures that he's really pretty. He has been used in the mountains and for gathering cows. He's 16 hands high, so he's kinda big, like Flint. Unlike Flint, he goes! He walks briskly and was also quite responsive for having not been ridden all winter (stopped and stood with no problem). He is extremely friendly and wasn't at all bothered by the children and dogs running around. His owners have had him for about 4 years and are really sad to see him go, but they didn't need as many horses as they had. They're happy he'll be coming to a good home at the Ranch. Welcome, Gentle Jack!

Welcome, Seana!

Our newest member of the Ranch Horse Family is Seana ("see-AN-ah"). This baby girl is only about 5 years old. She is half Fox Trotter, ¼ arabian, ¼ Quarter horse. She was being sold because the family who owned her was into rodeo and she was "too calm" for them. She seemed very at ease despite commotions going on around her (dogs, cats, small crowd of people, little children). She seemed very willing to move into a walk, trot, and lope, yet stopped and would stand still with very little effort. She's very pretty and has a white sock, so she'll be easy to pick out. We were able to get her for a very good price and are thrilled that she'll be at the Ranch this summer.

To those who may ride her early in the summer (around Memorial Day), be aware that she may need to re-learn to neck reign. We'll be working with her for her first week or two and we're confident she'll adjust just fine.

Seana looks forward to meeting the whole family! See you in a few months!

Precious Independence

During the month of March, we said good-bye to an old friend. Indy was somewhere around 30 years old. She was perhaps the "perfect" horse. She was gentle. She ensured that just about every beginning rider had a good experience on horseback. She was always the easiest horse to catch. She was a jewel who was part of what made the Ranch "the Ranch." We've loved our old gal and send our well wishes up to heaven after her. See you in greener pastures, Indy. xoxo