Animal Care

There are some days around the ranchette when you have a plan…and then there are days when you just see where ranch life takes you. This was a little bit of both. We started the day doing what has become our normal routine: heading to the stables, feeding horses, mucking stalls, checking on everyone and trying to get a few things accomplished without getting sidetracked. Of course, when animals are involved, getting sidetracked is pretty much guaranteed. And somehow, by the e

There are moments in life that remind you why you love animals so much. For us, one of those moments came the day we met Gus . Gus is the newest member of our growing ranchette family, and his story starts in a place no horse deserves to be — a kill pen . When Karine first saw him, she didn’t see a worn-down horse that needed help. She saw a gentle giant with kind eyes and a heart that just needed a second chance. And just like that, Gus became part of our story. Meeting Gus

A short time. A lifetime of love. There are some stories you never plan to write. This is one of them. When Diesel came into our lives, we knew he needed help. What we didn’t fully understand at the time was just how much he was carrying. He had deeper struggles than anyone realized. But none of that changed what mattered most to us. He was ours. And we were his. From the moment Diesel stepped into our world, he had a safe place. He had steady hands, warm feed, and hearts tha

Winter doesn’t slow things down on a ranchette — if anything, it demands more. When icy weather rolled in and the roads were covered in slick conditions, there was no option to stay home. The animals still needed care, and that meant heading out to the stables no matter what. This visit to the barn turned into one of those days that tests both patience and endurance. Frozen water meant breaking ice by hand, making sure the horses were properly fed, and mucking stalls in bitte