Animal Care

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