We ride the horses on trails and on roundups in the mountains, and breed from two to four foals each year. See the Our California or Kentucky Mares page for a description of the specific horses we currently have at the ranch. Our ultimate goal is to produce a versatile pleasure-riding type of horse in California and to focus show prospect breeding in Kentucky, where the sanctioned show circuit is available. They are still a pleasure to ride, of course, but a top prospect will often be sent back to Kentucky to be trained and shown, rather than be available for sale in California. The horse property is being specifically developed and maintained to provide for optimum health and well-being of our horses.
All horses have their own shelters and spacious paddocks, in addition to pasture turn-out.
The horses are on a regular program of medical and farrier care, with regular shots, boosters, worming and exercise. Every effort is made to keep the ranch parasite-free through a variety of techniques. All of our California horses are well-trained riding mounts, and there is always a horse available to demonstrate the smooth Rocky Mountain gait. There are miles of trails which can be used in all seasons. Persons seriously interested in purchase of a horse are able to stay in our spacious guest house at the ranch site so that they can spend sufficient time getting to know the horses.