Happy Rascal Ranch

09/13/2026

I’m grateful I found Anna and Reach Out to Horses straight out the gate as I began working with wild horses and training . I did not have to experience other method or approaches. I knew learning the language of the horse, giving them a voice and a choice , trusting that slow is fast, creating a foundation built on trust, resonated deeply! Hearing, seeing, knowing other more dominant ways to work with horses exist and are generally more common is heartbreaking. When things like this attract more attention and my mentors speak to it and shine light on it I have their back, even though it makes me Mad sad and want nothing to do with it. I’m grateful when they speak up and shine light on the darkness instead of walking away!

STOP this nonsense! You can stop this by not supporting click bait!!!

There is a video circulating right now of a horse in a pen; running, trapped, tail wringing, eyes wide, being chased by a person holding a flag. The caption calls this "training a dangerous, dominant horse." Let us be clear about what is actually being shown...

That horse is not dominant. That horse is afraid. And fear is not a training tool; it is a failure to read the being in front of you.

And it did not stop at pressure. Profanity was directed at her. Force was applied through a whip, not released until she gave in through exhaustion, not understanding. And the title over it all called a frightened, shut-down horse "dangerous" and "dominant"; a bit of clickbait dressed up as expertise, because outrage draws more views than truth does...

It is not our way to bash another trainer by name. Truth does not need a target; it needs light. But standing by while fear is marketed as training, while chasing is sold as leadership, while beings are taught that force earns trust... that silence would be its own kind of endorsement. And that, we will not do.

Read the horse, not the ego. Body language, energy, and intention speak long before force is ever needed. A horse offered clarity and safety will meet you there every time; a horse offered only pressure will only ever learn to survive you.

To every being watching a video like this and feeling that pull in your gut that says something is wrong... trust it. That instinct is the horse in you, still intact.

09/11/2026

This is the life pasture moments , sunset, magic hour. Almost fall. Ready for a new season!

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

A band of horses I know well… wander the hills, and the roadways. Often appearing behind fence lines or in between them. Early this morning while it was still dark the brown Bay stallion was on one side the rest of his herd on the other, 🤦🏼‍♀️thankfully a white mare shows up in the dark and catches passerby’s attention. On a twisty windy road that people tend to drive too fast through this can be dangerous. The 🌞 was starting to rise and the sky was getting lighter thankfully. They were close… just off the main “highway” in-between two fence lines and just down the way from a opening to get off the road and into the hills. Flashers on, flash headlights to warn people to slow down. Watch as they react to a loud fast car, and a big yellow school bus… the early morning hours are busy. Turn around, stop the car. Wait for a window without cars. Get out on foot and … let’s go friends! All together now, back on one side, head to the exit/ opening in the fence line. Go!!! Into the hills! Stay off the road! Run more, not just enough. Keep going… stay safe. I love you. 🐎♥️😉 this happens more times then anyone realizes because I do not share it. I just do it. And often not with photos or videos. Because time is of the essence and the goal is to get them off the roads and their safety asap. I don’t encourage anyone to do this. That could be a disaster. But I do encourage people to be mindful, present, to slow down, and to use their flashers if they do see horses on the road to warn the oncoming traffic. In a effort to avoid a accident and to keep everyone safe. Horses have been hit. Some have been killed, most have to be put down after. Others get up and walk away but live with injuries long after. We know, we have history, we have memories, we are in this together. The Horses are my family, my friends, my neigbors, and I have and always will be there for them. We are in this together … what arises with people in relation to the horses is a whole other story.

09/06/2026

Reality of Rescue in 2026

I say no almost every day.

I don't talk about those calls very often.

I don't tell you about every text message, every Facebook tag, every person desperately looking for somewhere safe for a horse they can no longer care for.

But they come.

Every. Single. Day.

And right now, The Medicine Horse Project simply doesn't have the funding to say yes.

Today, I had to say no to a very senior horse.

His owner's health is failing rapidly and she is trying to do the right thing. Several people tagged me in her plea on social media. Then she reached out to me herself.

I don't know this woman.

I don't know her horse.

But this one is hitting me hard.

Maybe it's because we're at the anniversary of the Camp 7 horses—senior horses who needed somewhere to land when we said yes.

Maybe it's because I know just how difficult it is to find placement for an aged horse.

Maybe it's because I can feel the desperation of an owner who is trying to make sure her horse is safe before her own health takes that choice away from her.

Or maybe I'm just tired of saying no.

I started doing this because I wanted to be the person who could say:

Yes. Bring them here. We'll figure it out.

But love doesn't buy hay.

Love doesn't pay the veterinarian or the farrier.

Love doesn't create another pen, another shelter or another set of hands.

And loving horses enough to rescue them also means loving the horses already here enough not to jeopardize their care by taking on more than we can sustain.

So I said no today.

And I hate it.

This is a side of rescue that doesn't make it onto social media very often.

Across this country, rescues and sanctuaries are full. Older horses are especially difficult to place. And good people—people who are trying to do the responsible thing BEFORE their horse ends up neglected, abandoned, passed from home to home or dumped at an auction—are asking for help and finding closed doors.

Sometimes including ours.

That's the part that breaks my heart.

Because this woman isn't failing her horse.

She's trying to protect him.

And I desperately wish I could help her do that.

There are days when rescue feels like the horses you saved.

And then there are days when rescue feels like the horses you couldn't.

Today is one of those days.

I don't have a tidy ending for this one.

Tonight I'm simply sitting with the reality that I can't save every horse who needs us.

But I sure wish today I could have said yes.

09/05/2026

NEW Ranchito Galeria in Bernalillo on Main St opening day ends at 6pm today then open regular hours weekly. Come support all these local Artists and good causes! We have artwork here for sale too.