Lost Miner Ranch & Equestrian Center

07/08/2026

📣𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! You will want to share this one far & wide to help horse owners prepare.

𝐄𝐩. 𝟕𝟗: 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬

Every year, natural disasters force horse owners to make critical decisions with little warning. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we cover the essential steps you can take now to prepare your horses, property, and support network before an emergency happens.

In this episode, we discuss:
• Why every horse needs permanent identification and up-to-date records
• Building an emergency support network and connecting with local resources before disaster strikes
• Creating an evacuation plan, including destinations, routes, and transportation logistics
• Preparing emergency supplies, feed, medications, and essential paperwork for your horses
• Why practicing trailer loading and emergency procedures can make all the difference when time is limited

Whether your risk is wildfire, flood, hurricane, tornado, derecho, or another natural disaster, the best emergency plan is the one you create before you need it. This episode will give you the tips you need to get that done.

✅Listen here or on your favorite podcast app!
https://scoopandscale.com/ep-79-horse-emergency-preparedness-evacuation-planning-before-disaster-strikes/

05/10/2026

These girls… learning how it feels to fly 💕

04/26/2026

02/20/2026

We are hiring! See below for more information, or email [email protected] with any questions :)

01/05/2026

In the deep mid-winter,
when the ground is iron hard,
Water buckets freeze solid,
and the dark comes far too fast.

Steam rises from warm nostrils,
rugged backs beneath the stars,
Hands numb through soggy gloves,
mud somehow everywhere ... not just the yard.

The arena is a mirror,
the lanes a test of nerve,
You question all your life choices
as you trudge out “just to check” (again).

The horses stand unmoved by it all.
Unbothered.
Fed.
Watching you like this is perfectly normal behaviour.

They do not mark the days.
They only know:

hay arrives

water matters

you came back

In the deep mid-winter,
there are no rosettes,
summer dreams that feel very far away,
no pressure to progress.

Just care.
Consistency.
Showing up when it’s cold and thankless and quiet.

And somehow
this is where the bond deepens.

In frozen mornings and last checks at night.
In shared breath in the dark.
In choosing them, again and again,
when no one is watching.

This is not the glamorous season.
This is the faithful one.

In the deep mid-winter,
love looks like hay,
and warmth,
and turning the lights off knowing
they are safe.

07/28/2025

Congratulations to our Lost Miner Pony Club team that competed at the Rally in the Rockies this weekend. This was their first mounted rally and these girls did amazing! First place Horse Management, second place Overall, and one perfect turnout score. What a great experience meeting all the other teams, learning and growing together, and successfully navigating their first rally. They put in a lot of hard work to get there - we are very proud of them and their coach!

06/15/2025

You don’t HAVE it, you LEARN it.

So many riders, so many horses, if something isn’t there sort of soon, right away, it is assumed that it never will be all that much more than what they see in front of them right now.

People, mainly, don’t think anywhere close to long term enough, either about rider progression or horse development. Think, maybe, 5 years at least for a horse and at the very least a full ten years for a rider, and that’s just to BEGIN to reach full competence.

Daryl Kinney here with Beaulieu’s Simply Cool are good examples of that time line. Too many try, and actually try quite hard, but give up too soon. If they’d stuck with it another few years, which might seem like a long time AT the time, they might well have found those skills they’d been seeking.

It is HARD to get good. And especially so for those who won’t or can’t think in terms of decades of practice. Decades, not years.

04/01/2025

We are HIRING!

Part-time work, on-site housing opportunities available, flexible schedule, fun work environment, and great co-workers.

Please read our full ad and message or email us with any questions.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all our friends, boarders, students, and more! We are so thankful for all of you 🎄

I also especially thankful for this Christmas Elf, who showed up completely unprompted and joyful this morning because she knew we had to take care of the horses before indulging in any Christmas activities. She’s a pretty great kid and I’m so thankful for her 💕

12/16/2024

One last chance to get in the Christmas spirit before Christmas!
Monday, December 23rd, 10:00AM - 4:00PM.
Register online at https://lostminerridingschool.as.me/christmascamp.