Singing Mesa Ranch

Singing Mesa Ranch Horse motel, campground & horse boarding facility. Indoor/outdoor stalls/pens. Wash bay. Insulated Greeting from owners Gregg and Jana Johnston.

We are pleased to call Singing Mesa Ranch (SMR) our home and so excited about the opportunities. Located on Hwy 65, we are convenient to fishing, antiquing and shopping. Des Moines is 45 minutes to the North. We are 20 minutes East from I-35 at Osceola and 25 minutes South From Indianola. Our equine interests are varied. Trail riding is right at the top. We also enjoy cowboy mounted shooting, ropi

ng, team penning and cattle sorts. Jana has been a horse owner for 50 years. Several of our grown children are horse lovers with experience in reining and ranch horse pleasure with a small side of English thrown in. Established in December 2016, at SMR we are constantly working to improve and grow our offerings. Our biggest goal will always be to have a family friendly and flexible place to enjoy. We currently have monthly pasture board available and offer self-care stall board. We offer overnight rest stops for travelers and horses. Clean load horse transports are welcome. SMR can accommodate large size rigs. Our grounds are monitored by a recorded camera system. SMR offers 6 camping sites with 30amp and water but have flexibility to mix several additional sites with 30 and 15amp service nearby. We have picnic tables and fire rings. There are 7 outdoor stalls and 6 indoor stalls with automatic water and matted footing. The stall barn has a restroom/shower for humans and a wash rack for the horses. There is an attached indoor insulated 60x90 arena. We have a 100x220 outdoor roping arena. Our 120 acres provide ample room for a trail ride with 16 miles of mowed/mapped trails and more area to explore. Stephen’s State Forest is nearby and offers several days of riding enjoyment. We have a 20ft stock trailer available for rent so you can park your rig and light haul for the day to Stephen’s. You don't have to be a horse owner to enjoy our campground. We love big campfires and playing gospel, country and bluegrass music!

Listing for a friend: For Sale: Smokie – 13yo Grade Missouri Fox Trotter Gelding�Smokie is a 15.1h gentleman who’s done...
10/13/2025

Listing for a friend: For Sale: Smokie – 13yo Grade Missouri Fox Trotter Gelding�Smokie is a 15.1h gentleman who’s done it all—mountains, rivers, national parks, and organized rides across MO, KY & IL. He’s forward, responsive, and best suited for an experienced rider who enjoys a willing, fun partner. Moves off leg, collects, spins, side passes, and crosses anything you point him at. Sound, freshly shod, UTD on everything, and ready for the trails.
📍 Wentzville, MO�📞 Call/text 636-577-0699 for pricing & serious inquiries. 6🥕's

09/22/2025

The October 2025 Friesian Sporthorse Inspection has been canceled due to an insufficient number of entries; please follow Iowa Friesian Sporthorse Association Inspections for the 2026 schedule. Iowa Friesian Sporthorse Association Inspections

08/29/2025

For those staying with us this weekend, I'll be taking a group of riders over to Stephen's State Forest at 10am on Saturday morning, please let me know if you'd like to be incuded. We will plan to return to the ranch about 2-3pm

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08/25/2025

We had spots #3 and #4 come open in the campground for this weekend. We had 2 late cancelations. Call if you would like to take them!

Good afternoon. The weather at the ranch is beautiful after all that heat. The trails are damp and the grass and weeds...
07/31/2025

Good afternoon. The weather at the ranch is beautiful after all that heat. The trails are damp and the grass and weeds are, well, growing like weeds do in a rainy season. I thought I'd drop a post and ask a few of you who have stayed with us in the past and would be so inclined, we could sure use a review or two on the horsemotel.com websiite. This is a wonderful website for those of us who travel with horses and Dick Beck is a great fella. I often remember to ask our happy visitors for a few moments of time for a google review but I don't often remember the horse motels website. https://www.horsemotel.com/Iowa.html. I'll also say that if you are traveling and need a resource, this is a great website, not fancy but very useful. Also if you own your own facility, it's hands down the best dollars spent on advertising.

With all the search and rescue that has happened in Texas, we are getting a first hand glimpse today into what goes into...
07/23/2025

With all the search and rescue that has happened in Texas, we are getting a first hand glimpse today into what goes into training those dogs and their handlers. The class from K9Sensus Foundation came for some scent training at the ranch. Some of these dogs are part of SARs teams and others are doing scent training for competitions.

07/05/2025

A few of the fireworks I captured!

Pre Fireworks Fun!
07/05/2025

Pre Fireworks Fun!

Hey everyone. We will be hosting our 4th of July gathering again this year. Bring your lawn chairs, your bug spray and...
06/16/2025

Hey everyone. We will be hosting our 4th of July gathering again this year. Bring your lawn chairs, your bug spray and a beverage. The ranch will provide hot dogs and fixings along with chips and stuff to make marshmallow smore's. The gates will be open back to the cabin. Come straight in the driveway proceed East through to sets of double gates. Food will be ready to go before dusk. Fireworks at dark.

05/20/2025

Hey everyone. For those camping with us... We had a bunch of rain. Great news for grass and creek. Our trails will be open! Firewood maybe wet. Looking forward to a great weekend!

Another saddle listed by my friend in Ottumwa. 2000 17" Tucker Trail Saddle. Purchased this saddle last summer to repla...
05/16/2025

Another saddle listed by my friend in Ottumwa.

2000 17" Tucker Trail Saddle. Purchased this saddle last summer to replace my heavy saddle. Easy to lift & carry, but the seat it just a little too big & has a little more padding than I like.
Located in Ottumwa - Southeastern Iowa. Prefer local pickup, but will ship at buyer's expense..
$950

SOLD~ My friend in Ottumwa has a nice mule saddle for sale: 17" Texas Best -- Mule Saddle$650
05/16/2025

SOLD~ My friend in Ottumwa has a nice mule saddle for sale:
17" Texas Best -- Mule Saddle
$650

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53116 US Highway 65
Lucas, IA
50151

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(641) 919-3671

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