A1 Horse Programs - Owen Ranch - Helen Owen

A1 Horse Programs - Owen Ranch - Helen Owen Horseback Riding Lessons, Field Trips, Horse Boarding, Dog Boarding, Summer Camps, Training, Trail R Owned and operated by Middletown native, Helen Owen.
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A1 Horse Programs is located at the Owen Ranch in the beautiful hills of Middletown, California. The area offers a diversity of activities just moments away. Including, but not limited to: wine tasting, the Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club, boating and fishing adventures at Clear Lake and a short scenic drive to the Napa Valley. We offer a variety of programs specifically formulated for a va

riety of experience levels for children, teens and adults. Join us for an outdoor day with the family or a romantic trail ride while watching the beautiful California sunset. It will be an experience you will never forget.

11/01/2025
10/17/2025

I have known, and PREACHED this ALL my life. Finally, someone wrote an article and presented good photos.
ORIGINAL POST BY: Running T Horsemanship, Dana Lovell
We are big at teaching the "why" - this was too good not to share. It's the "little" things you do to help your horse that makes them happy and enjoy their time with you.
⬆️Pulling your saddle pad up into the pommel.
💪 It can can take a bit of practice with saddle shifting and pad pulling, but your horse will appreciate it.
🙁 Without being pulled up, when the saddle is cinched the pad presses down on the withers potentially causing discomfort.
😀 With the pad pulled up into the pommel the withers have room to move and there isn't a pressure point.
If you aren't already in the habit of doing this the next time you ride put your fingers between the pad and your horses withers while walking or trotting.
It's our job to make sure that they can comfortably carry us. This simple shift ⬆️ can help to make that happen.

08/03/2025

This is another case of someone injecting banamine into what was supposed to be the muscular triangle of the neck. Either way, this horse ended up with Clostridium causing gangrene. The only treatment is to open the tissues up to the air with a procedure called a fasciotomy. Banamine otherwise known as flunixin meglumine should never be injected into the muscle, even though the label instructs you to give it intramuscular (IM) or intravenously (IV). This is a rare occurrence, but do you really want to risk, loss of life, loss of future performance, down time for this to heal, let alone have the vet bills? I know you don't, especially when another way is available. Either give it IV if you have been trained how to do this with out hitting an artery, because that is another trainwreck, causing seizures in the horse and any damage from going down in such a violent way. Or use the same injectable dosage and without using a needle on your syringe, just so you don't loose any on the ground, sq**rt about 3 mls in the mouth at 1 minute intervals until the entire dosage has been administered.

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Summer Camp

Middletown Days and Horse Camp
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Middletown Days and Horse Camp

06/22/2025

Good Luck ☘️ to our D2 Jr High Nationals contestants representing California this week.
Follow them on the Cowboy Channel

06/14/2025

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18585 Guenoc Lane
Middletown, CA
95461

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