Ivey Ranch Park Association

12/08/2025

A beautiful day to participate in a parade - and we won Best in Show! 🎉 Thanks to our staff, volunteers, and families who participated. Cowboy and Romeo were the sweetest little elves and very popular the entire route! 💚🎅🏽🐴

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12/04/2025

🎅We take being an elf or Santa very seriously around the Ranch! ⛄️

Are you putting together your favorite holiday ensemble or trying to decide which horse will match that amazing sweater? 🎀 We still have space available for Saturday's Ho-Ho-Horse Holiday Photos session! Color, Lenny, Tia, Aardmore, Ariel, Jaacy, Romeo, and Cowboy are looking forward to seeing you!

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🎄Sign up for a session at: https://bit.ly/3JIgxZc 🎄

12/02/2025

✨Today is Giving Tuesday ✨

There are several ways you can support our mission this season. Follow the links to give and learn more about each campaign.

You can make an impact through:
🐴 Saddle Up for Support, our general donation campaign (https://iveyranch.networkforgood.com/projects/259385-saddle-up-for-support).

🥕 The Carrot Fund, created in honor of cherished board member, Luis Rodriguez, and his legacy of compassion and service.
(https://iveyranch.networkforgood.com/projects/259784-the-carrot-fund-honoring-luis-rodriguez)

🐈The Mane & Meow Society provides food, veterinarian care, and supplies as a sponsor to our horses and barn cats. (https://iveyranch.networkforgood.com/events/92562-mane-meow-society-sponsorship)

Your support helps us continue the work that matters. Thank you for giving generously and believing in what we do. 💛💚

11/27/2025

Hope you are enjoying a restful day with good friends and great food! We are thankful every day. 💚🐴

11/27/2025

How do you fare, my fellow holiday preppers? It's Little Bit, trying out my sassy new flat-topped hat in anticipation of a weekend of cheery revelry. That includes being requested by ye olde staff of the Ranch to share with ye good peoples the following:

🦃 Not sure about this turkey nonsense as we of the herd still prefer yummy oats and hay of the grass. Barn Buddies are welcome from 6-8AM and 4-5:30PM every single day for feasting. And that's our feasting...cleaning the homestead is also required...thank ye in advance for these gestures of kindness.

🐎 Grooming Gang is postponed until Friday morning this week so that you can indulge in those dishes prepared in your hearths. Enjoy! 🌽🍗

🐴 THR is still on break this week but we would love to see our many and varied assistants appear on Saturday morn by 8AM to help with lessons and chores. Please do note that this is the one morn that Barn Buddies are usually not needed, unless a wicked storm approacheth and cancels lessons. (I have been informed that the weather will prove to be quite sunny this weekend. Huzzah!)

Be of good cheer until we see you again at the Ranch! 💚

11/19/2025

Get ready for some Ho-ho-horse holiday magic at Ivey Ranch! 🎄🐴✨
We’re gearing up for one of the sweetest events of the season, filled with festive photos, ranch charm, and all the holiday cheer. Can’t wait to celebrate with our community and capture those special moments!

Sign up for a session at: https://bit.ly/3JIgxZc.

11/15/2025

Due to inclement weather 🌧️, lessons are cancelled for Saturday. While Willow enjoys a day of napping, we would still love to see our volunteers from 6-8am and 4-5:30pm for mucking and feeding. Be safe out there! 🐴💚🐈

11/13/2025

We love all of the festivities here in our city! 🎄🐾🌊🐴💫⛄️

🎄✨ Holiday Tree Lighting! ✨🎄

Join us on Thursday, December 4th from 5–8 p.m. at the Regal Cinema Plaza in downtown Oceanside (401 Mission Avenue) for Oceanside’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration!

🎨 Our Parks & Recreation craft booth opens at 5 p.m. with ornament-making and coloring activities for kids, and a chance to write a letter to Santa!
💃 Kick off the evening with a festive performance by our instructor, Ms. Charlene’s dance students, starting at 5 p.m.!
🎅 Snap a photo with Santa and receive a raffle ticket to redeem free milk and cookies (while supplies last)!

🚒 Santa will make a grand entrance on a fire truck between 5:45 and 6 p.m. to help lead the tree lighting countdown at 6 p.m. sharp!

🌟 The tree lighting ceremony begins right at 6 p.m., followed by Santa photos from 6:15–8 p.m.

🎶 6:30–7:30 p.m. – Live performances by Robert Parker and Billy Galewood.

🚗 Parking is available at the Oceanside Transit Center Garage and Oceanside Civic Center Garage (free), or at 371 N. Cleveland Street ($3 for 2 hours or $5 for all day).

While you’re downtown, check out the Sunset Market hosted by our friends at MainStreet Oceanside.

📺 Can’t make it in person? KOCT - North County's Channel has you covered! Watch the Holiday Tree Lighting LIVE on Cox Community Channel 18, or stream it at KOCT.ORG if you don’t have Cox Cable.

11/11/2025

⭐ Celebrating our November Ranch Stars, Matthew and Beau! ⭐

Since joining us in Spring 2024, Matthew has given over 150 volunteer hours! You’ll usually find him at Barn Buddies, mucking, feeding, and tucking the horses in for the night, but he was also a huge help at our Western Hoedown. Matthew loves seeing how excited the horses get for dinner and then spending time grooming them – especially his favorite horse, Beau! He says Beau always makes him laugh with the funny faces he pulls during grooming.

Beau, sponsored by our Board Chair, Traci Zell, is a 26 year old Quarter Horse gelding whose time as a mounted patrol horse has prepared him well for his work at the Ranch. With his strong work ethic and calm nature, he is a superstar in our riding and therapy programs – particularly with veterans and advanced riders. And when he’s not working hard, Beau shows off his silly side by clapping his lips or crossing his legs to scratch an itch!

We are so grateful for Matthew and Beau – an awesome duo who bring heart, humor, and hard work to the Ranch every day. We also want to thank Matthew and all of our veterans for their service to our country and for Beau’s role in providing a safe and welcoming place for them to be. 🇺🇸💚🐴

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11/10/2025

Executive Director Tonya Danielly joined host Porsche Copeland this month to talk about our programs and volunteer opportunities at the Ranch! Thank you for inviting us, KOCT - North County's Channel! 🐴💚

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypB1UXlptBI

11/06/2025

🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS to our 2025 Volunteers of the Year – Joan Bonwood & Diane Cappellano!🎉🎉

In our Equine Assisted Services Program, we are blessed to have two wonderful volunteers who embody our mission of inclusion and creating an environment where everyone can do and be their best. Joan and Di’s dedication shines through in every moment – whether they are gently encouraging riders, lovingly tending to the horses, or stepping in with a helping hand for events. They bring a spirit of generosity that lifts everyone around them – riders, volunteers, and staff alike. 🐴💚

Join us in thanking these two amazing ladies for consistently helping in all aspects of the success of our programming. Terrific volunteers make our programs possible – volunteers like Joan and Di make Ivey Ranch truly extraordinary! 💫

Joan and Di were honored at the 2025 North County Philanthropy Council Volunteer Awards Celebration on Friday, October 17. Cynthia Renteria, Volunteer Coordinator, and Traci Zell, President of our Board of Directors, attended with them. We will be hosting an onsite celebration soon so stay tuned for more details.