Sky High Ranch

Sky High Ranch Sky High Ranch is a small private boarding and training facility in Penngrove. With proper care and trust, you and your horse can do anything. Call for pricing.

Sky High Ranch specializes in basic horsemanship, ground work, problem horses, obstacle navigation, balance conditioning, stretching and rehabilitation. Caryn earned her Equine Bodyworker Certification in 1998 through equineology, and has completed various other courses such as, Equine Kineiso Taping, Acupuncture, Bach Flower Therapy, Stretching, Rehabilitation and Massage to name a few. We belie

ve in slow and correct training whether starting a colt, working with problem horses or tuning up a broke one. Starting from the ground up, we make sure there aren't any physical challenges inhibiting your horse from succeeding, and we cover any "holes" which may have been missed along the way in training. (well, almost anything :)

Sky High Ranch is located on 5 acres in beautiful Penngrove, with two barns, pastures, wash rack, round pen, year round arena and obstacle course. We provide full training, lessons and boarding.

This big awesome palomino is looking for a new address to call home. And his own human. I mean, he LOVES people. He is s...
04/15/2025

This big awesome palomino is looking for a new address to call home. And his own human. I mean, he LOVES people. He is so kind to be around. Here is his ad, please READ IT, and watch the video. He would make a great trail horse for someone. He doesn’t have a huge work ethic. So not suitable for barrels, or anything that requires, well….lots of movementnt 😂…..but mosey down the trail, obstacles, camping? This is your guy. Please pass him on. Asking 10k

Palomino AQHA Quarter Horse Gelding, Beautiful Broke Palomino Gelding in California. DreamHorse.com is the premier horse classifieds site with horses for sale, lease, adoption, and auction, breeding stallions, and more.

Love how this mare is coming along! ❤️
04/06/2025

Love how this mare is coming along! ❤️

Absolutely this 🙌🏼I can’t count the number of times I hear people say they want their horses at home. I pretty sure I ha...
03/27/2025

Absolutely this 🙌🏼

I can’t count the number of times I hear people say they want their horses at home. I pretty sure I have said everyone one of these points. All spot on.

702 reasons to NOT “bring your horse home”…
1.) horses are not meant to live by themselves, so having one by itself rarely ever works. If you have two they get so buddy sour you can’t do something with one without the other going nuts. Three is also inconvenient and gives few options for mixing pairs and preventing issues. So four is really the bare minimum to keep together
2.) Feeding twice a day is a minimum- even if they have access to hay/grass, plenty of water, and get no grain, you need eyes on them absolutely twice a day minimum. What if they are injured? Or a bird drowned in the water tank and it’s hot and the water is now full of bacteria?
3.) Horse care takes way more time than you think. If you think you’re going to save time by not having to drive to the barn, then I know how naïve you are on how much time it’s going to take to care for your own horse at home.
4.) Ever try self board?? Yay! That’s an adorable start, but you ain’t the one fixing fence, hauling out the manure pile, probably not ordering hay, and you ain’t making the tractor payment (doing maintenance on the tractor)
5.) think it’s gonna be cheaper??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it’s not. I promise it’s not. Most boarding barns actually subsidize the cost per horse, and they are buying in bulk. Keeping one horse is way more expensive than keeping 20 when you look at the cost per horse.
6.) Do you like having ANY amenities???? stalls if a horse hurts themself, or it’s freezing rain for a week? A hot water wash bay? Or even just an area with lights so that you can even see your horse in the winter?
7.) Do you think you’re just gonna ride out in the pasture? Because that only works for about a month until you tear it up so bad that the footing is absolutely dangerous.
I guess it would work if you only ride twice a month during perfect weather days. Not only does a small basic outdoor arena cost about $30,000, but you absolutely need a tractor and a good quality arena rake if you want to maintain it.
8.) Did I mention Tractor payment? Small tractors that can barely do the job are dangerous. Get more tractor than you think need.
9.) Do you ever go away? Kiss that goodbye. Or expect to drop some serious cash on a quality horse sitter. Want to go out in the evening? You’ll need to schedule that around evening chores.
10.) Right now you might love when you get the arena to yourself, but when you are by yourself ALL the time, its easy to lack direction or motivation.
11.) You’ll miss barn culture and riding buddies, and getting away from your spouse for a couple hours. There’s a reason why time flies at the barn!
12.) Mud.
13.) The tens of thousands of dollars you spend trying to get rid of mud, just to have more mud.
14.) have fun dealing with a manure pile on small acreage. It’s not enough to get anyone commercial to haul it out, but way too much to not have a place to go with it. 
15.) Lack of instruction. It’s hard to get an instructor to come to you.
16.) No one to share farm call fees with…
17.) IF you can even get a vet or farrier to come to you!

I know I’m 685 reasons short, but I promise they exist!!!! This is just a start! (And I’m sure others will leave their reasons in the comments.)

We will have to cancel the clinic tomorrow! We have had too much rain and the arena will not be dry enough. Keep your ey...
02/07/2025

We will have to cancel the clinic tomorrow! We have had too much rain and the arena will not be dry enough. Keep your eyes out for a new date.!

**HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC** Sat Feb 8th 9:30am start time

With the feedback on clinics I received, we will start with a basic horsemanship clinic that will be a great foundation to obstacles, trailering etc. We will start with some ground work and finish in the saddle.
You can compare trailering and succefssful completion of obstacles, to writing sentences….. this clinic will be a way to learn the ABC’s so you can later create some beautiful sentences.

The clinic is limited to 4 trailers. Parking can be a bit tight so if you can carpool I can take as many people that can squeeze in.

!!!!Please rsvp as space is limited!!

$100 per rider
$25 per auditor.

***Weather permitting…. Hoping to get some fundamentals out there for everyone to work on now, then plan to have more specified clinics come April/May.
Pm or text 707-483-4516 to rsvp or with any questions!

Sonoma County Horse Journal did a great article on Drogen, the star of Carmen! Grateful for such a cool experience and a...
01/24/2025

Sonoma County Horse Journal did a great article on Drogen, the star of Carmen! Grateful for such a cool experience and an amazing horse to grace the stage with!
Thank you Amy Stevens for a fantastic article!

He looks so handsome on the cover 😍

**HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC** Sat Feb 8th   9:30am start timeWith the feedback on clinics I received, we will start with a bas...
01/22/2025

**HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC** Sat Feb 8th 9:30am start time

With the feedback on clinics I received, we will start with a basic horsemanship clinic that will be a great foundation to obstacles, trailering etc. We will start with some ground work and finish in the saddle.
You can compare trailering and succefssful completion of obstacles, to writing sentences….. this clinic will be a way to learn the ABC’s so you can later create some beautiful sentences.

The clinic is limited to 4 trailers. Parking can be a bit tight so if you can carpool I can take as many people that can squeeze in.

!!!!Please rsvp as space is limited!!

$100 per rider
$25 per auditor.

***Weather permitting…. Hoping to get some fundamentals out there for everyone to work on now, then plan to have more specified clinics come April/May.
Pm or text 707-483-4516 to rsvp or with any questions!

Looking at dates for a few clinics this year. What is something that you would like to learn about? Horsemanship, Obstac...
01/16/2025

Looking at dates for a few clinics this year. What is something that you would like to learn about? Horsemanship, Obstacles, Trailering, Behavioral Problems, Ground Work, something else?
Comment here or send us a pm!

We will be hosting a clinic on buying a horse….. What to look for and how to navigate that crappy deed that you think will be fun! 🙄
Keep your eyes peeled for the date, it will happen this spring!

A lot of you have expressed interest in going to see Carmen at the Opera House, but can’t make it work, or tickets are t...
11/18/2024

A lot of you have expressed interest in going to see Carmen at the Opera House, but can’t make it work, or tickets are too much $. Well, they are doing a live stream on Tuesday night with an on demand option that is good from Nov 20-22. It’s only $30! If anyone is interested, here is the link!

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Opening night at SF Operas Productuon of Carmen! Drogen is all bathed and ready to rock it  🙌🏼❤️San Francisco Opera
11/13/2024

Opening night at SF Operas Productuon of Carmen! Drogen is all bathed and ready to rock it 🙌🏼❤️
San Francisco Opera

11/08/2024

We sure love being part of the production “Carmen” at the SF Opera House!

Huge congrats to Marci on her purchase of Lacey!! We couldn’t be happier with the home she has landed in. We know you tw...
11/05/2024

Huge congrats to Marci on her purchase of Lacey!! We couldn’t be happier with the home she has landed in. We know you two will make a great pair! ❤️

Only the best for Drogen!! Thanks to Chris Flynn Plumbing, he will have nice warm baths through the next month! Thanks C...
11/05/2024

Only the best for Drogen!! Thanks to Chris Flynn Plumbing, he will have nice warm baths through the next month! Thanks Chris!!

10/31/2024

A friend of mine commented the other day that the average person doesn’t understand what it takes for a horse to be on stage.”
The people, music, chaos. I have ridden a lot of horses in my lifetime so far. Flags cracking going full speed at a rodeo with crowds, loud music and other horses squishing them in situations they are generally not ok with. That’s a lot. A lot to manage and a lot to expect out of these flight animals. But onstage at an Opera? Different can of worms. Ot really any harder just a different kind of crazy. Slow. Meticulous. This horse has NO SPACE. None. Walls and people surrounding him. He waits for my every ask. One step at a time…. He checks in with me with every step “one more? Ok. Just wait? Alright.” He does NOTHING until I ask him to. These videos are worth a million words. Especially if you are a horse person. Drogen has me in awe every time we get out there. He is complete magic. I am so very unbelievably lucky to have this experience with such a magnificent animal. He is a complete partner in this. I’m so lucky, and soaking in every second that I can. Huge shout out to Eugene Power, Drogens owner and Gary Sello for believing in me and making this possible. Love you both ❤️
(Second video in the comments)

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