K Ranch

01/09/2022

We love year end banquets!! Seeing all of our friends in a building instead of a barn, eating food, laughing and celebrating a year gone by and all of the accomplishments.

Thankfulness for this year is abound. My husband who puts up with our crazy, by son who is by his side. My girls who put up with my crazy and thank me for it afterwards 🤣 The shows that get put on by tired volunteers that share the love of the sport. The amazing POA’s we love and ride. Savannah McGuire who Alyssa started lessons with this year for the always encouraging words and push in the right direction. Brooke Lacy that took on both girls goals for jumping and took them to some awesome accomplishments in that.

These accomplishments mean a lot not because of the awards but because of the goals set and accomplished, lessons learned and they are motivation to go for those next goals.

❤️Dave and Alyssa 1st in Triad

❤️Savannah and Dash -
Reserve Halter Geldings
9and Under All Around Champion
9 and Under Performance Champion

❤️Alyssa and Candi -
All Around High Point Youth Saddle Winner
High Point Youth Rider
High Point Performance Pony
High Point All Around Pony
10-13 All Around Champion
10-14 Gaming Champion
High Point Gaming Pony
10-13 Performance Champion
Youth Senior Horse Champion

Cheers to another year with new goals, new challenges, new lessons and new friends!!

Alyssa Kvidt

12/02/2021

Another horse lovers gift idea (or for you, you deserve things too ❤️)

This author I am happy to call my friend. AND she is a avid horse person with experience as a trainer, show rider and so much more. So true horse people can actually enjoy the story without those laughably wrong occurrences throughout. 🤣

Check it out!!
(You can find a full gift guide with more in the comments)

Making the Cut: Twelve Palms Ranch Book 4

12/01/2021

These are so so gorgeous!!
I challenge you all to support small business as you finish your holiday shopping (or just get started like me 🙈).

I teamed up to support a group of small businesses this year and made a holiday gift guide! It includes a few horse lovers items but also more.

Please go support and check it out!
(You can find it in the comments)

10/13/2021

A few amazing poems/ wrote ups like this have shown up in my feed this morning. Here is one. I know that I needed to read these today and I’m sure someone else does too.

- When my instructor repeats me: ' Straighten your shoulders and open your chest!"
He doesn't just teach me how to have a good position. It teaches me that in life you always have to walk straight and face problems with your head high.
- When my instructor asks me to put my legs down and keep them close to the horse, he teaches me that in life you don't admit distractions and that it takes little to deflect your way.
- When my instructor tells me ' Too many hands, don't hold on to the reins!"-He teaches me how to give and not take, in the utmost respect of others.
- When he makes the big voice and repeats me infinitely, ′′ Look forward in the direction you want to go!" He teaches me the importance of setting goals and never losing sight of them for Make them.
- When I ask to move on or up and my instructor says I'm not ready, he teaches me that in life you always have to stick to your pace and never burn the steps.
- When I fall and go back up, I learn that there are always setbacks, moments when we get excited, but the important thing is to get up more determined than before.
- If I hold my breath during a recovery and it says jokingly ' breathe! You're purple!" I understand letting emotions flow to get rid of them.
- When at the end of the course I'm happy with the work done and my instructor says ' Bravo, thank your teacher ' ' I know he doesn't refer to himself but to my horse.
- Now you, you who watch a horseman in the saddle, keep saying riding is not a sport because it's the horse that does everything. I agree with you.
- Riding is not a sport. This is a great life lesson.

Free translation of Maria Grazia Pispico text

10/02/2021

What is your favorite hoof pick?

This one is pretty good and so is the one my farrier made.

You can’t own horses without a favorite hoof pick that can pick practically cement out of their hooves at certain times of years or at some arenas.

09/21/2021

Congrats to EquiFuse!!

This award is earned no doubt. I’ve been using it fir a while now and never want to change products. But I’ve also been watching it explode in the show world. The secret is out!! Message me if you want to know more.

09/21/2021

The BEST thing I have found for joint health. And no, it isn’t joint injections. You CAN do it.

I have tried many different joint supplements. I absolutely love MSM as a preventative, general health supplement. And have personally taken it (the human version) and think it helps. But when that isn’t enough Adequan is the only thing I have seen make a very noticeable difference.

And it’s not hard to do and no more expensive than the feed through you are probably using. (It comes out to like 25 a month!)

Who else uses Adequan?

And if giving shots scares you go check out my video ….

Kvidtranch.com/library

It’s time to learn!

09/20/2021

Time to get your winter coat routine ready so come spring your horses are ready to rock it!!

EquiFUSE that is fabulous for winter -
🍂Gleam for longer, healthier names and tails
🍂Rehydrinse for healthier skin and coat and cut grooming time down

Kvidtranch.com
But of course you can chat directly with me too!
What are your hair, skin, coat needs?

09/15/2021

Stomach soothing go to…

What do you give your horses if you notice them not acting quite normal? Or if they get sick? Keeping their gut going is so important during stressful times to prevent colic (unless of course they are already colicing that’s another story).

Our mini has heaves from her past neglect and the smoke and heat last week got to her. So she went on this concoction to help her get through. I have used this or similar so many times!

Alfalfa pellets soaked (like sloppy wet soaked, water is so so important to keep their gut healthy, and alfalfa has great calcium to keep acid down and protein to keep them fed)

Purina outlast (or any stomach aid, I feed outlast to my ulcer prone horses so I have it on hand, I’ve also used Excel by Depaolo Equine Concepts)

Probiotics (if nothing else at least add these to their diet, keep the good bacteria working for them).

What is your go to? There are so many options out there, what has worked well for you?

07/31/2021

Who has horses on their lock or home screen?

Let’s see them. 👇🏻

07/29/2021

That little voice in your head…..

And something I try to instill in anyone with horses or livestock.

Now here is the question of the hour⏳
Can that voice be that strong for “Did I turn the water off?”