Koco Ranch - Equine Facility

06/09/2025

Thank you Sam Burns for catching this beautiful picture!

01/24/2025

01/08/2025

Position has been filled 2/25

NEED SOME EXTRA CASH? 💲🐴💲🐴💲🐴

Koco Ranch, located in Valders, WI, is looking to hire help to clean 15-22 horse stalls and barn Mondays through Fridays. Candidates must be dependable and responsible, with reliable transportation in all weather conditions. Detail-minded, with basic cleaning skills a must. No prior experience cleaning horse stalls necessary, but candidates must be self-motivated, independent worker(s) who pay attention to details. No contact with horses -- that means no opportunity to groom, ride, condition, exercise, or train any of the horses. Morning start between 7-9am. Depending on how many stalls are filled, it's approximately a 4-5 hour job for one person and a 2-3 hour job for two people. Serious and qualified candidates only. Would prefer to hire two people or a couple who would work together. References required and will be checked. Candidates must be 18 years of age or older. For pay rate and application, please PM Julie Koconis or Koco Ranch.

12/20/2024

Our very own winter wonderland.

12/06/2024

Position Filled

HELP NEEDED: Every-Other-Weekend Stall Cleaner(s) at Private Horse Farm in Valders, WI
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Koco Ranch is looking to hire help to clean 15-22 horse stalls every-other-weekend. Candidates must be dependable and responsible, with reliable transportation in all weather conditions. Detail-minded, with basic cleaning skills a must. No prior experience cleaning horse stalls necessary, but must be self-motivated, independent worker(s). No contact with horses -- that means no opportunity to groom, ride, condition, exercise, or train any of the horses. Morning start between 7-9am. Depending on how many stalls are filled, it's approximately a 4-5 hour job for one person and a 2-3 hour job for two people. Serious and qualified candidates only. Would prefer to hire two people or a couple who would work together. References required and will be checked. Candidates must be 18 years of age or older. For pay rate and application, please PM Julie Koconis or Koco Ranch.

11/28/2024

Enjoy a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving. Thankful for all those near and dear. And for all those lost and beloved.

11/22/2024

A HUGE shout out to Todd Pruess for doing such a wonderful job building and installing our new shavings door! It looks great! You're the best!

10/16/2024

I will never be able to describe the power of time spent cleaning stalls.

During this time I have made some of the biggest decisions in my life. I have silently thought my way, step by step, through some of the biggest disasters of my life. I have ugly cried my way through heartbreak all while cleaning stalls. I’ve thrown bags of sawdust in range as I thought about all of the sh*tty things going on in my life. Each stall has oddly given me a place of comfort as I stood, fork in hand, feeling empty during the times I’ve felt so alone. It has taught me to appreciate the serenity of the quiet. Realizing the ones in my life I can count on and the numerous fake people who are only present when convenient for themselves. I’ve enjoyed a free gym membership, as I’ve sculpted my back and shoulders into “he man”, just sifting away. I’ve stumbled my way, dry heaving, with sunglasses ....cleaning stalls through morning sickness, because god forbid my best friend be forced to stand in a dirty stall. Today I spend my morning cleaning stalls and processing my life. I’m mentally making life changing decisions, as I write this post, knowing that whatever I decide, it will be the right one, as it was made in a stall.

I understand that there are those who think us horse people should get “real” jobs. And that all we do is spend our days “playing” around. I’m genuinely sorry that you have never been exposed to a lifestyle that teaches you discipline, how to love unconditionally, put something other then yourself first, bust your ass for the things you want and need, kept humble by a 1200 lb animal, the real meaning of “hard work”, early mornings and late nights spent caring for something other than YOU. Those are things a “real job” will never give you.

Some of you haven’t cleaned stalls .....and it shows.

- Aubrey Burwell

10/07/2024

Position has been filled.

HELP NEEDED: Monday-Friday Stall Cleaner(s) at Private Horse Farm in Valders, WI
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Koco Ranch is looking to hire help to clean 15-22 horse stalls Monday through Friday mornings, including holidays. Candidates must be dependable and responsible, with reliable transportation in all weather conditions. Detail-minded, with basic cleaning skills a must. No prior experience cleaning horse stalls necessary, but must be self-motivated, independent worker(s). No contact with horses -- that means no opportunity to groom, ride, condition, exercise, or train any of the horses. Morning start between 7-9am. Depending on how many stalls are filled, it's approximately a 4-5 hour job for one person and a 2-3 hour job for two people. Serious and qualified candidates only. Would prefer to hire two people or a couple who would work together. References required and will be checked. Candidates must be 18 years of age or older. For pay rate and application, please PM Julie Koconis or Koco Ranch.

09/23/2024

I'm not quite sure what to write, but since I've been given the following information, I feel that I should share it.

Our "horse community" has suffered an unbearable loss of not only one man, but two.

One of the drivers in Saturday morning's head-on collision in rural Kiel was 18 year old Anthony Mahloch. My memories of Anthony are from when he was very young, playing here at the farm while his grandmother cleaned stalls. Tina and Daryl, please know you have my deepest sympathy for your unbearable loss and if you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask.

The other driver, who died at the scene, was
72 year old Ken Puetz, husband of Jackie Luebke-Puetz with Grand Prix Farms located in School Hill. Although I did not know Ken personally, I know Jackie and I'm certain Ken's sudden death has left Jackie in a difficult situation, both personally and professionally. Jackie, please accept my sincere condolences and let me know if I can be of any help to you.

My heart is breaking for both of these families while they deal with such tremendous and tragic loss.

Prayers for our "horse community".

09/09/2024

Loving the new fencing!