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We provide information on products and equipment we have used at the ranch via our charitable organization. We do not comment on products or equipment we have not used. We share these results with you to assist you in making an informed decision on horse products and equipment. We do not rate them, nor make recommendations. We share this experience with you, inform you as to whether we continue to use the product, and the products we currenlty use. 

As with most products, you get what you pay for! Shop wisely and follow installation instructions or directions. Before you spend your hard earned money, remember:  All vendors want to sell you a product, some do not care whether it works or not.

Anticipation and Expectations

What is the product is designed to do?
What the product actually does.
What you expect it to do.
What the sales person tells you it does.
WHAT IT REALLY DOES!!

Our Service

We provide information on products and equipment we have used at the ranch via our charitable organization. We do not comment on products or equipment we have not used. We share these results with you to assist you in making an informed decision on horse products and equipment. We do not rate them, nor make recommendations. We share this experience with you, inform you as to whether we continue to use the product, and the products we currenlty use. 

As with most products, you get what you pay for! Shop wisely and follow installation instructions or directions. Before you spend your hard earned money, remember:  All vendors want to sell you a product, some do not care whether it works or not.

Anticipation and Expectations

What is the product is designed to do?
What the product actually does.
What you expect it to do.
What the sales person tells you it does.
WHAT IT REALLY DOES!!

Fall 2018 Promo Video

 

Check out this quick video recap of 2018!

“Afghanistan” by Troubled Spirits

How to Move Stall Mats – Mat Gripper Tutorials

This past weekend, we took on the task of configuring stall mats throughout our 3-stall on the ranch. Normally, this would be a challenge, however, with the use of our patented Mat Gripper, it was easy as pie. Check out both videos below. One is with the handle extension, and the other is without it.

Please get in contact with us if you’re interested in purchasing a Mat Gripper for yourself!

End of April [Story]

WE HAD A GREAT OPEN HOUSE for all of you that missed the April 23rd visit.

The friends and neighbors who attended ate their fill of hamburgers, hot Dogs and of course BBQ, provided by Jeremiah’s BBQ, of Dumfries, VA. Jerry Burns is a great friend and fellow Marine and has provided us with BBQ for all of our functions here at WCR.

To begin, we thank all of the people who shared the day with us and although the rain monster threatened our get together, the sun finally broke through and we not only were able to enjoy each other’s company the guests fed the horses at least 30 pounds of carrots! All the horses enjoyed the attention and although they ate a lot, they still were hungry at feeding time. The get together went well beyond 3 PM; we enjoyed creating memories in our mental treasure chest.

The highlight of the day was watching the children’s courage grow as they all overcame their initial fear of feeding a horse, and as you can see from the video, they went non-stop at feeding their new found friends!!

Now the second best story is a testament to how small the world really is. On the Friday before the Open Barn, Kala, called and said she would like to attend as she had seen one of our signs. We told her to stop by and indulge in BBQ and horsemanship as she had time. Well Kala did, and stayed for most of the time. During Karen’s time in getting to know Kala, Karen discovered Kala is a niece of two longtime friends of ours from Nokesville, Kendal and Nancy. Kendal and Nancy were instrumental in helping us set up our ranch and we often visited with them to talk over issues and get guidance on how to tackle problems and overcome obstacles. Kendal and Nancy were extremely helpful in helping us to prepare for the arrival of our first two foals, now Crash and Clover, and they even came over around 9 PM on the cold night of March 17, the night Clover was born. Kendal has also helped with maintaining our pastures and helped us in our first venture in to harvesting our own hay! They are wonderful people and Karen and I are very fortunate to be friends with them.

Kala

 

 

Rachel Terfert spoke on her background and will be one of the trainers and speakers at the clinics.

Also, Rachel is very active in the community and Rachel was a speaker on behalf of Southern States at the “Save a Horse” day at the Prince William Animal Shelter, and I took a minute to speak with her.

Here are just a few snaps of the many friends who helped us devour the BBQ and as you can see, even some “Older Children” aka adults befriended the horses and received their first lesson an how to feed a horse!

Kala

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Watch Mitch give you the “scoop” on our horses and horse clinics, https://westcrescentranch.com/west-crescent-ranch-seminar/

Below is a reminder of how Karen and I developed the concept of Christian based horsemanship mixed with the rich history of the great country and patriotism!

Patriotism
I (Peter) was bothered by the thousands of people who do not like the US and distort its great history. I traveled to 14 countries in my 19 years in the Marines and Army and developed a deep love for the privilege of living in the US, because of what I witnessed in those less blessed countries. Literally dirt poor people with no foreseeable help to change their lot in life because of their country’s lack of a constitutional government and honest leaders. I returned from the war, thankful I was back in the US, but I saw many people who disliked this great country and wondered why so many only understood patriotism as waving the flag on a holiday and lighting fireworks on July 4th. I could not understand why young people could recite their favorite movie or rock star, claim to having hundreds of friends on Facebook, but could not recite the first seven words of the preamble to the constitution. They could not tell me who the president of the US is or even discuss the principles that shaped the birth of this great nation guided by our founding fathers.

Christian based horsemanship
Karen and I have seen the growing attack on Christian beliefs, a breakdown of the family and a failure of young men and women to understand the importance of Christian principles during their formative years. I (Peter) saw it as an instructor in the Quantico Young Marines program and in discussions with young men and women. Young men and women, future leaders of our county, who have Christian principles taught to them by their parents, must be reinforced and strengthened. One way is to talk with them about how God entrusted us with care for horses and relate that responsibility to actions as young man and women. Additionally, young men and women should have a forum to discuss the challenges to their faith they face and how to fight back when their faith is challenged.

Young men and women are impressionable and need to have multiple venues of support to help them live their faith, with their heads held high proclaiming the Word!

They need to understand a relationship with Jesus Christ is one that will never fail them just as a relationship with a horse they have treated with respect, loved and care for, will not fail them.

Beginners
Over time as our knowledge of horses, the horse industry, misinformation with regard to horse training, and horse care grew; we felt an obligation to pass on our knowledge to beginners. We assist beginners, with firsthand knowledge of horse experiences to develop a solid knowledge base of horsemanship and to avoid the myths and misinformation regarding horse care and horse equipment. We feel it is important beginner horse owners receive truthful and accurate information on horses, horse care and the industry; otherwise they will be wasting their parent’s valuable money and time and building a weak foundation for the care of a horse.

Summary
Our vision of Christian based horsemanship is now a reality and will be a wonderful experience for young man and women and their parents. Our seminars are tailored to 8-18 years of age and for beginners with little knowledge of horsemanship and who have a desire to learn about horses, the illustrious history of America and strengthen their Christian beliefs. Come on a week long journey where your faith will be strengthened, you will learn the truthful history of this great country and LEARN TO SPEAK HORSE!!

Clinic dates are June 27 – 1 July, 4-8 July and 8-12 August.
For details on the curriculum for the clinics see our website, www.westcrescentranch.com and click on the “Horse Clinics” tab and go the calendar at the bottom of the page.

As always, come by and visit us at one of our events and God bless you and America!

Peter and Karen

Mid-April Update [Story]

Good day and hello from once again snowy West Crescent ranch in Nokesville, VA with our mid-month story.

Well, if you can believe it we had some snow and sleet here on April 9th. I guess April snow and hail brings the sweaters back out and may be in May, flowers. Old man winter just won’t let go, but he will soon!

If you missed Peter’s trip to Kualoa Ranch in Oahu, Hawaii you can view the last newsletter (March) with great videos.

We are a few days from our April 23rd Open Horse Ranch event. We are hosting parents who have an interest in our Christian based horsemanship clinics, the first in VA.

Watch Mitch give you the “scoop” on our horses and horse clinics,
https://westcrescentranch.com/west-crescent-ranch-seminar/

So how did the Christian based horsemanship mixed with the rich history of the great country and patriotism come about? Well here is our story — –

Patriotism

I (Peter) was bothered by the thousands of people who do not like the US and distort its great history. I traveled to 14 countries in my 19 years in the Marines and Army and developed a deep love for the privilege of living in the US, because of what I witnessed in those less blessed countries. Literally dirt poor people with no foreseeable help to change their lot in life because of their country’s lack of a constitutional government and honest leaders. I returned from the war, thankful I was back in the US, but I saw many people who disliked this great country and wondered why so many only understood patriotism as waving the flag on a holiday and lighting fireworks on July 4th. I could not understand why young people could recite their favorite movie or rock star, claim to having hundreds of friends on Facebook, but could not recite the first seven words of the preamble to the constitution. They could not tell me who the president of the US is or even discuss the principles that shaped the birth of this great nation guided by our founding fathers.

Christian based horsemanship

Karen and I have seen the growing attack on Christian beliefs, a breakdown of the family and a failure of young men and women to understand the importance of Christian principles during their formative years. I (Peter) saw it as an instructor in the Quantico Young Marines program and in discussions with young men and women. Young men and women, future leaders of our county, who have Christian principles taught to them by their parents, must be reinforced and strengthened. One way is to talk with them about how God entrusted us with care for horses and relate that responsibility to actions as young man and women. Additionally, young men and women should have a forum to discuss the challenges to their faith they face and how to fight back when their faith is challenged.

Young men and women are impressionable and need to have multiple venues of support to help them live their faith, with their heads held high proclaiming the Word!

They need to understand a relationship with Jesus Christ is one that will never fail them just as a relationship with a horse they have treated with respect, loved and care for, will not fail them.

Beginners

Over time as our knowledge of horses, the horse industry, misinformation with regard to horse training, and horse care grew; we felt an obligation to pass on our knowledge to beginners. We assist beginners, with firsthand knowledge of horse experiences to develop a solid knowledge base of horsemanship and to avoid the myths and misinformation regarding horse care and horse equipment. We feel it is important beginner horse owners receive truthful and accurate information on horses, horse care and the industry; otherwise they will be wasting their parent’s valuable money and time and building a weak foundation for the care of a horse.

Summary

Our vision of Christian based horsemanship is now a reality and will be a wonderful experience for young man and women and their parents. Our seminars are tailored to 8- 18 years of age and for beginners with little knowledge of horsemanship and who have a desire to learn about horses, the illustrious history of America and strengthen their Christian beliefs. Come on a week long journey where your faith will be strengthened, you will learn the truthful history of this great country and LEARN TO SPEAK HORSE!!

Clinic dates are 27 June-1 July, 4-8 July and 1-5 Aug. For details on the open house and the curriculum for the clinics see our website, www.westcrescentranch.com and click on the “Horse Clinics” tab and go the calendar at the bottom of the page.

As always, come by and visit us at one of our events and God bless you and America!

Peter

March Recap [Story]

Good day and hello from West Crescent Ranch in Nokesville, VA with our end-of-March story.

First, let me apologize for the lack of mid-March story as I was on an assignment with the Department of the Army. The good news, as part of that assignment WAY WAY out west, I was able to stop in Hawaii, that is right Hawaii, and visit Kualoa Ranch, on the island of Oahu.

What a great ranch, that has many activities for visitors. I was of course interested in their horse effort and how they care for, manage and train over 100 horses.

I regret some of the videos are not better quality, but being on the back of a horse and keeping my focus on the horse, its ears in particular, the video is sometime a little shaky!

The history of the ranch is as varied as the geography. Of particular interest are stories of its involvement in WW II, how horses came to the island, the legend of the turtle, and the rich history of Aunty Pat’s kitchen.

The ranch’s owners struggle when the cattle industry declined but thanks to the efforts of the owners, they have many activities that one can enjoy! It is a beautiful horse ranch.

We traveled past the concrete bunkers, most overgrown now, the Army used as look-out points shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although the trees had grown in height significantly, now obstructing the view, the observers certainly had a grand view of any possible invaders approaching form the east side of the island.

You might ask how horses came to the island and here is the video showing the history of horses on the ranch. Well it is a wonderful story best captured on the plaques I too a video of and here is the history.

A historic kitchen, Aunty Pat’s cafe provides a great menu, of which I enjoyed the delicious BBQ. Here is the story of the kitchen’s founder.

The horses are well cared for and I enjoyed a two-hour trail ride. I was able to visit with some of the hands. They all enjoyed their jobs and certainly always had the interest of the horses first and foremost in their daily routine.

The young lady who guided us on the tour was passionate about horses, and shared with us her knowledge of the ranch and the different piece of geography. For example the trail ride took us past the valley where two movies were filmed in part, Lost and Jurassic Park. We even rode past the “tree” where the actors ducked for cover as the dinos jumped over the tree. Strangely though, the dinos were gone from the valley! I guess they were either back on Hollywood or taking a nap!

The horses are well cared for and are rotated through the trail ride effort. I looked closely as the hooves and they were in good shape and the horses were well fed. I was impressed with the enthusiasm of the people caring for the horses. Young man and women, passionate about horses, were very attentive to the horses and ensured they were well groomed. The ranch has a full time vet and farrier who provide great care for the horses. In all, their program is top notch and I was able to take a couple of hints back to my ranch in Nokesville.

Of course no island is complete without a legend, in this case the Legend of the Turtle Island. The legend holds that a turtle lived off the coast of Oahu, protect the island and enjoyed favor of the gods because he protected the island. He continued to grow and continued to grow and eat more fish. He got too big and began to eat to too many fish and the gods were not happy. When he got as big as you see him in the picture the he had to go farther a farther away from the island to get enough to eat and the gods were unhappy and intervened and told him not to leave the waters of the island, as he was to guard the island. He refused the gods and the gods grabbed his tail and tied it to the island as he was chasing food and there he sit today still protecting the island and trying to catch his next meal!

Well that is a little of my trip to Kualoa ranch in Hawaii! Here are a few videos that show the beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the island. I hope someday you can visit the ranch and enjoy its beauty, many activities, and the horses! God bless them for providing a safe and wonderful environment where people can enjoy the love of riding a horse and the horses can live lovin’ life! I love America!

A good point of contact is kpadeken@kualoaranch.com.

REMINDER!!!

Our open house is April 23rd, and the Christian based horsemanship week-long clinics are 27 June-1 July, 4-8 July and 1-5 Aug.

As always, come by and visit us at one of our events and God bless you and America!

www.westcrescentranch.com

Peter and Karen

Wrapping Up February [Story]

Good day and hello from a wet West Crescent Ranch in Nokesville, VA with our end-of-February story.

Wow! “Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey, whiskey makes my baby (Karen) feel a little frisky.” So I guess with the rain the past few days we’ll be standin’ in tall corn soon!

First, our thanks go out to Southern States of Manassas, VA and the General Manager, Christian Warner, who has teamed up with us for our open house on April 23rd and the Christian-based horsemanship clinics in June, July and August.

Also, we welcome Rachel Teufert who is a Southern States certified equine feed specialist and a Soldier in the US Army reserves!! Rachel will be one of many guest speakers at our Christian-based horsemanship clinics.

Rachel and Goldie 27 Feb 2016

Due to her dedication to the industry and commitment to Southern States, Southern States sponsored Rachel’s attendance in a course on feed and nutrition. The course is part of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists organization. Rachel received a certification as a Feed Master, in addition to her current certification as an equine feed specialist.

The purpose of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) is to provide certification of professional status for qualified members of the society, to strengthen animal sciences among the professions, and to promote animal sciences and the profession of animal scientists. Continual education is required of all certified professionals to keep abreast of rapidly changing technology in their fields. The organization’s professional journal, The Professional Animal Scientist is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).

The course is extremely difficult and has a first time pass rate of approximately 30% and of course Rachel excelled and was successful on graduating on her first attempt!! Additionally, Rachel was about the 20th person nationally to receive the certification.

Here is Bugs’ Story

Sheza Dashin’ Bug (Bugs) came to us from Cross State Stables and was an inseparable “sister” to Corona’s Fast Yawl! We received Bugs when she was about 18 months old in March 2011 and Bugs was fit to be tied when separated from Corona. Additionally, Bugs was not comfortable in a round pen. Although we tried different techniques and pounds of carrots, Bugs could not stand to be in a round pen. My assessment was Bugs was probably mistreated in a round pen and all she wanted to do was get out.

We were fortunate that Ducky Keller came to our rescue and took Bugs in at Bishop Creek Ranch. In a few short months, lots of stall time with her and hours of patience, Ducky encouraged her to be her own horse. She matured quickly and in little over a year Bugs was successfully running the barrels. Ducky is a great man and a true horse lover, although for all of us that know him, I am stating the obvious. The rest of the story is history. Ducky ran her to the 2D VA State Barrel championship in 2014! We are forever grateful to Ducky, a great cowboy and Soldier!

You saw a short video of her in the mid-February story, so here are a few pictures and a video of Bugs:

Bugs in July 2015

6 Aug 2015 Bugs and Paige gettin'ready for a work out

6 Aug 2015 Paige workin' Bugs

6 Aug 2015 Bugs on a canter on her way to a gallop!

REMINDER!!!

Our open house is April 23rd, and the Christian-based horsemanship week-long clinics are 4-8 July and 8-12 August. Our June date of 6-10 is changing to later in June. We will announce the new date next week!

Finally I want to thank the men of Kappa Phi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, George Mason University, who work here on the weekends to help us create a better equestrian training facility.

As always, come by and visit us at one of our events and God bless you and America!

Peter

Mid-February Update [Story]

Good day and hello from once again snowy West Crescent ranch in Nokesville, VA with our mid-month February story.

Well no sooner having dug out from the January 2016 snow storm are we getting a dusting today. Old man winter just won’t let go, but he will soon! We are celebrating three things that did not happen at the ranch during the January snow storm. First, we never lost power – Yea – which meant I did not have to start up the generators for the ranch. Second, the all-powerful F250 we have relied on for so many years came through again and helped us move some snow, but the bulk of the snow was moved by our good neighbors Doug and Barbara and their John Deere tractor. Thirdly, no horses were injured from the snowy romping we highlighted in the January post.

Our thanks go out to my good friend Eddie from High Performance Motors in Nokesville, VA, 703-594-3900 and his team members, Joe and Charlie, who keep the 1988 F250 running. As you can see she has a few dents and dings, all of which I am responsible for, but she can still pull her weight and much more tasks on the ranch. Here is a short grip and grin with Eddie and his team after a little work on the “Red and White Beast”.

www.highperformancemotors.com

ATTENTION PARENTS OF BEGINNERS AND YOUNG ADULTS

Parents looking for opportunities to improve their children’s lives through many means. Involvement in scouting programs, after school activities, weekend events, volunteering at hospitals and retirement communities are just some events to shape young adult’s paradigm on life. These activities help young adults become better citizens and prepare them for many non-academic challenges in the lives.

In the course of my life I have been involved in many of these programs, Cub and Boy Scouts as a young adult, Big Brother programs as a Marine Officer, and volunteering at a horse rescue ranch in Arizona. Looking back on my involvement in these programs each contributed to my growth as a young man and as an adult.

In time, I realized my experiences should be shared with young adults and future leaders of America to complement their growth as a young adult. I looked at many ways in which I can support parents rearing their children and Karen and I decided to hold horsemanship clinics at our ranch. But not just horse riding clinics!

The clinics were designed to support our young adults learning and understanding of horsemanship, Christianity, US history, and patriotism. There is no other equine and people training facility in VA that integrates these valuable concepts into a week-long clinic.

The foundation of the clinics is to teach basic horsemanship and how the caring and training of a horse is related to God’s guidance to us on the care for all animals and to live the principles of Christianity. Too many public schools are focused on a government driven curriculum, Common Core, and much of that curriculum does not help students learn about Christianity, accurate US history and, patriotism, all are the life-blood of what has made this country great!

We are hosting an open house on April 23rd for you to visit our equine and people training facility and get to know us. Our 2016 Christian based horsemanship week-long clinic dates are 6-10 June, 4-8 July and 8-12 August. For details on the open house and the curriculum for the clinics see our website, www.westcrescentranch.com.

Next edition, at the end of February, will feature our 2014 NBHA Virginia Barrel Racing champion, Sheza Dashin’ Bug, affectionately, Bugs!

Our open house is April 23rd, and the Christian based horsemanship week-long clinics are 6-10 June, 4-8 July and 8-12 August.

Finally I want to thank Ryan Jaques, (757) 660-3000, ryan_jaques@yahoo.com for his expertise in filming and producing the videos for us and the men of Kappa Phi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, George Mason University, who work here on the weekends to help us create a better equestrian training facility.

As always, come by and visit us at one of our events and God bless you and America!

Peter

January Happenings [Story]

Good day and hello from snowy West Crescent ranch in Nokesville, VA with our January story.

We are just about done digging out from the 2016 snow storm that brought us about 24” of snow on January 23rd and 24th. I was able to keep the road to the horses and barn plowed for the first 12”, from 6PM Friday until about midnight, but Mother Nature overcame the power of the F250 and I headed inside for some hot chocolate!

By the time Mother Nature’s fury ran its course, the road I had plowed several times, was not even visible, the drifts were up to my knees and the barn doors were half covered with snow drifts! Ouch!

But here is the rest of the snowy story.

We were well prepared for the snow as the heated waterers were working overtime, thanks to a great product from Nelson Waterers. The additional precautions we put in place, including wind breaks on the two-stall and the overhang on the barn proved to be of great value in keeping the horses warm.

We have seven wonderful horses here, and you can see each one at www.westcrescentranch.com and they were all toasty during the storm.

We moved ZZ from the herd of four to the barn for the snow storm and that left Ace Bobby (affectionately referred to as Que Ball because of her all white coat, which BTW is super thick in the winter) Crash and Clover in the large two-stall. In between plowing the road I kept checking on the horses to ensure they were warm, dry and safe. We of course had taken the precaution of blanketing all the horses except Goldie, for the storm. Although Crash and Clover, the gelding and filly respectively at about 3.5 years old, horse common sense prevailed, as they were in the large run-in stalls, Que Ball had lost her way on common sense trail and was standing in the snow and wind. I was able to lead Que Ball into the large run-in and once in there I closed the gates to keep them out of the storm. The three of them were a little rambunctious for the first few minutes, but settled in for a “long winter’s nap” if you will, as the storm raged on. Que Ball’s chinny chin chin ice cycles eventually melted and all three were happy to be out of the storm!

We had Goldie and Kiss’ in one side of the barn and ZZ and our Barrel Racing Champion horse, Sheza Dashin’ Bug aka Bugs, on the other side. Kiss’ dominates Goldie and we had to separate them for the storm, as they normally have the run of the 40×24 foot indoor area to themselves. Unfortunately Kiss’ chases Goldie out of the indoor area from time-to-time, so we separated them using coral panels, and closed off the east side of the barn as the storm raged. They were at a loss as to what to do, as Goldie stood facing the stall door, expecting it to open so she could come and go as she normally does, but there was no “open says-a-me” in her horse language. Kiss was less concerned with the stall door and more interested in ensuring there was food. Kiss’ is a great horse, albeit part thoroughbred and part quarter, and Goldie is a horse we rescued from a place in Nokesville.

ZZ and Bugs had separate stalls, that did not adjoin each other, and initially we thought they would get along when we moved ZZ to the pasture with Buggs as they are both mild mannered horses. But that initial love fest ended quickly when ZZ became the boss. In the end we had to feed and care for them in the stalls. ZZ was sneaky, as when we were not looking she would try to push open the doors and get over to Bug’s hay, but I often caught her with her hooves approaching the “cookie jar” and shooed her away.

The greatest part of the storm was caring for our horses to ensure they were warm and well fed; but the greatest surprise came when they were released from the “jail stalls” and the galloping, snorting, bucking and running like wild mustangs ensued. We did not anticipate the horse show when we let Crash, Clover and Que Ball out for the first time in two days, but it was spectacular. They loved the snow, dove into the drifts like children experiencing their first snow and put on a spectacular show that is now stored in my mental treasure chest. You can enjoy the videos on our web site, www.westcrescentranch.com.

The videos capture the beauty of horses at their unbridled best and it is a pleasure to watch horses partake of “fun” and create mental treasures for us in our endeavors to create a great home for horses.

So long from West Crescent Ranch in Nokesville and until the February story on how we helped ZZ fully recover from Lyme disease, do well and live the American dream with horses.

Peter and Karen

Sheza Dashin’ Bug 2D Run

New video posted for Sheza Dashin’ Bug! Check it out!

West Crescent Ranch Seminar

New Video Uploaded! Take a look at what our new week-long seminar is all about. You’ll be glad you did.

Virginia State Champion

Sheza Dashin’ Bug wins NBHA Virginia State Championship in 2014!

Fields of Dreams

Fields of Dreams

Summer brings us freshly tilled
and planted pastures bringing the
horses newer grasses.

Entrance to WCR

Entrance to WCR

Old Glory and the USMC colors grace
our entrance.
Neither rain, snow nor dark of night
dampen both flag’s glorious flight!

Library

As we all know informaiton and knowledge is the best protection against unscrupulous people and products. "Fore armed is fore warned."
Library

Welcome to the membership library. This is the heart of your membership. The main categories are Feed, Hay, Fly Products, Waters, Blankets, Supplements, Fencing, Mechanical Equipment, Horse Equipment, Mats and Bedding.

Our intent is to share our experiences with products to help you be an educated horse lover, not to bereate products.

Our commitment is to give you our truthful results on products we have used. Others may have different results.

If you send us information on a product we will screen submissions for validity and authorship. Ten time permitting we will try the product ourselves and give you our results.

Horse Ownership Commandments

Aka - Guidelines for Successful Horse Buying and Ownership
Horse Ownership Commandments

1. If you do not have several years dealing with a person who is trying to sell you a horse or horse product, assume they are lying. Use the old adage, trust, but verify!

2. Before you purchase a horse, have an independent valuation performed on the horse.

3. Assume a horse product will not work as advertised, so exercise great caution and avoid cheap fixes before you part with your hard earned dollars.

4. Breeding horses is a challenge and a very cyclical market unless you have a championship horse.

5. Understand what “championship” horse means. There are regional champions and national champions.

6. Invest your dollars for the long term and avoid inexpensive, short term solutions. It may cost you more initially, but you will not have to go back in a few years and spend your hard earned dollars again to replace or repair the cheap fix.

7. Horses only understand fear, food, fun and your ranking in their herd.

8. Horses are not pets and you must exercise great caution around an animal that is 1000 pounds or more. They can and will hurt you, either intentionally or by accident.

9. Once a horse understands you are not a predator, each sees you as part of the herd, and will seek to dominate you. You must establish a dominate relationship with all your horses.

10. Horses require care, which means money. Before you buy, volunteer at a ranch or farm and get a first hand experience to care for a horse.