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THE RANCH JOURNAL

Stories from Green Pastures

Rescue updates, training notes, ranch building and plain-spoken horse care — straight from the barn.

Excavator setting a steel fence post BUILDING GREEN PASTURES · OCTOBER 2026 Setting posts before the ground freezes The hay barn and water lines are in. Now it's a race against winter to get fence posts set so the first rescues have safe paddocks. Read the story →
Two saddled horses wearing hoof boots IN TRAINING Day 3: the chest harness is a no-go Not every idea works on the first try. Here's what we're changing in Dingo's roping training. Horses in the corral at sunset RESCUE JOURNAL Turbo's injury, and how he's healing What happened, what the vet said, and the slow, careful road back. Cutting hay with a tractor and disc mower HAY & SEASONS Putting up hay for the winter A dry year means every bale counts. How we plan a winter's feed for the herd. An automatic waterer set in a fresh trench BUILDING GREEN PASTURES Water to every paddock, below the frost line Trenches, frost-free hydrants and automatic waterers, so no horse goes thirsty in January. A crane lifting roof trusses onto the hay barn BUILDING GREEN PASTURES Raising the hay barn A crane, a scissor lift and a lot of trusses. The day the hay barn got its roof. Two horses at a stock tank in the hills HORSE SENSE Hoof boots 101 for trail horses When boots beat shoes, how to fit them, and what to watch for on rocky ground.

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