Good morning, animal lovers! 😊 Join us for a peaceful "day in the life" at the ranch, featuring our beloved rescue animals on a Saturday morning. This horse video captures sweet moments with our horses including Caesar and Rheon as they start their day. It's a fun way to begin your weekend!

Today I am grateful we had another great training session with the animals yesterday. It turned out to be mostly about solving leading problems, more than trailering. But we did get a great little video of Chilli out grazing in the back field, having someone sit on her without fuss, leading up like a princess, and then loading into the trailer like a queen. So proud of her.

I am grateful I got to have a wonderful lunch with my oldest daughter at a place by the creek she has never been to before.

I am so grateful I got my first acupuncture treatment with Dr. Andrea, and it was pretty amazing. She has been trying to get me in to see her for some time now, and I am glad I finally made the time for myself to go. Especially to try to get some relief for my ankle pain.
I am grateful we got the trailer unhooked, and parked, with relative ease, ready for the next adventure and with current plates on it.

I am grateful for the movie Miracle of the White Stallions, a Disney movie from 1963 which you can watch on YouTube, and truly depicts the incredible story of the Lipizzan stallions, and the brave men who saved them, especially Alois Podhajsky. And if you have never read the book, or seen this movie, do yourself a favor if you are a true horse nerd like me, you are missing out on something special if you don’t educate yourself about this beautiful World War 2 history story, and the plight of some of the most magnificent horses on earth. They almost got eaten by the Nazi’s!

So what are you excited and grateful for today, Animal Loving Angel? The weekend is here again, some time for you, to rest, recharge, and do something fun. Tomorrow is the full moon, the zenith of this solar cycles 'genius activation", so, if you had any creative ideas over the past month, this weekend is the time to express yourself with the highest likelihood of amazing success! So get out there and practice your genius self! Strive to be just a little better today, than you were yesterday, be kind to yourself, give yourself a high five in the mirror, and, don't forget to dance barefoot on the earth!

I am now off to Aspen Park Vet Hospital for a busy Saturday morning, where we address aaddress many health and behavior issues, for dogs, cats, and fish. We do our best to offer true ‘out of the box’ thinking that takes into account the ‘whole’ animal, and you, including how to make a nutritious home made diet if that is something you are interested in. We are here to help you make sure you don’t waste money on tests your pets doesn’t need, while taking the time to address every single one of your questions and concerns, often even some you have not thought of yet! Saturdays are usually a lot of fun, with a chance to see many of our regular patients and often with a few emergencies sprinkled in to keep it interesting. Hopefully nothing too dramatic today!

And if any part of you yearns for a deeper connection with horses, then, you are in the right place. Go to ResqRanch.org, and join the FREE community there to get the entire Horse Relationship Building Masterclass, that’s right, for FREE! And if you want hands on help implementing it, sign up for one of our 3-day clinics. If you have ever felt icky about how someone told you to solve a training issue, because you didn’t want to be mean to your horse, then you are definitely in the right place!

A great way to get started with us is to join us for the Evergreen Rodeo parade, and/or volunteer at our booth. Get free parking for the event, and help a great cause, to spread the word, especially to families with small children, about how they can get up close and personal with some amazing rescued horses.

No matter what you do, though, have fun today first and foremost!

And don't forget, I am here for you, best I can be, for anything related to your animals.

Make it the best day ever!

All my best to you,

​DrQ

Check out my YouTube channel for a daily "Good Morning!" from the rescues and lots of free tips and training resources. https://www.youtube.com/@the1drq