Heart 2 Heart Ranch, a Non-Profit 501c -3

12/19/2021

08/16/2021

I had a special visitor at the ranch today who brought me out this special gift in memory of our beloved Cocheise. He even has the WZ brand and his markings. Thank you Sean, this is so special😊!

07/09/2021

Thought my mule riding H2H kids and families would enjoy this! So much truth.

Life lessons from a mule

He’s not quite a horse, nor is he a donkey. He doesn’t neigh and he doesn’t bray, instead he does this prehistoric roar/holler that can be heard in the next valley. He has no real urge to flee, but isn’t disproportionately contentious either. The mule is simultaneously the best of both worlds and a completely unique individual of his own standing.

Unlike the horse, who looks at you with expectancy, or the donkey, whose energy is that of a high powered solicitor with better things to do, the mule’s gaze is steady and deliberate yet free of any agenda; he won’t judge you by anything other than your next move. If you’re accurate and courteous in your requests, he will have a flick through your resume, arrange your next interview and generally humour you. If you are clumsy and obnoxious, he will magically morph into your mother- he’s not mad at you; he’s just disappointed. He’s not going to hurt you, because that may involve hurting himself- leave that pointless drama to the horses, he says. He’s just going to do what he was planning to do anyway before you came along with your big ideas, and you now have the option to either agree his was the better idea anyway or prove yourself as the supposedly most intelligent animal on the planet and come up with a better idea quick smart!

The mule does not entertain nonsense, neurosis or shenanigans. Equally, he does not expect you to be perfect; you are but a mere human after all- you’re not a mule, and he completely understands this unfortunate affliction. He just requires you to be clear, fair and logical. If truth be told, this bare minimum is what all equids require. The mule just happens to have the Herculean strength, game show host charisma and scrabble champion vocabulary to tell you to go to hell and make you look forward to the trip on the way. He is generous yet frugal, perfectionist yet amiable, sociable yet independent and kind yet has no qualms about defining his boundaries. Indeed, the key to being an extraordinary human may well be to simply look to an ordinary mule.

07/02/2021

Last day Project Kidz Camp: Thank you to all our fantastic, experienced camp helpers to make this week super fun for our campers! Today we learned the names of dinosaurs from A to Z, made nameasauras dinosaurs with hand and finger print, ate soil, dirt, and dinosaur snack, did the dinosaur music march, and played arena riding games. Enjoy the rest of your summer campers! 🦖🐲🦕

06/30/2021

Project Kidz Camp Day 3: We love this group of campers and helpers, how can we be down to 1 day left already?!? Today was dinosaur fact day, played physical true and false game, made dino masks, tossed rings on the water shooting dinosaur, took extra long mule ride to play two dino games, made our own stegosaurus snack with watermelon body, pineapple spikes, strawberry for the head, and bananas for the legs. Ask your child what dinosaur facts they learned today, you will be surprised at their dinosaur knowledge! Tomorrow dinosaurs from A to Z.

06/29/2021

Project Kidz Camp Day 2: Warning picture overload, so many fun shots of activities! Today we learned what a paleontoligist does, we dug for bones and matched bones to the correct dinosaur, we made a fossil, painted our dinosaur eggs, and fed the dinosaurs. We used marshmallows and pretzels to built dinosaurs and make bones. Thank you to our fantastic helpers, Austyn, Adyson, Aarey, Julia, Leila, Lily, Sid, Abby, Carter, Kaidance, Zoey, Taylor, Catherine, and Grace!!!

06/28/2021

Project Kidz Camp Day 1: We learned about dinosaur eggs, and 4 different kinds of dinosaurs, we made paper mache dinosaur eggs, did a dinosaur egg race, rode to find and feed the dinosaurs, we ate dinosaur eggs (grapes) in a nest (rice krispie treats) and ate dino claws (bugels)and just a few more fun ranch activities!

06/28/2021

Project Kidz Camp begins tomorrow 8:00am - 11am! We are excited to explore the world of dinosaurs. Don't forget to come with sunscreen for arena riding (we will have shade everywhere else) and a water bottle! We will have a refilling station for water. We are excited to see everyone:)

04/28/2021

New Song Preschoolers meeting the mules! It was a beautiful day for Outdoor Preschool:)

04/18/2021

We are getting to that time of year! How the school year has flown.

03/31/2021

This lesson helps in all areas of our lives. Love this❤❤

02/11/2021

See you all tomorrow, Friday at 7PM Heart 2 Heart Ranch 2020 banquet. Looking forward to getting these much deserved awards in the hands of our riders!