Jump Rope Ranch

11/15/2024

Cheers to a perfect match made!

Can’t wait to follow Brittany Price and Ruby in the barrel pen. ❤️

10/07/2024

We just had one clinic spot become available for our upcoming December 6-10 Martin Black Clinic this time in Navasota Tx!
Message me if you have any interest in attending. We always have a great time!
Horsemanship, Stockmanship, C**t Starting

08/09/2024

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08/06/2024

💙🩵💙SOLD💙🩵💙
To the most excellent home where he gets to live the dream life of being a young girls first horse.

Blue is in an Arab X gelding in his early 20s and just under 15 hands. His current owner has had him for 6 years and has had no soundness or health issues with him. She used to trail ride him in the forest often but he has been sitting in the pasture due to his owner not having the time or energy to ride like she used to. He rode off like he never missed a day. Great walk trot canter that I will get video of soon. He is a confidence builder/babysitter type. Perfect balance of not too fast but not one you have to kick to go every step either. Carries himself well and is fun to ride. A great long term home is a huge priority. He deserves his own person. Just one of those great ones to have around!

🎥 Video in comments

07/23/2024

SOLD

Congratulations to the new owners of Beaver! And congratulations to Beaver for finding such a fantastic home.

06/19/2024

SOLD to the most wonderful home ever! Congratulations to her new owner. We cannot wait to see what you accomplish together in the barrel pen.

❤️ Ruby ❤️
14.3 4 year old QH mare that I hate to have to sell. I bought her so I would have something to ride when we were breeding my other mare and now that she’s back to work I need to sell one. If I had the space I would keep her because she’s such a pleasant mare to have around. Sometimes I forget she’s 4. I’ve never had a less buddy sour horse than her and you never know when she’s in heat. She has been off the track a couple years after a short lived career due to her not being bold enough to push past the other horses as a 2 year old. Definitely not due to lack or speed. I’ve rode her out a lot and she’s seen a lot of sights. She’s pushed cows, tracked the dummy a few times and I just started swinging a rope on her. I think she would be a fantastic barrel prospect also. She’s in a good place to go any direction. I would love to see this mare go do big things. I’ve always thought she was really special!
Navasota Tx

06/08/2024

Excited to see our BillyMexico yearling grow up!

It was clear Billy had talent from the start. 🤩 Here’s a to when Daniel Moseley of Great Britain piloted Billy Mexico in his younger years while working for William & Pippa Funnell at .
showjumper

04/22/2024

How well do you know The Aids? Why are they important? The difference between changing one thing and adjusting another. The beauty of fluid movements begins with understanding how The Aids are effective and efficient. From Day One to infinity.

Join Martin Black and Frank Barnett on May 14, 2024 $25 Register now for lifetime access.

This is for all disciplines, regardless of saddle style, bridle style, English, Western, Ridden, Ground Work - it is all part of the learning process to excel and enhance your understanding of working with horses.
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04/16/2024

Platinum Performance is really under selling the free feed bucket with every supplement order thing they have going on.

04/15/2024

I LOVE how these stalls turned out.

04/08/2024

Exciting progress on a property Tate Wheelis- Deitra Robertson Real Estate helped his client purchase.

We love the opportunity to put our creativity, experience and network to work while helping our clients improve and build on their land. Fencing and road material coming soon!

04/03/2024

Yearling life

04/01/2024

We had a Pleasant surprise this morning!

This filly was a rebreed from one the mare slipped last year by an extra special jumper stallion, Plesant.
I had the privilege of riding several Plesant babies years ago and am so grateful for the opportunity to have our own!

03/30/2024

Too much of a good thing is not always a good thing.

Vitamin E is all the rage, and for good reason; it is an important antioxidant vital for neuromuscular function. While horses on fresh grass pasture generally meet daily requirements for vitamin E, most horses live with limited to no access to grass and require some level of supplementation.

Recommended daily intake of vitamin E based on NRC requirements is 1-2IU/kg of body weight (500-1000 IU for an 1100lb horse) per day, with a safe upper limit of 10,000IU per day. According to UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, “above this level, coagulopathy and impaired bone mineralization have been reported. Furthermore, in healthy exercising horses, high dosage of vitamin E supplementation (10x NRC minimum requirements) was shown to be potentially detrimental to absorption of certain nutrients and is not recommended.”

Here’s the kicker. These recommendations are based on SYNTHETIC vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol). Natural vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is approximately 2-3x more bioavailable than synthetic (meaning more absorbable) and water-soluble vitamin E is around 6x more bioavailable, which increases serum levels faster, but is not necessarily any more beneficial at maintaining long term status than other forms (and some liquid e contains polysorbate 80, but we’ll skip that for today 😫).

Anyone see where I’m going with this?

If feeding 5,000IU per day of natural vitamin E, that’s equivalent to feeding 10-15,000iu per day of synthetic! 🤯 This doesn’t even account for vitamin E in your feed or any additional supplements.

Here’s the good news, vitamin E levels can be monitored through blood work. Less than 2 μg/mL is considered deficient. I strongly encourage you to work with your veterinarian and equine nutritionist to establish an appropriate level of supplemental vitamin E for your horse, and use caution when elevating vitamin E long term. Too much of a good thing, is not always a good thing.

03/29/2024

This picture from Zip’s new home made my day! Thank you Brett Wright for playing match maker on this pair.

08/20/2019

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

There are various ways to deal with the problems which we encounter with our horses. Many times, people turn to instructional videos or books by accomplished horse trainers. This may be fine if the problem is properly diagnosed, and the correct prescription is properly administered. But if there is....

10/01/2018

How Your Horse Sees – The Horse

Here is a great video about a horse’s vision. The least we can do for these amazing animals is attempt to understand their perception of us. Understanding their vision is a great place to start!

Dr. Sharon Spier, U.C. Davis, Calif., explains horses' vision; what a horse sees in a collected frame, equine night vision, how blind spots affect the approach to jumps, and much more!

05/13/2018

Click here to support Jonny Millan Funeral organized by Jamie Wheelis

We are very saddened by the loss of a previous farm employee Jonny Millan. These selfless caretakers of our animals become family. If anyone who has had a horse under Jonny’s care feels compelled to donate towards his funeral expenses, you may do so here. The money will go to his wife Alma to help pay for his funeral.
Rest easy Jonny and thank you for touching our lives.

Hemos creado una cuenta Go Fund Me para ayudar a Alma con los gastos funerarios de Jonny. Cada poquito ayudará. Gracias y que Dios te bendiga.

https://www.gofundme.com/jonny-millan-funeral

Jonny Millan was a wonderful, selfless caretaker to our barn, property and horses. We were always invited to his parties and treated as a part of his family. His wife Alma helped me watch my son and always treated him with as much love as her own children. These people will always hold a special...