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We have all been anticipating the arrival of MJ’s foal. We thought she would come sometime in early February, but nothing, nothing, nothing. Then, Saturday morning, we woke up to a great gift. A perfect little filly. The story below was sent to me from Marilyn, who was staying with us at the time. What…
Last night was the full moon, which is a really amazing thing here at the ranch during the winter. When the ranch is covered in snow, the full moon’s reflection bounces off the white blanket and lights up the valley. It’s amazing how bright it can be at the peak of the night! You can…
Staff member and Front Desk superstar Krista Coy has been taking amazing panoramic shots at the ranch ranch. Here are some tips from her to help you do the same on your next ranch visit! Being Mother Nature’s playground, it is no wonder Colorado tourism has hit record highs in the past years. A breath…
We have had a lot of people ask for more details on our horsemanship clinics. Our horsemanship clinics have been a lot of fun for us, and we have actually started casually calling them horsemanship retreats as that seems to be more of the feel to the guests. We offer one annually, right at the…
Wow, what a week it’s been here at the ranch. As most all know, we lost a great person in losing Jerry Throgmartin on Sunday, January 22. His passing was completely unexpected and caught us all very much off guard. As you can expect, this past week has been one of grieving, logistics, planning, re-evaluating…
All of us at the ranch want to thank those of you who have written such eloquent and heartfelt notes to us on the blog, on Facebook and via email. We really appreciate your support in the past couple days since we lost Jerry. For those of you who have inquired, there will be services…
The Vista Verde Ranch family suffered a heartbreaking loss last night with the passing of owner Jerry Throgmartin. He passed suddenly and unexpectedly after becoming ill. Jerry and Peggy purchased Vista Verde in 2006 and invested their love, time and resources into making it not only the best ranch to visit, but the best place…
It’s nice to know that Mother Nature can call us all out on ever thinking we can control anything in life. After last winter’s amazing snow fall, breaking records left and right, and leaving us piles of snow to start our summer season in June, this winter has gone the other direction. As you…
Whew, where did the time go? The holidays seem to be a bit of a vortex of time for all of us at the ranch. From the whirlwind of getting the staff back in action, training the newbies, and getting everything in tip top shape to open for the season, to all the festivities of…
It seems like I have posted pictures of a “new team” several times in the past couple years. Yes, we have struggled a bit to find a good pair to replace Zig and Zag. If I am counting correctly, I think we have tried 4 times. And, we are really hoping that the 4th time…