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Joseph's Journey
DOB: Unknown Arrived: 3/12/2019 (Rescue) Completed Rehabilitative Care 6/15/19 (now a Session Horse and permanent Ranch resident) Breed:...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jun 29, 20196 min read


Palm Sunday Thoughts From a Rancher
Can you imagine the scene? The man everyone had been talking about in the center of a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people. The sound...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 14, 20193 min read


Being a mentor grows your faith too!
Driving to my first session, nerves fluttered in my stomach as I wondered how I would mentor a child. I prayed that God would fill me...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jan 25, 20192 min read


Musings from a Ranch Hand Inspired by our Horse Friends
Horses are brilliant at non-verbal communication, and they are continually teaching me. Here are just a few recent thoughts: Be yourself....

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 22, 20182 min read


How Horses Reveal The Lens in Which We View The World, and God
Written by Founder and Director, Carissa Ramsdell Horses are strong, majestic, beautiful animals. Most people will acknowledge that....

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 7, 20183 min read


A Volunteer's Perspective
"I've let a lot stop me in life, but I refuse to anymore. I always take the next step. I always find a way to move forward." As these...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 7, 20182 min read


Body Trust and Horses
This was beautifully written by one of our volunteers about what the Lord is teaching her through her time at the Ranch. I cannot recall...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 7, 20183 min read


Breaking the chain of fear
I am often asked to talk about the impact the Ranch is having on participants, and so many times am at a loss for words. How do you...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 7, 20182 min read


Understanding the unique role horses play in helping heal trauma.
It was mid-afternoon on a warm spring day when Natalie* arrived at the Ranch for her first session. She had been going to therapy for...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 7, 20183 min read


From a participant's perspective.
One of our participants wanted to share a few words with you about why she comes to the Ranch.... One of our participants wanted to share...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 7, 20182 min read


Activate Your Faith
Recently, I took my sons, Elijah (10) and Shiloh (7) to meet the horses at beautiful Freedom Reigns Ranch. I went along with them and...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 16, 20183 min read


Of horses and... doughnuts??
Each week at the Ranch it seems that an overarching “theme” emerges that God strings throughout each session. This week “joy” and...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 18, 20172 min read


Listening to Jesus
There was an afternoon I was explaining to someone the basics of how to move her horse, using the active and passive pressure of her legs...

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Sep 1, 20162 min read
All photos are from Freedom Reigns Ranch and all stories are true. Names may have been changed to protect confidentiality.
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