Green River Ranch

🐴 Nurture Your Garden Naturally with Horse Manure

We are offering manure in 5-yard quantities, available for pickup or free delivery within a 5-10 mile radius. As you can see this manure has been sitting well over 6 months and has broken down into a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling soil enhancer.

Here are some of the many benefits of horse manure as a soil amendment:

1. Horse manure is a natural, nutrient-rich fertilizer that can improve soil structure, enhance plant growth, and increase water retention, and is an eco-friendly option for gardeners and farmers.

2. It has sustainable environmental benefits, such as reducing waste by recycling manure and avoiding synthetic chemicals in gardens.

3. Nutrient-Rich: Horse manure is a good source of essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which help promote healthy plant growth.

4. Improves Soil Structure: It helps improve soil texture by adding organic matter, which enhances aeration, drainage, and water retention. This leads to better root development.

5. Organic and Safe: When properly broken down, horse manure is an organic, natural fertilizer that reduces the use of chemicals in gardening and farming, making it safer for the environment, pets, and humans.

Call or text Lyndsy (253) 293-8349

We are excited to extend a warm welcome to Kevin, his wife Eva, and their three beloved four-legged companions! They have recently relocated from Oregon to Washington.

Kevin is eager to offer riding lessons and training for all ages.

Here's a personal bio from Kevin:

Hi I’m Kevin, I recently moved to the area and wanted to introduce myself. I’m a Roper and a Trainer. I’m offering lessons / training in the following. Whether you’re just starting or been at it awhile I can help. My personal philosophy is to finesse a horse, not force it.

Riding lessons, horse training, general horse care, roping lessons (team and calf); horse refreshers, sorting lessons; breaking a new horse and more.

You can come to me even if you don’t have a horse I’ve got lesson horses. I can also come to you. I believe each individual is unique; and requires different styles of teaching.

Whatever your goal is, whether you need a tune up, just starting, your horse needs training, you want to try something new, have your own horse, looking to get one; or testing the waters I can help whatever your goals and ambitions are.

I’m located out of Auburn and am willing to Travel.

Please join us in welcoming Fancy to our ranch! Fancy is a beautiful Mustang from the Yakima reservation, and at just 4 years old, she’s ready to start an exciting journey with Amanda.

Let’s give her all the love and support as she settles in!🐴

Thank you so much Matt with 4 Legs Transport for making the move possible for Fancy.

On October 16, there will be a hearing for those who wish to advocate for the mounted unit. This is your chance to voice your support for keeping it.

Hold your horses! The Seattle Police Department is decommissioning its mounted patrol unit. Check out the link in our comments for more history on the trusty steeds, and details on the decision. 🐎

Please join us in welcoming Victoria to Green River Ranch. This sweet two-year-old buckskin mare has completed her training and is now returning to her family to continue working with her.

Welcome to Green River Ranch family 🐴

Colic Awareness post🐴

We’d like to share an experience involving one of our horses last week at the ranch. Hawk, one of the sweetest Tennessee Walkers, is dearly loved here. During his morning feed, Freddy noticed that Hawk wasn’t his usual self; he didn’t rush over for breakfast and wasn’t leaving his shed ( he lives happily in a pasture with a shed ). After informing Lyndsy, our manager, Freddy kept a close watch. A few hours later, Hawk still hadn’t eaten, prompting Lyndsy to bring him into the barn for closer observation. Hawk displayed several signs of colic:

1.No interest in food or water
2.Biting at his sides
3.Very stiff stomach
4.High temperature
5.Weakness
6.Pawing
7.Sluggish movement
8. No stool movement

Lyndsy and Freddy updated Hawk’s owner and promptly called the vet, who arrived shortly later. After assessing Hawk, the vet provided the necessary care and left instructions for monitoring until his owner could arrive, continuing for three days until Hawk showed signs of improvement.

The vet mentioned that such issues can arise with changing weather and that Hawk had developed colic and possibly a virus. It’s crucial to remain vigilant for these signs. We are grateful for our dedicated team, who caught this in time. Below is a picture of Hawk a couple of days later, happily grazing and back to his cheerful self.

Having a caring team is so critical in these circumstances as our horses can have a rapid change and things could take an unexpected turn.

Thankful for our team and our local vets who assisted through this experience🐴

Pressure washing both the interior and exterior of every stall. It’s a great day at Green River Ranch!