Poudre River Stables

Go West, young robot! Just imagining what we could get done if a small, agile, tough, autonomous, 4WD, 24-7, solar droid with stall cleaning, weed-zapper, mowing, haying, no-till smart attachments took over the repetitive, less-fun time-hog duties.

Here Come The Robots: Robotic Weed-Pullers, Sprayers, Cattle Herders Coming Our Way From autonomous machines that pull weeds instead of spraying herbicides to robotic platforms that can herd cattle and ultraviolet-light systems that fight…

Happy 4th of July!

What we heard was kind of a cross between cluck-cluck, chirp-chirp, squeak-squeak …

'Don't quack like a duck ...' - Poudre River Stables We knew the two dark silhouettes soaring overhead were not ducks when we heard the strange, high-pitched chirping sounds. Turkey vultures visit often and these birds seemed as big or larger. They rode the breeze north, then turned west and disappeared near the head of our pond. We couldn’t see exa...

We have always loved the Budweiser Clydesdales. Looking forward to having them back at Super Bowl halftime!

Inside the home of the Budweiser Clydesdale In Booneville, Mo., the Warm Springs Ranch is a hidden gem that houses the iconic Budweiser Clydesdale.Details: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/insid...

It turns out you don’t have to travel to exotic places to see the Aurora Borealis. Tonight, the Northern Lights visited us!

Night ‘rainbow’ at the stable - Poudre River Stables Another magical view from a magical place. We have captured many rainbows here, but the Northern Lights are a first!

Everybody "jumped" in surprise when they found out pumpkins were included in the board!

Jumping into fall - Poudre River Stables The drop-dead gorgeous fall colors at our barn —  just minutes from downtown Fort Collins and the original CSU campus — turn arena work into a frequent photo opportunity. In just a few more days grazing season ends due to hard freezing of the grass, but until then, horses and deer munch to thei...

We never tire of this view...

Chowing down on the greenery - Poudre River Stables Horses enjoy the annual pasture rotation at Poudre River Stables.

Mary Ward, you've done a great job with this little gem!

Little P grows up! - Poudre River Stables Mary Ward reminded me today that Persephone, a Mustang now five years old, was born here. “Little P” as we call her, celebrated being all grown up by taking her first full property ride with her horse friends, Peyton, Hobbes, and Stardust.

Thank you Larimer County Sheriff's Office for keeping us alerted today regarding the armed suspect activity nearby, the officers' advice at our border to go into lockdown, and the quick resolution! We also learned how to sign up for alerts at NOCO alert (https://www.nocoalert.org/), which anybody can do. https://www.facebook.com/larimersheriff/posts/1132053768966929?__cft__[0]=AZUQl1QOkIEosAmryh3wMEQ25vp_1J2Cb571wNezxRTo7S9eVZ2Tgg4UU_lxmUooGBzJJRxJmJU4p8N8OniLs3g8J-Eqet8fUOULJGCr62GMrCMi3giPIO7RPMVBHIn3TPm24rWrDQ51ml27aZy88LyxyvzgSxsfJQN-27AsaDjqnMCyLRAgjOrrSMyh5rc9XpY&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

We recycle our old, leaky horse water tanks into garden planters. Bottom photo: Planting in more new tanks last year, below, using the Hugelkultur Method, worked great! Working on renovating this garden in 2025 with a little "black" gold ... https://prstables.com/the-good-stuff-makes-good-dirt/