Wrangler Feature: OLIVIA!
1. When did you start riding at Cornerstone and did you first discover Cornerstone, as a student, trail rider, or staff inquiry? I came to Cornerstone for the first time for a trail ride on Columbus Day back in the fall 2020. I teach elementary school music, and we were right in the middle of…
Meet Sammy
When did you start riding at Cornerstone and did you first discover Cornerstone, as a student, trail rider, or staff inquiry? Ā Ā Ā I started riding at Cornerstone when I was 14 years old! My mom found the ranch in search of a summer activity for my little sister and I. Soon enough, a summer…
Answers to Horse-Drawn Quiz
Back in the days of horse-drawn transportation, why did some people have their bells custom made incorporating different sizes of bells? MA General Laws, Chapter 89, Section 3: No person shall travel on a way with a sleigh or sled drawn by a horse, unless there are at least three bells attached to some part…
Test Your Knowledge About Driving Horses
Take the Cornerstone Ranch Horse Quiz to test your knowledge and learn new fun facts about driving horses!
You Donāt Stop Riding because You Get Old; You Get Old When You Stop Riding
As teenagers, my next-younger brother and I decided we had to move up to a horse after a few years living with a donkey on my parentsā property in Ohio.Ā This, of course, required the approval of our Dad, his driving us about the area, looking for a horse, and reading yard signs advertising āHouse for saleā as āHorse for saleā.Ā At the time, there must have been a lot of people who wanted to sell their horse.Ā There wasnāt much difference between āhouseā and āhorseā. Eventually, we found a Morgan/quarter-horse gelding and brought him home in a rented one-horse trailer.Ā Arriving home with the rented trailer, Dad wondered, āNow what?ā.Ā Ā Not considering what could happen, I squeezed between the horse and the trailer wall to back him out. We modified our existing one-donkey shed to make room for the…
Hold on to Your Hat!
Especially when it’s a COWBOY Hat at Cornerstone Ranch! If you wear a cowboy hat, you already understand how different it is from donning any other type of head covering. Where knits and pom-poms can be colorful and will keep your head warm, baseball caps support your team spirit and shield your eyes from the…
Cornerstone Ranch Emerges from Pandemic with Beautiful Upgrades to the Ranch
2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — PRINCETON, MA, USA, September 21, Cornerstone Ranch has used the time since the pandemic to update its facilities, resulting in more comfort and enjoyment for the horses, employees, and customers. The ranch has added new fencing, upgraded customer areas, and expanded parking, and erected new barns and a covered hitching post. Horseback…
Riding Clinic Teaches Stock Seat at Cornerstone
June 2022- Danielle Ray, Landmark correspondent PRINCETON ā Cornerstone Ranch was a flurry of equestrian activity during a three-day horseback riding clinic last month instructed by Ron McLoughlin of the Classical Stock Seat School of Arizona. āWe love hosting clinics, because in this area it is hard to find riders who ride classical stock seat…
Happy Memories of Gary
As teenagers, my next-younger brother and I decided we had to move up to a horse after a few years living with a donkey on my parentsā property in Ohio.Ā This, of course, required the approval of our Dad, his driving us about the area, looking for a horse, and reading yard signs advertising āHouse…