Practicing a different kind of therapy on the ranch and with off site therapy mini horse visits.
Located in Descanso, CA Just 15 East of Alpine
Non Profit established 2021
619-247-3068
xoranch619@gmail.com
Spending time outdoors, caring for the farm, and learning horsemanship is one of the best things you can do for your mental health and person growth.
Here at XO Ranch we practice personal growth….
assisted equine therapy, alternative therapies on the farm, horsemanship, gardening, animal care, animal husbandry, therapy mini horse visits off site, healing sundays, workshops, and more. We emphasize work with persons with special needs, or people who want to grow in their journey with their mental health. We offer customized sessions for you to grow your best while having fun on the farm!
Meet Our Animals
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DonKAY
DonKAY is the most famous guy at XO Ranch! It’s no wonder he is our logo, all over our shirts and more. DonKAY enjoys being on site and prefers kids that are on the spectrum. He tells us VERY clearly what is required from us in our horsemanship journeys and even more about ourselves. He will leave his food just to say hello and get a scratch. He aslo insists on working with certain people. DonKAY also enjoys carting and will continue his training in the carting world.
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Noah
Noah is our lesson riding horse in training! He is our founders first horse and has done a marvelous job on the inspiration of sharing his ranch with others. Noah is learning what it takes to become a riding horse all while XO Ranch continues to grow also. He also loves to humble people on their horsemanship skills, and provides so much growth to the humans that work with him.
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Princeton
Our fancy broke riding horse, also our summer camp horse and more! He has many talents and enjoys his work. He also demonstrates the magical connection at a “join up”. Princeton teaches people more advanced horsemanship skills and the magic of bonding with a horse.
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Mickey
Rescue mini horse turned therapy horse! Mickey has had his tests and continues his journey with therapuetric visits and with people at the ranch.
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Andy
Therapy mini horse in training, professional unicorn, our go to for anyone! Andy is working hard to obtain his therapy license so he can serve even more places!
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Oreo the Pig
Oreo is an extra special pig here at XO Ranch. He is trained for photos and lots of handling and love. He can travel as well!
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XO Ranch Petting Zoo
The journey for growth usually starts here! We slowly introduce chores on the outside of pens, and then come inside the petting zoo to learn care, animal safety, and more before graduating to the horses.
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Maylee
Therapy mini horse in training, our newest member! Maylee came here and is now becoming a “go to” on the ranch! She knows her stuff and takes very good care of the children and is wonderful at the obstacle course. Maylee is currently being potty trained and van trained for visits.
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XO Ranch Garden
We love planting seeds and playing in the dirt! There’s many therapeutic benefits of gardening and it is so marvelous to watch the garden grow with all the love that is put into it.
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Bunnies
Our bunny program is always a hit! It is so hard to be sad around these little fluffs. Our rabbits serve kids and teens. We learn care and for our teens we learn animal husbandry skills with the bunnies. The also provide wondering nutrients to our garden.