Jump and the net will appear… and so we did

Guest post by Rachelle Marsan Jump and the net will appear… and so we did In July 2016 I did a crazy thing.  I rode out on horseback through the most beautiful place I had ever seen and said, “Here. This is our spot.” There were no roads, no...

Escamequita Community School

Education is Essential. So is Water and Light. But they are not always available in rural Nicaragua. From conception, Big Sky Ranch has embraced a vision of enhancing the education in the immediate area to prepare the communities for a brighter future. Plans include a...

Therapeutic community riding lessons

At the very core of Rancho Chilamate and Big Sky Ranch is a love and admiration for the community around us.  We aspire to be a part of that community by not locking ourselves away from it but rather participating in it.  In this amazing country and in countries...

A Vision Ride to Big Sky Ranch

Reprinted with Permission from Brooke Rundle | San Juan Del Sur “Dig your heels in and lean back” said my friend Blue just before we descended the steepest part of the ridge on horseback.  I grabbed the back of my saddle with my left hand and tightened up on the reins...