Black River Farm and Ranch

10/01/2026

Your favorite BR gear is 40% OFF! Stock up on camp classics, grab something new, or get a head start on holiday gifts🐴🤎🍁

Use code HELLOFALL40 at checkout for 40% off your entire purchase!

Sale ends 10.15.26. Orders ship on or after 10.20.26.

09/30/2026

We’re excited to welcome Camp Casey to Black River Farm and Ranch this fall for Rest on the Ranch: A Women’s Wellness Retreat!
Camp Casey, a local nonprofit run by a BR alumna, brings the healing power of horses to children with cancer and their families — making this partnership extra special to our BR community.

When: October 16–18, 2026
Where: Black River Farm and Ranch
Cost: $600 per guest

Designed for women who spend so much time caring for others, the weekend includes therapeutic equine experiences, gentle yoga and mindfulness, nature walks, nourishing meals, meaningful connection, and plenty of time with the horses.

100% of proceeds benefit Camp Casey and their work supporting children with cancer and their families.

Spots are limited! Learn more and register: https://camp-casey.org/restontheranch/

Camp Casey is also seeking sponsors to help provide 20+ sponsored retreat spots for mothers of children with cancer, social workers, nonprofit leaders, and other women who give so much of themselves to others. 💕

Join us for our inaugural Rest on the Ranch women's wellness retreat coming up next month! 🐎💆‍♀️

Set against the natural beauty and grounding presence of Black River Farm and Ranch , this experience will weave together horses, movement, mindfulness, nourishing food, music, and time in nature. 🏞️

The retreat creates space for women to step out of their caregiving roles and simply be held in a supportive sisterhood rooted in inclusion and connection. 🧘‍♀️

All proceeds benefit Camp Casey's cost-free horseback riding programs for children with life-threatening illnesses. 💜🐴💚

Register now:
🌐 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩-𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡

09/21/2026

Rain or shine, there’s nowhere else we’d rather be. 🐴 What a weekend with this special group of BR alum!

09/19/2026

We had a great summer, but we lost a couple of our treasured and loved boys that did not get a post.

We lost Brevity just as the summer was getting started. He caught pneumonia after choking. The vet was able to clear the choke and he was put on antibiotics from the start, but as he developed pneumonia we switched antibiotics, but his body did not respond. He was compromised with cushings. Brev was 30 years old and had spent half of his life with us after coming from a friend in NY. He was a teacher. He started his life at residential school for kids who were struggling. Then he had his own person for some years before she gave him to the ranch. He was a teacher. He mostly did as he was asked, but he had feelings about how one should ask. When he was offended he would kick out and unbalance his rider. They got the feeling of being knocked around without being in much danger of falling off. He helped built confidence in his young riders. He worked in all the riding groups. As an older gentleman he would get a little bounce in his step and a twinkle in his eye when he got to do a day (or even half a day) with the big kids.

At the end of the summer we lost Luke. Luke had been on loan to us for years from a friend in NY. Luke had EPM for the second time. We treated him and early on it looked like he was going to have a miraculous recovery, but pretty quickly he started regressing. He lacked balance and was unable to walk a straight line. He had good days and bad days as far as his coordination. He had a good summer living in the inside stalls and hanging hi head out to collect all the love attention of the kids as they went by. Luke was loved and spoiled every where he went. He went home every off season while he was at camp. He worked in all of our groups and was always good. Bambi, thank you so much for sharing him with us. Thank you also for helping to make the right decision for Luke to let him go on a good day surrounded by love.

We also lost Doc in the middle of the summer. He did get his own post. This is the loss of three of our older guys who were trusted with our beginning riders. They leave a large hole in our program that will leave us searching for horses to try and fill their foot prints.

On a non horse note we also lost Swag an almost 14 year old Australian Cattle Dog thought he ran the farm. He was loved by more people than those that were allowed to pet him. He had a big personality with a lot of opinions that he shared with all of us. Staff felt like they had truly made it when they showed up for orientation and Swag suddenly decided they were on his team now. Most of his years he loved to steal the hat off your head when you were bent over working. He also stole and ran off with many a director's shoe. He was A LOT, which leaves a lot too miss.

09/19/2026

09/18/2026

Saddle up for another summer at Black River! Our 2027 session dates are here! Save the dates and start dreaming about another summer filled with horses, friendships, adventure, and unforgettable BR memories.

Looking for a great way to close out your summer? Our Mother-Daughter Retreats are the perfect way to do that! Because schools are letting out later this year, we've had to push all of our Mother-Daughter Retreats to August. This is a great way to spend quality time together before the school year starts back up!

Tuition rates and registration dates coming soon!

09/17/2026

Alumni Weekend was truly one for the books! Thank you to everyone who came back to BR and made the weekend so special. We can’t wait to do it all again in 2028! 🐴❤️

09/08/2026

Just a few of our favorite moments from Friends & Family Weekend 🐴

08/16/2026

the best weekend with MOM! camp is best with them!😊

08/15/2026

a very special night to end 6th session!
with dinner performances, last campfire, and many hugs we had the best night remembering all that happened this week!