2024 was a productive year for Ranch Ride Carriage Drive! Take look at our video and see what we've been up to with lessons, partnerships, presentations, competitions, and life on the Ranch. Happy New Year to all, as we look ahead to a beautiful 2025!
Tag: Agriculture
Harvest Time After a Warm, Rainy Summer
Rainy weather has given us bumper crops of hay this season, but made for a difficult cotton harvest and created a few complications around the ranch in other ways.
A Rainy Week at the Ranch
Rain or shine, the work goes on! Come along with us as we feed the cattle during a break in the weather... but watch out for that mud!!
Make Hay While the Sun Shines!
Have you ever wondered why they say, "make hay while the sun shines?" Come along with Ranch Ride Carriage Drive as we put up some round bales for the winter, and see how hay is made!
Visiting the Pecan Grove, Part 2
Libertad and Tex visit the pecan grove as harvest time approaches. During the summer of 2023, pecan trees across Texas have been stressed by extreme heat and dry conditions.
Libertad Visits the Pecan Grove
Did you know that the pecan tree is the official state tree of Texas? Libertad puts on his "other hat" as a saddle horse and visits the ranch's pecan grove with Tex.
Cotton Farming at the Ranch – Contributing to a Global Market
As promised, today we’re taking a closer look at cotton farming right here in Texas! Did you know that the US is the world's third-largest cotton producer, and Texas is the largest cotton producer in the US?
See How Cotton is Harvested at the Ranch!
Come along with Ranch Ride Carriage Drive to see how cotton is harvested on this working ranch - and stay tuned as we look at this in more detail later in the week!
Brahman Cattle at the Ranch
Ranch Ride Carriage Drive is located on a real working ranch. Today we take a look at our Brahman cattle, which are very well suited to our Texas Gulf Coast climate.