Equi Partners

EQUI PARTNER RELEASE

December 30, 2011  

 

For Immediate Release

Contact: Jacquelyn Leuener 

Jackpot Equine,, LLC

 Happy New Year & Welcome EQUI PARTNER

The McFarland Ranch is a historic central California property being preserved and restored beautifully by the Galt Area Historical Society under Director Ron Jacobsen. Ron just happened to be there on the closed day but was working in the shop. He gifted Equi Partners a private tour of the home with inside tid-bits. What an amazing story there.

The McFarland Living History Ranch is located in Galt, CA in the Sacramento Valley. John McFarland was one of 11 children born in Scotland. Some of the family immigrated to the united states in 1838. From travel in wagonblackwaltzphotography trains, carpentry work to mining,John McFarland worked hard and created a legacy with his sustainable ranch in the Sacramento Valley. 

In 1878, John McFarland went to the "widow's walk" on the roof of his house to survey his 3800 acre ranch in the heart of the Sacramento Valley. He saw nothing in the distance except waves of wheat and perhaps the Miwoks, members of a tribe of local Native Americans, harvesting the grain. He certainly didn't see his ranch filled with hundreds of happy, wide-eyed children who would be visiting on a field trip. He didn't know the pleasure of seeing their smiles as they would choose a pumpkin from the great pumpkin patch, or see the look of satisfaction as they completed making a candle from a tub of hot wax or a rope from long strands of string.  

 

In 2003, the McFarland Living History Ranch was opened to over 1000 nearby elementary school children. The community began to understand the significance of this historic preservation project. Volunteers who helped during school visitation days were amazed at the pleasure that children found in meaningful learning activities.  Ron said the society would enjoy having equestrian events at the historic ranch. We were thinking of a trail trial event or pleasure driving day!    

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A few beauties from the 19th Century in the McFarland Ranch home
 
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The Ranch has a great walking exhibit of old farm-ranch equipment with oak and eucalyptus trees that are hundreds of years old. School kids bus in to be transported back to the days of California gold.
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If you ever get to Sacramento, enjoy a visit to this magical place.

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