The Random Ranch - Educational Animal Sanctuary

The Random Ranch - Educational Animal Sanctuary A non-profit educational animal sanctuary 15-minutes of Castle Rock. We passionately educate our visitors about ranch animals.

Photography sessions, summer camps, homeschool classes, volunteering, birthday parties, private events, ranch tours.

06/11/2026

Many of the animals who find their way to The Random Ranch arrive after years of neglect, poor care, trauma, or simply because they have nowhere else to go. Many are already seniors by the time they reach us, and caring for them often becomes a long-term commitment that lasts for years.

Diesel is one of those animals.

Around the ranch, we call him Forest Gump because he doesn’t seem to walk anywhere. If there’s breakfast, treats, attention, or an adventure waiting, he’s going to get there at full speed.

More than 12 years ago, Diesel came to The Random Ranch as a purchased rescue from a horse trader who was marketing him as a child’s horse. The reality was much different.

The moment Diesel arrived, our veterinarian was called. He was dangerously anemic from a severe worm burden and had never received proper dental care. The condition of his teeth was so severe that all of his front teeth eventually had to be removed.

This past week, Diesel developed a dangerously high fever. While he has been managing Cushing’s disease for the last couple of years, this sudden illness caught us off guard. He required multiple emergency and follow-up veterinary visits, and we still have diagnostics and decisions ahead of us.

The good news is that Diesel is doing far better than anyone expected.

One possibility is that he may eventually require a full geriatric mash diet. That’s the reality of caring for aging rescue animals. Rescue doesn’t end when an animal is saved. In many ways, that’s when the real work begins.

For the last several days, our caretaker and director, Amy, has been up every couple of hours around the clock caring for him and making sure he had everything he needed.

Diesel didn’t choose the neglect that damaged his teeth, but he deserves the care, comfort, and dignity that he should have had from the beginning.

For now, we’re grateful that this old guy is still running to breakfast, still looking for attention, and still being Diesel.

❤️ The Random Ranch

Proudly sponsored by Murdoch’s Ranch and Home, Castle Rock and Littleton.

05/29/2026

💔🌈 It is with broken hearts that we share the passing of our beloved rescue goat, Tonks. 💔😭

Many of you know that Tonks came to The Random Ranch alongside Lupin and Luna. If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ll recognize where their names came from. While Lupin and Luna are still with us, our sweet little Tonks has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 🌈💔

Tonks was an absolute joy to care for and one of those special souls who left a mark on everyone she met. As she aged, she required increasingly specialized care. After losing all of her teeth, she transitioned to a soaked diet so she could continue to enjoy her meals. As her tiny body struggled to regulate temperature, she wore double coats to keep warm through the colder months. More recently, cancer began taking its toll, requiring medication, careful monitoring, and a great deal of love and attention.

When her quality of life could no longer be maintained, we made the heartbreaking decision to humanely euthanize her and give her the grace, comfort, and dignity she deserved. 💔

She leaves behind her son, Lupin, and her dear friend Luna, along with all of us who were lucky enough to know and love her.

The truth is that as an animal sanctuary, there will be many posts like this in the years ahead. Many of the animals who call The Random Ranch home are geriatric, elderly, and living well beyond the average lifespan of their species. We are incredibly grateful for every extra day, month, and year we get with them, but we also know that many are living on borrowed time.

Today, however, we choose to remember Tonks for the joy she brought, the resilience she showed, and the love she gave so freely. Please enjoy this video of our sweet little Tonks and celebrate a life that was deeply loved from beginning to end. ❤️🐐💔

Run free, sweet girl. You will be missed more than words can ever express. 🌈😭❤️

05/24/2026

Good morning from The Random Ranch. Jellybean, Diesel, and Pandora each came running up through the valley one by one… and then Brookie brought up the rear, because every good parade needs a cute little donkey bringing up the tail end.

📣‼️Only TWO spots left in our award-winning Buckaroo Ranch Club! Don’t miss your chance to join the fun, animals, advent...
05/16/2026

📣‼️Only TWO spots left in our award-winning Buckaroo Ranch Club! Don’t miss your chance to join the fun, animals, adventures, and unforgettable memories at The Random Ranch! 🤠🐂

Registration link here and in comments: https://www.therandomranch.com/buckaroo-ranch-club

05/16/2026

Community is everything to us at The Random Ranch. 🖤🤠🐾

One of the greatest parts of being here in this amazing community is watching people come together to make life better for the animals we love so much. 🐑✨ We were incredibly honored to be chosen by Eagle Scouts Troop 311 for a project that will make a HUGE difference for our ranch family. 🛠️🌾

The troop worked hard cleaning up and improving Little John’s pen area by adding panels to safely expand his space. 🚜🪵 Because Little John is such a massive boy, we have to secure him during public visits since he doesn’t realize how big and strong he is 💪🐑 and could accidentally knock someone over just trying to say hello. 😂 Thanks to these improvements, he now has more room and a safer setup for both him and our visitors. 🖤

They also built an incredible grooming table for our giant guardian dogs! 🐶🛁✂️ Our volunteers regularly groom these massive pups, and having a proper table means they no longer have to sit on the hard ground while caring for them. 🙌 This thoughtful project will help both our volunteers and our dogs for years to come. 🐾✨

We absolutely LOVE being part of a community that cares this deeply about animals, service, and helping one another. ❤️🤝 Thank you to Eagle Scouts Troop 311 for your hard work, kindness, and dedication. You made a real difference here at The Random Ranch. 🌟🐑🐾

The Random Ranch is proudly sponsored by Murdoch’s Ranch and Home, Castle Rock and Littleton. 🤠🌾

05/06/2026

✨ Buckaroo Ranch Club is filling FAST ✨

We only have 6 spots left for our award-winning summer camp at The Random Ranch—and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

If your kiddo wants to spend their summer with animals, adventure, and hands-on ranch experiences, now is the time to grab a spot 🐂

👉 To make sure your kiddo gets the correct T-shirt size, registrations must be completed by May 12.

We’re incredibly proud to be an award-winning summer camp with a collective of 150+ five-star ratings from families who trust us year after year. This isn’t just a camp—it’s an experience your kids will never forget.

Secure your spot here:
https://www.therandomranch.com/buckaroo-ranch-club

Spots are limited. Memories are not. ❤️

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Tomorrow was supposed to be King’s birthday. April 20th. He would have been 22 years old. Instead I am writing this to t...
04/19/2026

Tomorrow was supposed to be King’s birthday. April 20th. He would have been 22 years old. Instead I am writing this to tell you that we lost him just a few days ago.

Most of you knew him. You knew what he looked like when he walked toward you like he owned the earth beneath his feet, because he did. You knew those eyes. If you ever got to share a breath with him, you never forgot it.

What many of you may not know is that King was my mother’s horse. When I lost her suddenly, I inherited him. Many of you who knew me growing up know that I had horses as a child — but that chapter felt long closed. I had no intentions of ever having horses in my life again. And then there was King. The Random Ranch, the animals, the camps, everything you see here — it all exists because of him. His name, this place, this life — it was all random. And it was all because of him.

He was my heart. He was my reason. I’ve known so many horses in my life, but there has never been one like him. Not even close.

His favorite things were simple — sharing breaths with me, which we did together almost every single day, and making absolutely sure he got his ear scratches in. Any time he saw me in the field he came straight to me. He had that effect on everyone — anybody who ever met King just loved him, because he was pure personality and pure sweetness wrapped up in the most beautiful animal I’ve ever known.

We lost him to colic. We fought for him, we got him to surgery, we did everything we could. What they found inside told us his body had been carrying more than we knew — lipomas throughout his colon that had been quietly working against him. He was stoic and he was proud and he never let us see.

I am devastated in a way I don’t have words for yet. But I am trying hard to find his strength — to go back out there every day and continue the work he inspired me to build.

🖤 Thank you all for loving him too. I will miss his smell, his breath, his ear scratches, giant cuddles and of course his big smile.

There will never be another King.

04/15/2026

Cow’lvin is getting a little spa day today at The Random Ranch 🐂✨ Hoof trims might not be glamorous, but they’re so important for keeping our big guy healthy, happy, and strutting comfortably around the pasture.

We’re grateful for the care that helps our animals thrive—because every little trim makes a big difference 💛

The Random Ranch is proudly sponsored by Murdoch’s Ranch and Home.

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5110 S Perry Park Road
Sedalia, CO
80135

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