Rock Ranch
April 02, 2025More than 300 people attended the 2025 Tack Swap and Vendor Fair Saturday at Rock Ranch near Hills. The four-hour event featured 27 vendors and three guest speakers sharing information about horse care and horseback riding. The event raised $2,400 for the Rock Ranch equine-assisted therapy program and is slated to take place again next year. Speakers included Jerry Jones from Garretson showing…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 26, 2025For more than four decades, the Minnesota Horse Expo offered a variety of vendors, exhibits and educational talks for horse owners and fans of the four-legged animals. I’m a huge fan of the Minnesota Horse Council-sponsored event, and I recall, probably 30 years ago, packing the kids into the minivan to spend a day at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul. We learned a few things and left with a…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 13, 2024Horses play a central role in the three programs offered at Rock Ranch near Hills. In July, Rock Ranch owners Marie and Dan LaRock received an unexpected donation of two Percheron draft horses, allowing the non-profit organization to expand in an unexpected way. “So, initially I was thinking for therapy sessions,” Marie said. The LaRocks spoke on the phone to donors Dave and Kathryn Johnson of…- November 06, 2024ock Ranch in Hills, Minnesota, is receiving $5,000 in funding for the construction of a horse shelter through Sioux Valley Energy's Operation Round Up® program. The award comes as Sioux Valley Energy and its members celebrate October as National Cooperative Month by making an impact in their local communities. During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy Customers'…
By Lori SorensonMay 08, 2024Rock Ranch near Hills is joining the “Seen Through Horses” campaign during the month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month. “We are very grateful to be a part of this tremendous national campaign,” said Dan LaRock, who co-founded Rock Ranch with his wife, Marie, in 2016. “It helps shine a light on the power of equine assisted counseling as a reliable and helpful resource for many who…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 20, 2024Next week the Star Herald will publish its annual Home, Lawn and Garden special section. For this year’s feature in that edition, I interviewed Madison Ziegler who recently started Carzel Interior Solutions in Luverne. Among other things, her business finds solutions to the clutter we tend to collect in our homes. After talking with Madison, I’ve decided to do some decluttering by joining…
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