While our family was in San Luis Obispo to watch our son graduate from Cal Poly, I visited the Equine Center, where the university has student-managed breeding programs for Quarter horses and Thoroughbreds. In addition, Cal Poly’s mascot is the Mustang. I didn’t see any of those at the equine center, but thanks to our recent acquisition of ranch property that came with two-dozen horses, we have a spectacular Spanish Mustang that could be a beautiful addition to the campus herd.
My mother’s gray Thoroughbred mare–a former racehorse–gave birth to a beautiful bay filly this morning. My husband discovered the baby at 5:30 a.m. and this photo was taken shortly thereafter. The filly appears to be healthy so we are very happy.
My husband and I recently bought a ranch near Winters, California to expand our sheep operation, and the previous owners left behind 23 horses, including stallions, pregnant mares and foals. This beautiful black-spotted stallion is one of the horses that we acquired. Today I submitted a DNA sample (tail hair) to the University of California, Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory in order to determine exactly what breed he is.
The History Channel’s popular series Modern Marvels aired an episode about rice, which included a look at Bruce and Robyn Rominger’s eco-friendly rice-straw-bale home.
https://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/season-15/episode-33
Equine enthusiasts are able to produce their own horse feed from seed in six days, thanks to a hydroponic system that some believe is the wave of the future.
Weather extremes during the past three years have challenged Kentucky’s horse farm managers with more work and higher input costs as they strive to keep their horses and pastures healthy.
Christmas means a holiday meal on the farm for the Rominger family in Yolo County, where Bruce Rominger and his brother Rick farm 2,500 acres on the western edge of the Sacramento Valley.
What draws people to the Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour benefiting the Yolo County Red Cross? This year’s kitchen tour was held on Saturday, May 2, and included many Yolo County homes. We’re bringing you photos of the Rominger house (of Rominger West Winery) in Winters, known as the Straw House. Enjoy!
Western Grasslands’ pasture-raised beef stampedes to fast sales growth.
https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/03/20/smallb1.html
Flooding, earthquakes, wildfires–natural or human-caused disasters–can strike at any time, so it’s essential that everyone prepare in advance.
robynrominger.com 
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