Welcome to FLYING P RANCH
Our Dream - Coming Soon!
We are so excited to announce that we have purchased 10 acres in Gilroy, CA and will be opening up our very own equestrian facility, Flying P Ranch. The Flying P was purchased as a house sitting on a piece of bare land and we are building our equine facility from the ground up, which is no small task, but we are making great progress and hope to be fully operational by Spring 2020. We can't wait for you to join us!
We are so excited to announce that we have purchased 10 acres in Gilroy, CA and will be opening up our very own equestrian facility, Flying P Ranch. The Flying P was purchased as a house sitting on a piece of bare land and we are building our equine facility from the ground up, which is no small task, but we are making great progress and hope to be fully operational by Spring 2020. We can't wait for you to join us!
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Planned facilities include:
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How did you get the name 'Flying P'?
The name 'Flying P' has A LOT of meaning to us; we hope it will to you too!
Dana grew up in San Francisco dreaming of running her own training facility and breeding horses for a living, but was always told her dreams were unobtainable, crazy, ridiculous. The phrase 'when pigs fly' has crossed her ears more times than she can count. So, here we are, building our very own facility designed specifically to train horses and the people who love them, and it is rather obvious to us that pigs can indeed fly.
Dana grew up in San Francisco dreaming of running her own training facility and breeding horses for a living, but was always told her dreams were unobtainable, crazy, ridiculous. The phrase 'when pigs fly' has crossed her ears more times than she can count. So, here we are, building our very own facility designed specifically to train horses and the people who love them, and it is rather obvious to us that pigs can indeed fly.
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The other, and if we're honest, deeper meaning of Flying P, lies with the most amazing dog that has ever crossed our paths, our mascot, Cupcake. Partially because Cupcake was born deaf, and partly because she is, well, a bulldog, she snorts like a pig, roots around like a pig, and even looks like a pig when she's wet, all of which has earned her the nickname, you guessed it, 'Pig'. Being deaf, Cupcake, was never expected to amount to much of anything. Her brothers and sisters went on to become champion show dogs, but despite her beauty, she wasn't eligible or "worthy" of the show ring. Most trainers said she was untrainable because she would never hear commands, and we were told she would need to spend her entire life 'on leash'. It had even been suggested to us, multiple times actually, that we should put Cupcake down so she didn't have to suffer through life with her 'handicap'. Soak that in for a minute.
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Fly on Pig, Fly ;)
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If you ever get the chance to meet this perfect soul, you will instantly understand why we are naming our ranch in her honor. Cupcake is a CGC Certified Therapy Dog who not only provides comfort to those living out their final days in hospice, but also gives confidence to children who struggle to read. Pig is an angel, and we all know angels have wings!
Flying P Ranch is dedicated to everyone who has ever been told that their dreams were unrealistic, and to all those who have ever been told they weren't good enough, were not worthy, or had nothing to offer this world. May we all rise to the challenges life throws our way, and fly.
