Bitsy Tinkers’ Whimzee Emporium: A Creative with Heart

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Sunrise beauties.
This is Levi and Tulip. Tulip has been madly in love with Levi from first sight. He on the other hand was not interested in her filly attention. I’ve never heard a gelding scream his frustration with her just wanting to be cl

Happy Birthday Henry 🎈
Our baby boy is 4 today.
We love your antics, cuddles and sweetness. So grateful you were our surprise baby. You have your mom Bear’s spice and confidence.

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(sorry to say) Christmas is around the corner. Come to the Homegrown Market at Greenland garden this weekend. We will have a table and these are a few of our cards we will have available.

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Come to the Homegrown Market at Greenland garden this weekend. We will have a table and these are a few of our cards we will have available.

See more in our store - rubiconranch.ca

#rubiconranch

Come See Us This Weekend!!!
We will have a table. We would love to see you.

Great picture in the middle of a good shake.

Thanks Melissa.

Yesterday we said goodbye to our sweet Tux, a feral soul who lived with us on his own terms.

The feral cat is a story of survival, carrying the many scars of the life they endured before us. Trust does not come easily when humans have failed them, y

“I feel like someone is watching me”. We had some camouflage cows watching us on our walk today.

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Jane’s new mask.
Some horses wear fly masks because love looks like protection.
The mask keeps away the buzzing flies, eases irritation, and shades sensitive eyes from the sun. It may look unusual, but it’s really just a simple way to gi

Four friends gathered at sunset, backs turned to the world, hearts turned to each other.

Horses don’t just share space—they share connection. Standing together they’re saying “I’ve got you.” This simple act is tru

Trying to blend in. We often see this guy hanging with the herd. No one seems to mind.

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Marge (a wild resident) is unimpressed with Binini’s proximity. Binini is busy enjoying his languishing.

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Glow up - Nelly in May of 2023 when she arrived with us and Now in May 2025.

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Simpson our resident wild squirrel was enjoying the summer heat recently. Looking adorable as usual on our back deck.

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Cleo Spotlight - Cleo in 2013 & 2025. How she has changed. Our beautiful lead Mare who gently guides and teaches our youngsters.

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A year later…
Duchess has Owain and she knows Rubicon is her home. It was a year of firsts for her and us. We can now call her and she comes, we can hand feed her and scratch her (a bit). We have worked hard to gain her trust and we love her i

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