BY ELIZABETH MOYER
COURTESY C LAZY U RANCH
Dude ranch mare. Knobby knees, but I see no lameness. Good kid’s horse. Late teens to early twenties.” This was the description posted on social media of a small chestnut mare at a Colorado livestock auction. She sported the brand of a well-known guest ranch, and it was the post that opened the door to a new and better way of rehoming guest ranch horses in need of a good retirement.