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product_id: 8540448
title: "The Home Ranch"
brand: "ralph moody"
price: "R490"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 9
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/8540448-the-home-ranch
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# The Home Ranch

**Brand:** ralph moody
**Price:** R490
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The Home Ranch by ralph moody
- **How much does it cost?** R490 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

The Home Ranch

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## Customer Reviews

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    Good, warm read!
  

*by R***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2010*

The Home Ranch was a good old fashioned read, and very refreshing in this day and age. Its about life in the 1900s and a boy's journey on his way to manhood, and about hard work, dedication and being true to yourself.  I liked how realistic the book was in regards to horses. The author obviously has a love and a real working knowledge of these animals. I liked the way the boy related to Blue Boy, the horse he chose for himself, and how he took the animal's needs and fears into account when he worked with him. His quiet understanding of what the animal really needed, instead of just "breaking" him and forcing him to do what was obviously not his calling.  Doing what needs to be done, not whining about it, and sucking it up, taking responsibility, no matter how rough things get is what this book is about. I enjoyed it very much, and would recommend it to anyone liking to read about adventure, ranch life, and its a special treat for anyone who loves horses!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    This man's life story just grips you
  

*by N***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2014*

Just so you know, if you've read Man of the Family, you'll recognize the first few pages of this book, as they repeat almost verbatim the pages from Man in which Ralph talks about his summer job.  The Home Ranch is to Man of the Family as a detailed call out is to a map; there just wasn't room for all the details of this job in man, so he put it all in its own book.And what a book!  Adventure abounds and Ralph learns some valuable lessons.  I had to keep reminding myself that Ralph isn't just a fictional character and this story is the story of his life.  It makes me sad to realize that the lifestyle described in this book is all but extinct.If you liked Little Britches and Man of the Family, you'll enjoy this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Perhaps the very best of the series
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2006*

What a grand adventure for a 12 year-old boy to work in a real man's job, earning a real man's salary, working for a cattle rancher/trader Mr. Batchlet.  Moody skillfully portrays the cast of characters who compose the ranch crew and the owner's daughter Hazel who is a commanding figure in the book and in Ralph's young heart.This is a never to be forgotten look at a old west that was rapidly changing and would soon be forever altered, but here it is preserved  forever for our enjoyment and education.But is is more than an interesting story or an enlightening look at a historical time, it is a sotry that reads like a novel, and yet carries the authority of truth while embodying timeless values and demonstrating how character is formed and maintained.A delight for the whole family and as with nearly all of Ralph Moody's books it retains the read-a-loud quality that makes these stories so treasured among those who still read in the family circle.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-05*