SMART CHIX

This is an event that started in 2026 and has been ecstatically well received. It's an all-inclusive signature homesteading event, open to ten women per event. Each class has twelve topics and two instructors. Each season the topics change. The goal for 2027 is to have three different seasons with two classes per season (six total). Since this event is in a climate controlled venue, it reaches an audience beyond our equine audience. 

An example of topics covered include: bread-making, fermenting foods, food preservation in the form of freezing, pressure canning, and water bath canning, medicinal herbs, tallow, sewing, vanilla infusion, topical salve, business basics, and gardening for each season. 

Each person that attends gets an elaborate swag bag filled with samples that we make, a t-shirt, books that Brandy Von Holten has authored, and other printed materials. 

 This event is taught by Brandy (Biologist) and Mrs. Mary Ella (Mennonite) or other guest instructors. 

We also use the bubble gum machine for icebreakers.

SMART Beaches

Adventures at on Holten Ranch

Horsefly's Daughter 

Von Holten Ranch

Von Holten Ranch is centrally located in the United States and in the same county as the Missouri State Fair. We host guests from all over the country and sometimes internationally.

We are the fourth generation to own the land (third generation to purchase it). The farm has been in the family since 1906.

We've won Missouri's Best Ranch for the last three years.

Between David Von Holten being a master woodworker and Brandy being a former Olympic hopeful fighter, biologist, and author, you are just not going to find anything like us anywhere else. Von Holten Ranch has been in operation since 2014. This is our 12th year. When we bought the farm in December of 2013, it had not been lived on since 1979. Everything here came from the sweat of our brow, the swing of our hammer, and the stroke of my keyboard. 

Physical structures include: 125X200 covered arena, 32 electric sites, four cabins, climate controlled guest shower house, climate controlled venue with occupancy for 200, 90 covered stalls, miles of scenic trail, permanent obstacle course, mounted archery course, cattle working pens, outdoor arena, two round pens, VHR equine barn with professional office, home gym, woodworking and mechanical shop, sawmill and kiln, two machine sheds, and our personal home. 

Social Media Metrics

Current as of September 2026

Brandy Von Holten

Business Facebook 111,094

Personal Facebook 7,573

Instagram 1,379

TikTok 57,735

YouTube 1,000 

Active Email Subscribers 879

Bubble Gum Giveaway 

At Von Holten Ranch, we use an antique bubblegum machine for icebreakers and giveaways. It’s the chance of winning that makes it fun!

This is a great low-cost way to get exposure for your products because each product is explained before we start having individuals come up. Each person then has a photo taken with their item, which is posted on social media.

The bubblegum machine is incorporated into all Von Holten Ranch events, such as Chix in the Sticks, SMART CHIX, Country Tough Trail Versatility, United States Mounted Archery, and clinics.

Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten

My podcast started in November 2020. It has been downloaded in all 50 states and 32 countries. It is a rotation of interviews with selected guests from the equine industry, motivational stories, or other business owners, and me, with a heartfelt topic or explanation. It can be found on every platform where a podcast can be downloaded. 

Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten has won Missouri's Best Podcast for the last three years.