. ▁ ▁History ▁Situ ated ▁in ▁a ▁low ▁mountain ▁valley ▁below ▁R idge wood ▁Sum mit , ▁the ▁ ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁R idge wood ▁R anch ▁were ▁originally ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁P omo ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁autom obile ▁magn ate ▁Charles ▁S . ▁Howard ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁quickly ▁transformed ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁fully ▁working ▁ran ch ▁and ▁thorough bre d ▁facility , ▁complete ▁with ▁the ▁How ards ' ▁large ▁C raft s man ▁style ▁home , ▁and ▁horse ▁stud ▁bar n . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Charles ' s ▁son ▁Frank ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁vehicle ▁accident ▁on ▁the ▁ran ch . ▁ ▁That ▁tra ged y ▁led ▁the ▁How ards ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Frank ▁R . ▁Howard ▁Memorial ▁Hospital , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁nearby ▁Will its . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Se ab isc uit ' s ▁successful ▁racing ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁out ▁to ▁stud ▁and ▁live ▁his ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁ran ch , ▁finally ▁being ▁laid ▁to ▁rest ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁property ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Golden ▁Rule ▁Church ▁Association , ▁which ▁has ▁taken ▁steps ▁to ▁preserve ▁its ▁historic ▁and ▁environmental ▁value . ▁ ▁The ▁Howard ▁family ' s ▁house ▁still ▁stands , ▁together ▁with ▁Se ab isc uit ' s