Ranch Hand Experience

Difficulty

Moderate

Comfort

Basic

Basic+

Weight limit

When we are not riding, we are busy with various chores: setting up fences, tending to livestock, cutting and baling hay, and irrigating our pastures. We welcome you to join us in any of these activities that pique your interest. We truly believe that anyone can pick up skills like roping, riding, and repairing barbed wire fences.

Our guests thoroughly enjoy learning and honing these skills under the guidance of our knowledgeable wranglers. If this sounds appealing to you, get ready for an unforgettable experience!

!!! Please take into consideration the info below:

We run every week June- September.

Weekly single $3150
Weekly double $2850
Two week double $5625

We don`t have a strict itinerary. The one mentioned is a bullet that shows what happens on the ranch and what the trip consists of.

Please contact us for more details.

Richard T. is the provider and guide of this trip

The provider speaks: English

We are a historic, working cattle ranch that invites guests to experience ranch life first hand. When you spend a week at our ranch, you help us move cattle, check and repair fence, doctor cows and horses and any other projects we have going on at that time! Share three meals a day with our family in a cozy setting with delicious home cooked meals, then spend the evenings star gazing from the cabin decks or hot tub. Our June guests may have the chance to camp on our mountain lease and help us repair fence in preparation for when the cows come up. Then from July- September, when our cows are pastured in the mountains, we camp for 2-3 nights a week to manage them. In your off time, do some sight seeing. Buffalo and the surrounding towns are full of history! Visit any of the local museums, check out the adorable downtown or take a drive up Crazy Woman Canyon.

Tour highlights

Skill Development

The ranch encourages guests to learn essential skills with guidance from experienced wranglers

Memorable Experiences

Participation in these hands-on activities promises an unforgettable experience for guests, making their stay both enjoyable and educational

Diverse Chores

Our guests can engage in a variety of farm activities beyond horseback riding

Route details

Arrive at the ranch and settle into your accommodations.

In the afetrnoon join a welcome orientation where you will meet the ranch staff and your fellow guests and take an overview of ranch activities and safety protocols.

In the evening enjoy a hearty welcome dinner featuring local cuisine.

Difficulty

Moderate

Does not require physical training but involves moderate physical activity

Tour provider's comments

This tour is suitable for all riding levels. Equestrians should have no serious health issues and must be able to get on and off by themselves, using a mounting block is fine.

Horse breed: typically Quarter horses, though we do have a draft cross, some mustangs and a Norwegian Fjord.

Tack type: Western.

*June is a better time for beginners as riding around the ranch is easier than the mountain. We recommend guests to bring their own helmets.

Accommodation

Comfort

Basic

Basic+

Camp Site

6 nights

While we are on the ranch, guests stay in private (per party) cabins. Each cabin varies in size and capacity. We have 5 cabins each with a private bathroom:

Coachman is 1 bedroom with a queen and full sized bed and a futon in the living room;
Elkhorns 1 & 2, each have a full bed downstairs and a twin upstairs;
Homestead is a studio with a queen bed;
Rendevous has 3 bedrooms - 1 with a queen, 1 with a full and twin and 1 with a full.

While we are in the mountains we have either a bunk house (about 10 bunk beds - men's and women's side, divided by curtains). We also have tents for guests to use - 4 canvas teepees and regular tents.

Each cabin varies in size and capacity. We have 5 cabins:

Coachman is 1 bedroom with a queen and full sized bed and a futon in the living room;
Elkhorns 1 & 2, each have a full bed downstairs and a twin upstairs;
Homestead is a studio with a queen bed;
Rendevous has 3 bedrooms - 1 with a queen, 1 with a full and twin and 1 with a full.

Tickets to group meeting place

Group meeting place

Wyoming, Natrona County, Casper/Natrona County International Airport

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Weather during the tour

Weather conditions along the route

You will get a weather forecast for this tour’s route based on

the forecasts for this season
the statistics from previous years’ trips

Tour conditions

Included

riding program;
accommodation;
3 meals a day;
shuttle to and from the Casper airport (if guests rent a car that is their own expense);
pack horses and tacks;
riding equipment;
English speaking guides;
first aid kit.

Extras

international flights to and from the US;
additional accommodation and meals before and after the tour;
alcoholic beverages;
tips, gratuities and personal expenses.

Group size

up to 10 tourists

Duration

7 days

6 nights

It's important to know

Riding boots / cowboy boots (we do not allow people to ride in sneakers, lace up boots (such as hiking boots) or muck type boots);
Jeans, layers for warmth, sunscreen, a hat (baseball cap and / or cowboy hat with stampede string);
We recommend guests bring their own helmets.