Just the Right Place ...

Our string of extremely well trained and well mannered Quarter Horses are available for you to ride during whichever week you pick over varying terrain at all speeds doing real cowboy work. No "head to tail" trail riding here! During Cowboy Adventure Weeks, ride the range all morning, then participate in Cowboy School in the afternoons. Cowboy School is a great way to have fun while refining your riding and cattle handling techniques. Practice team penning, roping, a cowboy obstacle course - or other things cowboys do for fun! Some days you will be branding cattle or doing a cattle drive and Cowboy School does not occur, on those days plan on real cowboy work all day - then belly up to the bar and relax in the saloon in the evenings or sit around the campfire and swap wild west stories with the cowboys.

Our ranch covers about 7,000 acres and we care for around 1,000 cows and calves in Colorado's real ranch country. We are not a typical dude ranch or guest ranch resort, but a real working cattle ranch in full operation. Even so, we are focused on guest comfort while providing a full working ranch experience - the best of both worlds - a true cowboy working ranch adventure, yet what you would expect from a resort ranch - great food, a saloon, log cabin accommodations with unlimited hot water and all the creature comforts such as a heated indoor swimming pool and sauna.

Our Cowboy School program and the level of guest comfort combines to make us the best choice for your real cattle ranch vacation. Have all the reality you want - get dirty, dusty, work cattle, ride for hours doing real cattle work - then come back to great food, a soft bed, a cold beer and a hot shower. We have redefined the dude ranch experience by picking the best of all possible scenarios and putting them together to give guests the highest level of comfort possible while keeping the experience real.

Unique also is the level of riding and cowboy experience our staff possesses; we do not employ wranglers, but instead we are staffed with two real cowboys who work hand in hand with the guests to do all the cattle work on the ranch. There is a highly respected cutting horse trainer on staff whose credentials are impeccable. He is happy to give private lessons and also teaches Cowboy School in the afternoons. Learn as much as you can, ride great horses doing real cattle ranch activities - with only two cowboys on staff, they really do count on the guests assisting with all cattle work. This ranch is the real thing. If you want to experience a real western working ranch, really want to learn to be a cowboy, this is the place for you.