8 Day Horseback Riding and Authentic Ranch Vacation in Crook County, Wyoming
Ranch Vacation in the USA
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Join this ranch vacation! Experience working at a ranch as well as riding a horse. You will get an eventful vacation as you are having fun while learning new things in your life. The place is cozy and the program is well designed as you might get a chance to take care of calf or other ranch activities. Don’t worry about food because Lake Ranch will provide meals every day for you.
Key Information
- Rider weight limit: 240 round
- Tack type: Western style
- Horse Height Range: 14 to 17 hands
- Horse Breed: Mainly quarter horses, some paint horses, and Mustangs
Highlights
- Ranch vacation
- Horse riding session
- The use of the available horses for holiday
- Italian / German / American personnel's service at the ranch
- Experience the authentic ranch activities
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 7 nights' accommodation
Styles
Rapid City Regional Airport (US$ 250 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Bar
- Dining area
Since 1995. the ranchers have been hosting the guests at the ranch. Usually, no more than eight or 10 guests stay at the time. You will not be considered a tourist but a part of them and you will do a real-life experience. The dining room and the bar are on the low ground. Meanwhile, the rooms are on the first floor. The other buildings of the ranch are the old ranch house, where the staff lives, a little cottage, the barn, and a tack room.
The new old-west-styled saloon is composed of eight simple bedrooms, each with private bathroom. It accommodates up to 16 guests. This number is rarely reached. The whole building is completely made of wood-balanced and it has a very welcoming and comfortable atmosphere, enriched by authentic western decorations.
Another thing that is worthwhile mentioning is the cabin, an isolated room, furnished with its own bathroom. This little house allows couple and new-married couple to live their old west honey-moon without being annoyed by anything. In the big saloon, the TV is replaced by the pool table, the football table, and bar.
Program
Sample itinerary
You will get breakfast in the morning, ride, or do working cows (depending on the day) as well as other ranch activities such as eventual rodeos or events (all activities change depending on the season). During the spring season, the calf is born and you have to check them regularly. At the end of May and June, Lake Ranch brands calves. In September - October, they round up and sell calves. They brake foals throughout the entire season.
The horses
Quarter Horses, Paints, and Mustangs are all kind of horses. Some of them are suitable for beginners, others have a lot of "cow sense" in order to work with the cattle and the rest of them are younger and demanding. Most of them are bred and broken at the ranch. The mares and stallions are Quarter Horses with strong and sturdy legs and hooves. The breeding's aim is to obtain strong, trustworthy, and well-balanced horses. Beauty, power and well-balanced, and trustworthiness, these are the horses. During this vacation, Lake Ranch will provide horses for the program.
Note: Minimum one week, exceptions can be made depending on availability.
CHILDREN
To ride horses, children must be at least 10 years old and pass the riding ability assessment.
- Children under 18 may only ride with their parents, who will be responsible for them
- Protective headgear and a vest are required for all individuals under 18
- Please note that these accessories are not provided by the ranch and must be brought by the rider
Important info
Adults and children are required to have medical insurance that covers horse riding activities. This is mandatory to anyone that wishes to participate in horse riding activities.
Location
The Lake Ranch is situated at the north-east edge of Wyoming, between the Black Hills, Montana, and South Dakota, USA. Anything at all can describe the beauty of these places. The ranch is at the feet of little mountains and near a lake.
Distances
- Fort Devil's Tower (Budweiser), 19 kilometers
- Hulett (cafes and ice cream shops), 26 kilometers
- Oshoto (Quarter horses breeding farm), 32 kilometers
Food
During this vacation, you will get daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the ranch. However, alcoholic drink is excluded from the package. The meal times may vary according to the daily program.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
Special tour
The holiday at the ranch can be matched with the spring or autumn tour to Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, and Monument Valley. Both in spring and autumn, the ranch's van leaves the ranch with four or six guests. After a week of holiday at the ranch, you will travel across the USA, in order to discover Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada in an adventurous and non-traditional way.
There can be some variations as mutually agreed between the guests. The overnights will be in high-quality hotels that are already included in the tour-price. The flight back to Italy leaves from Las Vegas. The tour can begin from Las Vegas and end up at the ranch, too.
Seeing Cowboy life and Indian culture
It also can be matched with an experience with the Lakota American Indians in the Black Hills.
What's included
- Ranch vacation
- Horse riding session
- The use of the available horses for the holiday
- Italian / German / American personnel's service at the ranch
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 6 nights' accommodation
What's not included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gratuities (suggested 10 to 20%)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Rapid City Regional Airport
152 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 250 per person
Arrival by airplane
The transportation weekly price includes transportation to/from airport on Wednesday and Saturday according to the following schedule:
- Arrivals from 3pm to 8pm
- Departures from 10am to 3pm
- Check-in 5pm and check-out 11am.
Alternate arrival or departure times are not guaranteed, but can be arranged in advance for an additional cost of 250 USD per person, each way. Shuttle service and car rental can also be requested at the airport.
Upon arrival, Lake Ranch will wait for all scheduled guests and escort those who arrive first to various western stores.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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