City Slickers - Horseback Riding on a Working Montana Dude & Cattle Ranch
Join AdventureWomen for the ultimate Montana dude ranch vacation on a family-owned working cattle ranch, a nirvana for horseback riders. Montana Big Sky country is extravagant, vast, and commanding! From your homebase at the cozy Montana dude ranch, you can horseback ride through canyons and Montana countryside, working cattle and savoring the freedom and serenity of this expansive Montana landscape.
This Montana cattle ranch horseback riding vacation is designed for those women who are comfortable riding a horse, and can safely trot and canter through open land. It’s a true horseback riding adventure! The horse riding opportunities on this cattle ranch vacation are UNLIMITED. The horses are real ranch horses (NOT “nose-to-tail” trail horses), expertly matched to your horseback riding ability. There are new riding opportunities every day as well as team penning and cattle work. Your days are full of excitement while also athletic, relaxing, uncomplicated, and timeless.
Seven Montana mountain ranges are the backdrop at this magnificent dude ranch, including the Crazy Mountains, the backdrop panorama for the movie, The Horse Whisperer. The Montana cattle ranch was voted one of Montana’s “Magnificent Seven Guest Ranches” by Travel and Leisure Magazine. And here’s the best news - during this horseback riding adventure, AdventureWomen has the whole place to themselves!
Escape to Montana! Let the warm ambiance of the cedar cabins enfold you, enjoy tasty ranch cuisine with a western flair, and guide your horse through a week of exciting and relaxing trail rides combined with learning the ropes at a real Montana cattle ranch. Corral some cows, relax around a campfire, savor the fragrant sage of the Montana fields, and ride, baby ride - to your heart’s content!
Join AdventureWomen for a Montana dude ranch and horseback riding vacation and live out all your “City Slicker” dreams!
Main Attractions
A horseback riding adventure for women who love to ride, with morning, afternoon, and all day rides. Great horseback riding (no “head-to-tail”), dependable and responsive ranch horses, the glory of moving herds of cattle, and unrivaled adventure.
25,000 acres and 1,300 head of cattle means lots of places to ride and lots of work to do on this family-owned and operated Montana cattle ranch.
Comfortable accommodations at a Montana Guest Ranch in cozy cedar cabins within walking distance of each other, the main lodge, and the stable.
Spectacular views on horseback of seven mountain ranges that dominate the panorama. Voted one of Montana’s “Magnificent Seven Guest Ranches” by Travel and Leisure Magazine.
Time off from horseback riding? There are daily options to fish, hike, view and photograph wildlife, or simply relax.
First night in twin-bedded double occupancy hotel accommodations in Bozeman, Montana. Accommodations at the ranch are in various sized cabins, with single beds for everyone.
Dining
Seven breakfasts, six lunches, and seven dinners, including a Welcome Dinner the first night at AdventureWomen’s headquarters in the Bridger Mountains, Bozeman.
About Liquor
Available with meals for additional cost.
Rates
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Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Arrive in Bozeman, Montana by late afternoon for your Montana horseback riding vacation on a working cattle ranch. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at AdventureWomen’s headquarters in the Bridger Mountains, introductions and trip orientation.
Day 2: Introduction to Bonanza Creek Country Transfer by chauffeured stretch limousine to your home for the week, a Montana dude ranch, family-owned and operated and an ideal home base for a Montana horseback riding vacation in America’s west. After a warm welcome, meet for orientation and an hour ride so your guides can match horseback riders with their horses and saddles. After lunch, enjoy a trail ride up to a sheepherder’s monument for a view of the valley, the seven surrounding mountain ranges, and a little history of the area. After dinner, sit on the porch and wait for the coyotes to herald your arrival!
Day 3: Ride up Bonanza Creek Wind your way through pines, fir, and aspen still fragrant in the cool morning air! Climb up and up for another panoramic view of the river valley from the saddle and with a visit to some early day corrals and an old settler’s cabin. The after lunch horseback ride is for those who crave the rush of a full, hell-bent-for-election, gallop across the flat land! After dinner, relax around the campfire and tell tall tales of your first day’s Montana horse riding experiences!
Day 4: Cattle Drive and the Bair Museum Ride out today to attend to the authentic business of a working Montana cattle ranch — moving cows and their calves to a new pasture. Gathering the pairs and ushering them to fresh grass and water, gain a new insight into the lives of our foremothers, who were cow hands, mothers, cooks, laundresses, and more. Visit the Charles M. Bair Family Museum after lunch. Bair was one of the largest sheep ranchers in the world, and counted among his friends Charlie Russell, Joseph Henry Sharp, Tom Mix, Will Rogers, Chief Plenty Coups, and many U.S. presidents. His home is a rich repository of Indian artifacts, outstanding art and some of the finest European antiques to be found in Montana. Top off the day with a ride to a campfire cookout just up the creek.
Day 5: All-Day Ride in the Castle Mountains Today is a beautiful all-day horseback ride through the Castle Mountains, across open country, and through a canyon. Enjoy the profusion of wild flowers and a stop at prehistoric Indian pictographs. Lunch is al fresco and then have time to roam, hike, and relax. Return via a new route in time for another generous ranch dinner.
Days 6-7: Back to the High Country and a Grand Farewell Horseback ride for the next two days in the high country, absorbing the serenity and expansive magnificence of this spectacular ranch country. Head out to work the cattle, easing the mother cows and their calves along at a leisurely pace. Dinner on Friday night is a grand celebration in honor of a perfect week.
Day 8: Departure by Luxury SUV Stretch Limousine Breakfast and departure by 9:00am for the drive back to Bozeman and the airport, arriving at approximately 11:00am. Or, stay another night in Bozeman to relax and take in the historic western town, and depart the next day.
This Package Includes
First night’s twin-bedded double occupancy hotel accommodations in Bozeman, Montana.
First night’s Welcome Dinner at AdventureWomen’s headquarters in the Bridger Mountains, Bozeman.
Six days/six nights accommodations in various sized cabins, with single beds for everyone.
From Bozeman – Chauffeured round trip transportation to and from the ranch in a luxury, stretch SUV limousine.
Seven breakfasts, six lunches, and seven dinners.
Unlimited, fully guided horseback riding throughout the week with ranch wranglers.
One AdventureWomen Associate.
Notes
What Clients Say About AdventureWomen “It has been a long time since I enjoyed myself for such an extended period of time, worked my butt off (in more ways than one), and just whooped and hollered with glee as we galloped along.”
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