Spring: May 24th to the 31st
Fall: September 20th to the 27th
Spring: May 23rd - 30th
Fall: (to be announced!)
“The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man.” Spoken by Will Rogers, Winston Churchill, and Ronald Reagan, among many others and finer words were never spoken. Man’s universal love of horses has taken man and horse into a world of incredibly diverse use. But, there’s one area of the horse world that isn’t mentioned enough and that’s “Cowboying,” and that may be the best of them all.
“Cowboying on the Great Divide” is scheduled for this fall hosted by the Bar W Guest Ranch. It’s all about horses, cattle, great country, and you!
1. You’re invited to be part of a real special week. On Saturday, the Bar W Ranch picks you up at the airport and once settled at the ranch we’ll have dinner and then a horse orientation. If there is a local rodeo we’ll head on out to see it.
2. On Sunday be prepared to be in the saddle all day. We’ll start by matching you up with the horse that’ll suit you best for the coming week
- Horsemanship, reading cattle, sorting, penning, and possibly some roping
- Trail ride
- Dinner at the ranch
3. Monday, Gathering and Moving Cattle at Horsethief Buttes
- Load up the horses and head over East
- Finding and gathering up all cattle
- Dinner and overnight in tent camp
4. Tuesday, Gathering and Moving Cattle at Horsethief Buttes
- Finding and gathering up all cattle
- Dinner and overnight in tent camp
5. Wednesday, Moving the herd to camp corrals
- Roping, branding, vaccinating
- Dinner and overnight in tent camp
6. Thursday, Mothering-Up cattle and separating herd into pastures
- All day separating and moving cattle back to respective pastures
- Travel back to the Bar W Ranch
- Dinner at Shaker’s Steak House
7. Friday, Riding to the Canadian Border at Swisher Lake or to the top of the Krinklehorn territory -all day. Wagon Ride and Barbecue at the Gazebo on Spencer Lake
8. Saturday departure mid morning
Prices for Double Occupancy range from $1,895 to $2,450 depending on the room you choose. Please call the ranch (866-828-2900 / www.thebarw.com) and ask for more details and our suggested clothing and equipment list.
