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Our
Working Ranches
equestrian tours
Working Ranch Riding Vacations
 Join Hidden Trails on a working ranch horseback riding vacation you will never forget! Live your cowboy or cowgirl dreams on a real working ranch.
You have been riding for a while and feel this urge to use your riding skills for something more than just a pleasure ride. You like to be physical and want to get back to the basics for a while.
Picture yourself on a horse for three days straight riding the fence, bringing in a few strays, sharing your meals with Bill and Joe, the wranglers or the gauchos on the range. Does this sound like a childhood dream to you? If so, a working ranch is for you. The week might include branding, penning, cutting, riding hard for a day or two to supply the range rider with grub, and some quiet moments around the campfire spinning yarn and talking about your days’ adventures.
Some working ranches offer more basic accommodations in the bunkhouse or tent cabin - other estancias or haciendas offer the splendor of ‘old colonial times'. Meals are always plentiful, the horses some of the best in the country and the wisdom of your hosts invaluable. We offer "working ranch" vacations in many different countries - from the USA and Canada to haciendas in Ecuador or estancias in Argentina.
Working Ranches horseback riding holidays.
Cowboy Adventure in Colorado
(WRCO02)
Colorado, USA
7 days / 6 nights, regular rate
$1,899
Head on out to Colorado and the wild, wild west and experience life on a real Colorado cattle ranch. Fulfill your cowboy dream, live the life and experience the magic! At this ranch you have the opportunity to become a cowboy in a true western adventure. We don't just recreate life on a ranch, we live it! Saddle up and ride with us for the cowboy adventure of a lifetime.
The 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 day,then belly up to the bar, relax in our western saloon and swap wild west stories with the cowboys, fulfill ...
Minimum riding level: All levels
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Estancia at Sierra Chicas
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$2,160
Dates : Available all Year
Swathed in 15,000 acres of secluded grassy wilderness atthe top of the Sierra Chicas hills, the Estancia is an idyllicretreat for horsemen, hikers and nature lovers. This working ranchbreeds Aberdeen-Angus cattle and Paso Peruano pacing horses.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Esquina Gaucho Week
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$975
Dates : Available all Year
Enjoy estancia life and join the gauchos on their daily activities. Ride as much as you wish: help rounding horses and cattle, pitch in with branding, vaccination and use the lasso as a work tool in the real environment of an Argentinean Gaucho.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Estancia Getaway - San Martin
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$2,250
Dates : Oct to April
This working Estancia is a 15,000-acre ranch with 900-head of cattle located in the Andean foothills - 45 miles from San Martin de los Andes.The landscape is made up of shrub covered hills, craggy rock outcrops, and wide-open water-meadows with the Lanin Volcano (13,000 ft.
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Minimum riding level: Intermediate
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| Argentina, Southern Patagonia |
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Patagonia Estancia Alta Vista
4
days /
3
nights, regular rate ~$1,057
Dates : Oct - April
Los Glaciares National Park is your destination for the best viewing of wildlife, birds and glaciers in Patagonia, as well as stunning views of Argentina's Pilar Mountains The very comfortable Patagonia Estancia Alta Vista is a great base for excursions into the surrounding tundra, mountains, and glaciers. Explore the interior of a glacier, or get an up-close view of the towering ice walls of Perito Moreno.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Porcupine Hills Working Ranch and Round Ups
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,295
Dates : May to October
Surroundyourself with 4,000 acres of vast open country which comprises theimpressive Porcupine Hills Ranch. Herds of elk and deer mingle withTexas Longhorns and Crossbred cattle, as well as Percheron, Appaloosaand Quarter horses.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Southern Alberta Ranch
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,510
Dates : April to Oct
The foothills and mountain area was and remains cattle and horse country. Stock was wintered at the main ranch and herded to high country pastures for the summer.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Saskatchewan River Valley Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,295
Dates : May to Oct
Riding, roping, cowboy cookouts on the range, bonfires under the stars, the magnificent scenery, and the down-home hospitality will leave you with memories to be treasured for a lifetime. Crossing a rolling prairie landscape, this working ranch, lies tucked away in the beautiful Saskatchewan River valley, along the shores of Lake Diefenbaker.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Hacienda Primavera
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$498
Dates : Available All Year
Hacienda Primavera Wilderness Ecolodge is located in the El Choco rainforest reserve. The lush forests surrounding the hacienda provide an incredible flora and fauna.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Cattle Ranch in Pleasant Valley
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,350
Dates : Available all Year
Set in the heart of the Tonto National Forest along the Mogollon Rim, this lodge is part of a working 55,000 acre cattle ranch that offers something for every visitor and level of rider. It is also rich in old west history and culture – located near the site of one of the gunfights of the infamous Pleasant Valley War.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Hassayampa River Working Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$945
Dates : Sept to May
Experience the life at a real working cattle ranch, have a look at the life and work of a cowboy..
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Buffalo and Cattle Working Ranch in Colorado
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,695
Dates : March to Nov
This 103,000 acre authentic Buffalo ('bison') and Cattle ranch borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve along its Eastern border. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains tower alongside the ranch with several 14,000 foot peaks with trail heads leading into them, just minutes from the lodge.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Cowboy Adventure in Colorado
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,899
Dates : May to Oct
Head on out to Colorado and the wild, wild west and experience life on a real Colorado cattle ranch. Fulfill your cowboy dream, live the life and experience the magic!
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Drowsy Water Ranch
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,800
Dates : June to Sept
Enjoy the western vacation of your dreams. For over 70 years this 600-acre ranch, nestled in its own private mountain valley, has provided folks from around the world with authentic western vacations.
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Minimum riding level: Beginner
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Medicine Lodge Cowboy Experience & Colt Starting Week
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,250
Dates : Jul-Sept
Share the life of a working cowboy, taking care of a thousand head of cattle on their summer range. Every day is different, it depends on the condition of the cattle and the time of year.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Lonesome Spur Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,625
Dates : April to Nov
This is a fifth generation working cattle ranch lying in the Clarks Fork Valley, between the Pryor Mountains and the Beartooth Mountains. From the rustic lodge you can enjoy beautiful sunrises and sunsets, watch white tail and mule deer, an occasional elk, mountain sheep or moose, the howl of the coyotes and the fleeting sight of the red fox.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Voldseth Working Ranch
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,595
Dates : June to Sept
Since the 1870s, Voldseth ranch hands have worked cattle on this traditional Working Ranch. More than a century later very little has changed, except now a place is set at table for you.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Gila Cowgirl Camp
6
days /
5
nights, regular rate ~$1,395
Dates : Available all Year
Aspiring cowgirls with a taste for adventure and new challenges will find a real "working ranch" experience - and much more - at this "Cowgirl Camps", which are scheduled throughout the year. Sign on for 5 days of wide open spaces in our southwestern classroom and ride back in time with authentic western tradition.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Gila Wilderness Working Ranch
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,495
Dates : Available all Year
Indulge your Cowboy Spirit with cattle roundups, cayuses, trail riding, and the undiluted, raw sensations of southwestern New Mexico.Explore a vacation paradise exceptionally beautiful and rich in the history of the southwest, as we are in the heart of Apache country.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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Bighorn Mountain Ranch Hideout
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~$1,906
Dates : Available all Year
Hidden Trails is proud to offer this wonderful authentic 100-year old workingcattle and horse ranch with generations of ranching experience - about an hourfrom Cody. On the way in you drive through wild horse country to reach theranch.
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Minimum riding level: Beginner
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Cochran Working Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,500
Dates : May to Oct
This working cattle ranch is located in the heart of Wyoming. "The Cowboy State" is situated along the Seminoe-Alcova Scenic Backway at an altitude of 6,000 to over 8,000 ft.
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Minimum riding level: Beginner
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New Haven Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,260
Dates : May to Oct
The Black Hills of Wyoming - historic and beautiful. Timbered canyon country where the deer and the antelope still play.
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Minimum riding level: Novice
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Pryor Mountains Working Ranch
8
days /
7
nights, regular rate ~$1,575
Dates : May to Oct
The ranch we offer in the Pryor Mountains is an authentic working cattle and horse ranch South of Billings, Montana. This is not a dude ranch!
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Minimum riding level: Intermediate
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Two Creek Ranch Round Up
7
days /
6
nights, regular rate ~
Dates : April to Sept
The Two Creek Ranch is a family owned working cattle ranch. Currently running 600 mother cows on 25,000+ acres of land.
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Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate
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