Horseback Riding Vacations in Wyoming

Wyoming “The Cowboy State”

Famous for its western movies and historic characters like William 'Buffalo Bill', Wyoming has kilometres and kilometres of beautiful scenery for horseback riding.

Equestrian Tourism lovers can find their paradise here and they will come back to this place more than once to see it all.

Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, and on the south by Colorado. It is the least populous state of the US and home to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The western two-thirds of the state is covered mostly by the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie.

For those experienced riders with a truly adventurous spirit, there is nothing like “off-road” riding and visiting the wildest and most remote regions, which can only be reached on horseback to admire its most precious treasures. Thousands of kilometres of natural landscapes, untouched by humans.

Even though it hasn’t been entirely discovered by mass tourism yet, Wyoming is everything but the “world’s end”, as an American writer once called it.

Although the state geography includes mainly open plains, stripes of high deserts and wide mountain ranges, it also has many small towns full of places to visit, such as historical buildings, museums, shops and restaurants.

A great place where you can discover the last traces of the Old West. Wyoming tourist attractions include the country’s first national park, Yellowstone, Native American reservations and a handful of ghost towns.

Horse riding holiday proposals in Wyoming

As you travel on horseback across this “Cowboy State”, you can stay in one of its famous Ranches and participate in their daily activities.

Rancho Bitterroot

This ranch, located near Dubois, offers some of the best and most diverse horseback riding in North America. On your rides, you can enjoy constantly changing vistas with the Wind River and Absaroka mountains. Your hosts will be the Fox family.

They provide very interesting riding treks and routes, especially designed for well-paced explorations. Vast landscapes are yours to enjoy while riding their responsive and friendly horses.

Equestrian Activities

Trail riding includes gallops in open plains, winding roads through pine and poplar forests, rocky gorges and mountain stream crossings.

On these equestrian routes, you can spot antelope, elk, deer, coyotes and, occasionally, wolves and bears.

At the ranch, riders are offered the opportunity to improve their horse riding skills through well-developed riding lessons taught by certified Hadley Fox. Or you can sign up for their riding clinics, conducted by guest instructors, if you are interested in a more focused educational experience.

Additional activities include Ranch everyday tasks where you will discover that, by working cattle on horseback, you can gain insight into the relationship between horses and riders, which will give your riding vacation a whole new dimension.

Their horses are raised at the Ranch, where there are also sheep, llama, birds, dogs, cats and a big vegetable garden, which contributes to that feeling of absolute harmony with Nature.

For more information enter the web: www.bitterrootranch.com.

The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch

Located in Shell, east of Cody and Yellowstone National Park, this is an all-inclusive, upscale riding, horsemanship and working cattle guest ranch, which includes other activities like fly fishing.

They have a wide variety of well-kept horses which can match every riding level.

Advanced riders will find hundreds of square kilometres for horseback riding on beautiful and magnificent horses with cowboys, wranglers and experienced guides.

At Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch, besides their well-defined equestrian routes and trails, you can learn all about cattle since they are also a working ranch.

Beginners will find trainers and instructors who enjoy sharing their love and passion for horses and riding.

No matter what your level of riding expertise is, everything here is designed for great Horse Riding Holidays – something you will never forget!

For more information enter the web: thehideout.com.

Brush Creek Ranch

Bush Creek Ranch is a great destination among luxury ranch resorts, located in a 12,000 hectare (30,000 acres) cattle ranch in south-central Wyoming.

It is nestled between the ancient Sierra Madre mountain range and stunning Medicine Bow National Forest, in the heart of the famous Platte River valley, Wyoming.

Named the United States’ # 1 Hotel Resort and the world’s # 2 Hotel by Travel + Leisure in 2017, as well as Conde Nast Traveller Reader's Choice # 1 Resort in the US. And the world’s Top 5 Resort for the third consecutive year. So, you have more than one reason to visit this ranch.

Accommodation

It provides three accommodation options:

• The Lodge & Spa in Brush Creek Ranch: A robust, family-friendly community setting, offering a collection of well-appointed accommodations with refined Western personality for groups of any size up to 150 guests.
• The Magee Homestead: For the ultimate in sophisticated luxury guest ranch experiences, the Magee Homestead prairie hideaway unfolds as a romantic and spellbinding retreat for adult couples or private gatherings and luxury ranch vacations of up to 24 guests.
• French Creek Sportsmen’s Club: Located on the historic Platte River Valley sporting paradise known as Sanger Ranch, offering blissful, exclusive fly fishing adventures for up to 10 guests. Sheer privacy promises an unrivalled sporting experience.

With these three exclusive accommodation offers, guests have an endless variety of terrain at their disposal for horseback riding, a magnificent setting with gorgeous indoor and outdoor arena, flatter trails that meander along the Brush Creek, and more challenging climbs that reach the property’s most spectacular vistas.

Their riding options

At their stables, they have Quarter horses, Appaloosas, Paints and Geldings; they have all been trained to give you comfort and safety.

From June through October every year, guests can participate in cattle work activities such as Cattle drives, sorting and branding.

These are their horseback experiences

• Guests can choose from a one, two, or three hour ride.
• Half-day (3+hours) and full day rides include a gourmet picnic lunch at one of Brush Creek’s pond-side yurts.
• They maintain a low 1 to 5 ratio of wranglers to guest to ensure personalized instruction throughout the ride.
• Programs for riding abilities and experiences.
• Personalized riding lessons with highly qualified instructors, in the training arena first and in trails, afterwards.

For more information enter the web: www.brushcreekranch.com

Ride across open plains, stripes of high deserts and wide mountain ranges; visit historical small towns, Native American reservations and ghost towns. Explore the last traces of the Old West and feel like Buffalo Bill riding across the endless prairies. Discover ranch life and make your cowboy dreams come true.

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