Riding in this big country with other good riders who love to ride is an incredible experience. Come and enjoy the freedom of riding in open, unspoiled country where for generations ranchers have tended to the land, sheep, cattle and horses. You’ll ride not only on the beautiful Voldseth ranch, but also on the vastness of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The views and the experience will stay with you forever.

RIDES

With country as big as this, there is an endless variety of rides we can take our guests on. The rides chosen for each week will vary based on the weather, time of year, time available, and preferences and make-up of the guests. The altitude of the rides will vary from 5200 feet to as high as 8300 feet above sea level. This country has a wide variety of terrain – large pastures, woods and streams, rocky and aromatic sage brush-filled hillsides, gentle and not so gentle, climbs and descents, open country – and you’ll get to see it all. We ride four to six hours each day.

Two rides that, weather permitting, we offer every week are:

• The Breakfast Ride: Saddle up for an early morning, relaxing ride though the picturesque woods beside bubbling Bonanza Creek to a stream-side campfire where our cook and his team will be waiting with a hearty breakfast. Dismount, tie your horse, and saddle up to some chow. Then mount again and finish a wonderful morning ride.
• The All Day Ride: You’ll pack a lunch and hit the trail for a full day in the saddle. There are several different routes that this ride can take; each one is a memory-maker.

CATTLE WORK

Cattle work is usually done once or twice a week. Moving herds from pasture to pasture, bringing the bulls home, checking for sick or injured cattle, or moving the cattle to better grass and water is all great fun. It’s great to have a job to do on horseback.

For cattle work, riders should be proficient enough to ride on their own without a wrangler by their side. However, don’t worry that you need to already be an experienced cowboy. Our wranglers, who grew up in this country working with horses and cattle, will give you instruction on how to work with cattle and how to accomplish the specific task.

TEAM PENNING

For those looking for a little variety and sport in their riding, team penning can’t be beat! It will test your skills, regardless of your riding level. Who will win —- the cows or the riders??

Team Penning is a western horseback riding sport that evolved from the common ranch work of separating cattle into pens for branding, doctoring, or transport. It’s a fast-paced event that gives a team of three riders on horseback a set amount of time to separate three specifically identified cattle from a herd and put them into a pen at the opposite end of the arena.  Sounds easy enough, right?