June 4 Blog Family fun at our Colorado Dude Ranch: Meet our Baby Goats Best Dude Ranch Vacation, Black Mtn Ranch, Training, life at a dude ranch At Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch, we are a real working guest ranch. Not only do we keep our 70 horses, herd of cattle, we also have two chicken coops (currently finishing the chicken chalet), bunnies, and five adorable Colorado born rescue goats. These adorable little fellows were adopted after either being rejected from their moms at birth or runts struggling to get fed at meal time. We decided three years ago to start adopting these guys to give them a new chance at life and ...
April 29 Blog Daydreaming of Giraffes black mountain ranch, Black Mtn Ranch, Following Dreams One of Black Mountain Ranch's Wranglers, Andrew Hyde, spent last week hanging out in Nairobi, Kenya. He shared with us some of his pictures from his trip, and they got me thinking... Growing up training horses, I daydreamed about running off to join the Circus. Only, I would have a traveling Giraffe show, in which of course I would ride a Giraffe. Horses, though, are more common than Giraffe’s, not to mention it’s much easier to get a saddle on a horse than the sloped back of a ...
April 18 Blog Horses of Beauty black mountain ranch, Black Mtn Ranch, horses, colorado dude ranch, horse quotes We have to admit we are getting pretty excited to have our herd back at the Ranch after their winter vacation! This is one beautiful creature that we had to share! Be sure to check out the rest of our Horse Quotes and Cowgirl Quotes! Are you on Pinterest? If so, check out our Horses of Beauty board as well! We hope to see you at the ranch this summer!
April 16 Blog Want to be a Wrangler at Black Mountain Ranch? Dude Ranch, black mountain ranch, Black Mtn Ranch, Employment Opportunities With the 2012 season quickly upon us, we are still looking for a few positions to complete our team! Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch is currently looking for Wranglers and HouseKeepers/Kitchen Help. If you are looking to work hard and have experience working with a herd, horsemanship skills, and western riding please fill out our online application here! We look forward to hearing from you! Wranglers must be at least 21 years old, willing to work long hours, a clean driving ...
April 2 Blog Is there an App for that? Yes there is. Horse Lovers Rejoice Black Mtn Ranch, horse app We have to admit, we are not App people, we are Horse people. Although this was too fun not to share! In the world of apps, iphones, ipads and smartphones, it seems like there is an App for almost anything. Horse lover's rejoice! There is now a photo app that lets you impose horse pictures on any pictures you are taking with your iphone or ipad. We don't recommend using this as a substitute for actual real world physical time with horses, but it can work if you are in a pinch! Hope ...