April 26 Blog Meet the Horses: Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby, super saver foal With the 137th Kentucky Derby just a little over a week away, get to know the horses that will be racing in this American past time! Known as the "most exciting two minutes of sports", this is the first leg of the Triple Crown. Take Charge Indy, whose jockey Calvin Borel raced 2010's Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, is one of our favorites! Super Saver sired his first foal back in January and we posted a video of his first steps on our blog. Will you be watching the much talked ...
April 24 Blog The Third Annual Taste of Derby Event Kentucky Derby, Taste of Derby May 3rd will mark the 3rd annual Taste of Derby Event! With the 137th Kentucky Derby just around the corner, this event kick's off the Kentucky Derby weekend in style! The evening celebrates and showcases cuisine of popular horse racing destinations across the country, where masterful chefs from these cities serve samples of their signature dishes, while guests also enjoy unique wines paired with the chefs’ regional offerings, and mix and mingle with Thoroughbred horse racing ...
April 23 Blog Essential Summer Guide from USA TODAY Dude Ranch, black mountain ranch, Black hole resorts, adults only week, horseback riding Be sure to pick up a copy of Outdoor Living, as yours truly is featured in an article, "Unplugged & Upscale" by Kate Parham. It’s 7 a.m. You’ve already checked your email several times. Then you head to the office to stare at a computer screen for hours and answer the incessantly ringing phone. You go to flop down on the couch and watch TV while you check news on your laptop or iPad. Maybe you read a couple of pages on your Kindle before lights out. Sleep, repeat. Forget technology. ...
April 23 Blog Yoga & Horses at Black Mountain Ranch horseback riding, Womens only week, yoga Recently while researching for our upcoming Yoga at The Ranch Adults Only Week, that is happening this August, we stumbled upon a new (to us) trend in equine: Yoga. One of the founders of this movement, Linda Guanti, based out of British Columbia holds workshops and classes for people to bring their horses and explore the richness of combining these two worlds. Now we are pretty sure most cowboys won't be itching to sign up, but we do think there is some really good stuff going on ...
April 22 Blog Summer Vacations at Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch Dude Ranch, dude ranch vacations, colorado dude ranch We found this fabulous vintage poster and agree, now is the time to plan your vacation to our Colorado Dude Ranch! Take a tour of our beautiful cabins or head over to our rates and reservations page to get more information! If you are curious as to what a typical week looks like on the ranch, you must read this! We are looking forward to the summer season and seeing you up at Black Mountain Ranch!