Riding Holidays

Specialist Reports Activity Holidays Riding Holidays US Ranch Options 

The easiest way to book one of these is through one of the specialist operators which can offer advice on which is most suitable for your particular needs. The broad options however are as follows:

Working Ranches - visitors help the ranch team get their job done - less suitable for all but strong and self-confident teens. They also offer more basic accommodation in a cabin, bunkhouse or under the stars.

Guest Ranches - Focus on quality riding, often offer supervised children?s programmes, plus a variety of alternative activities for everyone. Accommodation is often in log cabins with private bathrooms and a main lodge offers dining rooms.

Resort Ranches - more luxurious, generally with swimming pools, jacuzzis, etc. The place to go if you don't want to learn how to groom horses.

Dude Ranches - geared to catering to a wide variety of interests with genrally a full weekly programme of Western activities such as rodeo visits, square dances and Wild West shows.

Unfortunately, prices for children tend to be very little less than for adults.