CATTLE ROUND-UPS

What you Should Know Before Joining Us:

-You will be riding independently on this approximately 9-mile cattle drive. Wranglers will be out with the group, but there will be times you are on your own, out of sight of the wranglers. The minimum age to participate is 12 years old.

-We like to think we are the cattle’s boss, but they do set the schedule. How quickly we gather the herd will depend on kind of country they are in, how widely they are dispersed, how far from headquarters they are, and how many renegades escape and have to be brought back to the herd. Though not big by some standards, the ranch takes up about 15 square miles.

-The ranch country is diverse with wide, dry riverbeds, boulder strewn valleys, slot canyons, steep rock covered hills, dense thickets of thorn-covered trees and brush, sudden drop-offs and open flats toward the San Pedro River.

-You should be comfortable mounting and dismounting without assistance, as you likely will have to along the way.

-You should be comfortable riding independently in diverse riding country and make forward thinking plans when choosing routes through rough country.

-This is not a “fast ride.” Moving and working cattle is always done as slowly as possible. Speed will only be employed when necessary and hopefully not at all.

-Once the cattle are gathered and at working corrals, you won’t be asked to do anything you aren’t comfortable doing (branding etc.). If you want to try something, please ask. We won’t let you do anything we don’t think you are prepared for yet.

-The seven nights of your stay include a cushion of 1-2 days, as there is no way to predict exactly how quickly all the aspects of the roundup will be completed. If there is extra day or two of free time, you will have the regular dude ranch schedule to enjoy.