For those of you who read Writing Horseback regularly, you know that Montana has a special place in my heart. I love the warmth and can-do attitude of the people, especially the cowboys and cowgirls. Being a third-generation California girl, I have no interest in riding out a Montana winter, but I do love the [...]
Climbing into Montana’s Bitterroot Mountain Range on horseback, I am pushed back in time to a journey with Lewis and Clark and their interpreter and goodwill ambassador Sacagawea. However, my journey differs greatly from this band of explorers. As an active adventure baby boomer, I am not heavy with child as was 16 year [...]
I recently had the pleasure of going on a horseback riding vacation at Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana. The photos below were taken during the Women's Rocky Mountain Rendevous, a five day retreat for fun loving cowgirls. On this particular trip I had only ridden with one rider previously, her name was Barbara Barrett, [...]
Over the five years that I have been Writing Horseback, the most frequently asked question I receive has got to be "what are your most memorable horseback rides?" This question is typically followed by "what are your worst horseback rides?" Today I'd like to share my five memorable meals on the trail. In celebrating five [...]
Wyoming's Red Reflet Ranch is open year-round for horseback riding Everyone seems to have a bucket list of things they must see and do at least once in their life. Many of these things to do before I die lists involve travel to far off places. I know I have my bucket [...]
Pine Butte Ranch horseback riding vacation Dude ranch vacations – the phrase conjures up images of cowboys on horseback, dressed from head to toe in straw hats, western styled shirts, denim jeans hidden underneath leather chaps and the required cowboy boots with spurs that jingle when they touch the ground. Many [...]
Take a horseback riding vacation at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana As I swing open my cabin door and walk across the green lawn to the dining room at Lone Mountain Ranch, I spy a brown and white pinto grazing contentedly in front of a neighboring cabin. I quickly access the [...]
Owner Jim Manley, Angela and Val Darlington horseback riding at The Ranch at Rock Creek. Photo © Nancy D. Brown As the suburban rumbles along the Montana highway, we leave Missoula Airport behind us and head for the creek. Fly fishermen world-wide know this blue-ribbon stream of water as Rock Creek, home to [...]
A horseback riding holiday in Scotland with Alladale Wilderness Lodge. Each year, I travel the world to experience the best in food, wine, cultural adventure, and discover the most exciting places you must visit on your next horseback riding vacation. From well-traveled regions to lesser-known corners of the word, this year’s list [...]