Horse Drive | Dryhead Ranch Horse Drives
Horse riding to mountains and through canyons (8 days)
Horse Drive | Dryhead Ranch Horse Drives
Horse riding to mountains and through canyons (8 days)
Kurzinformation
Webcode: HDMT01
Programmart: Horse Drive
Reisezeit: Apr-Nov
Unterkunft: Ranch, Bunkhouse (shared bathr.), Cabin (private bathr.)
Verpflegung: Full board
Zimmer: Double
Sprache: English
Nichtreiter: upon request
Kinder: upon request
Eigenes Pferd: no
Gruppengrösse / Mitreiter
Min: 6
Max: 12
Unser Tipp
An unforgettable experience for good riders!Beschreibung & Reiseverlauf
This typical ranch, located in the Dryhead Canyon on the eastern slopes of the Pryor Mountains, south of Billings, Montana, breeds quarter horses and cattle on the ranch´s approximately 16,000 acres. So it is by no means a pure tourist destination and golf courses and swimming pools you will search in vain! Enjoy Montana´s so-called "Big Sky Country", the dreamlike silence of nature and the breathtaking beauty of the landscape! Founded in 1898, the ranch is located right on the border between Wyoming and Montana, surrounded by rolling hills, forests, rivers and the majestic Pryor Mountains. You´ll feel like you´re on a journey back in time - the Bassett family, who have been running the ranch for over 50 years, look forward to sharing with you the lifestyle of a true working ranch!
Their hosts have been breeding Quarter Horses for most of their lives. They are driven from the pastures in Montana to Wyoming every fall and back again in spring. During these Horse Drives, you will be driving about 60-90 mares, foals and young horses in front of you, covering between 16 and 25 km in the saddle every day. You will ride through the Pryor Mountains, the Big Horn Mountains and the Big Horn Nature Reserve. You also follow the Old Bad Pass Canyon and the Sioux Trail. This old trail was created by members of this tribe. The riding days at Horse Drive are long and especially in autumn the weather in Montana can be changeable. There is a lot of walking and trotting, but be prepared for some brisk gallops! Every evening you will return to the Pryor Mountains Ranch where you will stay in guest houses. Breakfast and dinner are taken at the ranch, with lunch picnic lunch en route. All in all, such a Horse Drive is an unforgettable experience for good riders, and one that you too will rave about for a long time to come!
Reiseverlauf
Exemplary itinerary Spring-Horse Drive (in autumn reverse course):
Day 1: Arrive at Billings Airport. Pick up around 4 pm and approx. three hour transfer to the Pryor Mountains Ranch. After dinner we will discuss the schedule for the coming week.
Day 2: Breakfast and drive to Wyoming to inspect the horses on this first day in the Corrals. Horses need to be fed and watered, and saddles need to be stored for the night. Guests will assist the cowboys with any activities that may arise. Lunch is brought to where the herd is at lunchtime. Dinner is served at the ranch.
Day 3: Breakfast and drive to the Corrals at Hough Creek. Again you will assist the cowboys in their work with the horses, enjoy a picnic lunch in the open and dinner at the ranch.
Day 4: Breakfast and drive to Hough Creek Corral. If everything goes according to plan, you will reach the ranch in the late afternoon. Horses need to be fed and watered, and the saddles need to be stored in the stable for the night. Lunch picnic in the open and dinner at the ranch.
Day 5: After breakfast, the horses are taken to the new pastures. Individual horses at the ranch must be checked and treated if necessary. Again, the cowboys will assist you as much as possible in all activities. Lunch will take place where you will be travelling at lunchtime. Dinner will be served at the ranch.
Day 6: Breakfast at the ranch. The ranch covers approximately 33,000 hectares and horses must be herded and sorted together to complete the tasks for the first week of the season. Our partner has about 150 horses that you will take care of during this week. Lunch either at the ranch or on the road again, depending on where you are at lunchtime. During a final dinner together you will review events of the week.
Day 7: After a last leisurely breakfast, you will leave the ranch, be back in Billings by noon and be taken to your hotel.
Day 8: After your last night at the hotel you will return to the airport.
During the round-up weeks you will work with the horses on the ranch grounds. The animals must be herded together, sorted and checked.
Unterkunft
Every evening you will return to the Pryor Mountains Ranch where you will stay in guest houses. Short transfers are unavoidable. Breakfast and dinner are taken at the ranch and lunch is a picnic lunch en route.
During your stay at the Pryor Mountains Working Ranch you will stay in the guesthouse, in a room in the main building of the ranch or in one of the cabins. In the so-called Bunkhouse there are six guest rooms in western style and shared bathrooms. You can also sit on the inviting veranda and tell cowboy stories.
In the main house of the ranch there are 3 guest rooms with shared bathrooms and there is a living room for everyone.
The cabins are located just below the main house with beautiful views of the ranch and the pastures of the young horses, not far from Dryhead Creek and have private bathrooms.
Meals are all taken together in the old cookhouse. The western style kitchen includes tender steaks, chicken, vegetables and fresh salad, as well as homemade bread, cakes and desserts. There are always plenty of tasty biscuits available for in-between meals. All meals are served buffet style. As you will be on the road over lunchtime at "work", you will receive a rich lunch package.
At the ranch there is a Ranch Store where you can buy or rent some things that are useful for your stay at the ranch.
Pferde, Reiten & Zaumzeug
Pferde:
Quarter-Horses
Sattel & Zaum:
Western saddles and bridles.
Reiterfahrung: for experienced riders who are comfortable in all gaits.
Kundenmeinungen & weitere Informationen
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Preise & Termine
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Included: 8 Tage/7 Üb., letzte Nacht im Hotel in Billings, VP (ausser letztes Abendessen), 5 Reittage, Steuern. Arrival / departure: Sonntag. Für den Transfer: Ankunft bis 14 Uhr, Abflug ab 14 Uhr ! Billings. Alternativ Denver oder Salt Lake City & Anreise per Mietwagen (ca. 8 Std. Fahrt) nach Billings. Anreise per Mietwagen zur Ranch nur bedingt möglich (nur mit Allradantrieb). Not included in package: Trinkgelder (15% obligatorisch), Steuern 28,80 US$, Abendessen im Hotel, Transfer (Hin/Rück: 100 US$ vor Ort zu zahlen). |
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Prices
Code | Euro | UK £ | US$ | |
HTWRWY02 | 7 Day trip, bunkhouse, last night hotel | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
HTCDWY01 | 7 day trip, AP | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
HTHDMT01 | 7 day Trip, AP | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
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EZ-Zuschlag obligatorisch für die letzte Nacht im Hotel: EUR 75/ SFR 80 Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im DZ: EUR 110 / SFR 125 Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im EZ: EUR 135 / SFR 155 |
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Included: 8 Tage/7 Üb., letzte Nacht im Hotel in Billings, VP (ausser letztes Abendessen), 5 Reittage, Steuern. |
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Prices
Code | Euro | UK £ | US$ | |
HTWRWY02 | 7 Day trip, bunkhouse, last night hotel | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
HTCDWY01 | 7 day trip, AP | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
HTHDMT01 | 7 day Trip, AP | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
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Prices per person, not including travel |
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Notes: EZ-Zuschlag obligatorisch für die letzte Nacht im Hotel: EUR 75/ SFR 80Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im DZ: EUR 110 / SFR 125Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im EZ: EUR 135 / SFR 155 |
Accomodation
Every evening you will return to the Pryor Mountains Ranch where you will stay in guest houses. Short transfers are unavoidable. Breakfast and dinner are taken at the ranch and lunch is a picnic lunch en route.
During your stay at the Pryor Mountains Working Ranch you will stay in the guesthouse, in a room in the main building of the ranch or in one of the cabins. In the so-called Bunkhouse there are six guest rooms in western style and shared bathrooms. You can also sit on the inviting veranda and tell cowboy stories.
In the main house of the ranch there are 3 guest rooms with shared bathrooms and there is a living room for everyone.
The cabins are located just below the main house with beautiful views of the ranch and the pastures of the young horses, not far from Dryhead Creek and have private bathrooms.
Meals are all taken together in the old cookhouse. The western style kitchen includes tender steaks, chicken, vegetables and fresh salad, as well as homemade bread, cakes and desserts. There are always plenty of tasty biscuits available for in-between meals. All meals are served buffet style. As you will be on the road over lunchtime at "work", you will receive a rich lunch package.
At the ranch there is a Ranch Store where you can buy or rent some things that are useful for your stay at the ranch.
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Included: 8 Tage/7 Üb., letzte Nacht im Hotel in Billings, VP (ausser letztes Abendessen), 5 Reittage, Steuern. Arrival / departure: Sonntag. Für den Transfer: Ankunft bis 14 Uhr, Abflug ab 14 Uhr ! Billings. Alternativ Denver oder Salt Lake City & Anreise per Mietwagen (ca. 8 Std. Fahrt) nach Billings. Anreise per Mietwagen zur Ranch nur bedingt möglich (nur mit Allradantrieb). Not included in package: Trinkgelder (15% obligatorisch), Steuern 28,80 US$, Abendessen im Hotel, Transfer (Hin/Rück: 100 US$ vor Ort zu zahlen). |
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Prices
Code | Euro | UK £ | US$ | |
HTWRWY02 | 7 Day trip, bunkhouse, last night hotel | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
HTCDWY01 | 7 day trip, AP | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
HTHDMT01 | 7 day Trip, AP | 2400.- | 2069.- | 2500.- |
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2025 Prices per person, not including travel |
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EZ-Zuschlag obligatorisch für die letzte Nacht im Hotel: EUR 75/ SFR 80 Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im DZ: EUR 110 / SFR 125 Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im EZ: EUR 135 / SFR 155 |
2024
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Services and notations |
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Included: 8 Tage/7 Üb., letzte Nacht im Hotel in Billings, VP (ausser letztes Abendessen), 5 Reittage, Steuern. |
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Prices
Code | Euro | UK £ | US$ | |
HTWRWY02 | 7 Day trip, bunkhouse, last night hotel | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
HTCDWY01 | 7 day trip, AP | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
HTHDMT01 | 7 day Trip, AP | 2016.- | 1738.- | 2100.- |
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Prices per person, not including travel |
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Notes: EZ-Zuschlag obligatorisch für die letzte Nacht im Hotel: EUR 75/ SFR 80Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im DZ: EUR 110 / SFR 125Aufpreis pro Woche und Person für Cabin mit privatem Bad im EZ: EUR 135 / SFR 155 |
In a nutshell
Webcode: HDMT01
Program Type: Horse Drive
Travel Time: Apr-Nov
Lodging: Ranch, Bunkhouse (shared bathr.), Cabin (private bathr.)
Catering: Full board
Accomodation: Double
Language: English
Non Riders: upon request
Kids: upon request
Own Horse: no
Group Size
Min: 6
Max: 12
Our Tipp
An unforgettable experience for good riders!
This typical ranch, located in the Dryhead Canyon on the eastern slopes of the Pryor Mountains, south of Billings, Montana, breeds quarter horses and cattle on the ranch´s approximately 16,000 acres. So it is by no means a pure tourist destination and golf courses and swimming pools you will search in vain! Enjoy Montana´s so-called "Big Sky Country", the dreamlike silence of nature and the breathtaking beauty of the landscape! Founded in 1898, the ranch is located right on the border between Wyoming and Montana, surrounded by rolling hills, forests, rivers and the majestic Pryor Mountains. You´ll feel like you´re on a journey back in time - the Bassett family, who have been running the ranch for over 50 years, look forward to sharing with you the lifestyle of a true working ranch!
Their hosts have been breeding Quarter Horses for most of their lives. They are driven from the pastures in Montana to Wyoming every fall and back again in spring. During these Horse Drives, you will be driving about 60-90 mares, foals and young horses in front of you, covering between 16 and 25 km in the saddle every day. You will ride through the Pryor Mountains, the Big Horn Mountains and the Big Horn Nature Reserve. You also follow the Old Bad Pass Canyon and the Sioux Trail. This old trail was created by members of this tribe. The riding days at Horse Drive are long and especially in autumn the weather in Montana can be changeable. There is a lot of walking and trotting, but be prepared for some brisk gallops! Every evening you will return to the Pryor Mountains Ranch where you will stay in guest houses. Breakfast and dinner are taken at the ranch, with lunch picnic lunch en route. All in all, such a Horse Drive is an unforgettable experience for good riders, and one that you too will rave about for a long time to come!
Itinerary
Exemplary itinerary Spring-Horse Drive (in autumn reverse course):Day 1: Arrive at Billings Airport. Pick up around 4 pm and approx. three hour transfer to the Pryor Mountains Ranch. After dinner we will discuss the schedule for the coming week.
Day 2: Breakfast and drive to Wyoming to inspect the horses on this first day in the Corrals. Horses need to be fed and watered, and saddles need to be stored for the night. Guests will assist the cowboys with any activities that may arise. Lunch is brought to where the herd is at lunchtime. Dinner is served at the ranch.
Day 3: Breakfast and drive to the Corrals at Hough Creek. Again you will assist the cowboys in their work with the horses, enjoy a picnic lunch in the open and dinner at the ranch.
Day 4: Breakfast and drive to Hough Creek Corral. If everything goes according to plan, you will reach the ranch in the late afternoon. Horses need to be fed and watered, and the saddles need to be stored in the stable for the night. Lunch picnic in the open and dinner at the ranch.
Day 5: After breakfast, the horses are taken to the new pastures. Individual horses at the ranch must be checked and treated if necessary. Again, the cowboys will assist you as much as possible in all activities. Lunch will take place where you will be travelling at lunchtime. Dinner will be served at the ranch.
Day 6: Breakfast at the ranch. The ranch covers approximately 33,000 hectares and horses must be herded and sorted together to complete the tasks for the first week of the season. Our partner has about 150 horses that you will take care of during this week. Lunch either at the ranch or on the road again, depending on where you are at lunchtime. During a final dinner together you will review events of the week.
Day 7: After a last leisurely breakfast, you will leave the ranch, be back in Billings by noon and be taken to your hotel.
Day 8: After your last night at the hotel you will return to the airport.
During the round-up weeks you will work with the horses on the ranch grounds. The animals must be herded together, sorted and checked.
Accomodation
Every evening you will return to the Pryor Mountains Ranch where you will stay in guest houses. Short transfers are unavoidable. Breakfast and dinner are taken at the ranch and lunch is a picnic lunch en route.
During your stay at the Pryor Mountains Working Ranch you will stay in the guesthouse, in a room in the main building of the ranch or in one of the cabins. In the so-called Bunkhouse there are six guest rooms in western style and shared bathrooms. You can also sit on the inviting veranda and tell cowboy stories.
In the main house of the ranch there are 3 guest rooms with shared bathrooms and there is a living room for everyone.
The cabins are located just below the main house with beautiful views of the ranch and the pastures of the young horses, not far from Dryhead Creek and have private bathrooms.
Meals are all taken together in the old cookhouse. The western style kitchen includes tender steaks, chicken, vegetables and fresh salad, as well as homemade bread, cakes and desserts. There are always plenty of tasty biscuits available for in-between meals. All meals are served buffet style. As you will be on the road over lunchtime at "work", you will receive a rich lunch package.
At the ranch there is a Ranch Store where you can buy or rent some things that are useful for your stay at the ranch.
Saddle & Tack: Western saddles and bridles.
Experience: for experienced riders who are comfortable in all gaits.
Horses: Quarter-Horses
In a nutshell
Webcode: HDMT01
Program Type: Horse Drive
Travel Time: Apr-Nov
Lodging: Ranch, Bunkhouse (shared bathr.), Cabin (private bathr.)
Catering: Full board
Accomodation: Double
Language: English
Non Riders: upon request
Kids: upon request
Own Horse: no
Group Size
Min: 6
Max: 12
Our Tipp
An unforgettable experience for good riders!All itineraries, prices & dates subject to changes © EQUITOUR International Riding Vacations, Switzerland