The Story Of “Roxie” – A Real Montana Dude Horse
"Roxie" came to us as a surprise one very cold January morning, with temperatures hovering around 40 below zero. Yes-you heard me right! Her Mom was "Honey"-a draft cross horse. [...]
Montana Dude Horse Of The Year-A Tie!
Horse of the Year 2009 The Covered Wagon Ranch is proud to announce that we had two horses tie for Horse of the Year in 2009, Joseph and Deuce. These [...]
Enjoying the Wildflowers at a Montana Dude Ranch
There is nothing quite as spectacular as the wildflowers in Montana, especially when you get the chance to ride a Montana Dude Horse and get up into the back country of [...]
All About Montana Dude Horses at the Covered Wagon Ranch
I thought I would take a little time and go over some fun facts about our horses at the ranch, as well as horses in general. We all love horseback riding [...]
Ode To Honey-Our Montana Dude Horse
In our dude ranch business, our horses are literally worth their weight in gold. They get ridden by all types of riders, including inexperienced riders wo are pulling, poking, flopping, [...]
Why Dude Ranch Vacations?
It's a valid question, I suppose. After all, we are all allotted only so much vacation time in our lives, so why choose to spend some of it on a [...]
CRAZY WOMEN RIDERS (aka CWR)
And these women are DEFINITELY Crazy Women Riders!! We have Dawn and Linda seated in the front and Murph and Diane standing in the back row. These women were very [...]
Cowgirls Only Week on a Montana Dude Ranch!
What a great group of women! The week is over and the ranch is in the process of closing down. But it went out with a bang! The [...]
Spring Time in The Rockies
Ha! Here are some photos of Jeremy working our fillies the other day. They are both turning three this spring. Nice weather, huh? The very exciting [...]