(No availability) 7 Day Working Ranch Vacation in Thermopolis, Wyoming

Start your ranch adventure and gap year holiday with a thorough orientation to the ranch, horse safety, policies, and procedures. Horseworks Wyoming will introduce you to the Western horsemanship techniques they use with their horses and carefully match you with a horse appropriate to your riding ability and goals. You must arrive at the ranch on Sunday but may arrive in Cody whenever you wish. If you arrive prior to Sunday, you may stay in Cody at a hotel and they will pick you up when picking up other participants on Sunday.

You must fly into Cody, Wyoming if you want them to meet you at the airport, any and all flights on Sunday, and take you back to any flights on Friday or Saturday (your choice of departure date). They do not pick up from any other airport. If driving, you should plan to arrive after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday since prior to that time they are doing airport runs and other ranch preparations. During the week, take long and short horseback rides over scenic terrain that varies from sagebrush flats to grassy slopes with canyon views.

There is no need for nose-to-tail riding. Enjoy plenty of opportunities to ride side-by-side, visiting with new friends, or in calm solitude, quietly taking it all in. The variety of daily rides includes treks to the cow camp where homesteader cabins were built at the turn of the century, tracking the elusive herds of elk, spotting other wildlife, and rounding up a few cattle to try your hand at cutting and team penning.

The emphasis is on safety (see helmet policy) and matching horses to appropriate riders. Some rides may be divided into smaller groups to ensure that all riders can go at a pace and distance within their comfort level. Horseworks Wyoming invites riders to bond with the same horse for the week or try out horses of various breeds and personalities. The guest ranch vacations and gap year holidays are a great opportunity to enjoy riding a variety of horses.

The vacation will take place in Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA. %Horseworks Wyoming, a working horse ranch located in Grass Creek between Cody and Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA, near beautiful Yellowstone National Park, is on the Absaroka Front, a prong of the Rocky Mountains in the American West. Here, you may ride on 66,000 acres ranging from sagebrush flats to expansive scrub pine mountains.

Today, fewer people travel this 15-mile wide and 25-mile long country than traveled it 70 years ago. The land is wild and beautiful. You may enjoy easy day rides from Horseworks’ ranch headquarters or faster-paced, tougher rides into the high country, trailing the remuda, and on occasion moving the cattle. When you return, rinse off the legacy of the dusty trail with a hot shower and take a break from the saddle to see the Cody Nite Rodeo or soak in the World’s largest hot springs in Thermopolis.

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Delicious meals will be provided during your vacation included in the price. The lodge, which is accessible 24/7, is where you will savor home-cooked meals planned to satisfy your dietary preference (including vegetarian, food allergies, and so on). Hearty homecooked meals and lots of them energize you for full days of activities.

It is recommended to keep 250 to 500 USD pocket money for off-ranch activities. They will help you plan your visit to Yellowstone National Park (approximately 150 to 200 USD if a rental car, fuel, and room are shared among participants), soak in the hot springs in Thermopolis after a few days in the saddle, go white water rafting, float the local rivers, and take a trip to Cody for the famous Cody Nite Rodeo and dinner. A weekend trip to Yellowstone is included in the itinerary, but not in the price.

• Horse riding
• On‐ranch activities
• Horses and tack for rides
• 6 nights accommodation
• Delicious meals
• Transportation from and to the airport
• 24/7 access to the lodge (dining room, kitchen, laundry, bathrooms, and showers)
• Mandatory orientation to ranch and horse safety, policies, and procedures

• Off‐ranch activities
• Off-ranch meals
• Transportation to and from the town for the activities

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.