Wrangler & Guide: Trail Rides & Hospitality

Every guest and team member has a different adventure goal during their time at the ranch and the Wrangler/Guide helps them get there. Horseback riding, archery, sporting clays, mountain biking, kayaking, challenge courses… our guides love everything outdoors and sharing their knowledge with others. Every guide brings a different skill set to the table as we learn and grow together.

You have to enjoy interacting with people and not just horses to do well atthis joband you will thrive if you want to learn more about how to mix your love of the outdoors with world class hospitality. Lead by kind and encouraging managers, you can expect to be held to a high standard, be on the move, work hard, have a lot of fun, and be proud of the summers you’ve spent with us.

What Your Day Will Look Like:

You Will Be Interacting With Guests

• Talking with guests and getting to know them and their goals for the week

• Learning guest names

• Keeping them safe on all activities:
  Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Sporting Clays, Archery, Challenge Course,Horseback Riding

• Answering questions

• Teaching riding instruction according to the principles of western horsemanship

• Creating memorable moments

• Encouraging them as they learn

• Being hospitable and welcoming to them

You Will Be Guiding Trail Rides in the Mountains and Doing Lessons in the Arena

• Loading and unloading riders

• Leading guest trail rides in mountainous and wooded terrain

• Learning our vast trail system

• Taking guests with various skill levels into the arenas to teach lessons

You Will Be Guiding Other Activities

• Sporting Clays

• Mountain Biking

• Challenge Course & High Ropes Course

• Lake Kayaking

• Archery

• Hiking

• Possibly Helping the Kids’ Program with Lead Lining smaller children on horses

• Staff Rides

You Will Be Caring for Our Herd of Horses

• Sticking to feeding and watering schedules

• Aiding our Herd Manager in some horse training

• Performing basic veterinary procedures

• Learning all the horses’ names and personalities… all 105 of them!

• Approaching and haltering horses from the pasture and catch pen

• Grooming and picking feet

• Saddling and bridling horses

• Turning horses out

• Working with various different types of horses

• Working with various different personalities of horses

You Will be Doing Ranch Chores

• Completing daily checklists

• Repairing fence

• Picking pens and spreading manure

• Barn and barnyard cleanup

• Clearing trails

• Braiding Horse Tails...just kidding.

• Weeding and Mowing

• Repairs

• Prepping for guided activities

• Cleaning and organizing

Other Things to Expect

• Working one night a week doing things like running karaoke, bar backing, setting up campfire, teaching roping, serving wine dinner, or doing dishes

• Helping in other departments (like dishes!) because everyone helps each other here. Plus, the lodge people are a pretty fun crowd to work with too. The people who have the best summers at our ranch are the ones who get to know the folks and duties in the other departments because they not only make new friends, but also learn to appreciate the hard work everyone is doing.

• Yes, you get 2 days off a week here because we definitely value ME time! You can also expect to be scheduled a couple of those weekends to cover barn chores and vetting for a couple hours, because, as you know, horses are 24/7! Extra hours are almost always available for our folks who prefer the 6-7 day work week.

• Attending ranch meetings and training sessions so we can improve communication and you are prepared to be a successful team member here.

• Doing assigned employee housing chores in your free time because it is your home for the summer and it “magically” gets messy. This is another key way to have a great summer and be successful here… being a kind and courteous roommate!

• Teaching the other team members about the guided activities we offer. We do allow for trained wranglers to guide the other team members after work which is a huge perk and a great way to get to know the awesome team members in other departments! We like to encourage an environment where we can all learn hobbies and skills from each other as you become friends with other people not necessarily in your department.

• Participating in our Unreasonable Hospitality Program - This. Is. So. Fun.…