MARBLE MOUNTAIN RANCH

Marble Mountain Ranch’s signature all inclusive “saddle and paddle” or raft and ride vacations joins their superb dining experience and youth buckaroo program to create the best and most complete family dude ranch vacation. The horseback trail riding and covered arena riding programs are spectacular, but the defining feature is their ability to keep whole families engaged with a variety of outdoor Western adventures.

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POINT REYES COUNTRY INN

Just an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Point Reyes Country Inn and Stables can be your headquarters for days of relaxation, outdoor activities and fine dining. Nestled between the Point Reyes National Seashore, the Golden Gate National Recreational Area and Tomales Bay State Park, the Country Inn is surrounded by beauty and natural wonders.

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GIRL FRIEND GETAWAYS!

Skip Vegas and plan a girlfriend getaway that’s anything but ordinary at the original all-inclusive vacation destination: the dude ranch. Enjoy spa treatments, horseback riding, mountaintop yoga classes, outdoor adventure, wine tastings and, of course, girl talk in some of the most spectacular areas in the country. No matter what type of getaway you and your girlfriends have in mind, there’s the perfect dude ranch out there for you.

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EL CAMINO RANCH

El Camino Ranch in Redlands, CA, is open under new ownership and management! The ranch now offers riding lessons in all disciplines, horse training, trail riding, and horse boarding. For the summer of 2017, the Riding Academy will be hosting five week-long day camps and four two-day camps for riders of all levels. Facilities include two lighted arenas and a covered round pen. Six barns, including in-and-outs with swamp coolers, and multiple covered paddock-barns provide a wide-range of boarding options. All stalls are supplied with fly spray, automated watering, fans, and daily mucking.

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GREENHORN CREEK GUEST RANCH

Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch in Quincy is a rustic, cozy, western style ranch that offers a truly unique vacation to remember. Ranch activities feature horseback riding, cook outs, Rodeo Games, frog races and so much more! The ranch has something for everyone from the heated swimming pool and fishing pond to the western style saloon and stable filled with about 80 beautiful quarter horses.

Nestled on 600 acres among the Plumas National Forest, this 55 year old ranch not only offers picturesque scenery, but authentic ranch history as well. Accommodations range from cozy lodge rooms to spacious, rustic cabins surrounded by towering pines.

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TEXOMA QUARTER HORSES

By Whitney Knippling

Texoma Quarter Horses of Madill, Oklahoma, located just north of the Texas/Oklahoma border, stands stallions with some of the most sought-after bloodlines in the barrel racing industry today! Joleen Hales, owner and operator, was born in Pennsylvania with an immediate fascination for horses. She moved at a young age to Southern California where she remained until 1992. She then moved to Dallas, Texas and began raising her own horses, and later relocated to Oklahoma to take advantage of their state racing program incentives.

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12 NATIONAL TREASURES IN THE WEST

Berryessa Snow Mountain, California

San Francisco is only 100 miles away. But Berryessa Snow Mountain feels far more distant, and much wilder.

A half-million acre portion of Northern California’s Inner Coast Range, it offers pleasures like steep, oak-dotted hillsides, rushing creeks, and wildlife such as bald eagles and tule elk. Groups like Winters-based Tuleyome are pushing for its protection, as national monument or as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.

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ROCK CREEK PACK STATION – VACATIONS OF A LIFETIME

It is time to start planning for summer vacations and family activities. Many families across the United States take road trips traveling to national parks for camping, hiking and other nature activities. But is it time to step-up those camping trips and plan the vacation that will be talked about for years to come.

Just four hours north of the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles and an easy three hours south of Reno, Nevada, is Bishop California. Tucked away in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains is the home base for one of the area’s premier wilderness adventures, Rock Creek Pack Station.

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HOW TO PREP FOR A HORSELESS VACATION

Courtesy of SmartPak

I totally understand you. Most days it feels like the few hours spent at the barn (okay, maybe it’s many hours or maybe you ran away from adulting for a day to hang out with your horse, I’m not here to judge anyone) are a mini-vacation from the responsibilities waiting for you at work and at home. However, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and realize it’s time to get away and go on a real vacation. You know, the kind away from your horse.

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8 TIPS FOR PICKING A GREAT HORSE CAMP

For some kids, horses are the main reason to go to camp. But as parents ponder summer camp choices, adding horses to the mix introduces a whole new level of inquiry.

We asked experts and parents of horse-loving kids for pointers on how to choose a horse-riding camp .. long the way, we found out why families are thankful for the lessons learned from time spent with equine friends.

Teenager Sophie Wilsdon, who now owns her own horse, shares what she’s gained from horse camp: Over the years, she says, “I’ve learned about deadlines and responsibility, how to treat animals and people with respect, and that hard work pays off.”

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WEST NILE VIRUS VACCINE IN HORSES

The image of a cowboy riding off into the sunset on a palomino pony after a long hard day of rescuing a damsel in distress has reached the point of a cliché.. A cowboy’s partner will forever be his trusty horse, and as long as his horse is healthy, he can continue riding off into the sunset. But what happens when a cowboy’s horse is infected by a deadly virus? Will there be a happy ending to that story?

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EQUINE BUSINESSES WELCOMED TO REGISTER FOR THE 2017 TIME TO RIDE CHALLENGE

The 2017 Challenge features more winners and more ways to win!

ime to Ride invites stables, clubs and all horse businesses nationwide to register now for the 2017 Time to Ride Challenge, a grassroots competition offering $100,000 in cash and prizes!

In its fourth year of competition, the Challenge is the only industry-wide effort specifically designed to encourage entry-level participation in riding and other horse activities.

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AMBER LENTZ: A GREAT HORSEWOMAN AND ROLE MODEL

On February 1, 2017 the Southern California horse community lost a great horsewoman and role model, Amber Lentz, following a prolonged battle with ovarian cancer. Amber was 39 at her passing at City of Hope, in Duarte, CA.

As a co-founder and primary driving force behind the Andalusian World Cup, she leaves behind an uncommonly weighty legacy by all standards. However, factoring in her age and the struggles she faced throughout her life, Amber’s accomplishments are all the more remarkable.

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CAMP NASHOBA NORTH

Experience all Nashoba North & Maine has to offer! Nashoba North is a traditional sleepaway camp for 190 girls and boys 7 to 17 family owned and operated. Crescent Lake in the beautiful Sebago Lake region of southern Maine is known for crystal clear warm water for swimming, sailing, waterskiing, windsurfing, kayaking, stand-up paddling and fishing. Our energetic staff work with girls and boys ages in a warm supportive atmosphere. Nashoba North has beautiful facilities that we lovingly call Modern Rustic. Our cabins have full bath facilities and electricity.

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HANDSON GLOVES SELECTED BY ACE HARDWARE

HandsOn Gloves Selected by Ace Hardware to be Featured in Storefronts Across the Nation

HandsOn® Gloves, the award-winning set of shedding, grooming and bathing gloves for animals will be featured in select Ace Hardware storefront locations nationwide.

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SEBESTA’S ROCKIN K RANCH

Nestled on the west end of Ramona, CA, Sebesta’s Rocking K Ranch is a “second” home to many horse loving kids throughout the year, with camps during all major school holiday breaks and the summer months of June, July and August. Owner, Operator and Instructor Kimberly Sebesta has turned her lifelong love of horses into a lifetime of educating and sharing the wonders of the equine world through seasonal horseback riding camps and weekly lesson programs.

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