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The opportunity to be a cowboy for a day or a week: ride/experience life on timbered cattle ranch


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Dawes County is still cattle country and very much reflects its heritage of Indians, fur traders, cowboys and frontier soldiers.
The Pine Ridge Area has often been referred to as the "last frontier", and for a good reason. It was a favorite Indian hunting and camping area for hundreds of years and the Sioux Indians occupied it permanently about 1810. Spaniards from New Mexico where the first fur traders, followed in the 1830's by Americans from St. Louis, who established a regular trail from Fort Laramie to Fort Pierre on the Missouri River. In the 1840's there were two competing fur posts, one on Chadron Creek, about eight miles south of Chadron, the other on Bordeaux Creek, three and a half mile east of Chadron.
Red Cloud Indian Agency was moved to the White River in 1873. Camp Robinson was established in 1874 to protect the Agency. It was renamed Fort Robinson in 1878 and was an active military post until 1948. The Agency played an important role in the Indian Wars.

 
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Excursions:


See Area Attractions page of website for detailed information and links to local sights of interest...
 

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Traveling by car:


The Ponderosa Ranch is located in the Northwest part of the Panhandle of Nebraska. We are approximately 30 miles east of the Wyoming border (Hwy 20), and 30 miles south of the South Dakota border (Hwy 2/71) and the Black Hills, and 9 miles south of Crawford. Map available on website, detailed driving directions can be printed there as well.

Traveling by plane:


Several airports are within relatively close proximity to the ranch. Chadron, NE Airport is 30 miles, Alliance Airport is 60 miles, and Scottsbluff Airport is 75 miles. United Express flies daily between Denver, Colorado, and these airports. Rapid City Airport, South Dakota is about 120 miles from the ranch.
Pickup service is possible
 

Leisure and sports activities offered in the surrounding of the property
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Other types of leisure activities


One can birdwatch, ride mountain bike, and view wildlife on our ranch. It is a 10 minute drive to golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts in our local town.
 


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Information of the Riding Company / Estate
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Category


Dude/Guest Ranch, Working Ranch, Cattle Ranch
     
Opening: from: 15.Marchto: 15.November 
Guest Capacity: 4  
Minimum age for guests: age 6 & up  

 

 

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We offer guests the opportunity to be a cowboy for a day or a week: to ride and experience ranch life on a beautiful, timbered high-country Nebraska working cattle ranch, variable challenging terrian
 

Offers of the Riding Company
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  • Bring Your Own Horse
  • Horses to rent are available
  • Accommodation for one night only
  • Short Term stays (2-5 days)
  • Weekend stays
  • Weekly
  • Family Trips
  • accommodation for Non-Riders too
  • Reduction for Non-Riders

  • Hunting

Additional Animals on the property:


If you wish to have the working ranch experience, you will ride, help round up and drive the cattle herd of 200 cows and calves, plus bulls, to new pastures. Also join us as we ride through the herd
 

Horses for the Riding Program
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Horses for the Riding Program
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Kind of Horses:


For Beginners, For Advanced Riders

Trained for / Saddle :


Western
 

Riding program
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  • also with your own horse
  • Guided Trail Rides
  • by the hour rides

  • Cattle Drive

Minimum age for Trail Rides:


Children age 6 & up

Riding experience:


little experience required

Condition:


average demands

Big/Heavy Riders:


max. 110 kg - 240 lbs

Notes and supplements for the Trail Rides / Riding Program


We can tailor your riding and vacation time to match your experience level and desires. We can do pleasure riding only if you do not feel comfortable working with the cattle. The speed will be set by
 

Accommodation of Guest Horses
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Number of Guest Horses:


in all 5 Guest Horses are welcome

Distance to the Accommodation:


The Riding stables are on the property directly.

Kind of accommodation:


Paddock box
 

Accommodation for our Guests
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2 cozy, comfortable cabins that sleep 5-6 each available.



2 Cabins :


Cabins have kitchens, private bathrooms, heat and air conditioning. Pets allowed, smoking on outside porches only.

Amenities - special features:


Sheets, Towels

Amenities - special features:


Electricity supply
 

Catering
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Catering
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Kind of Catering:


Breakfast on request possible, Half-board on request possible, Full-board on request possible

More information of the Catering:


You are welcome to join our family for meals served in our home with advance notice. We will do our best to honor special requests/dietary needs given advance notice.
 

General information of the accommodation
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Special features:


Dogs permitted

More information of the accommodation:


We do not have special computers, phone, or washing machines for our guests, but we are happy to let you us our computer, phone, washing machine and dryer.
 

Rates and contact

Rates of the accommodation


Rates of the Cabin:

from:
to:
60,00  Dollar / Day
120,00 Dollar / Day

Rates of the Parking space for Motor Homes / Campers:

20,00  Dollar / Day


Rates Guest Horses


Boarding fee:

10,00 Dollar per day/horse


 

Contact


  Company: Ponderosa Ranch
  First name: Kim
  Last name: Lund
  Country: USA
  Phone: + 1 (3)08 665-3983

You can contact us with the following languages:
English

phone or email

 

  E-Mail address: Inquiry Owner's personal webpage