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Latigo Ranch a Top50Ranches.com Award Winner

January 16, 2016

The Top50ranches.com Ranch Vacation Awards of Excellence, 2015 were chosen from hundreds of online reviews written for the traveller, by the traveller and feature 10 categories; each category has been divided into a number of awards to celebrate everything the discerning guest, family or traveller r...

Latigo Ranch just listsed in USA Today's 10Best.com

December 09, 2015

Latigo in USA Today's 10Best.com article on Dude Ranches During the Winter: Here's Where and Why.

Emily C. - Latigo Staff - Guest Blogger

November 29, 2015

It’s mighty cold outside this morning as I hastily pull my gloves on before jumping in my car. I can see my breath; winter is settling in here in Ohio. Driving straight east, I have to strategically position my car's visor to keep the brilliant rising sun out of my eyes though it still causes ...

Winter Pasture

November 24, 2015

Today marks the start of our winter season. It’s not because we have enough snow to set ski trails. It’s not because this is Thanksgiving week. It’s because the horses are safely in their winter pasture. We usually target the 1st of December for moving them down t...

Fall at the Ranch - a staff perspective

October 24, 2015

There really aren’t many things as beautiful as the Rocky Mountains in the autumn. The sky glitters pristinely blue, and the aspen leaves are a continual flutter. At present, the mountains don’t bear snow, but it’s certain to come soon. It’s nearly the end of guest sea...

New "Old Wagon"

June 23, 2015

When we took our buckboard out of storage this spring, it was apparent that it was unfit for another summer. Most of the wood had become so rotten as to be unsafe. Our maintenance man, Mark, did a fantastic job of completely rebuilding the frame, bed, dash, and seat of the wagon with oak boards. Now...

More Horses

May 28, 2015

A former staff member of ours alerted us to a working cattle ranch over toward Walden, CO, about a 1 hour drive from Latigo, that has a sizable herd of registered Morgan horses. They are willing to sell some to us. So, yesterday we bought 11 horses to replenish our herd. Six of us went over: J...

Spring Feat with Feet

April 14, 2015

Throughout the year our horses’ hooves continue to grow and need to be trimmed periodically - just like your fingernails. This is usually no big deal in the summer when we gather the herd and bring the horses up to the barn almost every day. Winter is another story. At this time ...

Dusky Grouse Alarm

March 31, 2015

It certainly feels and sounds like spring. Lisa and I were awakened by a loud fluttering sound just outside our window. This is common as it begins to warm up and the snow melts out. A blue grouse, specifically a dusky grouse, struts around beneath our window and makes a dramatic fluttering sound wi...

Jennie V. - Latigo Staff - Guest Blogger

March 26, 2015

Latigo Ranch: A place of much laughter - and really good bacon. It seems like just a few minutes between falling asleep and having my dreams interrupted by my alarm going off. *sigh* I quickly slide the “stop alarm” key on my iPod (there are six other girls still sleeping in the bunkhou...