The Weekly Program for Summer 2010
Big Bar Guest Ranch offers an action packed agenda that will keep you busy from dawn until dark. You're welcome to participate in as much or as little as you care to.
Here's a sample week, but it's subject to change.
Our meals are served at 8:30-breakfast, 12:30-lunch, and 6:00-dinner, and the bar opens with drinks and appetizers at 5:00.
Take off your watch. You won’t need it. We ring the dinner bell for the most important activities of the day.

Sunday
Guests arrive & settle in cabins, rooms and tipi’es
Take a deep breath!
Tour ranch & meet horses & staff
Dinner
Time to meet other guests
Introduction to Cowboy Poetry

Monday
Breakfast
Barn orientation – “Horse Instincts and Communication”
Introduction to how we train our horses, some horse psychology, and how to saddle and ride.
Then you will be matched with your horse for the week, become acquainted while in the arena, and then head out on a short trail ride.
After lunch you'll hit the trails again.
Lunch
Start tournaments: Horseshoe, Volley ball, Shooting with bow and arrow, Target shooting, Guided hiking
Dinner
Learn Roping or play in the gameroom
“Branding” 

Tuesday
Before breakfast. Guided Wildlife sightseeing.
Horse grooming & tack lesson
Leaving for a one hour trail ride around the lake
Lunch
2 hour ride in the mountains. The Riders might be broken into more advanced groups
For non-riders: Canoeing, Fishing or a guided tour to Fraser River for goldpanning
Dinner
Entertainment by the campfire.
Continuing the tournaments 

Wednesday
Breakfast
Dayride. Lunch on the trail. Non-riders will have the possibility to join the riders for lunch in “The Wilderness”.
Afternoon for non-riders: Guided tour to Jesmond Outlook.
Adult Candle light dinner. Relax for the evening at the bar and gameroom. Special arrangement for the kids. 

Thursday
Breakfast.
Riders go on a camp ride. Or you can also just take a morning and afternoon ride.
Lunch
Dinner will be arranged for everybody at the camp in the mountains.
Sunset hike 

Friday
Breakfast.
For those who don’t join the camp ride there will be a morning and afternoon ride.
Lunch
Gymkana Arena Games
Steak BBQ followed by finals of the tournaments.

Saturday
Before you think about leaving, you can hit the trails one last time. After lunch we'll say good-bye, until the next visit!! Check-out is at 1:00 p.m.

The program is subject to alterations

 

 

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