The Weekly Program for Summer 2011
Big Bar Guest Ranch offers an action packed agenda that will keep you busy from dawn until dark.
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 tipis.
Tour ranch & meet horses & staff.
Dinner.
Time to meet other guests.
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.
Dinner.
Learn roping or play in the game room.
Tuesday
Horse grooming & tack lesson.
Leaving for a one- hour trail ride around the lake.
Lunch.
2-hour ride in the mountains. Riders might be broken into more advanced groups.
For non-riders: Canoeing, fishing or a guided tour to Fraser River.
Dinner.
Entertainment by the campfire.
Continuing the tournaments.
Wednesday
Breakfast.
Day ride, 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 game room.
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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