The real WILD WEST
Horse & Hound|January 05, 2024
With a whistle-stop introduction to roping, lassoing, rodeo and swing dancing, Georgia Guerin finds her inner cowgirl on a ranch in Wyoming
The real WILD WEST

A RESOUNDING “yee-haw!” was my reaction to the idea of a ranch holiday in Wyoming. Where exactly is Wyoming, you ask? So did I, and a quick Google search told me it’s in the Mountain West region of the US, bordered by Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Utah and Colorado. The search also informed me that Wyoming was known as “the cowboy state” – it sounded right up my street.

I met Robyn, another ranch guest, at Heathrow airport, and by the time we’d sat through two flights and everything that came with them, we arrived at the ranch looking like we’d been friends for years. Waiting for our connection in Texas, we were even asked by a fellow traveller (with cowboy hat and rope) if we were famous English riders (with riding hats in hand). In our dreams.

Organised by Equus Journeys, our home for the next week would be Kara Creek Ranch. We would be staying in cabins and eating family-style meals in the house together with all other guests and staff each morning and evening. Living like a real cowgirl.

As a group of holidaymakers, we were a mixed bag of horsey folk with a few pairs but lots of solo travellers, too. We ranged in age from 19 to mid-50s, and we covered all spheres from professional riders to happy hackers, while others hadn’t ridden regularly for a considerable length of time.

I often find that anyone who goes on riding holidays spends a lot of time worrying about their ability in advance, but in western tack, you’re suddenly all on a pretty level playing field. I was confident I wouldn’t have a problem being in the saddle for hours on end, but I hadn’t considered I would need help tacking up. Not only did I not know

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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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