Hello readers and riders! Congratulations on being the lucky ones to read my first post! You may laugh, you may cringe, I hope I'll at least get a smile out of you, but overall I want you to be entertained and learn something new. Before I get ahead of myself, however, I'd like to provide a little introduction. I'm a horse crazy college student who unfortunately lives a couple hours from home. I ride English style, meaning there's no horn to hang onto and you've got to keep both hands on ...

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." -C. Ozick This is by far one of our favorite patriotic horses we have ever seen. Taken by Larissa Allen of Black Horse Photography  (you can also find her on Etsy, too) her image evokes a visceral response in almost any viewer. At Black Mountain Colorado dude ranch, we are remembering and celebrating all of those who have fought and served our country to protect our way of life. We are also remembering all ...

When searching for a Colorado ranch vacation look no further than Black Mountain Ranch. Our vacations are packed full with great activities to try out while at our ranch! At our Colorado ranch, there are plenty of things to do (or not to do). When you head out on vacation at our Dude ranch, you call the shots. Your week can be as busy as you like riding till the cows come home, or you can enjoy a peaceful week at our ranch soaking up the sun in our pool or trying your hand at fly ...

              Dude Ranch.com has selected Black Mountain Ranch as a Signature Ranch for 2012! We feel so honored to listed among so many great guest ranches! We were awarded Best Overnight Pack Trips, Best Scenic Trail Rides, Best Forest Trail Rides and Best Ranch Dining! On behalf of everyone at the ranch we are so grateful for all of your votes! Come visit us for your next all inclusive dude ranch vacation! .

Have you ever wondered where our horses spend their winter vacation? Since we are only open seasonally, our horses are turned out to greener pasture and spend their off time in Walden, Colorado. After five months of treating our guests to week long horse back riding holidays our horses find warmer pastures in Jackson County. The mountain range is called Never Summer which consists of seventeen named peaks. Our horses will enjoy the next few months of vacation and will be ready to ...