August 1 Blog BMR 2016 Summer Week 9 Best of BMR Week 9. 38 guests this week including 12 returners. A whole range of ages from 9 years old to 80 and a great range of riding skills too, from 'never evers' to English style hunter/jumpers and Western cutting horse riders. What they all had in common was a lot of energy. On the trails, at the shooting range, in the saloon (which was regularly rowdy!) and in the arena where the competition was fierce in the arena games. Nx ...
July 27 Blog BMR 2016 Summer Week 8 Best of Week 8. Hi there, apologies for nothing last week and the delay this week. I was off Week 7 and then we've had some internet problems this week. Anyway here with the best of Week 8. 35 guests including 3 families from the UK one of them a returning family from 2013. Lots of kids made new friends and competed hard in the kids arena games. The annual Eagle County Rodeo was on, so rather than go to Steamboat Springs, we all went to Eagle instead. Had some welcome rain, (we really need ...
July 11 Blog BMR 2016 Summer Week 6 Best of Week 6. 45 guests this week including 29 that formed a family reunion. American Independence day on Monday was celebrated by us dressing up the saloon and the lodge as well as painting horses and faces red white and blue. The typically schizophrenic Colorado mountain weather delivered a massive hailstorm up at Jake's Lake on 4th July after the dinner ride up there. Snowman were built! Then 30 mins later it was warm and sunny again! Thursday night was a showcase for some pretty ...
July 5 Blog BMR 2016 Summer Week 5 Best of BMR Week 5. Family weeks continue at the ranch. 37 guests this week including long time returning guest John Agnetti (12 years this year) with his grown up children Melissa and Nick. We celebrated is 60th birthday in style with whisky shots in the saloon! Californian Maggie Turner who turned 50 this year decided she wanted to celebrate the milestone here with her extended family - 11 of them who all loved to ride together. Pony painting proved popular this week with the kids coming ...
June 27 Blog BMR 2016 Summer Week 4 BMR Week 4 - The first of our family weeks. That means kids and there were plenty of them this week! One bit of rain on Wednesday didn't dampen anyone's spirits as the rest of the week was hot and sunny. Lots of activities as well as riding, swimming, fishing and paddle-boarding up at Jake's Lake, leatherwork (making bracelets and keyrings) in the saloon and 'pony spa' grooming sessions in the corral. Most importantly we were proud to be able to give back to those who have served our country ...