Packages and Options

Porcupine Hills Cow Camp weeks:
Long hours in the saddle and lots of cattle work in a wonderfully scenic setting, highlight this adventure.
After spending a night at the home ranch, you move out to the cow camp in the Porcupine hills. A fixed base camp if your home for the next days. A usual day would see everyone in the saddle by 9:30 AM and back to camp around 5:00 PM.
For the first day, however, everyone is in the saddle by 11:00 AM returning to camp at 6:30 or 7 PM. A mid-day break is taken for lunch (which is packed along. Breakfast & Supper are served at camp.
The last night of your adventure will be back at the ranch lodge where a hot shower, barbecue steak dinner and campfire with entertainment will be waiting for you after your final days ride.

Ranch weeks have a full riding program with 5 to 7 hours in the saddle each day. You take part in daily ranch activities, which may include riding with your hosts to check cattle, participate in cattle drives, roundup, branding, fence mending and calving.
Guests are often amazed at how eager ranching neighbours are willing to help each other. For instance,  in the springtime Keith can often be seen arriving at the neighbours with a truckload of guests - the spring  is "branding" time and this activity always requires extra help to gather, corral, rope and hold cattle. While many guests choose to observe, others, with Keith's able mentoring can't wait to get their hands dirty.
After hours, guests often gather around the campfire or indoors in the family room, around the piano or TV and VCR. Stories are traded, experiences embellished and it is not uncommon for a song or two to be heard, as the Lane's entertain guests and encourage them to join in on a session or two. A library and board games are available also. Outside a cedar hot tub completes the picture of a great way to cool your heels before climbing into the rack for one of the best and well earned sleeps you have ever had.

Lethbridge, South Alberta, -  Altitude: 929m - 

Sleeping bags are Provided, client's do not need to bring their own!!

You can count on personalized service, gentle quality horses and a complete supply of tack. Riding boots are required; slickers are recommended. For camps in June and September long underwear and a hot water bottle are useful. Also, on camp trips bring a duffel bag to pack along; extra luggage can be stored at the ranch. Bug spray can be purchased in Alberta.