Day Three at the Bar W

Wednesday our group was assigned the slightly shorter ride but it still required another lunch packing, just no loading up and hauling horses for us.   The rain however was predicted to fall on all of us and we tried to dress for success.  Luckily the trails for the most part were drier than the corrals.

This morning we headed out past the larger corral so the other horses could quietly laugh at those working in the rain.  

Who knew there would be dancing out on the trail?  I think it was a version of a non-rain dance.

When you are vertically challenged and borrow a tall cowboy's  rain slicker you don't ask questions about how the style will be carried off.  You just make it your own.

The your new friends help demonstrate further alterations that could be made.

I will not bore you with the multiple steps needed to take a potty break wearing chaps......but those of us that needed managed....  but hooking them back together takes a village.


Always helpful those cowboys.... 

Back in the saddle and looking at nature.

After returning to the ranch the group moved on to "Arts and Crafts" but in this case we will call it Skeet shooting and archer....

Few clay pigeons were  injured in this exercise.  Actually, Lorraine here broke the most.

If you can't shoot well, we at least practiced looking good and victorious when we could.

Instructing us in Skeet shooting can wear a young cowboy out.  

Walking back from the "Arts and Craft" range, watching the turkeys.

Dave, the General Manager of the ranch.

Sorry for the lens.  It seems to show up on the inside shots.   Thee was line dancing in the evening. 

Another fine day draws to a close at the ranch.....Thursday is Spa Day.

And to answer the questions that I can remember. The ranch really tries to accommodate requests. If someone wanted to ride bareback, they would make it happen.  They do really keep the trail rides toned down to slow and safe but given the range of riding skills all mixed together in many groups, the potential for trouble in the wide open places there is pretty high.