The Burleigh's want the
Laramie River Dude Ranch to be a place where you can truly vacation as a family. Our facilities
and our program are designed to make it easy to spend time together enjoying
each others company.
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Family members often have different interests and
abilities. It's not always possible to experience the adventures
that await you on the ranch when younger members of the family may not be up
to the task. Our children's program's goal is to provide adventures suited to
your children's ages and
abilities.
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Kids Six & Over :
Kids six years of age and older participate in our riding program with
their family or independently under the supervision of our wranglers. In
addition to spending lots of time in the saddle, kids will have the
opportunity to learn the parts of the horse, learn about western tack, and learn to
groom and saddle. Real horse enthusiasts can get up early and head for
the barn with our wranglers to saddle their own horse.
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Our naturalist program explores our valley's ecosystem with walks, hikes,
and educational programs which are very popular with older children and adults alike.
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And in addition to guided rides and
hikes we have supervised activities like tubing and swimming in our river,
fishing, volleyball, and bonfires for everyone to enjoy.
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Kids Five & Under :
Kids under the age of six are supervised in age
appropriate activities by our trained children's counselors. We have a
long list of activities to entertain and delight your children when you choose
to explore your own adventures.
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We focus
on outdoor activities that kids wouldn’t get a chance to experience elsewhere
- like hands-on horse education. Pony rides for kids aged four and five
are a big favorite. Not only do they get a chance to learn about horses,
but they get out of the arena with a trained wrangler leading their horse from
the ground. Its a great start for new cowboys and cowgirls.
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Swimming is always popular with kids. We have a very gentle river
that flows right through the ranch. Conveniently, nature created one of
the few good swimming holes directly behind our lodge. Supervised wading
and swimming during our warmest months of July and August are very popular.
To take the chill off, kids can jump into our hot tub which is conveniently
located riverside. And for the most energetic kids, we have tubes for floating down the river
or for tying
to our bridge above the swimming hole.
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In addition to horse and water
related activities, four and five year olds enjoy exploring the
river's banks, tether-ball, flying kites on breezy days, hay rides, and
racquet sports like croquet and badminton.
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Our petting zoo is popular with kids of all ages.
We have chickens, goats, a pair of Sicilian burros, as well as our ranch
cats. Our miniature goat loves to climb and is happy to oblige
these kids with a backrub.
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Younger kids enjoy our sand box, petting
zoo, wagon rides, and playing on our jungle gym.
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And finally, infants
get the love and personal attention they need. One of our babysitters will meet
with you and do their best to adapt our program to your child's particular
schedule.
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Ranch activities often run mornings
and afternoons. You can use our program as much or as little as you
like. As the week progresses, we have all-day activities as well
like rides up to a brunch or lunch on the forest. Our counselors
will bring your kids up to these lunches so families can reconnect over
their meal and then return the kids to the ranch for adventures until
their parents return.
Please don't hesitate to contact us ahead of time
to discuss the particular needs of your children.
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Our Crew :
Each year we hire college aged employees from across the country.
Our children's counselor, wranglers, and naturalist help out when we have kids of
different ages and different interests. All have current certification
by the American Red Cross in first aid, CPR, and infant CPR. All are
trained and coached to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for your kids.
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