Description of Our Events

Special Events...

Equifest! : Want to try your hand at Barrel Racing, or how about Dressage? This fabulous day hosted by the Woman's Horse Owners Association is filled with a variety of equine clinics facilitated by industry leads for you and your horse to try. See WHOA Website for more details.
If you would like to participate but don't have your own horse, Rawhide is leasing horses for the event! You will have to a ride with us in order to get to know your horse better before the event.

HoneyWood BBQ Overnight: Spend four hours on horseback with us and then be our guests at the HoneyWood BBQ. After we have eaten and danced the night away, we will get you back to the ranch where your overnight adventure continues around the campfire. The next morning you will have a hefty serving of Cowboy Coffee and a hearty breakfast before you depart!
Date: Saturday July 6, 2011
Start Time: 1:00PM
Cost: $175/person includes your riding time, Dinner at the BBQ (drinks at the BBQ not included!), Breakfast at the Ranch
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners

County Forest Ride for Breast Cancer
Date: Saturday July 16, 2011
Start Time: TBA
Cost: $50/person goes to the charity
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Not Suitable for Beginners

Als Ride: The Al Humphrey Memorial Ride, in honour of Allan Stewart Humphrey (October 10, 1932 - February 2, 2006) or as he was known to most "Al" of Al's Tack Shop, provides an opportunity for the horse community at large to make a positive contribution to the lives of others by raising funds for deserving non-profit organizations.
During his lifetime Al gave selflessly in support of many deserving organizations and charities. It is in this spirit that the Al Humphrey Memorial Ride has been established. Recipient charities will be named on an annual basis in advance of the current year's event. !
Date: Sunday July 31, 2011
For More Info: see Al's Ride

County Forest Ride...

Four Hour County Forest Loping Rides: What a fabulous way to spend time on horseback! Join us for some extra long loping stretches along some spectacular sandy trails through some awesome managed (and unmanaged!)forests. Be prepared to get lost or at least pretend that you are!
Start Time: Varies By Ride
Cost: $150/person lunch included
Limit: 4 guests
Level: Not Suitable for Beginners

Our Cattle Drives...

South Ranch Drives: help us take our herd to the South Ranch. We travel south of the Home Ranch with our herd over some pretty spectacular country sideroads! The cattle will remain at this grazing ground for only a few weeks when we will return them to the Ranch with our Drive 'em Home described next...
Start Time: Varies By Ride
Cost: $150/person meal included
Limit: 10 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners (if you have ridden with us before)

Drive 'em Home: Come with us and pick up the herd from the South Ranch. We travel north to the Home Ranch with our herd over some pretty spectacular country sideroads! The cattle will remain at the Ranch until they need to move to other (greener pastures!).
Start Time: Varies By Ride
Cost: $150/person meal included
Limit: 10 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners (if you have ridden with us before)

Home Ranch Drives: Pasture Management is what its all about! Help us move a herd from one part of the Ranch to the other - 'cause you know the grass is always greener...! This is a great way to learn about the subtleties of herd and pasture management.
Start Time: Varies By Ride
Cost: $100/person meal included
Limit: 6 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners (if you have ridden with us before)

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Clinics with Tim Fortune

We are so pleased to have connected with Tim Fortune of the Extra Mile Ranch and are really happy to be able to provide you with a forum to join two, 2-day clinics led by this Natural Horseman. As these clinics are run over two days, we have the facilities for primitive camping (no spa treatment!) and stabling if required for a small fee. If you wish, leave your horse at home and learn with one of our!

Two Days: Natural Horsemanship Trail Riding and Working with Cattle 101 : Bring your own horse or lease one of ours. Trailer parking and primitive camping available at no additional charge
See the Tim Fortune website for more details
Date: Two Days! June 4/5
Start Time: 9:00AM
Cost: $210/person per day
$100/horse per day RHA Horse Lease
$20/horse - stall rental if required
Register By: May 20th
Level: Not Suitable for Beginners

Two Days: Gentle Intoduction to Cows: Bring your own horse or lease one of ours. Trailer parking and primitive camping available at no additional charge
See further details on the Tim Fortune website
Date: Two Days! Sept. 24/25
Start Time: 9:00AM
Cost: $210/person per day
$100/horse per day RHA Horse Lease
$20/horse - stall rental if required
Register By: Sept. 9th
Level: Not Suitable for Beginners

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Clinics with Sticks and Stones Wilderness School

This year we have connected with our neighbours who run Sticks and Stones Wilderness School and are pleased to run four really interesting clinics this year!

Headwaters Natural History and Tree Identification: From horseback, enjoy viewing the key aspects of what makes the Headwaters Region so ecologically significant. Come to appreciate the secrets of the regions ecological gifts, miracles and hot spots and understand how they have eveolved. Learn to identify native trees of the region and their pattern of succession....
Date: June 22nd
Start Time: 10:00AM
Cost: $200/person - meal included
Register By: June 1
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners

The Edible Forest Clinic: Embark on a fabulous horseback ride, through luscious fields and forests of green. Learn to identify and sustainably harvest wild edible and medicinal plants of the Headwaters Region of Ontario. You will be surprised at the abundance of nutritious foods that nature has to offer, many of which can be found in your own backyard! We will identify and sample various tree parts, heraceous plants as well as berries and nuts. The simple medicinal properties of plants will also be discussed ....
Date: July 20
Start Time: 10:00AM
Cost: $200/person - meal included
Register By: July 5th
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners

Wilderness "Living" Skills : Enjoy a scenic ride on horseback through the Mulmur Hills and lunch and then a workshop focusing on survival skills. The workshop will be a comprehensive introduction to the four basics of wilderness survival - or rather - wilderness living: Shelter, Fire, Water and Food. You will learn to find materials, construct shelters, locate and sterilize water, the art of fire-making (including one-match fire as well as an introduction to friction fire), as well as how to find food in the wild!.....
Date: August 3rd
Start Time: 10:00AM
Cost: $250/person - Supper included
Register By: July 15th
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners

Landscape Drawing: Enjoy a liesurely ride on horseback to a beautiful look-out where we will stop for lunch and a drawing workshop. Learn the basics of landscape drawing, including copmosition, liaght and shadow, contour observation, media handling techniques and foreground detail. We will explore the different layers of a drawing, from background to foreground, using pencil, conte and charcoal!.....
Date: Sept. 14th
Start Time: 10:00AM
Cost: $200/person - Lunch included
Register By: Sept 4th
Limit: 8 guests
Level: Suitable for Beginners

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