Below is a review from one of our beloved guests who stayed with us on a Colorado dude ranch vacation with her family last August.  It was our pleasure to have this wonderful family at our Colorado dude ranch and can’t wait for them to visit our corner of the West again!  Don’t forget to

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Packing for a Dude ranch vacation can be difficult, especially if you have never been on a dude ranch vacation before.  In the article below by Top 50 Ranches you will find some great tips on what to pack and how to pack.  These tips will help ensure you have everything you need for your

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A helpful horseback-riding tip we share with guests visiting on Colorado guest ranch vacations is to ride with their heels down and toes up.  This may seem a little unnatural when sitting in the saddle at first, but this tip from the wranglers at our Colorado guest ranch can save a rider from a lot

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Beach vacations and cruises are a lot of fun and great getaways, but family dude ranch vacations in the mountains of Colorado offer truly unique experiences you simply must try!  From horseback riding to fly-fishing, hiking, swimming, dancing, relaxing, and shooting.  There is something for everyone!  Once you go on a family ranch vacation you

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Please read the article below from the Colorado Dude and Guest Rancher’s Association on all that dude ranch vacations have to offer and what they can mean to you and your family!  Then, continue below the article to see what adventure the Tesch Family has been up to lately.  All of us love horses, but

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There has been a lot of hype and speculation surrounding the 2012 NFL Draft.  The first round was pretty crazy with all the trading going on and many great players left in the green room for round two!  Hiring our guest ranch staff this year has been similar to how the first round of the

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Family dude ranch vacations have truly become more than horses.  This doesn’t mean you can’t ride all week long on a dude ranch vacation, soaking up the spectacular scenery and falling in love with your horse, but it does mean there are a lot of other options as well!  I can hardly imagine a family

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The entire Tesch clan at our family dude ranch was very saddened to hear about the passing away of Dick Clark.  As far back as I can remember Dick Clark was on every New Year’s Eve counting down to midnight.  Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve was always popular, but he had many other hits

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When I started our family dude ranch blog I thought I would never be able to find things to write about all winter long.  I knew summer would be easy because there are so many activities going on and so many wonderful people spending their family dude ranch vacations in our corner of the West.

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We have had the privilege of getting to know Shelley Anckner and having her come out to our Colorado dude ranch the past few weeks to ride horse.  She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s three years ago.  Her doctors told her to get back on a horse!  Horses are very good therapy for many people, but

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