Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal):
Hi Curly. Killed anyone today?
Curly (Jack Palance):
STAG CREEK TRAILS and RANCH
The day ain’t over yet...”
Gatineau, QC
Phone: (819) 422-1410
offers relaxation after a day of ranching E-mail: jesse_james_81@hotmail.com
adventures. There’s a woodstove for web: www.stagcreek.ca
cool evenings and lots of table space This picturesque ranch nestled in the
for visiting and board games. The OK Gatineau Valley just 45 minutes from
Corral provides a double bed in a cozy downtown Ottawa offers one-hour to
room for two, and Boot Hill were up to multi-day trail rides, a bed and breakfast,
six people can sleep on two bunks (the riding lessons and clinics, carriage rides,
lower bunks are doubles and uppers are swimming, a hot tub, hiking, canoeing,
single). Your stay includes a hearty ranch- golf and mountain biking.
style breakfast. rATeS: $45 per person From novice to expert, the horse,
(includes GST). the ride and groups are all balanced for
Now for Rawhide’s trail rides. ability and experience, and all trails wind
Wranglers Day is a four-hour Western through the Gatineau Hills, with open
pleasure ride followed by a meal on this meadows, creeks, forests and stunning
working cattle ranch for $150 per person. lookout points. It also has eight-kilometre
and 24-kilometre rides
to the local cheese
factory and back!
rATeS: $30 each
with four or more
riders. Short rides on
ponies for children
under the age of 10
cost $5 if the pony is
already saddled, $10 if
staff saddle it for you.
On rainy days you can
ride in outdoor, indoor people, $130 each for three people.
and round-pen arenas. The owner promises to match your
Riding packages can be riding abilities with one of her horses and
created to cater to your guide you through a quiet and peaceful
needs if you call for tour of the property including an old
details. You can reserve railway line, fields, a pine forest and a
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ails Range Riders Night is an overnight ahead or just take your chances and quick jaunt down a country road. Their
package. Day One is a four-hour ride drop by. For your safety, there are riding horses are very well cared for – no more
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out to the campsite, a campfire dinner, helmets supplied. than two rides per day, and no more
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and sleep in a tent or under the stars. than four rides per week. This means
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Day Two starts with a campfire breakfast HORSIN’ AROUND RIDING RANCH healthy, happy and willing horses on the
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including cowboy coffee, followed by Host: Lorrie Tannahill trails. As always, the rider with the least
a two-hour ride back to the ranch. The Marmora, ON experience sets the pace.
rate is $250 per person. Rawhide will also Phone: (613) 472-2332 This outfit does not practise nose-
customize a trail riding package for you E-mail: ridingranch@hotmail.com to-tail riding – you may ride beside
or even let you help round up the cattle. Text: (613) 849-2332 another horse if you want. Horsin’
Rawhide’s horses are schooled in web: www.horsinaroundfun.com Around uses Ortho Flex saddles for a
different aspects of ranch work and On this ranch north of Belleville, you perfect fit, so the horses are free from
pleasure riding, and will match your level, can ride 22 kilometres on trails and sore backs and your butt enjoys soft
or challenge you if you wish. “We take through the bush to a dinner of sizzling seats and cushioned stirrups. Depending
single riders, especially the less confident steak cooked a camp fire. All meals, drinks, on customers’ riding experience, they
ones, up to groups of eight,” says “Crusty horses and tack, and sport riding helmets can accommodate one to 14 riders. (If
the cowboy. “We don’t mix bookings, you are included. A minimum of six riders you are over six feet and/or weigh more
book the time and it is yours exclusively. required. Book with your own group or than 250 pounds, let them know). If you
We prefer to ride side by side and not trail hitch up with others (talk your friends into want to camp for the night, check out
ride one behind the other,” as the terrain going and everyone can ride for less)! the nearby clean, family-style Marmora
and participant riding skills allow. rATeS: $165 for one, $140 each for two KOA at www.marmoraKOA.com. ~OO
28 OTTAWA magazine summer/fall 2009 www.ottawaoutdoors.ca
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