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There is nothing better than an afternoon spent on horseback. Except an early morning ride before breakfast. Or a quiet horseback ride in the Springtime. Or horseback riding anytime.
A Springtime trail ride in the Ozark Mountains is just about the best place you could ever be. It's also about the prettiest place. Spectacular blooming redbuds and dogwoods are competing for the singing early birds scouting out nest sites.
If a few days of living like a cowboy sounds like the good life, head on down to Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch. A Horse Whisper, Cecil Huff (C), can find your dream horse for a weekend or a week at the ranch. The ranch is near Ava, Missouri USA, in the Mark Twain National Forest.
It's really quite a bargain for one or for a family get together. The guest ranch offers all inclusive family vacations on a real working horse and cattle ranch in the Ozark Mountains. Bucks and Spurs offers a mix of cattle, horses and wildlife with 2 miles private frontage on Big Beaver River for fishing, swimming and canoeing.
Bring your own horse, or if you are thinking about buying a horse, this is a unique way to “try it before you buy it.” If you have never been on a horse in your life, this is one of the best places to start. C matches a horse’s personality to a rider’s ability.
The broad range of riding activities includes natural horsemanship lessons, cattle drives for experienced riders, team sorting, herding cows to fresh grazing. Horse drives are for the brave hearts. For more active riders, call the Ranch to be included in some of this real working ranches' chores and daily routines.
Kids can enjoy swimming, tubing, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, campfires, volleyball, horseshoes, arrowhead hunting. Once Dad finds this paradise, he may schedule a guys hunting trip for fall. Mother daughter weekends will create the memories of a lifetime. Several families schedule their next vacation before they leave the Ranch.
Everyone gathers around the family table for healthy, home cooked meals. Whenever possible, fruits and vegetables are locally grown, and beef is always raised on the ranch. Enjoy Cowboy style all you can eat meals, a trail ride breakfast, picnics, a chuck wagon dinner and steak nights.
Accommodations are authentic hand made log cabins – built on site from timber cut on the property. Private full rooms with baths are comfortable, clean, with heat and air conditioning.
Vacation Rates include lodging, all meals, seasonal river activities, ranch activities and a lot of horseback riding opportunities and natural horsemanship training is offered. The all inclusive rate means there are no extra charges or hidden fees. (Except for prearranged services like special babysitting or for airport shuttle service.)
For more information: The Flying H Ranch is the home of Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch. General Questions / Vacation: csonny@getgoin.net And for internships, horses for sale, registered black angus bulls and heifers:chuff@bucksandspurs.com Mail: Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch, HC 71 Box 163, AVA, MISSOURI, 65608 USA
Reservations and Rates page
Latitude: 36° 51' 26"
Longitude: -92° 44' 56"
Also see: Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau for more information about Springfield, Missouri USA
Tourist Information Center, 3315 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield, MO 65804 and, Downtown Visitor Information Center, 815 E. Saint Louis St., Suite 100, Springfield, MO 65806. Travelers should always stop by for maps, discounts, clean restrooms, current shows, events and activities.
Closest airport: Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)
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