2008 EVENT SCHEDULE

Gary, TJ and Matt, ranchers who work and make a living off this scenic and rugged Montana countryside, will ride alongside you on this week of adventure. Our goal is for you to enjoy a real Montana cowboy experience on actual working ranches. The day you arrive you will be matched up with one of our ranch horses, which will be yours for the duration of the trip. Each guest will be given a great deal of freedom with your chosen mount. Detailed instruction and guidance will be given on a daily basis covering everything from basic horsemanship to properly working and handling cattle. Stay horseback all day, or catch a ride in a wagon, and learn to drive the team. Each day, enjoy three generous home-style meals cooked in dutch ovens and over the fire. After a hard day's work, relax around the fire while you relive the events of the day, and enjoy the evening entertainment.

Spring Cattle Drive: June 8 - 13
The Cattle Drive is designed for guests 18 years and older with some riding experience. Enjoy 6 days and 5 nights personally assisting our cowboys and cowgirls in roping, branding calves and driving herds of cattle to summer pasture. Enjoy the scenery. Learn local history. Help check cows grazing in summer pasture. If it gets too hot under the midday Montana sun, cool off and refresh your spirit in the easy flowing Judith River. Stop along the trail to explore old homesteads, do a little fishing, observe the wildlife, or even do some dinosaur digging.
Price:
$1600 per person
$400 deposit (non refundable)
required at booking to guarantee spot
--Limit of 13 people

Do I need to be an experienced rider?
We encourage some riding experience for all guests participating to ensure your enjoyment on the drive. The days can get long (up to 20 miles a day), and your well being is our #1 concern, so please be sure you are physically up to the task. The only thing we truly require is your desire to ride, learn, and have a good time. Instruction will be provided on a daily basis and there will be plenty of experienced horsemen around you for assistance and support. If you are ready to take a break from riding horseback you can catch a ride in one of the wagons.
 
Where is the nearest airport?
Billings and Great Falls are the nearest major airports. Billings is approximately 180 miles from Winifred, and Great Falls is 150 miles away. We will pick up and return guests to the Billings airport FREE OF CHARGE, with pre-arrangements.

CONTACT MATT and JAMIE WICKENS, 406-462-5612
mwickens@mtintouch.net

TESTIMONIES:
“I feel like I have traveled back in time! This has been an unforgettable escape from reality. I had a ‘dream’, which has come true.”
- Megan Dickenscheidt, Texas

“This week far exceeded my expectations… riding, branding, rounding-up, driving the cows, and exploring the country. The Big Sky is everything I had heard about…”
- John Black, Arizona

“I’m always around horses and rodeos, but this was so different and unique. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. The food was wonderful and the cattle drive, awesome…”
- Kathy Holcomb, Tennessee

“What can I say, you all have certainly exceeded my expectations… I am honored to have been associated with you on one of the very best weeks of my entire life.”
- Mike Barker, Arizona

“Sorting cows from their calves, saddling-up, riding out, watching the cows and calves and understanding what cattle is all about, loving and never tiring of the most amazing scenery, the list goes on… I will be back!”
-Anne Rapoport, France

“No words to describe it – I will remember forever. It’s been a great experience.”
- Maurizio Rivolta, Italy
RESERVE YOUR HORSE TODAY:
Russell Country Ridgeriders, Inc.
P.O. Box 128
Winifred, MT 59489
CALL NOW 406-462-5612.
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Or contact via email: mwickens@mtintouch.net