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#1 - The
Room and Ride "Learn to Cowboy" Program means just that. You rent
a room by the night and ride horses by the hour. No meals are included.
You are responsible for your meals at the local restaurants. NO OTHER "LEARN
TO COWBOY" ACTIVITIES .. on the ranch or off the ranch. If you are not
riding, you are "self entertaining". You can walk, fish, or swim in the
pool. Take your car and go shopping or sightseeing. Or pay me and I will
take you ... even to San Antonio or Austin. And remember what I told you
about "the cattle and ranch come first." If I do not take you riding, I
don't make money. However, if I don't take you riding the minute you think
you should be on a horse, that is ranch life. I have other things to do,
so you will just have to wait. I want the money, so you can be assured
I will take you riding for as long as you want. I might also add that my
Lazy F Working Guest Ranch Roundup and Non-Roundup "Learn to Cowboy" guests,
who pay full price for meals, room, horses and ranch work .. they take
priority. If you are out shopping and come back late to ride, we may be
gone. You will just have to wait till later or wait till the next day.
#2 - The
Just A Room "Learn to Cowboy" program means
just that. You rent a room for the night and enjoy the pool, walk on the
ranch, or fish. No meals or horseback riding included. Although you are
welcome to change your mind and pay for riding or roping lessons or shooting
lessons, etc. No entertainment, other than sitting with me and listening
to stories. And, of course, I am always available for questions. Anything
else you want to do, I will charge you for. This is how my daughter and
I pay for keeping the ranch for your enjoyment. You may want to get in
the truck and ride with me in the pasture and help feed cows. I might charge
you $5 or $10 and keep you out half a day. I have learned the hard way
over the years, anything we do ... drive in the truck, wireless internet,
etc. either comes from your pocket or mine ... prefer yours. I used to
give away all sorts of "free" ... sometimes I still might ... but normally
you should expect to pay. If you see me roping with other guests at the
barn and you want to try, expect to pay $10 or $15/hour. I just want this
understood up front.
#3 - Day
Rides (just for the day) "Learn to Cowboy" Program ... call it what
you will, you can drive out for the day and ride horses by the hour. You
"learn to cowboy" by listening to whoever takes you riding. You will always
learn something. No meals, no swimming, no other activities ... you can
use the toilet facilities, A/C in the main house, and get all the water
you want from the fridge. But what you really get is just riding. Drive
to the ranch; ride our horses; and drive back home .. all in the same day.
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SINGLE
GIRLS (OR GUYS) ALONE AT THE RANCH - This is a BIG cattle ranch
and SMALL guest ranch. We usually have less than 12 people here. With the
economy in collapse, single girls (or guys) may find themselves staying
at the guest ranch all by themselves. Apparently, this has been a big deal
to some guests, who complained they were "ALONE at the ranch!" Interesting
comment and not exactly true. You are "alone" ONLY if you want to be. My
daughter, Sydney, and I live 1/4 mile (.4 Kilometers) away from the guest
ranch, in the old family ranch house. I have a separate cell phone for
guests staying at the ranch. If instant communication and the fact I can
be over in less than 5 minutes, if you hear "boogers" in the night, is
not enough comfort, you may request my daughter and I come stay in one
of the rooms near you. We are over at the guest ranch most of the time
anyway, we certainly would enjoy staying there, if you would like. If our
being a call and 5 minutes away or sleeping in rooms near you is not enough
... don't ... come!! I might add, I am a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel
with 36 years in combat and service around the world. I am a former Texas
Police Supervisor / Detective and former local Texas Elected Judge. Anyone
looking for trouble always looks somewhere else. I like the Pirate Motto
.. "Dead men (or women) tell no tales"
My daughter and I hope every
guest at the ranch leaves feeling they came to visit their family members
they didn't know they had. That is how we want it. I have more fun seeing
you have fun, than if I did it myself. Besides, I am usually there enjoying
whatever you are doing, with you. |
