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Event Phone: 587.394.7674
Ranch Riders – Level 2
This is where we create the STRONG ‘Intermediate rider’ that can trot and lope for miles, chase a barrel, and jump over logs! Any age is welcome!
Are you one of the following?
- You have a young 8 yr old who has taken any of our Ranch programs once, twice or three times already, is very much a dare-devil and wants to gallop and run up hills on a tireless unicorn.
- You have been trail riding and putting on consistent miles, but your ready to be pushed a little outside of your comfort zone to smoothly transition between trotting and loping, and you also want to try the ‘hard’ obstacle challenges (like jumping logs) as well as try gymkhana events with a little more speed.
- You are over the age of 9 and were in the Ranch Rider Junior class this past spring and want to continue learning.
If you answered yes to any of the above questions or camp out somewhere in between, love horses and want to continue to push yourself to become a more competent rider in a faster, playful setting, this is the group!
How we ride out:
Catch, tack up, and warm up in the arena at a walk, trot and lope. Then we work on picking up the right leads and other technical skills that are needed before working on one gymkhana activity a week. Regardless of whether we move our horses through a pattern at a trot or a lope or even a gallop, we always want to have clean runs. Gymkhana activities include barrel racing, bole bending, key hole, stake race, flags and some relay races. Also, if we need some efficient riders to help us move and sort cattle, this will be the group that does it!
Cost: $540 for 8 weeks
Total time : 1.25 hrs
Must have your own helmet, wear long pants, riding/cowboy boots and appropriate layers for the weather.
NOTE: In addition to sending us a registration please email HorsePlayRanchAdventures@gmail.com to book an evaluation if you have never been in a class with us before. We like to meet with each NEW student, for safety reasons, before confirming a registration. We also try to build groups with complimentary age groups when possible. (wink, wink…. #MomGroups)
HorsePlay is based out of Big Rock Ranch est. 1885, a family run ranch just SW of Okotoks.
For more information on location go to the Venue page.
Venue: Location
Venue Phone: 587.394.7674
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Description:
HorsePlay! Ranch Adventures is based out of Big Rock Ranch (est. 1885), a 130+ yr old family owned ranch located SW of the town of Okotoks, AB.
DIRECTIONS
HorsePlay! at Big Rock Ranch is just 12 minutes SW of Okotoks (3 min South of the Big Rock erratic).
From Okotoks:
- Take highway 7 heading west towards Diamond Valley. You’ll see the Big Rock Erratic and then take the next turn South (left) on 64th street.
- Look for the ‘HorsePlay / Big Rock Ranch’ sign on the West (right) side of the road. (If you go past the 434th Ave intersection you’ve gone too far.)
- Drive straight past several white farm buildings and park by the white building with the HorsePlay sign in the window.
From Calgary: Follow the signs to Okotoks and Diamond Valley. You can either drive through Okotoks or go via Aldersyde to get to highway 7. Then follow the Okotoks instructions listed above.
From High River:
- Take highway 543 heading west towards Hartell and Longview.
- Turn North (right) on 64th street.
- Go past 434th Ave and take the first turn West (left) into a wide driveway. There is a big ‘HorsePlay / Big Rock Ranch’ sign.
- Drive straight past several white farm buildings and park by the white building with the HorsePlay sign in the window.
From Black Diamond/Turner Valley:
- Take highway 22 heading South towards Longview.
- Turn East onto 434th Ave (heading towards the MD dump).
- Turn North (left) on 64th street and then take the first turn left again into a wide driveway. (There is a big ‘HorsePlay / Big Rock Ranch’ sign.)
- Drive straight past several white farm buildings and park by the white building with the HorsePlay sign in the window.