Ranch http://www.windyglen.com Sat, 19 May 2012 01:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Know of any real working ranches? http://www.windyglen.com/guest-ranch/know-of-any-real-working-ranches http://www.windyglen.com/guest-ranch/know-of-any-real-working-ranches#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:39:54 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/guest-ranch/know-of-any-real-working-ranches I’m not looking for a guest ranch where I have to pay a couple hundred dollars to go there. I’m looking for a REAL WORKING RANCH… Somewhere I can go for a few months and stay for work not pay to stay. I don’t want an easy vacation, I want to work hard and learn some things about ranching, horses, and myself.
-thanks!
I live in Pennsylvania but transportation isn’t a problem, I’m looking for some names or a good web site with a few. And not just like a week, more like a month or a season

You might find something interesting through the organization called WOOF or Willing Workers on Organic Farms. They are world-wide, so you could acquire travelling and ranching experience all in one. http://www.wwoofusa.org/

Also I know of a CSA in (the aptly named) Buena Vista, Colorado called weathervane farms. You might get in touch with them as they have people work for them in the summer months. Have fun ; )

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/guest-ranch/know-of-any-real-working-ranches/feed 2 Survey – If you decided to vacation at a dude ranch, which state would you want to travel to and why? http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/survey-if-you-decided-to-vacation-at-a-dude-ranch-which-state-would-you-want-to-travel-to-and-why http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/survey-if-you-decided-to-vacation-at-a-dude-ranch-which-state-would-you-want-to-travel-to-and-why#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:25:05 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/survey-if-you-decided-to-vacation-at-a-dude-ranch-which-state-would-you-want-to-travel-to-and-why Oh! And if you could list your top 3 picks that would be great!

Here’s mine:

1) California (the weather)
2) Wyoming (beautiful rocky mountain scenery)
3) New Mexico (because of their history and culture)

I second Montana – actually it is much more beautiful than Wyoming. Once you get out of Yellowstone and east of Cody, WY it is mostly desert and sagebrush – pretty desolate and hot and not really very pretty at all. More of Montana is mountainous with more trees, grassland and less desert. Lots of large ranches with thousands of acres to explore.

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/survey-if-you-decided-to-vacation-at-a-dude-ranch-which-state-would-you-want-to-travel-to-and-why/feed 2 Did you go to the dude ranch looking for some girls to impress and you realized that you were in the wrong? http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/did-you-go-to-the-dude-ranch-looking-for-some-girls-to-impress-and-you-realized-that-you-were-in-the-wrong http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/did-you-go-to-the-dude-ranch-looking-for-some-girls-to-impress-and-you-realized-that-you-were-in-the-wrong#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 02:54:31 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/did-you-go-to-the-dude-ranch-looking-for-some-girls-to-impress-and-you-realized-that-you-were-in-the-wrong place to meet girls and you decided not to continue so you went out and got blotto?

Nope.
That wasn’t me.

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/did-you-go-to-the-dude-ranch-looking-for-some-girls-to-impress-and-you-realized-that-you-were-in-the-wrong/feed 1 How do we control flies from our horse ranch neighbors? http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/how-do-we-control-flies-from-our-horse-ranch-neighbors http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/how-do-we-control-flies-from-our-horse-ranch-neighbors#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:58:50 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/how-do-we-control-flies-from-our-horse-ranch-neighbors We just moved into a house that is nearly completely surrounded by horse ranches. Because of this, the outside is always swarmed with flies that ultimately find thier way into the house. Walking through our downstairs hallway looks like something out of a horror movie. Does anyone know how to control this problem?

Putting cotton balls on the screens will help.

Cloves hanging in bags will repel them.

A fan blowing on the door will deter the flies.

Baggies half filled with water hanging so the natural light can show through them on the porch and over the doors and where ever needed will repel the flies.

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/how-do-we-control-flies-from-our-horse-ranch-neighbors/feed 5 What are some jobs someone might do on a ranch? http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/what-are-some-jobs-someone-might-do-on-a-ranch http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/what-are-some-jobs-someone-might-do-on-a-ranch#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:26:32 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/what-are-some-jobs-someone-might-do-on-a-ranch If you owned a small ranch, what would your daily tasks be? What kind/how many animals might you have? If you know any ranching lingo/slang terms, let me know please. Thanks!

This is for a story I am writing.

Mowing the grass, getting the mail, cleaning up dog poo, shoveling the drive way, cleaning out the gutters, and so on…

I sure do miss that ranch house…

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/what-are-some-jobs-someone-might-do-on-a-ranch/feed 3 How long does opened, unrefrigerated Ranch dressing last? http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/how-long-does-opened-unrefrigerated-ranch-dressing-last http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/how-long-does-opened-unrefrigerated-ranch-dressing-last#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:08:18 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/how-long-does-opened-unrefrigerated-ranch-dressing-last I am living abroad in Argentina for a year and I was sent a bottle of Ranch dressing. I don’t have a refrigerator here (not too common to have them here) and I want to open it, but I am not sure if I should yet, I don’t want it to go bad.
While living here I’ve found that a lot of things don’t actually go bad, we are just really spoiled Americans, haha. Thanks for the help!

>If the ranch has a preservative added, give it a shelf life of about 3 months unrefrigerated. Otherwise, if it has been out for more than 4-5 days, at room temp then toss it. You are right, we are spoiled alright, but we also live longer than a lot of people do in the world due to less food poisoning.

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/ranch/how-long-does-opened-unrefrigerated-ranch-dressing-last/feed 3 Are Mongolian Nomadic Yurt camps like American Dude Ranches? http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranches/are-mongolian-nomadic-yurt-camps-like-american-dude-ranches http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranches/are-mongolian-nomadic-yurt-camps-like-american-dude-ranches#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:03:23 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranches/are-mongolian-nomadic-yurt-camps-like-american-dude-ranches I have seen Cowboys raise cattle and horses on Dude Ranches here in The United States all from New Orleans and Texas as far as Montana and all throughout The West. In Mongolia, Cowboys and Nomads raise yaks and mares at Yurt camps throughout Mongolia’s steppes. So, are Mongolian Nomadic Yurt camps like American Dude Ranches?

Similar idea to the nomadic life of US/Canadian, Argentinaian, and Australian "cowboys", but not at all like a dude ranch. (The "dude" in question refers to someone from a large city who knows absolutely NOTHING about "roughing it" or horses and therefore experience it vicariously – being led on horse rides and such.)

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranches/are-mongolian-nomadic-yurt-camps-like-american-dude-ranches/feed 2 How hard is it to get a job on a dude ranch? http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-on-a-dude-ranch http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-on-a-dude-ranch#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:23:21 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-on-a-dude-ranch If I drive to Colorado or Wyoming looking for work, how long would it take me to find a job? I’m looking for something permanent and year round. Would it be better to apply online first? have maintenance and carpentry experience. Also I have outdoor experience in camping, hiking, all types of cycling, and rock climbing.

Dude ranch = If you own a pickle, you are qualified.

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/dude-ranch/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-on-a-dude-ranch/feed 1 Cattle/ranch hand requirements and duties…what are they?!? http://www.windyglen.com/cattle-ranch/cattleranch-hand-requirements-and-duties-what-are-they http://www.windyglen.com/cattle-ranch/cattleranch-hand-requirements-and-duties-what-are-they#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:41:13 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/cattle-ranch/cattleranch-hand-requirements-and-duties-what-are-they I’ve recently become very interested with farming and cattle. I want to start off as a cattle hand or a ranch hand but I have nooo experience. How much experience is required and what are the duties of such positions?

Generally cattle ranches want someone with at least some experience working around livestock (especially dairy farms), but it is not always necessary. Just be prepared to work long days (before sun up until after sun down), do hard work, and get a little dirty. As for the duties, that all depends on the place that hires you as to what they want you to do (but it can include feeding, moving, and assisting in branding). A willingness to work would be the biggest requirement (#1 complaint I hear from farm owners is their employees slacking off or not showing up on time).

]]> http://www.windyglen.com/cattle-ranch/cattleranch-hand-requirements-and-duties-what-are-they/feed 3 What is the coolest and the dumbest name you’ve heard for a boarding farm/horse ranch? http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/what-is-the-coolest-and-the-dumbest-name-youve-heard-for-a-boarding-farmhorse-ranch http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/what-is-the-coolest-and-the-dumbest-name-youve-heard-for-a-boarding-farmhorse-ranch#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:39:43 +0000 admin http://www.windyglen.com/horse-ranch/what-is-the-coolest-and-the-dumbest-name-youve-heard-for-a-boarding-farmhorse-ranch BQ::: What do you think is the highest paying job in the horse world? (like riding instructors, breeders, horse camps, boarding, so on so on)

coolest; Bit by Bit.
dumbest; Majestic Horse Center- where i board now haha it’s embarrassing tellin people the name of the stable.

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