Orientation and welcome reception; introductions and program overview; short Western movie

Note: Walking up to two blocks over packed dirt terrain between housing and dining hall/meeting room.

Arrive To: Arrive at White Stallion Ranch anytime after 3:00 PM. Check-in with ranch and your group leader before 5:30 PM. Meet your fellow participants and program staff during a welcome rreception.

Dinner: Dinner in ranch dining room

Evening: Program orientation, questions and answers, and a short video will complete your first evening.

Lodging: White Stallion Ranch

Meals Included: Dinner

White Stallion Ranch history; behind-the-scenes ranch visit; scenic trail ride; country western dance lessons

Note: Walking a few blocks or up to a mile over the course of the day depending on your physical capabilities. Standing during behind-the-scenes ranch visit. Even those with physical impairments can mount a horse (thanks to mounting block) and enjoy a short trail ride. Watch or participate in country western dance lessons.

Breakfast: Breakfast in the ranch dining hall

Morning: Russell True, owner of White Stallion Ranch, and other ranch employees will tell you about the ranch's history and how his family established it and how his children are preparing themselves to run it in the future. You'll also enjoy a guided "behind the scenes" ranch exploration; the scope of this facility will amaze you!

Lunch: Lunch in the dining hall

Afternoon: After lunch, you'll enjoy a scenic introductory trail ride, followed by a "Mustang Make-Over" video in the movie theater.

Dinner: Dinner in the dining hall

Evening: The evening activity is one almost everyone loves - country western dance lessons! You and your fellow participants, other ranch guests, and staff will learn counry western line dancing and some other country western dances, dance a lot, laugh a lot, get some great exercise, and enjoy the camaraderie created by having a whole lot of fun together.

Lodging: White Stallion Ranch

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Trail ride and breakfast cook-out (vans for non-riders); roping clinic; animal care demos and hands-on; evening star party

Note: Walking a few blocks or up to a mile over the course of the day depending on your physical capabilities. Even those with physical impairments can mount a horse (thanks to mounting block) and enjoy a short trail ride, but vans are available to transport non-riders. Standing for an hour during roping clinic, animal care demo, and evening star party (a few chairs will be provided for those who can't stand long).

Breakfast: Trail ride breakfast cookout

Morning: Get on one of the delightful horses (mounting block available - and horses are gentle!) and take a guided trail ride - or, if you feel you simply cannot ride (and most people can easily do it), vans will transport you - to a breakfast cookout location. This is so much fun; the food tastes great in the fresh morning air and the scenery is spectacular. After breakfast, you'll ride back to the ranch for a roping clinic; you can participate, or just watch.

Lunch: Lunch in dining hall at the ranch

Afternoon: This afternoon, you'll have a demonstration and lecture on how the ranch animals are cared for. This will include grooming, feeding, shoeing, sheltering, and everything involved with keeping the horses, cows, donkeys, burros, and other critters healthy, happy and well-maintained. You'll have a chance to help groom some of the animals and to ask questions.

Dinner: Dinner in the dining hall

Evening: This evening, you'll take part in a Star Party with a local astronomer. Away from street and city lights, the darkness at the ranch allows you to view the stunning night skies at the ranch. Bring your binoculars if you have them.

Lodging: White Stallion Ranch

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Scenic mountain trail ride; hayride and cookout; desert nature class and walk

Note: Walking a few blocks or up to a mile over the course of the day depending on your physical capabilities. Even those with physical impairments can mount a horse (thanks to mounting block) and enjoy the scenic trail ride, but vans are available to transport non-riders. Standing during cookout (a few chairs will be provided). Walking over unpaved terrain during desert nature walk.

Breakfast: Breakfast in the ranch dining hall

Morning: This morning you'll have a scenic mountain trail ride

Lunch: Get on board the flatbed trailer and journey off on a hay ride. Lunch will be cooked outdoors - yum! You'll be surrounded by saguaro, ocatillo and prickly pear cacti, stunning blue skies and remarkably beautiful mountains. Return to ranch after lunch.

Afternoon: This afternoon, there will be a class and nature walk about the desert flora and fauna found on the Ranch.

Dinner: Dinner in the dining hall

Evening: There will be ranch entertainment this evening, featuring Loop Rawlins and his "Wild West" show.

Lodging: White Stallion Ranch

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Natural horsemanship talk and demonstration; scenic trail ride; afternoon art class; cowboy singer and bonfire; program closing

Note: Trail ride, art class, walking a few blocks from housing to dining hall/meeting room, standing during evening entertainment (a few chairs will be provided)

Breakfast: Breakfast in the dining hall

Morning: This morning, enjoy a talk and demonstration on natural horsemanship.

Lunch: Lunch in the dining hall

Afternoon: After lunch, you can practice your riding skills some more on a scenic trail ride, followed by an art class with Ute. You'll try your hand at simple art using water colors and ink - all materials are provided for you, and you'll have a nice souvenir to take home with you! Even if you've never drawn or painted, you can succeed in producing a little landscape drawing or painting that will bring you fond memories of the lovely scenery at White Stallion Ranch!

Dinner: Dinner in the dining hall

Evening: After dinner, you'll go outdoors to enjoy a western-style bonfire, complete with a talented cowboy singer, who will serenade you (and you can sing along, too, if you wish!). A brief program closing will complete your visit to White Stallion Ranch.

Lodging: White Stallion Ranch

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Walking a few blocks from housing to dining hall

Depart From: Depart from the ranch any time after breakfast. Check-out time is no later than 12:00 noon.

Breakfast: This morning's breakfast will be the last meal included with the program.

Meals Included: Breakfast