Welcome to the White Stallion Ranch
I am the white stallion (ok, so I'm not all white - this is a cast replica of me)
View of Stafford mountain from the lounge
Homemade bread cooked in an outdoor oven
Nick (from Tucson) meets horse
Michael (from Tucson) is a bit hesitant
Mike makes contact
Lois is the old pro
Julie from England
Julie makes a friend
Nick gets braver
Nick discovers how to feed treats to a horse - open handed
Lois in front of Panther mountain
Lois examines Purple Prickly Pear Cactus
Cactus garden on grounds
Gnarly cactus
Jumpin' Cholla
Purple Prickly Pear cactus
California quail
Time for a beer
David & Lois from California
Julie and Nick
Stafford mountain
Lois
Veronica from New York
Gabby from Switzerland
Kathy from Colorado
Back from a ride
Michael and Nick long for another horse ride
Simon from England
Jane from England
Julie, another Brit
View down the road from in front of our cottage
Jane
Headin' out
Lois and David return from ride
Lois and David
David returns, hot, sweaty and tired
Michael returns (but ready to go again)
Michael
Michael and wrangler
Thirteen, no we don't smile
Mourning Dove???
Flicker
Flicker feed babies in cactus nest
Home, home on the range
Michael indicates horse riding is OK
Where are the horses? We want to ride!
Simon, he's smiling now - wait until he gets back!
Simon at the beginning of his 25 mile ride.
Simon at the end of his 25 mile ride.
Simon and Jane discussing Simon's treatment for his sore arse
Jane really feels sorry for Simon's aches and pains (oh yeah)
Jane and Simon
Julie (always a smile)
Sigrid and Steven (wranglers)
Sigrid and Steven
Two day old foal
The petting zoo boss
Petting zoo goat
Petting zoo deer
Petting zoo other goat
Emu, eh?
Erin and friend watching TV in the game room
Range cow in front of Panther mountain
Curious calf
Coming closer
Mom and dad say “careful” don't get to close to David
Nice scenry at White Stallion Ranch
Pretty darn hot, think I'll take a dust bath
Ainsley, Julie's son
Kathy
Joe and Ryan after a hard day
Kathy after a hard day
Cowboy poerty night
Wendy and Lefty
Lasso practice area
Lasso that “lil'doggie”
Lot's of cactus gardens and old west antiques
What a beauty
Suguaro cactus in bloom
Linda
Where the deer and the antelope play (cattle too)
This stuff tastes like a dirty old weed
Simon?
Riding through the “jumping chollo” cactus patch
We ride through very rocky trails, up and down mountains
Oops, I pushed the shutter button instead of the off button and captured my shadow!
Wrangler looking after the gang
From the mountain scene
This calf was born last night
Newborn calf
Lois and the boys (13 and 10 - tough to get a smile)
Erin loves dogs
One good looking mare!
Nick's lesson
Mike's lesson
Gabby's lesson
Nick loping lesson
Mike's loping lesson
Mike again
Nick and 3 others try their hand at driving cattle into a pen
Headin' out for a ride up the mountain
Goin' through the wash
OMG, it's a smile. We're all aghast!
Field of Cholla
It's the end of the trail, time to go home
