Volunteers will also participate in activities with weekly groups who visit the ranch from Sunday to Friday each week. These activities include vet days (vaccinating horses), trail riding, riding fence (inspecting and replacing fences that local wildlife damage), moving cattle, clinics, riding with groups of youths, adults and parents.
Volunteers will also have the opportunity to participate in additional activities including longer rides, trips to town and special clinics that run over the weekends.
You will have the amazing opportunity to ride and bond with your horse each day on the ranch. You will also complete the chores associated with riding, as a team. During your 3-week placement you will truly get to experience the Western lifestyle and country from the back of a horse.
What’s Included in the Programme
- Donation: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as equipment, supplies, foodstuffs, medication etc.
- Airport Transfer
- Orientation on arrival
- All Accommodation on the Ranch
- All Meals on the Ranch
- Instruction by ranch staff
- Tack
- Use of Horses on the ranch for the duration of your stay
- Participation in all the cattle drive and trail ride events scheduled during your stay
- Full support and assistance from your coordinator throughout your time in Wyoming
- Buddy list of other volunteers before you go
- Emergency 24 hour support number and contact at Real Gap
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Flights
- Travel Insurance - you must be insured for riding and for the full duration whilst on the ranch and for your additional travels
- All items of a personal nature, such as souvenirs, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- Email or phone charges (available at the ranch)
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Wyoming (Remember to take £150/202.5€ for your contribution to such activities, the specifics of which will be decided by the group during your orientation.)
Prices & Durations
USA Ranch Volunteers- Wyoming £1,599
