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A variety of activities, other than our Family Dude
and Guest Ranch Stays, are available for singles, couples, families, youth or church groups, scout troops, family reunions,
and corporate outings. Reservations are required for all activities. Activities for 1 to 4 guests not staying at the ranch can include: Carriage Rides - enjoy a scenic ride and a picnic lunch
in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley in a horse drawn surrey (possible max of 3 guests plus driver) Carriage Driving - learn all you ever wanted to know about transportation
in the 1800's and complete your program by driving a horse drawn surrey. Ranch & Ride Program - 4 hours on the ranch including grooming and saddling
your horse, basic training/safety test, and a ride to the river and back, untack and groom your horse Ranch & Ride Program - 6 hours on the ranch including grooming
and saddling your horse, basic training/safety test, saddle bag lunch...riverside (we provide the saddle bags/you provide
the lunch), historic horseback tour of the valley. Chuck
Wagon Dinner and Barn Dance - reservations required /check with ranch office for schedule if not posted Group Events: Round up your group and book your event at the The Tennessee Guest Ranch including
western themed cowboy cuisine! Whether it is a birthday party for kids or adults, a youth or adult group, or a corporate event...the ranch
will tailor an event to fit your budget and needs. The beautiful barn filled with majestic horses in their stalls, even has
indoor barn/seating space for over 100 guests and outdoor space for more! Choose from the activities listed below, let us
know the approximate number in your group, and we can price it for you ... or let us know your budget and how many guests
and we can design a program for you. Chuck
wagon dinner and barn dance; bluegrass band; a variety of horse presentations; roping training; tractor drawn hay rides;
pony rides and educational horsemanship programs for children, mounted sermons (no charge) and/or bible studies; or our newest
program...Revelation Dinner Theater including horses and riders in full costume delivering a powerful mounted message! Small Youth Group 'Horsemanship' Programs: The following programs are available for small youth groups that
would like a horse adventure at the ranch. Children, Youth & Adult group programs can be tailored to fit your needs. Choose
the basic group program that fits your length of stay and budget and we will tailor it to fit your groups needs. (listed below)
1
hr Equine Education Program: $10 each (8 student
minimum - large groups can easily accommodated for this program) Guests will learn all the knowledge they can pack in during this Educational
Equine Program. Class will cover safety, parts of the horse, feeding & nutrition, grooming, cleaning hooves,
saddling, leading and handling horses from the ground. Please note that there is no mounting or riding during this program,
but makes a wonderful educational field trip or group tour for large or small groups of all ages. Bus parking
is provided. Groups are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view!
2
hr Equine Education Program: $ 35 each
(8 student minimum - to maximum of 12 students) begins
with the 1 Hr Equine Education Program and progresses to mounting, dismounting, emergency dismounts, and basic riding control
skills. Please note this is not a 'full riding lesson program'...it is an equine program focusing on the educational
aspects of horses, horse care and safety. Each child will mount & learn basic introductory riding control for a
short time period during the mounted session of this program. Helmets are mandatory and are provided. Groups
are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view!
4 Hr Horsemanship Program: $50 per child for a 4 hour group program (minimum of 8 students - maximum 12 students-
students will work in pairs & share a horse). All students will receive a formal riding lesson.
For the four hour Horsemanship Program, each student participates in hands on horsemanship
training from "the ground up". Safety, grooming, parts of the horse, general medical care, feeding and nutrition,
tacking up and untacking procedures, equipment care, and a full beginner, novice or intermediate group riding lesson (lesson
includes fun mounted games and activities!) Bring snacks & sack lunch (lunchables work great) for break
time. Time: 8am -12pm
+ optional - a short Bible Study on "What the
Bible Has to Say About Horses!"
Overnight Horsemanship Program:
$75 per child, (minimum of eight students - maximum of 12 students - students will work in pairs and share
a horse)
A one night program perfect for
Church Youth Groups, Girl Scouts, or Boy Scout Horsemanship Badges, etc. This program includes the 4 hour Horsemanship
program above and is designed for small groups of approximately eight to twelve young horse loving guests and their
chaperones. Our Guest Ranch Bunk house sleeps up to 12 in bunk beds with plenty of room for more sleeping bags
on the floor. The program includes Breakfast, and your choice of an evening activity such as a camp fire and marshmallow
roast, swim in the pool, a Horsey Guest Ranch movie on the big screen, or a beginner roping lesson.
Please note that there is no charge
for two non riding adult chaperones for your group. Bring your own dinner to cook at the camp fire, have pizza delivered
to the Guest Ranch, or we can make reservations for your group at a quaint local country restaurant with a lovely view of
the valley. Bring sack lunches for a picnic lunch during the horsemanship program (Lunchables work great!) Standard
Check in time for this program: 5PM C.T. with Check Out at 1PM C.T. the following day. These times can be adjusted
depending the ranch schedule and the group schedule needs.
"River
Ride Trail Program" $100 per child, per one night/one day package only available for groups booking a two day minimum program. The first
day riders will train at the ranch and the second day riders will hit the trail. In this economical ranch
program riders will be teamed up to share a horse. Grooming and ground horsemanship training will take place with
all of your group members together. For mounted riding sessions, the group will be split into two groups.
Chaperones will need to have other activities planned for each group while the other group is riding.
On
the second day, riders will 'put to use' all of their horsemanship skills they have learned on their first day at
the ranch because they will be hitting the trail! Students will still be in pairs while grooming and tacking but
only one partner of each horse goes on the trail at a time. The first group will ride to the river and the second group
will be brought by 4-wheel drive. All of the group will enjoy a riverside lunch together and then the second group will
ride the horses from the river back to the ranch. The first group will be taken back to the ranch by 4-wheel drive. Group
leaders will need to prepare a another activity to do with their groups when the opposite group is riding.
While learning to control their horse in the wide open
spaces instead of the riding ring...students will be 'putting to use' the skills they learned on
their first day at the ranch! Riders will use their new found skills ...including walking, trotting, dismounting, mounting
safely without assistance, emergency dismounts, maneuvering through tight areas, quick release knots for tying to trees, retrieving
objects without dismounting, backing through tricky areas, and lots more. The riding instructor is of
course with the students during this mounted adventure!
This is a great program for girl scouts looking to earn badges!
Deluxe Horsemanship Trail Program: (for youth or adult) Each guest receives
their very own Guest Ranch Horse at Check-In for the duration of their stay! $135 per person, per one night/one day package - Minimum
two night/two day stay. A minimum of eight rider are needed in order to receive this group rate.
Each guest receives their very own guest ranch horse.
Includes an all day horsemanship and riding program designed
for the level of your group, beginner through intermediate riders. Riding Lessons and Trail Riding can all be incorporated
in, depending on the age and riding level of the riders in the group. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily.
Groups can bunk together in the Bronco Bunkhouse section of the Guest Ranch, along with an all day horse program including
a Horsemanship Course and trail ride with lunch on the trail once students have mastered basic riding concepts in the ring.
Evening activity includes choice of Camp Fire, swim in the pool, or Horsy Movie on the Guest Ranch big
screen, or a beginner roping lesson. Bring your own dinner to cook at the camp fire, have pizza delivered to the
Guest Ranch, or we can make reservations for your group at a quaint local country restaurant with a lovely view of the valley.
Price
can be adjusted to accommodate a group that does not have the minimum number required. Up to two non-riding Chaperones are
permitted free of charge for children/youth groups. Meals eaten at the ranch are included. Meals eaten out
at a restaurant are not included. Additional Chaperones can be added if space is available for a fee of $50 each per
night.
WANT MORE?!
Build your own package around
your groups budget by booking a one, two or three night stay! Each package is designed to fit the needs of the group. The program above
can also be designed as a Mini Equestrian Clinic for experienced riders with formal equestrian lessons in the disciplines
of Hunter/Jumper or Dressage...Or take a break from the formal side of horses and book a Ropin' & Ridin'
getaway for your Girl Scout, Pony Club, 4-H Horse Group, etc. If you are an Adult Horse Lover, round up a group
of your horse loving friends for a 'grown-up weekend' horsey get-a-way! Please note: for groups with less than the required number of participants
other arrangements and packages are available.
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