Photo: Burnt Well Guest RanchWorking ranch
Roswell, New Mexico
Burnt Well Guest Ranch
Small family cattle ranch near Roswell where guests ride out on real cattle work.
Hands-on cattle work
- Season
- Most of the year
- Ages
- Kids welcome
What you'll do
- Drive and work cattle as part of every regular all-inclusive stay
- Unlimited riding, with riding and roping instruction
- A hacienda with a hot tub
When to go
- Closed to all-inclusive guests mid-June to mid-August and mid-November to mid-January
- Three-day minimum, with standard pricing for Sunday-to-Friday stays
- A pregnancy-testing week runs November 8 to 13, 2026
Who it's for
- Riders who want real cattle work on a small family ranch
- Families, with child rates for ages 3 to 12 and no charge under 3
Good to know
- 2026 is the last year of the adults-only camp-out cattle drives, and they're sold out; regular stays still include cattle work
- Roswell airport transfer is included; bring your own alcohol
- The ranch is 35 miles from Roswell, and no rider weight limit is published
Getting there
- Roswell, and the transfer is free.
- Cattle work
- Horsemanship
- Hot tub
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Burned on
- Left rib on cattle, left shoulder on horses
- On record
- New Mexico Livestock Board brand search (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Brand Master Number: 67820
Kim Chesser re-registered his father Ivan's original brand in the late 1990s, and the ranch still uses it.