Photo: Concho Hills Guest RanchWorking ranch
Magdalena, New Mexico
Concho Hills Guest Ranch
Small horsemanship ranch near Magdalena where guests may help neighbors work cattle.
Ranch work available
- Season
- Year-round
- Ages
- Guests 12+
What you'll do
- Every stay starts with a vaquero horsemanship clinic, then open-range riding
- Gathers, brandings, and cow, fence and water checks with neighboring ranches when conditions allow
- Roping, whip cracking, atlatl, shooting and rodeo outings
When to go
- Open year-round
- First-time guests stay at least four nights, and bookings need a week's notice
Who it's for
- Riders 12 and older who want to build horsemanship; helmets under 16
- Small groups: seven rooms and up to 14 guests
Good to know
- The ranch has no herd for guests to work, so cattle work depends on neighbors and can't be scheduled or guaranteed
- Riders are limited to 230 lb
- Private lessons, firearms instruction, ammunition and gratuities cost extra
- Bring your own alcohol, but no riding within 8 hours of drinking
- Cattle work
- Horsemanship
- Sport shooting
- Trail riding