Photo: McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest RanchWorking ranch
Libby, Montana
McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest Ranch
Horsemanship ranch in northwest Montana with dedicated stockmanship and cattle weeks.
Ranch work available
- Season
- May – Oct
- Ages
- Ask the ranch
What you'll do
- Horsemanship in the Buck Brannaman tradition
- Stockmanship weeks focused on driving, sorting, and cutting cattle
When to go
- Ranch weeks May through October
- Indoor arena weeks in February, March, and November
Who it's for
- Riders who want to build real horsemanship; beginners need some saddle time
- No age policy is listed; ask the ranch
Good to know
- Programs are five full riding days
- Cattle work is the focus only in stockmanship weeks, and some practice uses an electronic cow
- Expect a short interview before booking
- Riders are limited to 200 lb; ask the ranch about exceptions
Getting there
- Glacier International at Kalispell, an hour and 20 minutes, with paid ranch pickup.
- Cattle work
- Horsemanship
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Brand
- Reverse Z
- Burned on
- Right thigh on horses
- On record
- Montana Department of Livestock brand book (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Physical Cities: Libby
- Species: Horse
- Location on Animal: Right Thigh