Photo: V6 RanchWorking ranch
Parkfield, California
V6 Ranch
Parkfield cattle outfit running guest weeks on set dates around the ranch's own work.
Hands-on cattle work
- Season
- Set dates only
- Ages
- Guests 7+
What you'll do
- Cattle drives and cowboy academies on a working Parkfield outfit
- Wrangler rides, clinics and workshops on published dates
- Ranch work comes first, so guest activities are guided and limited
When to go
- Guest stays run on selected dates through the year, not a continuous season
- Dates are published as they open and fill quickly
Who it's for
- Riders who want the ranch's real work rather than a scheduled trail ride
- Anyone able to book around the ranch rather than the other way round
Good to know
- Riding is age 7 and up, with a published weight limit
- Designated weekends carry a two-night minimum
- About three and a half hours from Los Angeles
- Riders are limited to 250 lb
- Cattle work
- Horsemanship
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Brand
- V6
- Burned on
- Left hip (a second registration covers the left rib)
- On record
- 2010 California Brand Book (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Printed page 367, left column
Jack Varian named the brand for the six Varians: he, his wife Zera, and their four children.