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From the Horse's Mouth

A New Horseback Riding Arena

· Danielle Otis

Isaac and his chainsaw are hard at work.

A new, bigger and better horseback riding arena is in the works at Western Pleasure Guest Ranch. Our current outdoor arena, although adequate for our current horseback offerings, leaves little room for the growing list of horseback arena activities we have rolling around in our heads.  Also, we’re just not very good at standing still.  So onward the yellow Caterpillar rolls, its driver skilled and fixed on his goal to mold the landscape in preparation for a bigger and better arena. Your horseback riding vacation horizons are about to get a little bit bigger.

  • Arena locatio

    The arena will be located in this group of trees. There is a lot of work to do here.

  • Arena location day 1

    The arena location looking east on day one of site preparation.

  • Day two arena site prep

    Day two of arena site preparation looking north toward the future arena.

  • Day 3 of Arena Prep

    Day 3 of the arena site prep. Looking east, the area is beginning to open up.

  • Day 5 arena site prep

    The Cat and driver are working hard to remove stumps from the arena site.

  • Day 5, Isaac and the chainsaw

    Day 5: Isaac working on a cedar log that is laying in, what will be the middle of the arena.

  • Isaac and the chainsaw

    Isaac and his chainsaw are hard at work.

  • Day 5 work continues

    The stump removal work continues on day five.

  • Stump removal

    The root system of a tree is amazing. They are so strong! Its amazing to think that a strong wind can blow them over.

  • Stump removal success

    Day five stump removal success!

  • Stump Crater

    Janice, Emily and Gabe stand in the crater that was once a white fir’s root system.

  • Day 6 arena project

    The work continues on day 6. The outdoor riding arena location is starting to open up.