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The
Diamond "P" Ranch is a historic ranch located just 2 miles over the Continental Divide & the Idaho/Montana border, and (7) miles from
West Yellowstone, Montana. click on: Diamond
"P" Ranch The guides saddle and mount their horses right at
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MOUNTAIN HALF-DAY
TRIP (morning) (Mount at
9:50 a.m.)
These trips
are the most beautiful rides in the world! The trails are steep, but
not dangerous. We ride up onto the high mountain ridges and down
into the deep ravines. We usually see wildlife and even in late
summer there are still wild-flowers blooming up that high! These
rides are fantastic! We conduct our rides to satisfy the
desires of our guests which include things like rate of
travel. In most cases, however, there will be some trotting on
the morning rides.
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MOUNTAIN HALF-DAY
TRIP (afternoon) (Mount at 1:30 p.m.)
Numerous different areas are offered on the
afternoon trips. These areas range from high mountain steep trails
to low mountain and meadow trails. They can follow the streams that
flow down from the Continental Divide or they can travel back into
the heavy forests.
Because of the vast area,
your guide will strive to give you the type of trip that you want,
including how much time you actually want to spend in the saddle.
The actual time on the afternoon ride is often a little longer, and
we spend a little more time enjoying the beautiful country and
taking pictures.
During mid-summer, the livestock are sometimes moved from one grazing area to another; although
infrequent, if the guests so desire, there are times that they will
actually help move cattle. (If they
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EVENING RIDE (Mount at 5:00 p.m.)
Six days a week the Diamond 'P' Ranch offers an evening ride which starts at 5:00 p.m.; we try to be back by 7:00 p.m. This ride is not as vigorous nor as long as the 1/2 day rides. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, some choose to attend the Wild West Yellowstone Rodeo after this ride. |
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EVENING HAYRIDE (Load at 5:30 p.m.)  Guests
climb on a horsedrawn hay wagon and travel up an old historic stage
coach trail and onto the summit of a closeby hill. The
guides
will bring a guitar or accordion and if the guests so desire, everyone can sing a couple of the old favorites like "Home on the Range". |
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FALL RIDE The trips after Labor Day, are a totally different experience! The fall rides are
ablaze with glorious color, the rapid, rushing water of many of the creeks has
slowed and the streams are easy to cross. We usually do not ride up on to the
mountainous, shale rock peaks. The boggy portions of the meadows have
firmed up and the horse's footing is sound. We usually move at a slower pace, taking lots
of time to take pictures. This is the mating season of some of the
area's wildlife; we might even hear some of the mating calls on
the fall rides! There is only one fall ride each day and is structured to fit the needs of the
group, if we have some
extra adventurous groups, we can mold this ride to be as
challenging as you want.
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 The Halo 'A' Ranch, a beautiful ranch which is located on the Middle Branch of
the Fall
River,
is the home ranch for the Halo Ranch Outfitters. It's on the
Idaho side of the Continental Divide. click on: Halo 'A' Ranch The guides and
wranglers saddle the horses at the Halo Ranch barn, and then trailer them to the many
different trail-heads. The majority of our trail-heads are near the Juniper Mountains and high country ranges that compose the
Idaho Fish and Game hunting unit #60. All rides are all-day excursions.
The fantastic areas that we ride in are remote. The majority of the Halo Ranch
rides are in the spring before the snow completely melts in the higher
mountains of the Continental Divide. These rides are very popular with
the local schools. Four of the Halo Ranch Outfitters are certified school
teachers and two of these teachers actually have masters degrees in Biological
Science! Because of our educator guides, biology field trips are also
offered. Most schools, however, just bring their students for an
exciting, invigorating horseback ride.
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Web Site: http://www.yellowstonehorses.com/
Business
Phone:
(208) 558-7077 or
(406)
646-7246
After hours phone: (208)
390-8883
e-mail:
halo@yellowstonehorses.com
Snail mail:
Halo 'A' Ranch
2725 E 600 N
St. Anthony, ID 83445
Please make your reservations between 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time
If an emergency
develops call the after-hours phone
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