My family just spent the day with JR, his sweet dogs and his amazing horses...the 4+ hour adventure started with a really cool trail ride through the blue sage brush trail over near El Capitan, where we could see the American flag his friends planted on the mountain top. From there we enjoyed a little taste of cattle wrangling and corralling over in a nearby field. Just like another visitor said--JR let us be a little more free with the horses. We trotted and cantered and I'd say my daughter even got up to a little bit of a gallo in the open fields as we headed out to find the cows. (All those horseback riding camps paid off I guess!). JR showed us how to widen out to surround the cows to gently guide them into the pen; then let each one of us act as his partner in the wrangling part of the day. My kids (and I) even got to help wash the dust off the horses when we got back to the barn. It was a totally cool, totally unique and genuine experience and something we have never gotten to do on any other trail ride ever!!! And we were treated to a home cooked meal and fresh baked cookies to boot. JR was kind, patient and gentle with us as we worked along side of him. And he runs a top notch business. I highly recommend Blue Sage Ranch! read more