Your Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive at the Ranch Sunday afternoon, get comfortable.

 Plan to arrive at Double E Ranch in the afternoon, allowing time to settle into your cabin before 6 p.m. dinner.  If flying into Silver City, the Ranch will pick you up at Silver City Airport on the 5:30 p.m. flight. Please advise the office in advance if you require a pick up.  With airport security as it is, we will not assume anything.

Day 2 (Monday):  You week begins by meeting at the barn at 7 a.m. to help bring the saddle horses from pastures, feeding, grooming and saddling.  Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at Headquarters. Meeting back at the barn by 9:30 a.m. Double E Ranch Staff will provide you with a "cowboy orientation", lining out the schedule.  Riding skills will be assessed  with horsemanship in the arena and a ride out so you can see the terrain.  Lunch will be served at Headquarters.  After lunch, back to the arena for a little team penning to develop some of the skills  you will need during the Roundup.  Dinner at 6 p.m.

Day 3 (Tuesday):  Meet at the barn at 7 a.m. to help with morning chores, breakfast at 8:30 a.m., then back to the barn by 9:30 SHARP!  Receive your roundup job assignments - today, you ride for the brand!  A lunch will be carried, plan on 6 hours (or more) in the saddle.  Return to Headquarters for afternoon chores, 6 p.m. dinner.

Day 4-5 (Wednesday-Thursday):  Same morning routine, ready to ride by 9:30 a.m.  Depending on what you found yesterday, you will either continue looking, or work the ones you found, including sorting, branding, doctoring, weaning and pushing them either to Headquarters for shipping or back out on the ranch to better pastures.  Return to HQ for afternoon chores, 6 p.m. dinner.

Day 6 (Friday):  8:30 a.m. breakfast and the option of a relaxing trail ride or  team penning.

Saturday Morning:  Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and departure.  Good ride, Cowboy, good ride.  If Ranch Staff is returning you to the airport in Silver City,  we will need to leave the Ranch by 6:30 a.m. (no breakfast).  Please reconfirm your departure with the airline and advise us that you require an airport drop off.

The rate for this 6 Day/5 Night Cattle Roundup is $1275 plus New Mexico State Tax (6%) and 15% gratuity.  It includes your lodging, 3 meals each day, all roundup related activities, airport or shuttle pickup/drop off on Sunday/Saturday.  Participants should be in good physical condition, prepared to spend an average of 6 hours every day in the saddle, traveling rugged, rough country. 

Double E Ranch Headquarters for Working Cowboy College  includes all instruction,  accommodations, three meals, complimentary airport transfers from/to Silver City Airport.  New Mexico State Tax and 15% gratuity will be added at the time of booking.  please...no cry babies!

Double E Ranch also trains and sells Roping Horses, Shooting Horses and Trail Horses. 

Please visit RanchGeldings.Com to see photos of our available horses.