Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com Tod Mountain Guest Ranch and Horse Riding Vacations Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en ‘For The Love Of The Land’ http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/for-the-love-of-the-land/ http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/for-the-love-of-the-land/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:22:04 +0000 Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com/?p=967 We are proud sponsors of the ‘For the Love of the Land’ benefit concerts taking place in Nanaimo, Kamloops and Victoria during September. These fundraising concerts will support the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s efforts to protect native habitats and iconic wild spaces across British Columbia.

At each of the concerts, Valdy, Tiller’s Folly and Hank Cramer will showcase music that honours the land and our history. The evening will also feature a live auction of eco-travel and nature tourism packages, including all-inclusive stays at Tod Mountain Ranch.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a private, non-profit organisation working for the direct protection of Canada’s biodiversity through the purchase, donation or placing of conservation easements on ecologically significant lands. For further information on the NCC, and the work they do in your Province and across Canada, check out their website at www.natureconservancy.ca

For information on the benefit concerts then click this link

]]> http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/for-the-love-of-the-land/feed/ Summer Fun http://www.todmountainranch.com/newsletter/summer-fun/ http://www.todmountainranch.com/newsletter/summer-fun/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:26:56 +0000 Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com/?p=949 It’s hard to believe that we are already mid-way through the season. We’ve welcomed so many wonderful guests from around the world during the first half of the season, and are looking forward to welcoming many more over the next few months. To read what our guests have to say about us, check out our testimonials page.

Thanks Ruben

For a month during the summer, we were delighted to have Ruben Burkard working with us. Ruben is from Germany and was on a work experience programme designed to help him improve his English language skills and give him an understanding of the Guest Ranch tourism sector and ranching in general. Ruben experienced a wide variety of tasks at the ranch but we are probably most grateful for all his help in getting the 1,500 bales of hay moved from the neighbouring Mt. Morrisey Ranch to our hay barn. Each bale weighs approximately 60lbs and had to be stacked 8 high to fit into the barn.

Some New Faces

We are also pleased to welcome some new members to the team at Tod Mountain Ranch. Steve Scott, Wrangler, can usually be found around the barn whilst Deanna Weijand takes care of housekeeping. They look forward to meeting you all.

And More New Horses

We have a few more horses at the ranch too. Booster, Red and Slurpy have all recently passed probation and are now regulars out on the trail. Booster is a 16.1hh Bay Gelding and is now one of our lead wrangle horses, Red is a 16hh Red Dun Gelding and Slurpy is a 16hh Buckskin Gelding. Pictured here is Red and Booster being ridden by Wranglers Cheryl and Steve. You can find more photographs of all of our horses here.

If you haven’t already booked your ranch vacation for this year, we do have limited availability throughout August & September. Why not take advantage of our lower rates for the Fall season (from 13th September) and remember we are open for horseback riding right through to 31st October.

To check availability for your preferred dates, contact us.

]]> http://www.todmountainranch.com/newsletter/summer-fun/feed/ Meet Ruben http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/meet-ruben/ http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/meet-ruben/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:16:27 +0000 Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com/?p=940 Ruben is currently spending time at Tod Mountain Ranch on a work placement programme in which he gets to experience all aspects of ranch work. Just ask him about rock picking! However, on a rare day off, he got to experience his first trail ride and you can see him here riding Rusty. Look out for more pictures of Ruben over the coming weeks as he learns more about ranch life.

]]> http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/meet-ruben/feed/ Returning Guests - Jane & Iain http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/returning-guests-jane-iain/ http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/returning-guests-jane-iain/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:09:27 +0000 Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com/?p=937 It was great to have Jane & Iain return to the ranch for a repeat visit. Jane & Iain were among the first guests to visit the ranch when we opened last year and we were delighted to welcome them back again. If they look familiar to you, that’s probably because several photographs of them are featured on our website and in our brochure. Hope to see you both again next year!

]]> http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/returning-guests-jane-iain/feed/ Ranch Hand For The Day http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/ranch-hand-for-the-day/ http://www.todmountainranch.com/on-the-ranch/ranch-hand-for-the-day/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:17:57 +0000 Tod Mountain Ranch http://www.todmountainranch.com/?p=928 Guests Helmut & Robert, visiting from Austria, got down and dirty on the ranch last week when they opted to spend the afternoon working with our Wrangler Dan to clear the deadfall from one of our horse pastures. Dan’s dog Spike drove the tractor, whilst the boys did all the hard work! Thanks for your help guys, we sure appreciated it!

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