2024 Event Schedule
Cattle Drive event Dates
Please note: All weekends start on Friday afternoon and end on Sunday afternoon in 2024.
Labor Day Weekend: August 30-Sept. 1, 2024
September 6-8, 2024
September 113-15, 2024
September 22-22, 2024
September 27-29, 2024 (Doc’s Birthday Weekend) - Sold Out
October 4-6, 2024
Please note: Call about extending your weekend experience. Some people travel a long way and need to arrive a day early or leave a day later. We try to accommodate your needs.
Cattle Drive Clinic Itineraries
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Friday
*3:00 PM – as soon as possible | Arrival
*Please try to confirm your ETA by the Thursday before your clinic date.
- Clinic check-in and pay any remaining fees, proof of Coggins needed.
- Set up camp or check into accommodation
- Accommodate your horse
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM |Practice stream crossing for first time participants
- Practice and warm-up for the weekend
*7:00 PM | Dinner (A campfire style meal) and introductory meeting/campfire
*Time will vary as it depends upon when people arrive.
- Dinner (A campfire style meal will be served)
- Introductions
- Orientation: history of and facts about the ranch, information on rotational grazing and moving cattle, explanation of how we will move cattle together,and Q&A
- Campfire (If weather permits)
Saturday
*6:30 AM | Coffee Available
*8:00 AM |Continental breakfast (fruit, rolls and/or coffee cake) and Morning Gathering (concurrently for all riders and wranglers)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Cattle Drive
*Return time will vary depending on the destination of the drive.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Guests bring their own lunches to our common gathering area. The refrigerators, grill and microwave are available) and Mid-day Gathering
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Cattle Drive and afternoon activities Possible Activities
- Trail riding
- Roping in the arena
- Private or small group assessments/lessons
- Excursion to Vernon Yoder Harness Shop (Amish neighbor)
- Wagon rides by Lori Olson
*7:00 PM| Dinner (A campfire style meal will be served), Campfire, and Free Time
Sunday
*6:30 AM | Coffee Available
*8:00 AM |Continental breakfast and Morning Gathering (concurrently for all riders and wranglers)
*10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Cattle Drive (usually to the Devil's Hole)
*Return times may vary
1:00 PM | Guests bring their own lunch to our common gathering area, accessment of the event, feedback & comments and departure. Most people are able to be on the road by 3:00 PM
See you at the ranch!
Traditional clinics start late afternoon on Fridays and go through about 3:00 PM on Sundays.