Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 97 °F

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
April 30 - May 5, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

End of Summer 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
September 15-20, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

Women Only Ranch Vacation
September 24-30, 2012
Come join two to eight like-minded women for a ranch vacation to remember. Limited to 8 participants - Make your reservations now!

Erosion Control Workshop #7
October 12-14, 2012
We have openings for 30 people at the Fall AWPF Commission-funded Erosion Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch.

Buckaroo Horsemanship

There seems to be a slightly different philosophy about horses between cowboys and buckaroos. Cowboys value their horses and take care of them. They are the carpenter’s equivalent of a good saw and hammer – tools to be used and well taken care of. Buckaroos come from the old Spanish horsemanship school. They too value [...]

Buckaroo Horse Riding Gear

Getting back to the differences I’ve observed between the traditional cowboys and the buckaroo we’ve hired, here’s what I’ve noticed about their riding gear. [...]

Cowboy Fashion vs. Buckaroo Fashion

We recently hired a Nevada buckaroo here on the Double Circle Ranch. I am learning the differences between the Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona cowboys we usually have working at the Double Circle Ranch and a buckaroo. And there are a lot of differences! These are some observations of mine and are certainly not true in [...]

More Help on the Ranch

Crystal and Buckaroo Michael

Double Circle Ranch is happy to welcome Michael Lee and Crystal Bennett to the ranch.

Michael is a Nevada buckaroo and brings many years of horsemanship as well as cattle experience to the ranch.

Crystal is a people person with skills in guest ranch operations and cooking. Plus [...]