By Steph Over the course of the summer, Erica (in charge of our kids program) has sent me photos from her adventures out in the mountains around Vista Verde. Always by her side is her trusty friend Goldie. We’ll throw our friends at the Honest Kitchen some love here in mentioning that Goldie is one of…
By Steph As we near the end of our season, we are all enjoying the last days of guests at the ranch. Come October 18 things will get awfully quiet around here. The last guests will be gone, the staff will be packing up and heading out for adventures, and the horses won’t be running…
By Steph We are in our 5th adult-only week of the fall season. So far, we have had some gangbuster weeks with a ton of great guests, lots of wonderful adventures, a mix bag of weather ranging from rain, rain go away to what we all call “hot” (If you’re from the southern part of the…
By Steph Something hit me the other day as I was talking to a couple guests at lunch. They were telling me how they just love how we all seem to just be so happy. What resonated with me was a word that I’ve heard over and over in that same context. “Seem” As I…
By Steph Vista Verde is often seen as being a “resort” as many folks can’t wrap their head around the fact that a guest ranch, or dude ranch, can be something more than what they saw in City Slickers. So, when people see us as a luxury property, they change guest ranch to resort. Now, there…
By Steph A couple weeks ago, the VVR kids got crafty and creative when they decided to raise some money for animals in need. As they went through yard after yard of friendship threads (if you’re a parent of school-age children, I suspect you are finding remnants of friendship thread all over your house these…
By Steph There is a great amount of pleasure taken in watching our guests have epic adventures on their vacations here at Vista Verde. I love hearing the stories, seeing the photos, and watching their faces light up as they recall their amazing experiences. But, it doesn’t stop with the guests. Hearing about the epic…
By Kerri In the blink of an eye, our foals have been growing up so quickly! Here is a quick update to catch you up on who is who and the personalities they are growing into. All of these foals are by our stallion Gunshy Ganster. Registered Name: Fully Baretta Nickname: Baretta Filly or Colt: Filly Dam (mom): Full…
By Steph Going down to the mare barn to visit the mares and foals is always a great time. But this year there has been an extra special source of fun down there. It’s an unlikely friendship between Bandit the cat and the foals. I saw it first this spring, when we had only two…
By Steph If you’ve been following the ranch on our various social media outlets, you’ve already met Cori Webb via her photography. I figured it was time to officially introduce her so people could know the person behind the lens. Cori is originally from Indiana, and attended Indiana University to study elementary education before making…