Tag Archives: horses

Spring is here and our trail riding season is in full swing! Come out for a ride and enjoy the beautiful spring weather! Two-Hour Trail rides: when you buy 2 rides, you get 1 ride free!  (Just bring a receipt showing 2 paid rides, and the 3rd ride is free.) Sorry, this special has expired. Offer expires APRIL 7th, 2012; applies to two-hour ranch rides only, all three riders must be in the same group.   **Trail guides only get [...]

September 27, 2011, Comments Off

KC Perks

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Show-Me Trail is proud to join with KC Perks to offer a very special one-hour ride deal to our customers.  If you purchased a KC Perks deal, please read the following carefully. We want you to have the most positive experience possible. **Trail guides only get paid by tips, so please show your thanks after you ride ** About booking: No double riders All riders must be 9 years old or older All riders must weigh less than 250 pounds [...]

September 5, 2011, Comments Off

Facebook Winner!!

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We have reached 50 fans on Facebook (51, technically) and are ready for our first online give-away! Our prize includes two 2-hour rides at Big River Ranch to the lucky winner.  The winner was chosen using the random number generator at random.org Random number 4, according to our Facebook fans list is… …drum roll, please… HALEY LAUGHLIN !!!! (crowd cheering) Haley, please contact Jeff ASAP to book your free ride.  And thank you everyone for supporting Show-Me Trail!

August 30, 2011, Comments Off

Groupon Deal

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Show-Me Trail is proud to join with Groupon for an awesome deal for our riders! If you purchased a Groupon coupon, please read the following carefully. We want you to have the most positive experience possible. **Trail guides only get paid by tips, so please show your thanks after you ride ** About booking: No double riders All riders must be 9 years old or older All riders must weigh less than 250 pounds for the safety of our horses [...]

Nothing could be better than a summer trail ride on awesome horses…unless maybe it’s free! Show-Me Trail Ride Outfitter is giving away 2 free 2-hour rides at Big River Ranch to a lucky winner of our Facebook drawing.  Entering is easy; simply visit our Facebook page and click “like”!  The drawing will begin once we have achieved 50 fans. Tell your friends (maybe they’ll bring you with them).  Don’t miss out on a great ride this summer!

While last week’s tip was about training around obstacles, this week is about the physical location. Always train your horse in a safe place!  Avoid places that are too small for the horse, or are so packed with obstacles that he will no be able to move around safely. Always try to use the same place for training, and not for other common activities, such as eating. Horses are very place-sensitive animals; when the horse enters this zone he will [...]

The thing that makes a great trail horse great is the fact that he has seen it all and done it all, so nothing seems to phase him.  This all starts in training – one step at a time. The first thing we will do is lead the horse. Lead him over and through anything you can find just get him used to the fact that he can do it. That way, later on when you are on his back [...]

Title: Senior Citizens Appreciation Description: Seniors 65 years and older ride FREE with paid rider. Start Date: 2011-07-18 End Date: 2011-07-24 We know you’re still young at heart!  Show-Me Trail Ride Outfitter will be honoring Senior Citizens.  Seniors 65 and older ride FREE with a paid rider anytime in July.  Simply bring a copy of your receipt showing a paid ride, and your senior friend rides for free.) Check out our Rides and Rates page for more information about our [...]

June 9, 2011, Comments Off

First Day of Summer

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Title: First Day of Summer Description: All rides booked for the First Day of Summer will be 50% off! Date: June 21st, 2011 Come celebrate the official start of summer with a memorable horse ride!  Show-Me Trail is offering half-price rides for this date only – book now and we’ll see you on the trail.  A minimum of TWO rides must be purchased to receive the discount.* —-   this special has expired —- Please review our Rides and Rates page [...]

June 8, 2011, Comments Off

Fourth of July Special

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Title: Fourth of July Special Description: All Veterans and Active Military Service Members ride free with a paid rider! Start Date: 2011-07-01 End Date: 2011-07-04 Our country declared its Independence in 1776 – and 235 years later, we are enjoying freedoms that millions fought for! Here at Show-Me Trail, we want to express out gratitude to all the men and women who have served our country, then and now.  All military service men and women ride FREE with a paid [...]