Ani Trone

Well, somehow Stillwater Ranch was tossed into the mix of nominees for “Best Dude Ranch” in the Northwest and we won! King 5 News/Evening Magazine came out and did a feature on us last Sunday and it was awesome. Dalton, Kelly (wrangler) and Barb guided the guest including the birthday girl and her entourage up the mountain while I guided the the camera man, producer and Dan as wrangler for team “Ani Oakley!”

Here’s a pic Dan took of me and my horse Rain along with the camera man’s horse “Frankie” as we waited for things to getting “bucking ”

Well not really but we did get in our team of Belgian’s, Claude and Clyde along with the covered wagon!

Checkout this shot from last evening’s ride…

This past weekend Stillwater Ranch and Aaron from Icicle Outfitters held their 1st packing clinic. The event was a great one for the first time around. We had a great bunch of folks attending and we learned a lot of important applications, we ate really good food and most importantly we laughed and made some new friends.

Slideshow below…enjoy Bellas!

Aaron from Icicle Outfitters invited Barb and Dalton from the Stillwater Ranch and Rick and I to spend Christmas in Leavenworth. We got a personal sleigh ride/driving lesson and then had the best dinner inside a huge heated wall tent.

It had to be one of the most unique nd amazing experiences we’ve ever had.

Barb and Dalton of Stillwater Ranch have a couple of Standardbred horses for sale and asked me to take a couple photos of the beautiful 4 year olds named Jack and Jill.

A quick little bit of info on Standardbred’s:

Standardbreds are a breed of horse best known for their ability to race in harness at a trot or pace instead of under saddle at a gallop. Developed in North America, the breed is now recognized worldwide for its harness racing ability. They are solid, well-built horses with good dispositions that are also used under saddle for a variety of equestrian activities, particularly in the Midwest and eastern United States.

Below are a couple of quick shots I snapped for them.

For additional information please contact Barb or Dalton by following the link to their website: http://www.thestillwaterranch.com/