Lost Miner Ranch & Equestrian Center

Lost Miner Ranch & Equestrian Center A full service equestrian facility offering boarding, lessons, and training.

Congratulations to our Lost Miner Pony Club team that competed at the Rally in the Rockies this weekend. This was their ...
07/28/2025

Congratulations to our Lost Miner Pony Club team that competed at the Rally in the Rockies this weekend. This was their first mounted rally and these girls did amazing! First place Horse Management, second place Overall, and one perfect turnout score. What a great experience meeting all the other teams, learning and growing together, and successfully navigating their first rally. They put in a lot of hard work to get there - we are very proud of them and their coach!

06/15/2025

You don’t HAVE it, you LEARN it.

So many riders, so many horses, if something isn’t there sort of soon, right away, it is assumed that it never will be all that much more than what they see in front of them right now.

People, mainly, don’t think anywhere close to long term enough, either about rider progression or horse development. Think, maybe, 5 years at least for a horse and at the very least a full ten years for a rider, and that’s just to BEGIN to reach full competence.

Daryl Kinney here with Beaulieu’s Simply Cool are good examples of that time line. Too many try, and actually try quite hard, but give up too soon. If they’d stuck with it another few years, which might seem like a long time AT the time, they might well have found those skills they’d been seeking.

It is HARD to get good. And especially so for those who won’t or can’t think in terms of decades of practice. Decades, not years.

We are HIRING! Part-time work, on-site housing opportunities available, flexible schedule, fun work environment, and gr...
04/01/2025

We are HIRING!

Part-time work, on-site housing opportunities available, flexible schedule, fun work environment, and great co-workers.

Please read our full ad and message or email us with any questions.

Merry Christmas to all our friends, boarders, students, and more! We are so thankful for all of you 🎄I also especially t...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all our friends, boarders, students, and more! We are so thankful for all of you 🎄

I also especially thankful for this Christmas Elf, who showed up completely unprompted and joyful this morning because she knew we had to take care of the horses before indulging in any Christmas activities. She’s a pretty great kid and I’m so thankful for her 💕

Our last camp of the summer, Overnight Camp! Although it was only two days, we packed them to the brim with fun! Campers...
08/23/2024

Our last camp of the summer, Overnight Camp!
Although it was only two days, we packed them to the brim with fun! Campers set up their tents and gear for the night, played games and worked on their craft, then off to horse chores! After chores, they headed to Harmels Ranch Resort for a trail ride, then back to the ranch for dinner, s’mores, and a movie in the barn. After the camp out overnight, the campers had breakfast and got ready for another full day of camp!

We had a full camp for Trail Camp but that just means more fun! The campers worked hard on their trail riding skills dur...
08/09/2024

We had a full camp for Trail Camp but that just means more fun! The campers worked hard on their trail riding skills during the week to be able to go out on a trail ride around the ranch and have a picnic lunch on the last day!

We tried a different style of camp this week, called Creature Camp. No horseback riding, but lots of hands-on time and e...
07/26/2024

We tried a different style of camp this week, called Creature Camp. No horseback riding, but lots of hands-on time and education with all the creatures around here - and there’s a lot!

Results are in!!Lost Miner had two teams in two divisions. Both were ‘scrambled’ with other Pony Clubbers from other Clu...
07/19/2024

Results are in!!

Lost Miner had two teams in two divisions. Both were ‘scrambled’ with other Pony Clubbers from other Clubs to make teams of four. Each division had around seven teams of four kids each. They were placed as a team, and the highest individual scores were also recognized and placed.

Team 1 Results (Victoria & Lily, plus two)

- Team placed 2nd

- Lily had the 7th highest individual score of her division

- Victoria had the 1st highest individual score of her division

Team 2 Results (Jaycee, Hazel, EllahMae, plus one)

- Team placed 3rd

- Jaycee had the 6th highest individual score of her division

- EllahMae had the 1st highest individual score of her division

To say we are proud of these Pony Clubbers - and their coach - is such an understatement! They came from a small town to compete with kids all over the country in a huge venue with tons of other kids and they totally rocked it! They’ve had a long three days of competition but have kept their spirits high, shown excellent sportsmanship, met lots of new Pony Clubbers from all over, and had an absolute blast!

Also, I have to say, our group of parents is incredible - they have gotten up in the dark, bought gallons of lemonade and countless bagels, toured the trade fair 5x a day to see things they don’t even understand, and walked miles and miles - uphill both ways! - this week, without hardly knowing a thing about this crazy sport of ours. I am so thankful our kids have such awesome parents like this to support them.

We have a day off tomorrow, then back to the Horse Park for the Education part of the week on Saturday!

2024 Festival: Second day of Competition I actually totally failed at getting pictures today even though we were there a...
07/18/2024

2024 Festival: Second day of Competition

I actually totally failed at getting pictures today even though we were there all day haha 😅

Today’s phases were Barn and Classroom. We were thankful for a cooler, rainy morning to help bring the temperatures down. Also fun to see some of the mounted competition begin!

Last picture is Wyatt doing a virtual reality horse race 🤣

2024 Festival: First day of competition 🤗
07/17/2024

2024 Festival: First day of competition 🤗

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45090 US Highway 50
Gunnison, CO
81230

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8pm
Tuesday 7am - 8pm
Wednesday 7am - 8pm
Thursday 7am - 8pm
Friday 7am - 8pm
Saturday 7am - 8pm
Sunday 7am - 8pm

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+19709014900

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