We start with a free consultation to determine what your
needs are. Are you looking to buy a ranch or do you already own one. What do you do next? Do you need help determining
how many guests you need and what to charge in order to break even? What activities will you offer or how will your riding
program be set up? We then work with you to build a plan to help in the needed areas.
Ranch Planner
Ranch Planner is a powerful tool designed to give accurate five year financial projections and allows you to see how your ranch will be
affected if you change things such as number of guests per week, hire more staff, give raises or change operating costs.
We start with about a one hour phone consultation. Then we do the
initial data entry for you and produce your five year projections. We then send you the program with your data. you can then
use it to produce "what if" scenarios and get a better understanding of how business decisions will affect the bottom
line.
Whether you need help with hiring
staff, setting office procedures, reservations, web site analysis or organizing the kitchen we can build a program to
ease the process. After the initial consultation to determine your needs we will either work with you on an hourly basis or
bill at a per job price.
Wrangler Training Courses
Certified by the Dude Ranchers Association I am able to
offer Wrangler Safety Certification courses. These are one day eight hour couses held at your ranch. This is a great oportunity
to get your wranglers certified. These courses are typically open to wranglers or other interested parties. The cost is $500
for the instructor and $25 per wrangler that has a job at a DRA member ranch and $50 per person for non members.
Horse Purchasing Agent
Though extensive contacts with dude ranches, horse traders,
and others in the horse community I have the resources to find the kind of horses you are looking for. Consider letting me
do the ground work for you to find quality horses for your operation. Whether you need 5 horses or 100 I can help. Understand
that I am not a horse trader and do not randomly buy horses to sell to anyone. But if you have specific needs I can find what
you are looking for and negotiate reasonable prices.
Ranch Management
There are many important aspects to running a successful dude
ranch. Many people would put horses at the top of that list. Dude ranching, though, is not simply a horse business but rather
a business of taking care of people on a horse-related vacation. This distinction is important because it helps to clarify
the business mission. All guest ranches have horses, scenery,
activities and lodging. About half even have good food. Therefore it is a ranch's staff and how they treat their guests, that
sets them apart from other ranches. So whether you are just starting out or have owned your ranch for years, I can help with
lasting management programs, policies and procedures.
