 Photo
by Glenn Blodgett
Tour
headquarters and receive a history and operation brief
from a ranch hand.
Guided trail ride (with your own horses) completion of a horsemanship
assessment form
mandatory prior to booking
Moorhouse Tour:
$10.50/person
Trail ride fee: $150/day/
group of 1-15
$200/day/group of 16-30
Photography expedition: $30/person/day
(group rate of $15/person
15-25 people)
Meals: $12.50/person/meal |
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The
four sons of J.C. (Togo) Moorhouse, Tom, John, Bob
and
Ed, run the cow-calf operation their father started
in partnership with his brother over 70 years ago.
The
ranching company runs cattle on 96,000 acres in six
West Texas counties. They also run yearlings on wheat
pasture and raise their own saddle horses. It's been
said that the Moorhouse's do things "the old way,"
such as using horses every day, taking a chuck wagon
out when working cattle, driving the remuda of fresh
horses rather than hauling them in trailers and dragging
calves to the fire for branding. Tom Moorhouse explains
that while the ranch does stay in step with markets
and progressive methods, theirs is the way of low overhead
operators...the ones who stay in business through every
down cycle. This ranch marches toward the future by
staying in touch with what has always worked in the
past. What's called "the old way" will always
be the Moorhouse way.
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The
legacy of the open range,
branded with images of the past.
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There's
absolutely nothing "touristy" about a visit
to Moorhouse Ranch, and that's what makes an experience
here so worthwhile. You can observe the cowboys as they
work cattle together or while they're breaking and training
the horses they'll soon depend on as partners. There's
plenty of work being done here everyday, and it's all
performed in a simple, functional, effective manner that
gets results. There's also plenty of country to explore
for experienced riders with their own horses. Trail riders
are welcome on Moorhouse Ranch following the completion
of a written horsemanship assessment prior to booking.
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Gritty
and honest.
Charming and faithful.
It's
doing the simplest things that seem
to matter most here. Lunch at the chuck
wagon with the cowboys, a turn of the
century style sleep over in a teepee under
the stars. Your friends, family or business
guests will never forget the Moorhouse way!
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Honoring
traditions.
Surviving
change.
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The ranching industry has been romanticized in
books and on film and in the imaginations of millions of
"cowboys" the world over. But this is really tough
work that
only sometimes pays off with a ride into the sunset. Preserving
the
cowboy way of life is a tough job that somebody has to do.
And the Moorhouse's do it very well.
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Open Up...to the Wide Open Spaces.
Photographs
by Bob Moorhouse on Moorhouse Ranch
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