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How to become a Wilderness Guide (Guide School)
Being passionate about horses, having been riding for many years at home and loving the great outdoors of North America, a horse pack trip in the Chilcotin Mountains sounded like the right adventure...
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A Horse named Willy – A coincidental meeting
Here at the Chilcotin Holiday ranch, it is best to be prepared for any and every situation that may arise spontaneously out of thin air. Needless to say, on one overcast weekday, that spontaneous...
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A Horse Named Willy- Unfinished Business
I left you on the edge of your seats last time with a tale about Willy, the majestic black horse. After shoeing him, I was called back to him to do a riding orientation on the River Ride. This would be...
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Building a Fence
Everything about Chicoltin Holiday's is unique. From the shuttle ride for 6 hours from Vancouver to Gold Bridge in the South Chicoltin Mountains to the outstanding experience of riding horses in the...
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Shoeing
I came to the ranch just over a month ago and last week I had the chance to do something I've never done before in my life. At home my life doesn't come in contact with horses day to day and so being...
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ESL WILDERNESS RANCH
Here at the ESL Wilderness Ranch, students from all walks of life join us not only to improve their English skills but also to witness the amazing wilderness of the South Chilcotin Mountains and to...
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Firearm Safety
Adventures at Chilcotin Holidays is the email address for an adventure packedexperience at the Guest Ranch in the South Chilcotin Mountain Park, close to Gold Bridge in British Columbia. On the last...
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Wetern Style Riding – The River Ride
A ride with Chilcotin Holidays is always something extraordinary. It is never your every day ride in the corral or arena at home, instead it is an authentic wilderness ride: through the bush and over...
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Rodeo - Junior Barrel Racing
Chilcotin Holidays was able to be part of the amazing opportunity to see and experience a true western barrel race and rodeo.Today, barrel racing is part of most rodeos and it has some rules. The sandy...
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Practising Horse Packing
All the guides were ready with the equipment in front of the barn and everybody was excited to learn how to take all their gear up to the mountains, carried by horse.Our guide started with the...
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Photography Trip - Ghost Town
Photography trip to the old Canadian ghost town, how awesome does that sound? I think that sounds like a great start to the day and of my photography adventure! My first impression was really great....
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Horse Trimming
Trimming horse hooves is an important task. The main goal of trimming is to retain the proper shape and length of the hoof. I have spent a lot of time around horses but have never tried to trim a...
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Horseback Riding at Chilcotin Holidays
Differences Between English and Western StyleAdventurous western style guest ranch in the beautiful untouchable part of Canada? Sounds like a challenge to have true, pioneer hands-on horse activities...
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Forestry Meeting
We all headed to Gold bridge excited,with the intention of learning more about the forestry management and how these kinds of meetings were organized.It was a beautiful day and the drive to Gold bridge...
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Why I extended my stay?
I am an anthropology student in Scotland and this year I decided to take a break from my studies. I felt like I was in a bubble at uni, protected and unaware of life opportunities that could be...
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Day Ride on the B&F Trail
At Chilcotin Holidays you get to experience so many new things from wildlife viewing, waking up to a beautiful wilderness setting or riding for a day into the mountains. I was able to take part in the...
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WildFood
Nature has so much to give you if you know where to look. Last week we went on a wilderness pack trip and journeyed into the wilderness of the South Chilcotin Mountains. Being an ecologist, I enjoy any...
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The costumes of the Pow Wow
The Pow Wow in Pemberton was based on the traditional gatherings of the first nations of North America. From my own eyes and interpretation I saw glimpses of traditional costume, that being animal furs...
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Life in the wilderness
In the beginning, many years ago I first heard that sound, then, but a faint whisper of some far away vision yet to be understood. It was a dream, a feeling inside and as the years went by the sound...
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Girls running the Ranch - Women empowerment
Take initiative. Be the master of your own destinty. Become a leader. Responsibility is taken not given. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Those are the quotes ringing in our...
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