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The Ruby
Ranch barn boards horses for
Ranch residents and for
non-residents on a
space-available basis. The barn
facilities include: an outdoor
riding arena; eight indoor
stalls, six of which have
attached runs; a tack room and a
feed room. The barn has 50 acres
of pasture that is divided into
sections that the horses are
rotated through. A loafing shed,
accessible from the front
pasture, is available for
shelter during the winter days.
Ranch
property owners have first
rights to stalls with 120 days
written notice given to the
Willow Brook Metro District.
Pasture boarding is also
available depending on the
current barn population count as
well as the state of the grazing
meadows.
Ruby Ranch
has easy access from the barn to
miles of Wilderness trails
through native pine and aspen
where you can see elk, deer and
moose. You can ride the Mesa
Cortina trail, the Gore Range
trail crossing Willow Creek, or
ride the Gore to Middle Creek
and Salmon Lakes—it’s possible
to ride for hours if you wish.
Winter
riding is limited to the roads
in Filing 2 due to ice and snow
on the trails.
 Our
barn manager has an outfitter’s
license and can arrange trail
rides for a fee with his string
of horses during the summer. He
also takes hunting and fishing
parties into the backcountry by
horseback. Barn management is
overseen by the Stable
Committee, which is composed of
residents.
Above the
barn, at the intersection of
Emerald and Pearl Rd., are some
of the old horse drawn farm
implements with a short
narrative description, evoking
memories of the old ranching
days.
For anyone
interested in the “old days” of
cattle ranching, read the book
”Reflections of Ruby,” written
by former ranch caretaker, Ruby
Lowe. It is an easy read for
fascinating stories of the Ruby
Ranch in its cattle ranching
days.
Boarding on the Ranch
The board
fees include the morning and
evening feeding of hay. Most of
the hay fed comes from the
Ranch’s own meadows and is
beautiful Timothy grass. Daily
turnout on pasture is included
in the boarding fee as long as
there is sufficient grass
available in the meadow.
The monthly
fee also includes once a day
stall cleaning. Grooming service
is not
included nor is extra care (as
would be required during a layup
for injury or illness). Often
arrangements can be made for
extra services at a fee.
Blanketing (blanket
off in morning and on at night)
and the feeding of
supplements/grain are available
for an additional charge.
Any new
horse coming in is required to
have a current Coggins test and
health certificate. Any
veterinary or shoeing expenses
are the owner’s responsibility,
as well as worming of the horse
every 2 to 3 months. Please
refer to the Boarding Contract
on the website for further
details and costs.
For further
information contact the
Barn
Manager.
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Ruby Ranch Horse Facilities