Custer, SD 57730 -- Phone 605-673-4317 -- Fax 605-673-4327
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BACK COUNTRY WAGON RIDES
www.backcountrywagontrips.com
** Picturesque Scenery ** Form Lifetime Memories **
Wagon rides from the ranch through the heart of deer and elk country will be offered through September 2011, weather permitting. Trips will average 3 hours. Snacks and refreshments will be provided along the way. Chuckwagon Dinners cooked in a Dutch Oven will be served with the afternoon trips . Morning trips are also available WITHOUT the meal for a REDUCED price. For reservations or more information on rates please email Ned @ springvalleyranch@hotmail.com or call him @ 605-673-4317 or Casey @ 605-517-1616.
Spring Valley Ranch is a working cattle and horse ranch that was established in 1971 by Ned and Doris Westphal. It is located in the center of the Black Hills National Forest. More specifically it is 20 miles southwest of Custer, South Dakota or 24 miles northwest of Hot Springs, South Dakota.
SPRING VALLEY RANCH CATTLE
At Spring Valley Ranch, we raise Gelbvieh, Angus, Hereford cross cattle. We have the privilege of having all of our cattle in the Black Hills year around. In the summertime, the majority of our cattle are put out on open range permits. The rest are kept in private pastures. This gives us the opportunity to explore the picturesque and changing trails in the hills year around.
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This past winter/spring we had a fair amount of snow, wind, and cold. It has been many years since I have posted a picture of the ranch on a winter day, when the sky is a beautiful blue. The photo of the cow was taken in January. The day we branded (she was a 2011 purchase)the cool weather still held even though it was May! In the photo of the group of cows, the cows are headed to feed, and if you look at the tree line, you can see the wind blowing the snow from the ponderosa pine. With the cold weather, we were blessed with the beauty that nature creates when she frosts the trees so heavily.
Horses at Spring Valley Ranch
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We raise good working registered quarter horses here at Spring Valley Rach. Our bloodlines include: Doc Bar, Two Eyed Jack, Leo, Mid American, Sonny Reynolds, Peponita, Poco Bueno, Casa War Bond, Dandy Seeker, Jackstraw (TB), King Jacket and Fakey Dukas. Currently, we have only 1 breeding stallion at the ranch. Doc Pep passed away last summer. However, we ride and breed many of his offspring. Foxy Red Duke is the stallion we currently have for breeding. He and his offspring are great riding horses.
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For sorting cattle for summer pasture, we use both horses and ATVs here at the ranch. In the above photo, all the horses shown are home-raised. Horses from left to right: Kari is riding Willow, a daughter of Doc Pep, Tina is on Jet, a son of Jacks Two Classy, and Ned is riding Neon, a daughter of Foxy Red Duke. Tony is helping us out on the green 4-wheeler and Andy is on the red one.
Kids at Spring Valley Ranch
Stetson has accomplished riding a bicycle without training wheels this past week! Yeah! Morgan has lots of fun on his Strider bike, too.
Both boys have Mom and Dad running to keep up!
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Stetson is also showing an interest in riding Jet!
Tina and Andy help Morgan and Stetson as they learn to cross the monkey bars at a playground. What an adventure!
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