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Finding a
Ranch Job
A dude or quest ranch is qreat for qettmq
away from home for the summer, seemq d
part ot the country you may never have
seen, and workmq hard these ranches
come in several varieties, from the rustic
to the detune and they tend to take on
the flavor ot then owners and surround
mqs As a result, every experience will be
different the work is taxmq and some
times tedious, but the environment can
ease the burden. "It's the kind ot Ihmq
you do for the experience more than the
money. Harold turner of tnanqle X says
Students who come out with that idea in
mind enjoy it more '
As Jim Gordon owner ot tumblmq River
Ranch in Colorado, says. It's not a place
to party, but it you’re a qivmq kind ot
person, it's the best place for you " Dude
ranches across the country depend heavily
on colleqe students to round out their work
lorces durmq the peak season, which lypi
cally runs from May to September Stu
dents who don't have to return to classes
until after labor Day are a real boon (or
us," Turner says, since our season
doesn t slow down until then Ranches
prefer to maintain a ratio ot one employee
tor every two quests Typically they start
recruilmq and hiring lor the followmq
season in mid March. (If you re interested
in workmq at the Turners’ ranch contact
them at Triangle X Ranch Moose, WY
83012 307 733 2183 )
The Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Asso
cialion has 38 member ranches each of
which employs 15 to 20 students tor the
summer 'the number vanes from ranch to
ranch) Ihe students are hired as drivers
and mechanics, qroundskeepers. cooks,
children's counselors and wranglers
Iveryone who works on a ranch is allowed
to ride the horses Some ranches also need
lifeguards and babysitters
fumbling l?ivei Ranch, loi erample
hues ?5 lo 30 students each summer they
help mostly with cleaning and waitinq la
bles, but some are also maintenance woik
ers, drivers and childien s counselors
Goidon says he looks toi polite, respon
sible employees who don I necessarily
need to have erperience We can train
them to do the job.
Contact the Colorado Dude and Guest
Ranch Association 303 887 3178) lor a
directory ot ranches a letter specifying
how to find the ranch and type of work you
want and directions on how to apply
About 15 of the ranches are open durmq
the winter and can use help during peak
times like the hunting, Christmas, and ski
seasons look in the guide lor an indica
tion of such winter sports activities as
skiing and snowmobilmq
The Dude Ranch Association is a qioup of
93 small family ranches Member ranches
may hire as many as 3? students each
season Some however, don't hire any
Jobs are almost exclusively in the cooking
and cleaning categories, but Ihe almos
phere at these ranches is likely to be
cozier and more lamily oriented than in
some of the bigger operations
Busterback Ranch in Kelchum. Idaho,
hired two students last summer to help
cook and clean Ihe girls were here tor
dinner with their parents and liked the
lifestyle so much that they asked the man
aging director if they could work here
Debbie Wood says. "It was a real nice ex
penence lor them and for us."
Ihe Dude Ranch Association has mem
bers in Colorado. Montana. Wyoming, Ida
ho, California and Arizona If you're
interested send an inquiry or a resume to
PO Box 4/1. La Porte. CO 80535. or call
303 493 /623 Ihe association will pass
the information along to the ranches
through its newsletter Or it will send you a
directory of ranches that hire
Jane (loter