Cattle Drives
- Experience the real-life atmosphere of an exciting cattle drive. You will move the cattle from pen to pasture in a two-hour, fun-filled adventure. Children must have at least a Top Hand ribbon and be able to have constant control of their horse.
- Available in spring, summer and fall (weather permitting).
Barrel Race and Ride-Off Competition
- Friday afternoons in the Back Forty Corral, contestants face off in preliminary barrel race and freestyle ride-off competitions! Finals are held at the Friday night rodeo. Children need a Wrangler ribbon to compete. Contestants pay an entry fee at the gate, and the winner gets the jackpot!
- Available during rodeo season, mid-May through mid-September (weather permitting)
Breakfast Rides
- Hit the trail early on horseback or haywagon and enjoy a wrangler-cooked flapjack breakfast at Carpenter Lake. Adults only.
- Available during adult-exclusive weeks on the JJ Ranch, May through October.
Steak Dinner Rides
- Enjoy a wonderful, late-afternoon ride out to beautiful Carpenter Lake. Horseback or hayride available. And the t-bone steak you'll eat when you get there is well worth the trip! Adults only.
- Available during adult-exclusive weeks on the JJ Ranch, May through October.
Lake Michigan Rides
- September and October, sign up for this 7-hour ride to Lake Michigan and back. Includes lunch. This is an Advanced Level ride, and children need a Wrangler ribbon to participate.