Meadow Springs Guest Ranch in the South Cariboo, BC, Canada

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Meadow Springs Guest Ranch offers tons of fun! The horseback riding is endless - our closest neighbour is five miles south, eight miles north, and forty miles west! The surounding country is beautiful and is home to an abundance of wildlife. You can swim in our own private lake, hike on well marked trails, or take a scenic drive to any of the local points of interest.
See the activities page for more info.

The photos below show some of the fun that we have with our guests.

 
 

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Events

 

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Coming Events

Here are some of the things happening at Meadow Springs Ranch, or in the surrounding area.
Let us know if you have any questions or Click on "Their Website" to find out more details!

 

February 13th, 2010     100 Mile House Cowboy Concert. 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM, Martin Exeter Hall.
        For info phone Mark at (250) 456-2425 or email: msprings@bcinternet.net
March 11th - 14th, 2010     The Kamloops Cowboy Festival       "Their Website"
June 5th - 6th, 2010    Watch Lake/Green Lake Fishing Derby        "Their Website"
July 10th, 2010         Green Lake/Watch Lake Gymkhana
August 14th, 2010       Green Lake/Watch Lake Gymkhana
September 11th, 2010   Cariboo Country Night - BBQ steak, Cowboy Concert, Dance     "Their Website"
Labour Day Weekend       The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo       "Their Website"
September & October     Experienced riders can take part in fall roundup!

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Links

Here are some of our favourite links to other websites that we feel might be of interest!
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The BC Cowboy Heritage Society - www.bcchs.com
The Kamloops Cowboy Festival - www.bcchs.com/festival.html
The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame - www.bcchs.com/cowboys.html
Cowboy Poet Mike Puhallo - www.mikepuhallo.com
The BC Cowboy Museum - www.cowboy-museum.com
Hugh McLennan - www.hugh-mclennan.com
CowboyPoetry.com - www.cowboypoetry.com
Tom King - Cowboy Poet! - www.tomkingpoet.com
Tom Cole - Cowboy Singer! - www.tomcole.net
A & C Horse Ranch - www.albertahorseranch.com - www.albertahorseranch.com
Cabo Accommodation Vacation Rentals in Mexico - www.cabo-vacationrental.com
Western Artist Faye Gustafson - www.fayegustafson.com
Holiday Accommodation in Mexico - www.caboaccommodation.com
You'll find humourous entertainment at - www.country-comedian.com
North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo - www.fallfair-rodeo.com
Stone Mountain Safaris - www.stonemountainsafaris.com
Ace High Resort - www.acehighresort.com
Back Country Transport - www.cougar-hunting.com
Willow Creek Cowboy Gathering - www.wccowboygathering.com
Inn of the Sea Resort - www.innofthesearesort.com
The Pier Condo - www.thepiercondos.com
Freddie Pelletier - www.freddiepelletier.com
The Provincial Winter Fair - www.provincialwinterfair.com
Hanavese Puppies - from Elite Havanese - www.elitehavanese.com
Sims Bengal Cats snd Kittens - www.simsbengals.com
Alan Moberg Singer songwriter - www.alanmoberg.com
Waterfront Vacation Rental Condo - www.oceanescapescondos.com
Watch Lake Lodge & Guest Ranch - www.watchlake.com
Clarke's Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting - www.albertatrophywhitetails.com
The Cariboo Cowgirls Drill Team - www.cowgirlsdrillteam.com
The Ashcroft Stampede - www.rodeoashcroftbc.com
Willis Entertainment - www.willisentertainment.com
Gater Grapples - www.gatergrapples.com
Fawn Lake Lumber - www.fawnlakelumber.com
Railtek Transporters and Work Carts - www.railtek.net
83 Mile House Farm Equipment Museum - www.83milehouse.com
Kenny McLean Bronze - www.kennymcleanbronze.com
DeLeeuw Ranch land for sale - www.bcranchlandforsale.com
Pelletier Guitar and Music Camp - www.guitar-camp.com
Morand livestock handling equipment - www.morandindustries.com
KXA - Kamloops Exhibition Grounds - www.kamloopsexhibitionfairgrounds.com
Wally's Private Parts - www.skidderbuncherparts.com
Horseshoe Creek Outfitters - www.horseshoecreekoutfitters.com
South Cariboo Idol singing contest - www.southcaribooidol.com
Bear Lodge Rental Condo - www.bearlodgecondos.com
Tracksall Industries - www.tracksallindustries.com
The Gordie West Band - www.gordiewestband.com
South Peace Stockmens Association - www.spstockmen.com
Alberta Cowboy Poetry Association - www.albertacowboypoetry.com

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Photos

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Horses
playing!


Ronnie Smiling!


Cooper Claus!


I am so
Pretty!...


"Punch" - A Longhorn!


Horses
coming in!


A back lawn
jam session!



The last
little bit!


One of the
Cabins!


Meg the new
puppy & DC!


Lunch Time


The Ground Crew!


Fun for the
kids - haying!


OK who's
next in line?



Branding a
new heifer


Two Blondes
Jo Jo & Codi


Sarah brings Cooper out for a guest


Buffalo tours can be arranged


These cowgirls are ready to ride!


Fun with the dogs


Five minutes old



You may kiss the bride


less than an
hour old


First scratch
- a day old


First real run
- a day or so old


First grass
- a day or so old


Whiskey - grown a little!


Erin Raking Hay


Erin cools off after haying


Sarah's 1st ride on Shae


Bunch as a puppy!


2007 branding crew!


Cowboy Country TV sets up


CC TV films Hugh & Lucky


The Annual father daughter ride!



2007 Roundup with Chevy, Erin, & Red


Chevy & Pistol forgot the English saddle.


Hey Bunch, wait up buddy!


The Adamson Family Reunion


Kathy swimming
a horse at
Green Lake


Sarah swimming her horse at Green Lake


Lino practices
his newly learned roping skills



Meg dives in as Bunch returns with a stick


One of our many beautiful August sunsets!


Meg and Bunch dry off after their swim - on a bale of hay!


Rick Kerk-Hecker at the controls of the Cessna 172


Meadow Springs Ranch as seen from the north east


The Ranch headquarters as seen from the north east


Sarah and Bruce after the annual father daughter ride



John and Sandra pose in front of their new hayshed fence


Sarah, Joanne, Chevy, and Kathy on the "Girls Ride"


Sarah riding Whiskey for the first ride


Chevy and a whole lotta bull


4 cowgirls show off their stuff


Red's not shy on Shy


Kathy with Pete - his first time
in the round pen



Glenda, Mark, & Chevy head out to look for cows


Horses resting once cows are
in the coral


Working the chute as the cows come through


The girls pose for a photo as they leave on a ride


Red and Chevy bring in a few cows at branding


Bob and Red hold a calf showing off the new brand


Whiskey's injured eye



Whiskey
with no eye


Sarah on Whiskey - 1st time out


Erin doing keyhole at the Gymkhana


Heather doing barrels at the Gymkhana


Sarah doing barrels at the Gymkhana


Meggie hitching a ride doing chores


Kathy on Whiskey - one
of his first rides

   

These 3 Gymkhana photos were taken by Ben Hughes. Great photos - thanks Ben!

   


Clearing the deadfall from the horse trails


From pulling a beaver dam every day for a month


Dana on Baska heading out
for a ride


Dana on Baska
& Sarah on Lily


Harry opening
the gate for a
trail ride


Kathy on Whiskey and Sarah on his Mom, Lily


Jill and Thirell
on Sky and
Nighthawk



Kathy raking
hay - note the
poor crop!


Bunch cooling off
and bringing
back his stick


Our new swim dock - nice after
a day haying!


Tractor stuck trying to pull out the little tractor


Our guests from Holland enjoying a swim


Guests from Holland with K, Meg & Bunch


Kathy lazing around on her
new easy chair



A Meadow Springs Ranch Sunset


Harry and his granddaughter Jennelle


Meggie - the Border Collie stare!


Sarah and Taylor doing the ribbon race


Harry cleaning the track for the barrel race


Gabe from England and PTee from Victoria


Gabe's family sharing photos with Sandra



Jill and Meggie (such a suckie dog)


Meggie swimming as Bunch and Orso watch


A load of round bales at the hay lease


Kathy coming in from the hay lease


Quite the road - narrow and very bumpy


A sunset in the smoke from the Kelly Lake fire


Laura Kelsey, a singer at Cariboo Country Night


September 24th to 28th at the McLennan Ranch


Kathy and Hugh getting horses ready


Billie and Kathy heading out for the first ride


Billie, Kathy, and Hugh - and Odie's ears


Hugh on Codi looking down on Pinantan Lake


Billie points out more sights from Mt McBrine


A dump rake left where it got bogged?


An old cow camp cabin on the Seven Oh ranch

A weekend away ... Kathy and I took three horses and headed down to the McLennan Ranch where we enjoyed some great company and wonderful riding with amazing scenery and views. It's the first time we've ever taken off with horses to pleasure ride - normally, if we do go somewhere, it's to work at another ranch somewhere. Billie and Hugh treated us royally and we had a super time! Thanks you two! See Hugh's web site at: www.hugh-mclennan.com



Kathy feeding apples to the ponies at Billie and Hugh's


This bear was upset at Kathy for feeding his apples ...


4 siblings -
Rich, Tracey, Tanya, and Mike


A moose cow & calf in the horse pasture


Norway's NRK TV crew filming Meadow Springs


Bunch on a block of ice from the water buckets


Sawing a hole in the ice (8 in thick) to get water


Photos by Jill


Chopping a hole in the ice in the water buckets


Kathy filling the water buckets with the fire hose


Robert with the ice off the bucket the next day


Meggie the suckie puppy watching us work


Mari and Sky .. saying good bye till next year


Daisy and Whiskey saying good bye


Mari and Daisy saying their good byes to Sky



See our photos and a short diary on both of our Spirit of the West Cruises. In 2008 we went to Hawaii on the Pride of Aloha 2008 Diary Page and in 2009 we took in seven different countries with a full passage through the Panama Canal on the Island Princess 2009 Diary Page!

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Meadow Springs Ranch
Kathy and Mark McMillan

Site A, Comp 19, RR#1,
70 Mile House, BC
V0K 2K0

Email: msprings@bcinternet.net
Phone: (250) 456-2425
Fax: (250) 456-2429



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