Palmer Quarter Horses 2023 Price List
All services on USFS land subject to 3% Special Use Fee
Minimum riding age is 6
To protect our horses, all horseback rides are subject to the following weight limits:
Ranch Rides: 200 pounds if height is less than 6’0″, 220 pounds if height is greater than 6’0″
High Country Rides: 190 pounds if height is less than 6’0″, 210 pounds if height is greater than 6’0″
Continental Divide Ride: 180 pounds if height is less than 6’0″, 200 pounds if height is greater than 6’0″
Travel Insurance is recommended.
Kids rates (12 and younger) are $50 less for multi-day (3 day and shorter) trips and $100 less for 4 day and longer trips
LONG TERM HORSE BOARDING AT THE PALMER QUARTER HORSE RANCH
The Palmer Quarter Horse Ranch is a full service boarding facility. If you wish to board your horse at a world class facility while still enjoying the rustic nature of Durango, check us out.
The hub of operations is the indoor arena (54’X96′), providing a place to ride when the weather is not cooperating in the winter and a cool place to work in the heat of the summer. Six 12’X12′ indoor stalls adjoin the arena along with a secure tack room. Ten covered stalls with 24 foot runs are located in the south facing Boarding Barn. A full size outdoor arena complete with roping chutes provides plenty of room to train your horse. Two round pens are attached to the outdoor arena. We have 30 miles of beautiful, scenic, and maintained riding trails on our private ranch that our boarders are welcome to use.
| Long Term Horse Boarding: | What’s Included | Cost/Rate (per horse) |
| Covered Pen with Run (12’x36′) You clean pen | Includes twice daily feeding of hay (10 lb each feeding) Horse owner cleans pen | $430/month |
| Covered Pen with Run – We Clean Pen | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Indoor Stall 12’x12′ – We Clean Stall | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Additional Services: | ||
| Horse Turn Out | Turn horse into turnout run and return to stall | $20/horse/day |
| Trailer Storage | Long term trailer storage | $75/trailer/month |
HORSE MOTEL (SHORT TERM HORSE BOARDING)
We also offer overnight boarding for travelers, or those choosing to stay in Durango with their horses to ride the amazing variety of trails in the Weminuche Wilderness, the San Juan National Forest and the surrounding Bureau of Land Management Lands surrounding the Durango Area.
Please call the ranch for availabilty: (970) 385-7656.
| Short Term Horse Boarding: | What’s Included | Cost/Rate (per horse) |
| Overnight Horse Boarding | Includes evening and morning feeding of hay (10 lb each feeding) | $60/night |
| Additional Services: | ||
| Horse Turn Out | Turn horse out into turnout pen and return to stall | $20/horse |
| RV/Living Trailer Parking | $30/night | |
SCENIC HORSEBACK RIDES
Reservations Required
| Day Rides in San Juan National Forest | Daily (9AM-5PM) (lunch included) | $250/person (4-6 riders)
$325/person (2-3 riders) $500 (1 rider) |
| Three-Hour Rides on the Palmer Ranch | Daily (2PM) | $180/person |
| Two-Hour Rides on the Palmer Ranch | Daily (10AM and 2PM) | $110/person |
| One-Hour Rides on the Palmer Ranch | Daily (10AM and 2PM) | $75/person |
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
Whether you are a total beginner looking to learn horse basics or if you are an experienced horse person looking to learn new skills, we can help you out. We offer lessons for all ages beginning with kids 6 years and older.
| Lesson type: | What’s included: | Cost/Rate |
| Private Kids Lesson | Kid’s horse and all required tack | $90/person/hour |
| Group Kids Lesson | Kid’s horse and all required tack | $80/person/hour (2 Riders) |
| Note: All above lessons include learning how to care for and groom a horse | ||
| Adult Improve Your Riding Lesson | Lesson Horse and all required tack | $90/person/hour |