A RESOUNDING “yee-haw!” was my reaction to the idea of a ranch holiday in Wyoming. Where exactly is Wyoming, you ask? So did I, and a quick Google search told me it’s in the Mountain West region of the US, bordered by Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Utah and Colorado. The search also informed me that Wyoming was known as “the cowboy state” – it sounded right up my street.
I met Robyn, another ranch guest, at Heathrow airport, and by the time we’d sat through two flights and everything that came with them, we arrived at the ranch looking like we’d been friends for years. Waiting for our connection in Texas, we were even asked by a fellow traveller (with cowboy hat and rope) if we were famous English riders (with riding hats in hand). In our dreams.
Organised by Equus Journeys, our home for the next week would be Kara Creek Ranch. We would be staying in cabins and eating family-style meals in the house together with all other guests and staff each morning and evening. Living like a real cowgirl.
As a group of holidaymakers, we were a mixed bag of
