McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest Ranch

McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest Ranch We are a cattle and guest ranch in northwestern Montana that focuses on teaching the Buck Brannaman style of horsemanship.
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We are a cattle & guest ranch up in Northwest Montana, only
100 miles west of Glacier National Park (www.mmgranch.net),
with our main emphasis on our horsemanship and cattle program. We take great pride in our horses as they are all very gentle, hard working
geldings that can do anything you point them at; be it driving cattle, trail
riding, or working on the finer art of Buck Brannaman style of horsemanship,
they can do it all! As far as the cattle working goes, starting the first
of June we are moving cows every day on 75,000 acres until the middle of
October. We also have around 100 yearlings that we keep around the ranch to
practice cutting, sorting, and roping with. So, if you want to work cattle
you can definitely do that here! All levels of riders are welcome, novice
to advanced.

10/05/2026

A typical morning on the ranch during a guest week! Horses get jingled in, groomed, grained if needed, saddled, given a 20-30 min ride, then tied up to await the class to start! Lots of love and care goes into these ranch ponies 🥰 Lindsey Mulcare

“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you.” — Isaiah 55...
10/04/2026

“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you.” — Isaiah 55:12 Lindsey Mulcare

09/29/2026

Shipping day is always bittersweet. We’re proud of the feel these steers developed working with us from horseback and grateful for everything they taught our guests this season.

Every one of them came through the season healthy and unstressed, and they gained more weight than ever before. That’s something to celebrate, even as we’re sad to see them go. Thank you, boys!

Somewhere between the miles riddenand the miles still to go,there is this—a good horse,an old tree,and nowhere else you ...
09/27/2026

Somewhere between the miles ridden
and the miles still to go,
there is this—
a good horse,
an old tree,
and nowhere else you need to be.

A few scenes from around the ranch as fall settles in. 🍁🍂💛
09/26/2026

A few scenes from around the ranch as fall settles in. 🍁🍂💛

September Horsemanship Week has been a blast!Yesterday, we rode up Pier Mountain to the lunch spot and enjoyed breathtak...
09/24/2026

September Horsemanship Week has been a blast!

Yesterday, we rode up Pier Mountain to the lunch spot and enjoyed breathtaking views from the top of the mountain. Today, we’re focusing on groundwork before heading into cattle games this afternoon. 🐮

09/18/2026

We always spend time working a new horse off of a saddle horse. First no saddle, then saddled. By the time of the first ride, the horse can walk, trot, canter, stop and get back with just the feel of the saddle horse. The colts really learn rhythm and synchronicity and it makes for a great first ride.

09/17/2026

When getting a feel of cattle, it’s great to spend some time learning to work them on foot. When you are on foot you learn the subtleties on how to get cattle to go where you want, one step here, one angle there. You definitely can’t outrun one on foot, so you learn about positioning and influence. Our guests did this on one afternoon and it paid big dividends when they did it on horseback afterwards.

09/14/2026

Changing seasons changing leads. Shayne on Julio!

Address

6220 McGinnis Meadows Road
Libby, MT
59923

Telephone

(406) 293-5000

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