Annual Spring Roundup & Drive | May 5th, 2012

This is the LAST Horse Drive! If you have ever dreamed of crossing this experience off your bucket list, now is the time. We've decided to sell our gorgeous ranch and many of our wonderful horses.

2012 HORSE DRIVE - plan to join your friends in Three Forks for the LAST Horse Drive. We'll be coming through Three Forks mid-afternoon (usually between 2-5pm) - right down Main Street!

It's easy to think that the old days of cowboys and livestock drives are completely gone. Not so. This spring, Montana Horses hosts a Spring Roundup that's right out of the Old West, with a 3-day horse drive from Willow Creek, Montana through the headwaters of the Missouri River and then home to the Mantle Ranch. You'll help round up hundreds of horses from their winter pasture, trailing them over thirty miles back to the Montana Horses headquarters, north of Three Forks.



The drive begins in the hills south of Willow Creek, where you'll spend the day gathering horses from thousands of acres of rugged Montana country. Relax afterwards in an old-style, streamside camp, complete with wall-tents and a chuckwagon supper. The next day is the long trail into Three Forks, followed by a sit-down meal, cowboy music and dance, and a warm bed at the historic Sacajawea Hotel. Wake up early and drive the herd north along the cottonwood forests of the Missouri River. After a heartpounding race down the river along the railroad, end up at the Mantle Ranchfor a cool drink, hearty laughs, and a well-deserved rest.

We are now taking reservations for the 2012 Annual Spring Horse Roundup & Drive and the Photography Expedition. Space is very limited. Please contact us for futher details, see further information in the link at the bottom of the page, photos and commentaries from the 2011 Drive below, or book by mail HERE or online HERE.,

RESERVATION HERE

Thank you all participants in the 2011 Drive! - Check out these links for the latest blogs, photos, and articles. See you next year!

By Jimmy Urquhart - Reuters Photo Gallery "Montana Horse Drive" | Reuters Photo Blog "Authentic American Traditions, Alive in Montana" | Straylighteffect.com Photo Gallery "Montana Horses Spring Drive"

By Mark Seavy - Photo Video YouTube "Montana Horse Drive" ( accompanied by Kail Mantle's "Old Road") | The American Legion's Burn Pit "Montana on Horseback - The West is neither dead nor gone; you just can't see it from the road."

By Matt Currier Burden - Blackfive Blog "Cowboys and Soldiers..."

Tri-State Livestock News, Bill Brewster

And of course - visit our Facebook Page for the latest posts.

Out here, the cowboys are real, the wind will bite you, the horses may have forgotten they are tame…and the adventure is something you’ll never forget.

"The Roundup" award-winning image by Stephanie Adriana.

2012 Reservation Form

2011 HD Photo Expedition

Horse Drive Video

2010 Horse Drive Photos

2012 Packing List

Testimonials

2012 Itinerary

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