The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!
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My summer roadtrip will be taking me, my wife and Molly through Montana. I'd love to go on a trail ride (even one that's just a couple hours long), but that isn't really practical with an 18 month old in tow.
The only places I've found that offer babysitting are resorts and dude ranches-- and as much as I do want to ride a horse, I don't really want to drop over $1k USD per night for a minimum of three nights to do that.
Longshot to ask, I know, but anyone here know of a trail ride company in Montana that does trail rides AND offers child-minding services?
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Hmm.... My current locally-stored profiles on forum members seem to indicate I don't know any that live in Montana, sorry.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
I don't know any that live in Montana
I had forgotten that Montana existed. I'm not sure what my brain thought was taking a bite out of Idaho before I saw this topic.
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This one is mainly a holiday place but it also allows day-trippers to have a ride. The child-minding is probably for guests but you might be able to make use of it.
https://www.thebarw.com/dude-ranch-vacations-montana/family-dude-ranch-montana/
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TIL: There are no horses in Canada.
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Does it have to be the same place? Maybe you can find a daycare that will take you as a one-off and pick her back up afterward.
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@El_Heffe They're only allowed for the RCMP. Could you imagine how dangerous it would be if just anyone could ride a horse?
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@Yamikuronue said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
Does it have to be the same place? Maybe you can find a daycare that will take you as a one-off and pick her back up afterward.
Hrmm... didn't think of that.
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@El_Heffe Yeah, they only have moose, and you have to be RCMP to ride them
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@hungrier said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
@El_Heffe They're only allowed for the RCMP. Could you imagine how dangerous it would be if just anyone could ride a horse?
Especially if they had signs!
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Apparently I can't read
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@JazzyJosh said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
Apparently I can't read
So you're safe from the signs then?
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Some hotels have babysitters on site or could recommend one. It wouldn't hurt to call wherever you're staying in Montana and see what they offer.
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@e4tmyl33t said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
@JazzyJosh said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
Apparently I can't read
So you're safe from the signs then?
No one is safe from signs. You may not believe in signs, but they believe in you.
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@lolwhat said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
Some hotels have babysitters on site or could recommend one. It wouldn't hurt to call wherever you're staying in Montana and see what they offer.
Turns out there's a recently opened drop-in daycare center in Bozeman called Dino Drop-In. Looks like it was started by a couple of child care workers who noticed there was only long-term care, and no by-the-hour day care-- and that regular daycare basically meant "you need to sign up when you're pregnant to hope to have a chance of getting in".
I'll do a bit of research, make sure they aren't-- I dunno, satanic baby-eaters or anything. Well, as long as they aren't baby-eaters. Molly can practice freedom of religion on her own accord.
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@Lorne-Kates said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
I'll do a bit of research, make sure they aren't-- I dunno, satanic baby-eaters or anything.
Even if they are, they're not going to get through an entire 18-month-old in a single day, I mean come on.
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@Lorne-Kates said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
I'll do a bit of research, make sure they aren't-- I dunno, satanic baby-eaters or anything
What do you have against satanic baby eaters
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@JazzyJosh Music Trivia: the A-side of that record was a song called "Hello Melinda Goodbye" which is both bland and completely unmemorable.
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@JazzyJosh said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
@Lorne-Kates said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
I'll do a bit of research, make sure they aren't-- I dunno, satanic baby-eaters or anything
What do you have against satanic baby eaters
Nothing, just don't want them to eat my baby.
Though I may feel different after 6000km of roadtrip.
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@Lorne-Kates said in The longshot ask: i wanna ride a horse in Montana!:
Nothing, just don't want them to eat my baby.
Now I've got nothing against Satanic baby eaters. Some of my best friends eat babies while praying to Satan. I just wouldn't want one marinating my daughter
