Concho Hills Guest Ranch

Concho Hills Guest Ranch Voted Signature Ranch Award Winner in 11 Categories for 2019-2020 including: Best Dude or Guest Ranc

With the basic maneuvers learned, it is time to saddle up and go to the arena. The nice thing about this style of ridin...
07/03/2025

With the basic maneuvers learned, it is time to saddle up and go to the arena.

The nice thing about this style of riding is that nothing changes. The same techniques apply all of the time. Only the environment is going to be different.

With a lot of knowledge under our belt, it is time to saddle up and put all of that knowledge into practice. The first ...
07/02/2025

With a lot of knowledge under our belt, it is time to saddle up and put all of that knowledge into practice.

The first steps are basic maneuvers in the Round Pen. Starting, stopping, keeping the horse near the rail, turning and backing up. Of course, we want to do this using our seat and legs with minimal use of the reins.

Our guests put into practice our golden rule: "As light as possible...as firm as necessary."

Sibling Reunion!Kyle, Colin, and Colby came to Concho Hills to celebrate Colin's birthday and see New Mexico.They hail f...
07/01/2025

Sibling Reunion!

Kyle, Colin, and Colby came to Concho Hills to celebrate Colin's birthday and see New Mexico.

They hail from Pennsylvania, California, and New Jersey.

We decided to start the day out right with some cowboy coffee!

We had, two guests Mary Jane and Pat spend the day with us. It was a special day...their 4th Wedding Anniversary!We alw...
06/16/2025

We had, two guests Mary Jane and Pat spend the day with us. It was a special day...their 4th Wedding Anniversary!

We always find it flattering when someone decides to share their special occasions with us.

We didn't have time for riding, but we did get a tour of historic Magdalena and lunch at our favorite Tumbleweeds Diner.

Marilyn and I get a chance to ride together.Some of our horses are not good for inexperienced riders. They are good hor...
06/13/2025

Marilyn and I get a chance to ride together.

Some of our horses are not good for inexperienced riders. They are good horses, but they have traits that it takes a more experienced rider to handle. Therefore they don't get ridden as much as the other horses.

Here we needed to get Clara out off the property, away from the herd, and back in the trees for a touch up. She did fine.

WAY back in August, 2014, Marilyn was at Walmart and she noticed they had goldfish on sale (fish, not the crackers) for ...
06/09/2025

WAY back in August, 2014, Marilyn was at Walmart and she noticed they had goldfish on sale (fish, not the crackers) for 25 cents each.

Well, we have this cattle drinker and she thought: "Why not? It is full of algae anyway." So she bought 5.

Two of them disappeared immediately...probably birds.

The others lasted for years, living under the ice in winter, watching cattle and elk drink from their home. We never fed them other that what nature provided.

Well, the other day, we realized we hadn't seen the fish for week or so and the elk were really drinking down the water, so we decided to clean the tank again...

06/08/2025

An inspirational story about a great cowboy. What makes him great is what ranchers call "try." It is not that we don't get off onto the wrong path, good character is having the courage to make your own.

Our neighbors colts came up to the fence to say hello. Marilyn stopped to take a couple of pictures. They raise some f...
06/07/2025

Our neighbors colts came up to the fence to say hello. Marilyn stopped to take a couple of pictures. They raise some fantastic horses.

Well, its that time again. The sad part of our job is saying goodbye. But our guests have a lot of places in New Mexic...
06/04/2025

Well, its that time again.

The sad part of our job is saying goodbye. But our guests have a lot of places in New Mexico to see and things to do!

It has been fun for us and hopefully they will come back for more horsemanship at Concho Hills.

Dodging the weather.We had lunch and then a rain shower. Weather can stop us from riding. However after the thunder qu...
06/04/2025

Dodging the weather.

We had lunch and then a rain shower. Weather can stop us from riding. However after the thunder quit we decided we would risk getting wet. Let's go see if we can find the rest of the cattle.

Steve and Avery have learned a lot in the past few days. With their knowledge of riding from one's seat, they have push...
06/04/2025

Steve and Avery have learned a lot in the past few days. With their knowledge of riding from one's seat, they have pushed past the frustration of learning new techniques.

So we get to leave the arena, ride the open range, and do some ranch work.

Time to expand our skills and awareness:The arena provides us a much larger controlled area where the riders learn to ex...
06/03/2025

Time to expand our skills and awareness:

The arena provides us a much larger controlled area where the riders learn to expand their attention from just themselves and the horse to their surroundings and obstacles. The horses have more options to "fall into sin" as well. It is an opportunity to expand upon and practice skills necessary to ride the range. Let's see how our guests do.:

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1522 Remuda Trail
Magdalena, NM
87825

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+15757725757

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An Award Winning and Unique Guest Ranch In New Mexico

We are thrilled to announce Concho Hills Guest ranch was voted as “Best Dude or Guest Ranch” and “Best Heritage Guest Ranch” for 2019 (amongst other awards).

We wanted to emulate the original guest or dude ranches, so we share our residence and western hospitality. We became enthralled with people that settled and lived in the West particularly the Southwest. We didn’t want to change the lifestyle, ethics and values of the Southwestern rancher…we wanted to live within that culture. Why introduce something that has not withstood the test of time and that would further remove people from nature and the realities of life?

We established Concho Hills to share. To share the beauty of this country, the nature and the cowboy culture that inspired us to call New Mexico home. Our appreciation for the southwest and American western heritage is obvious in every detail at our ranch. From the Adobe main ranch house with viga and latias ceilings, the southwest style guest’s quarters, to the cow horses and cattle, we developed the ranch to share the western way of life with our exclusive guests. Our guests enjoy ranching, horseback riding, exploring, and hiking that allows them to view and photograph the grandeur, beauty, and wildlife of the great Southwest. Our guests praise the horseback experiences, family atmosphere, ranching activities, historical tours and fantastic scenery! Please visit our website for details and read our reviews.

Concho Hills is a small ranch, catering to only 14 guests. We wanted to keep the nostalgia of a family ranch, where everyone gets to participate in the daily activities and where they arrive as guests and leave as family.