Shangrila Guest Ranch

Shangrila Guest Ranch Shangrila Guest Ranch Provide all inclusive horseback vacation packages and hourly and day trail rides by apointment. Open year round.
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Our newest addition to the ranch. It’s not a horse…but it has a view of them from every room! Our winter project has bee...
03/12/2025

Our newest addition to the ranch. It’s not a horse…but it has a view of them from every room! Our winter project has been renovating 1 of 2 homes that we acquired this fall that adjoin the ranch.
It has not been decided if it will be used for short term or long term rental to a couple/family that would complement the ranch.
What are your thoughts? 😊

Ladies ~ Enjoy horseback riding, wine tasting, massages and much more! Join us for one of our Cowgirl Retreat weeks begi...
03/06/2025

Ladies ~ Enjoy horseback riding, wine tasting, massages and much more! Join us for one of our Cowgirl Retreat weeks beginning April 27th and May 4th. *Come solo *Bring a friend *Mother/daughter *Girlfriend getaway

www.shangrilaguestranch.com/cowgirl-up-retreat-week/

03/05/2025
03/03/2025

Throwback - spring cowgirl retreat!
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Had some visitors while putting out salt blocks on this beautiful sunny day! ☀️🌞
03/02/2025

Had some visitors while putting out salt blocks on this beautiful sunny day! ☀️🌞

Athena, out for some fun in the snow! ❄️
02/20/2025

Athena, out for some fun in the snow! ❄️

It’s still coming down… ❄️
02/19/2025

It’s still coming down… ❄️

Ladies -Join us for one of our Cowgirl Retreat Weeks! Spring and Fall dates are posted and filling fast. Enjoy horseback...
02/16/2025

Ladies -
Join us for one of our Cowgirl Retreat Weeks! Spring and Fall dates are posted and filling fast. Enjoy horseback riding, wine tasting, massages and more....

Cowgirl Retreat at the guest ranch offering a range of ranch activities, horseback riding, massages. This is a ladies only getaway at the Virginia ranch.

02/12/2025

Driving a team of mules at the Berry Hill Mansion in South Boston Virginia. Wagon rides given by Shangrila Retreat Guest Ranch.

🎉Celebrating 25 years in business🎉 In 2002 we were approached by Marriott to provide wagon rides and horseback riding ...
02/12/2025

🎉Celebrating 25 years in business🎉

In 2002 we were approached by Marriott to provide wagon rides and horseback riding at Berry Hill Resort. Join us on a wagon ride led by mules Jim and Bell. https://youtu.be/yAlckTs4828?si=LrFn5RC3oOs1b9DN

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Driving a team of mules at the Berry Hill Mansion in South Boston Virginia. Wagon rides given by Shangrila Retreat Guest Ranch.

🎉Celebrating 25 years in business🎉 In 2000 we bought the property that now makes up the main premises of Shangrila G...
02/11/2025

🎉Celebrating 25 years in business🎉

In 2000 we bought the property that now makes up the main premises of Shangrila Guest Ranch, where we entertain guests with horseback riding.

Follow us as we journey through the past 25 years…..

Athena and the Rockies enjoying this beautiful day before the colder weather comes ..
02/09/2025

Athena and the Rockies enjoying this beautiful day before the colder weather comes ..

01/13/2025

Will keep in mind for the next snow… 🙌

The look I give Dillon when he’s about to do something…… 😁(Cutter)
01/11/2025

The look I give Dillon when he’s about to do something…… 😁
(Cutter)

12/09/2024

Snow rollers in the USA were probably being phased out about 100 years ago, except in the more rural pockets. Their purpose was to pack down the snow on roads to make it easier for sleighs to travel, and even after the early cars and trucks came into use, many of them were stored for the winter in favor of horse drawn sleighs and pungs, which were basically work sleds.

When the road crews came to a covered bridge they had to hand shovel snow from outside onto the wooden roadway, a process that my father remembered being called “snowing the bridge.”

Obviously cars and sleighs couldn’t easily coexist, so at some point snow rollers went out of business, as did the sleighs. I have never seen a snow roller in full gear, just the roller part abandoned to rot away in a pasture in South Royalton, Vermont decades ago.

This photo is from "Vermont's Northland Journal."

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3219 Cluster Springs Road
South Boston, VA
24592

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Melody riding her horse Casper to Cowgirl Retreat cookout.

It’s been an amazing three weeks of Cowgirl Retreats at Shangrila Guest Ranch!

We enjoyed memorial weekend in the rain with some of our favorite horses and some new friends! How did you celebrate? 🇺🇸

Good morning from the Shangrila breakfast crew!

Memorial weekend & celebrations for guest birthday! What a great weekend ahead of us!

Yay for the weekend 🐴!

Jasper Prevette got lots of love from the biggest (Jake) & the smallest (Jingles) residents of the bradshaw farm 🐴 #horselife #horsebackriding #vacation #ranchproperties #horseproperties

The cutest (sped up) clip from our wonderful trail ride today! 🐴

A sneak peek into our beautiful trail ride from yesterday! 🐴

We enjoyed a beautiful sunset gator ride with our guests yesterday evening! ☀️

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Our Story

In today’s society undeveloped land is a rarity. At Shangrila Guest Ranch we strive to hold onto the rural, simplicity of life. We work hard to provide an outlet for those needing an escape from the hustle bustle kind of lifestyle and offer the tranquility and peace that Virginia’s landscape has to give. Currently, we have numerous equestrian trails that venture out through the countryside and dense forest within Southern Virginia. These forestry acreage spans just over thousands of acres, allowing one to explore and immerse oneself in a country off beaten path adventure.

In 2001, Gary and Julie Holmes moved their lives up from Raleigh with a dream of leaving the ruckus of the city life behind and start a new way of living. The Holmes fell in love with the beautiful untouched landscape as well as the equestrian lifestyle. Starting off with just a few horses around the farm, Gary and Julie’s love for horses has grown tremendously and now Shangrila has about an average of 45 horses. Gary and Julie have always treated their guests as family and wanted to create a space for individuals and families could relax and slow down. The Shangrila family welcomes guests with a warm and inviting welcome and the ideal location to immerse oneself within nature and animals. Shangrila’s guests are treated as family from the moment everyone joins the table and enjoys a delicious home cooked meal together. The ranch offers equestrian excursions as well as other fun activities off the horses. If you are a couple looking for a quiet get away and have some time to rejuvenate together, Shangrila has a gorgeous porch view overlooking the horses and the ranch where you can enjoy with a glass of wine. Shangrila Guest Ranch offers an all-inclusive experience, which is a perfect vacation for the whole family! Families find themselves reconnecting with one another as they disconnect from technology and experience the horse ranch adventure together.