Boomerang Riding Adventures, LLC

01/12/2025

With cooler temperatures on deck and prime winter sunsets, it's a perfect time of year to explore southern AZ on horseback.
Reserve your adventure with us today so you don't miss out on what could have been.
We're excited to ride with you!

01/10/2025

All the boys fully enjoyed their day off today but no one slayed it quite like Goose!

01/07/2025

Now that the holidays are in our rear view mirrors, let's get back to….meeting our herd.
We’ve almost reached the end of the line but we're not quite at our “last but not least” horse yet.

So without further ado…….

SAMPSON. Actually we’ve only ever called him Sammy. So make that….

SAMMY

If you’re keeping track, he’s number three of five bay BLM registered mustangs that you’ve gotten to meet and happens to be our youngest string horse and newest to our herd. He’s about seven years young and came to us around this time last year.

If I had to describe Sammy in two words, they would be Class Clown. They might also be Trouble Maker, and maybe even, Curious George.

Without a doubt, he’s all of those things.

He’s also a super cool little horse who's interested in absolutely everything and is the first, and sometimes only, horse that always comes to the rail to say “hay”! It doesn’t matter if you’re a human, or a dog, or a bunny rabbit, he wants to meet you and figure you out. He’s friendly, and goofy and if you asked the rest of the horses, they might add, a little (read a lot) socially awkward.

Sammy is working hard on his manners, sometimes hardly working, depending on the day, and insists that no matter what, he’ll never be offended if he’s mistaken for a clown.

01/05/2025

The only thing better than five gold stars are the people who keep coming back to us and making us a part of their families' memories.
It's an exclamation point on the effort we invest in creating a beautiful experience for our guests.

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

BOOMERANG RIDING ADVENTURES IS HIRING

We are a small family owned trail riding business located in the Colossal Cave Mountain Park in Vail Arizona.

We are adding to our team and looking to fill a seasonal work camper position.

Applicants must have prior horse experience and current certification in both First Aid and CPR. Reimbursement for any necessary certificates is available upon completion of the contract.

Our herd currently consists of fourteen saddle horses and two drafts and our employees get to work in one of the most beautiful pockets in the Sonoran Desert.

Requirements and expectations of the WINTER SEASONAL WORK CAMPER position include:

Catching and feeding the entire herd each morning. All of our horses are willing and easy to catch.

Cleaning pens twice daily.

Tacking all horses being used for guest trail rides that day.

Guiding up to six guests on 4 mile rides in and around the mountain park up to six times/day.

Offering an enjoyable experience for our guests.

Maintaining the well being of our entire herd.

The contract requires working two days/week for the on-site living in your camper, or ours (included: water, electricity, community dump, trash, wifi and laundry) with 1-2 additional paid days as well as any guest gratuities.

Would also consider a part time day wrangler if it was the right fit.

Position available immediately! Please email resume to [email protected] or PM for additional questions.

12/29/2024

Sunsets just seem to hit a little different this time of year.

We watched this one subtly roll from playful cotton candy skies into the richest pinks and oranges as it wrapped itself around us.
This one, this one you could feel as it let itself become something a little bit magical.

Here's to sunset season.

12/24/2024

Wishing all of you a happy horsey holiday from all of us at Boomerang Riding Adventures! Cheers!
🎄

12/22/2024

DEUCE

Deuce usually means two of something, and in his case, it happens to be his double colored furry coat.

Deuce is our numero uno paint and adds a saucy splash of white and chestnut to our otherwise predominantly solid crew of brown and red.

With the exception of Queso, who is his very best bestie, Deuce is a bit of a lone ranger and that’s just fine with him. He holds no particularly high or low place card in the herd and is very content in his own personal bubble.

He’s absolutely got the best feeding time manners and patients and quietly waits until it’s his turn for meals. There’s always a moment, the tiniest pause, before he drops his head to his hay where if you didn’t know better, you might think he were actually saying “thank you for taking care of me today”.

Aside from his flashy paint job, Deuce’s cool cat vibe sets him apart from the rest of the herd and without a doubt, definitely the easiest to pick out of our crew of sixteen.

Come on down and say hi to Deuce, his pal Queso and the rest of the herd this winter!

12/22/2024

Tell us you have drafts without telling us you have drafts.

12/20/2024

These two. 🤎🤎

12/14/2024

It's because of this guy, not the one with the long horns, or the little guy sitting on top of him. Nope. Not them, the guy next to them. The one in the Cowboy hat. Him. The one with the questionable sense of humor and passion for the wild southwest. It's because of him, that we're all here at Boomerang Riding Adventures, LLC keeping that square ball rolling. It's because of him that we all notice sunsets a little differently, that we push ourselves past what's comfortable, that we love and care for all our horses, and the folks that come from all over everywhere to ride them with us.
It's because of him, that we all know a thing or two more about horses than we did before we met him.
And, it's because of him, that cowboyin, and rodeoin, and just plain horsin around have the sharpest, and sweetest, and softest edges all at the same time.

12/13/2024

Twinning is winning. Just ask Sq**rt.

12/12/2024

Sunday mornin viben on a Wednesday afternoon.

12/06/2024

Remmington

You can call him Rem, you can call him Remmi, of course you can call him Remmmington and you can absolutely call him Old Faithful.

Rem’s been with us for a lot of years, longer than a lot of the horses here and ranks pretty high up in the herd. He’s another one of our sassy Sorrel fellas but in his case, he’s got silvery metallic highlights in his strawberry blonde tail and mane which is good to know if you want to try to pick him out in his crowd of three other look-a-likes in the string.

He’s not the biggest herd boss but he’s definitely claimed his role as the keeper of the riffraff and does a very good job of making sure he’s the only clown in the class.

Rem is one of those unicorn horses that absolutely anyone can ride. Bring us your children, bring us your grandma, we’ve got the perfect horse for them, and his name is Rem! He’s going to take very good care of whoever saddles up with him, slowly but surely, he’ll get you from point A to point B and you’ll have the best time, and take in the best views getting there.

12/02/2024

TEDDY

Of course his name is Teddy. What else are you going to call a horse who has teddy bear shaped ears?

Teddy, like Digger, is another one of our BLM registered mustangs. And Teddy, like Digger, used to run wild in the federally owned land in the state of Nevada. It’s not likely however, that they ever ran together and they didn’t come to us as a pair of brothers from another mother.

They both went from being wild horses, to a federal holding facility to private ownership, and then to to us, at very different times from very different places.

If you’re keeping track though, Teddy is the second out of five Bay (brown and black) BLM registered mustangs that we’ve introduced to you so far. Two down. Three to go..…

Teddy is a pretty cool little horse whose offset little white nose snip, wavy mane and rounded ears make him an easy crowd standout. It’s more likely than not that he lost his ear points way back when to a case of frost bite in the cold Nevada winter. The only way it seems to affect him though is by making him absolutely adorable.

Curiosity is of absolutely no use to this guy as he seems to have it all already figured out. And since his current roommate and best bud Sammy is curious enough for the both of them Teddy’s stoic confidence balances well with Sammy’s need to know everything.

12/01/2024

DIGGER

In Nevada, you’ve got to bet big to win big which is definitely true in the case of our boy Digger who over the years has proven to be our ace in the hole and winning hand every single time.

Digger is one of our five registered Mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) who, in his case, happens to be from the great state of Nevada.
That means Digger was once upon a time a wild horse who ran with his band over and through the federally owned landscape of Nevada.

Fast forward many years later, after he’d been part of a government round up and un-wilding project, Digger found his landing pad with us.

He's big and he’s beautiful, as many of our Bay boys are, but don’t look for any identifying white markings on his face or legs to help you know who’s who in a line up because he’s got none to offer.

If you’re trying to pick Digger out of a motly crew of like colored horses, look for the one with the longest forelock and most beautiful mane. The best boy who always says yes to whatever we ask of him, moves through life at the most casual pace and whose biggest offense may or may not be his sneaky “snack attacks”. He didn't get his boyish figure by saying no to deliciousness.

Come down to meet Digger, and say “hay” to our absolute truest Ace of hearts.