Saddle Up

A Bar BC guest poses on horseback in front of the tack room, in the late 1920s. (Photo courtesy of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, 2005.0121.024)

Trail rides were a popular pastime on the ranch, much as they still are in the park today. The tack room was a hub of activity. Wranglers would catch the horses each morning on their pasture and bring them down to the ranch. When guests were ready to go on a trail ride, the wranglers saddled up the horses and brought them out. Dudes often rode the same horse for years, developing a strong attachment. Look for the horses' names written on the wall, above where their saddles would have hung.