Venture beyond the trail and experience Kansas trail rides and horseback riding as it was intended

The beauty and freedom that comes with horseback riding is even more exhilarating in the tallgrass prairie of Kansas. The rolling and rugged hills of bluestem grass give riders the very best in a horseback riding vacations. The ranch’s numerous saddle horses are trail tested and have a variety of personalities that range from gentle for the beginner to spirited for the experienced riders. Pleasure rides on the ranch are so much more than typical horse trail rides with the varied landscape through breathtaking hills and valleys, tree lined creeks and grass covered vistas.

As a working cattle ranch, horseback riding is an essential part of every day life at the Flying W Ranch. At times you may participate in cattle drives and other cowboy adventures with the heifers, their calves, and the steers.

Riding & Cowboying Rates

Horseback Riding: Enjoy the sites and learn about the tallgrass prairie from horseback. 

Cowboy Experience: Put on your hat & boots and enjoy a true cowboy (or girl) experience. Ride the pastures, gather, sort, rope, brand - whatever the real cowboys are doing, you get to join 'em.  Included in your experience is a horse, tack, and lunch.

Choring: Interested in taking part in the chores that happen on a 7,000 acre ranch? Feed the cattle and horses, take care of the calves, and help out with whatever is needed to be done.

Horse Drawn Wagon Ride: If riding horses isn't your thing, you might want to consider a horse drawn wagon ride. The sounds and sights just seem to be better.

Deposits: All reservations require a $50 non-refundable deposit for no-shows and groups of 10 or more require a $10/pp safety deposit to be refunded if no damages to property.

Have a horse? We have the vast tallgrass prairie for you both to enjoy!

Horsemen and women who'd like to travel with their own horses are welcome too! Boarding accom-modations and facilities are available on site. With horseback riding as a key feature of life on the ranch, there's nothing like having your very own horse as part of this unique Flint Hills family vacation.

Other Ranch Activities

Unwind by hiking, fishing, taking solitary walks or helping with chores around the ranch. Learn about the homestead with a historic walking tour of the ranch or a horse-drawn wagon ride. Tour miles of remote and historic areas of the Flint Hills. Any of these activities will give you the pleasure of the sublime beauty of our tallgrass prairie, and unspoiled nature offered by the Flint Hills.

If you'd like to experience cowboy chores, join in our daily activities such as checking on cattle, repairing fences, feeding and tagging calves or clearing brush. Many of our chores are done from horseback.  For our younger guests, we offer the experience of ranch choring that involves feeding and caring for our dogs, donkeys, chickens, horses, calves.... and whatever else that has decided to stay with us.