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Our hearty cowboy meals are home-cooked in Patricia’s kitchen, where you are encouraged to join the Chesser’s for an old-fashioned sit-down, pass-around, family-style dinner. Our newly constructed, lodge style guest hacienda is decorated and furnished with an 'Old West' rustic flavor. There is a spaciously inviting covered porch, furnished for your enjoyment and relaxation. The 1,000 square foot 'great' room has proven to be a favorite among our younger guests because of the checker board table, hobby horse, toy box and lots of room to play. And our more mature guests have found the native rock fire place, pool table and even the "in tune" upright piano an added source of their enjoyment and relaxation. Off of the 'great' room, for your convenience, is a small kitchenette, laundry facilities, 1/2 bath and a charming, well stocked gift shop, "The Burnt Well Mercantile". The "Rodeo" room is comfortably furnished for a family of 4 with a queen size bed and a set of bunk beds. The "Indian" room has a full size bed and 2 sets of bunk beds, perfect for the larger family. Each bedroom has it's own private bath." The large ‘common’ room is furnished with your comfort and relaxation in mind, with a small kitchenette for handy drinks and snacks at any hour. You are always welcome in Patricia’s kitchen for fresh coffee or iced tea, dessert and a chat. [click for rates] Welcome || Ranch Vacation | | Rates || Contact Us 399 Chesser Road •
Roswell, NM 88203 |
At
Burnt Well Guest Ranch you can participate on whatever level of actual ranch
life you wish, or just relax and reconnect with your self, your family or
nature. With our guest capacity of only 10, we can make your interests our
interest. There is always plenty of riding, whether we’re checking
fences, waters or driving cattle to a new pasture. We will take time to carefully
match your riding level, beginner or experienced, to the appropriate horse
and tack; We will also make available, riding lessons or refresher courses
which you can put to use with the riding opportunities of that day. Your
safety and enjoyment will be top priority. [
Half-day
programs for children can be arranged, throughout the week, to keep them entertained
with supervised rides, games and basic horsemanship lessons. Parents and older
children can enjoy more challenging rides. We do not intentionally want to segregate
the kids from the parents, except for a brief break or two. We want to help your
family get back in touch with each other, get dirty and have some fun together.
There is often a bottle-fed lamb or calf around for the kids (young and old)
to feed.
Other
ranch work, depending on the season, includes doctoring cattle, branding
calves, marking lambs, shearing sheep and weaning calves & lambs for
market. Of course, there’s always arena games such as pole bending,
running barrels, roping and team penning. Out of the arena, there’s
horseshoes, or maybe we could cook up a game of ‘cowboy’ golf,
have some home-made ice cream on the deck or relax in the hot tub to ease
those saddle sore muscles. How ‘bout an old fashioned hay ride,
or maybe just sit back and enjoy some local cowboy musicians and poets
around the campfire under the warm, blanket
of New Mexico stars.
Once
a week (weather & schedule permitting) you can participate in a supper/sunset
ride or maybe a breakfast/sunrise ride. You can’t miss our awesome
New Mexico sunsets or sunrises, and what better way then in a place away
from the hustle and bustle of every day life with delicious Dutch-oven meals
prepared over a glowing campfire.
A
weekly sightseeing trip is provided, with a six day stay, to one of our local
attractions, such as a trip to Historic Lincoln, home to the West's most infamous
outlaw Billy the Kid; Carlsbad Caverns, site of some of the largest caves in
the world; the Roswell International UFO Museum and 1947 UFO crash site; White
Sands National Monument, home to the largest collection of gypsum sand dunes;
Capitan, home of Smokey Bear; Ruidoso Downs Race Track home to the world's richest
quarter horse race the $2 million All American Futurity; or a trail ride through
some of our beautiful, local mountain trails.
Ranch Rodeo is growing in popularity in the west and
in our area. Kim is a member of a, four time qualifying World Champion, ranch
rodeo team. Area ranches compete in these rodeos, which are made up of events
that simulate actual every day ranch work. In season, these are a great
outing for guests. The events are such that you could try them at the ranch,
in the arena. Our own ‘mini’ ranch rodeo.