10:30
p.m. –
Guests leave Las Vegas for Sandy Valley Ranch (SVR) for an hour’s
trip back in time to the Wild West of 100 years ago. Transportation
provided by the Client. SVR can provide transportation for an additional
fee. If desired and for an additional fee, the bus can stop
and pick up a hitch-hiking Western Character in
Jean to entertain with questionable humor, cowboy poetry and cowboy
lies (which are basically the same thing) for the last half of the
ride to the Ranch. He will remain with the guests during the event
and provide further entertainment.
11:30
p.m. – Guests arrive at Sandy Valley Ranch and are
greeted by Bandits and cowboys on horseback
that will “hold-up” the guests and direct them to the
Ranch House for a warm Western welcome and orientation. Guests will
receive souvenir bandanas and straw
cowboy hats to get them in the spirit!
The day's event
will be set up like a Western Fair. Guest will circulate and participate
in the following cowboy activities. They can also meet the pigs
and other animals in our petting zoo, rest on our Cowboy Porch,
or go back and visit the horses while soaking up the atmosphere
of a real Western Ranch.
Throughout
the Event – Drinks – Soda, coffee,
tea and bottled water will be available at our self-service bar
in the Ranch House and on the lawn, near the games. Alcohol
will be available if provided by the Client. Cost for SVR to transport
alcohol: $100.
12:30
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Western Activities
and Games – Guest can observe and or participate
in the following activities:
•
Axe Throwing – Guests learn the knack of
throwing a tomahawk-like axe at a target. It takes both skill and
grace and ladies seem to get the knack of it quicker than the guys.
Of course, hay cubes are awarded for each hit. Throwin’ at
the boss is discouraged! • Box Hockey – This is an
old cowboy game similar to foosball.
• Bucking Barrel – Participants
mount a barrel tethered about four-feet off the ground (as if riding
a buckin’ bronc) and are bounced up and down by our ranch
hands. This simulates what it is like for cowboys who ride Broncs
but is much safer. It really warms up the group, and gets ‘em
hootin’ and hollerin’.
• Cow Pie Toss – The objective
of this game is to toss a dried cow pie (cow poop) into a hoop on
the ground. Participants wear gloves and it’s a lot harder
than it sounds (no pun intended).
• Horseshoes – This is the
traditional horseshoe pitching game where participants “pitch”
(throw) horseshoes a distance of approximately twenty-feet and try
to get a “ringer” (throw the horseshoe around the metal
stake), a “leaner” (lean the shoe against the stake),
or “closest-to-the-pole. •
Roping Lessons – Participants are instructed
on how to use a lasso, just like cowboys do ropin’ cattle.
Guests practice on a “fake and friendly” steer (but
watch out, we’ve noticed he dodges to the right). • Antique Wagon and Surrey-with-the-Fringe-on-Top
Rides to Cow Camp – Guests will climb into the
world’s oldest means of transportation for a short, scenic
ride through the mesquites. The Wagon holds fourteen people and
the Surrey eight. Trips will be made back and forth throughout the
activities. Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and games will be available
at Cow Camp as well as on the Ranch. Our “gentle giants,”
huge Belgian draft horses, pull the wagons.
12:30
p.m. to 1:30 p.m.– Rib Stickin’
Barbeque Lunch – Cowboys and Cowgirls mosey
into the Ranch House at their leisure for a delicious two-entrée
lunch buffet bar featuring Smokey Burgers with cheese, Old West
Chinese Laundry Chicken Salad, Potato Salad, and a lip smackin’
dessert. Coffee, tea, water and soda are included, as well as alcoholic
beverages if provided by the Client.
2:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m.– Arena
Events – Gangs move to our professional arenas
to participate in the following:
•
Goat Dressin’ – Don’t ya know goats,
like to get dressed up! This activity is unique, but also safe for
our friendly goats. Guests compete to catch their goat, and dress
it in an oversized t-shirt and shorts. The Gang with the fastest
time wins! Half the battle is makin’ sure the goats keep their
shorts on! This activity is great for building communication (mostly
swearing), not to mention lots of laughs. And don’t worry.
This activity is designed to be safe for our friendly goats.
• Team Cattle Penning –After
a demonstration by our Wranglers, each Gang will choose 5 members
who will develop a strategy, mount our well-trained horses and move
a herd of cattle from one end of the arena into a pen at the other
end. This is usually done at a walk. Guests watching have as much
fun as the participants, yelling advice (and sometimes good-natured
insults) to the riders.
3:00
p.m. – Guests bid a sad farewell to the Ranch and
head back to the 21st century.
Approximate Starting Price: $135 per person
The above schedule is approximate.
At Sandy Valley Ranch Mother Nature is in charge and she doesn’t
have a minute hand. We follow the schedule but we don’t rush
around like city folks.
All Sandy Valley Ranch Group events are custom packages.
Price is based on number guaranteed above, choice of activities
and duration.
Price may change with modifications to the above proposal.
The price is good for thirty (30) days.
Price
includes taxes and gratuity.
Price
does not include:
• Purchase or transportation of alcohol by SVR. Alcohol
will be served if provided by the client. SVR will transport the
liquor for an additional cost of $100. If interested, please contact
Joe Haviland at (702) 723-1009 to make arrangements.
• Transportation to and from the Ranch.
• Western Character
Payment
Schedule:
• 50% or more of the total amount is due upon approval of
the proposal, and is required to reserve the date.
• The balance, if any, is due no later than ten (10) working
days before the event.
• The amount for each person over the guarantee that attends
the event will be billed and payable thirty (30) days after invoice.
• A 3% processing fee will be added to payments made by credit
card.
