Great guests, but culture and pay took a hit - werkgeversreview Tour Guide bij Bar W Guest Ranch

Beautiful views, great people, great trails. Head wrangler Lindsay is incredible!

Management at the time I was there was terrible, food was hardly edible and often gave me food poisoning, old owner was terrible. Hours are not always consistent (but who is used to getting off on time when working with horses?).

Guaranteed two days off the week Regular hours The intimate weeks with fewer guests were an absolute blast and made the summer great Flathead lake is gorgeous Free housing and meals Close proximity to Whitefish

-Owners do not have any equine husbandry, ranching, or guest ranch experience and are not very willing to learn or adjust their business plans for better animal husbandry. -Often horses would be rationed on hay because the management ran low, leaving older horses or shy horses run off feeders with no pasture to graze on -Minimum horse care standards were often not even met. Injuries untreated, thin/ribby horses overworked and underfed, feet going untrimmed. -Managers did not either want to do their jobs or were incapable of doing their jobs -Upper management continued to deliver empty promises and platitudes -Staff housing was overcrowded -Trail system is relatively limited and guests will regularly ride the same trail multiple times during week -Hard working and quality staff will get taken advantage of