Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Looking for Head Wrangler at Montana Full Time

Introduction

Mountain Sky guest ranch is seeking to hire a new Head Wrangler to begin as soon as possible. In the past 15 years, this horse program has only had two head wranglers, and it is our intention to find someone who will continue this legacy of low turnover. Our outgoing Head Wrangler will remain in place until September to ensure a successful transition.

What makes Mountain Sky unique

Mountain Sky is a 94-year-old luxury guest ranch located in the heart of southwest Montana’s Paradise Valley. Our entire team lives by six core values: Listen & Respond, Include Everyone, Put People First, Give Back to Others, Lead by Example, and Innovate Continuously. We boast the feel of a remote ranch (sit on 17,000 private acres and are up against hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest), but we also have a school bus stop on the ranch and are only 10 minutes from the nearest small town and an hour away from Bozeman.

Our horse program is not that of a typical dude ranch- our guests range from first time riders to professional horse trainers, and we have a heavy instruction component on all our rides. We have a nice (and always improving) string of horses, and work hard to help our guests be successful whether they are taking an arena lesson or helping our cowboy crew gather cows.

We are open to guests May through October but can keep half of our wrangle team on year-round in horse training positions. We have a beautiful indoor arena to facilitate the development of our guest horses in the off-season.

Developing our employees is a priority- you will have the opportunity to learn from veterinarians, experienced clinicians, and leadership experts.

The Head Wrangler should enjoy working with people and will be responsible for the following objectives:

• Creating an exceptional guest experience
• Managing our crew of wranglers with respect and work to set them up for success in everything they do.
• Maintaining a high standard of care for the physical and mental well-being of our 200 ranch horses.

Compensation

Family housing is provided, and the salary package is competitive and includes paid time off and holidays, health, vision, dental and life insurance, and up to a 6% 401(k) match.