A group of riders with their horses on the open Finnmark plateau

Ranch Week

Six days of horses, roping and Arctic trail rides.

Horses are at the heart of everything we do.

  1. A rider swinging a lasso behind the roping dummy in the arena

    Morningsare for the rope

  2. Riders following a trail across the plateau

    Afternoonsare for the trail and the arena

  3. Riders sharing coffee around a campfire on the plateau

    Eveningsare for the ranch

The week, on one rope

  1. A rider on a Fjord Horse holding a coiled rope
    Day 01

    Arrival & welcome

    Check-in · Meet the horses · Free evening

    1. Check-in to the cabin or bunkhouse.
    2. Meet the horses, the instructors and your fellow participants.
    3. Free time.
  2. A rancher in a cowboy hat working with a brown horse on a lead rope
    Day 02

    Roping foundations & trail ride

    Ground roping basics · Trail ride

    1. Breakfast.
    2. Roping from the ground: basics and techniques.
    3. Lunch.
    4. Trail ride.
    5. Dinner and relaxation.
  3. A cowboy with a lasso on horseback in the arena at Flatmoen
    Day 03

    Roping from horseback

    Mounted roping · Trail ride

    1. Breakfast.
    2. Roping from horseback.
    3. Lunch.
    4. Trail ride.
    5. Dinner and free evening.
  4. A rancher face to face with a chestnut horse in the pasture
    Day 04

    Advanced roping & arena practice

    Ground technique · Arena roping on horseback

    1. Breakfast.
    2. Roping techniques from the ground.
    3. Lunch.
    4. Roping practice in the arena from horseback.
    5. Dinner.
  5. Riders crossing the open plateau under a wide sky
    Day 05

    Final ride, bonfire & farewell

    Roping review · Final trail ride · Bonfire

    1. Breakfast.
    2. Roping practice and review.
    3. Lunch.
    4. Final trail ride.
    5. Bonfire, dinner and drinks.
  6. Riders heading down the trail across the plateau
    Day 06

    Departure

    Breakfast · Goodbyes

    1. Breakfast.
    2. Pack up, say goodbyes and head home.
  7. End of the rope

    Your week starts here.

    Six days, one rope and a horse waiting for you.

    Book Ranch Week

    All timings are approximate. Activities, routes and riding duration may change according to weather, trail conditions, horse welfare and the experience of the group.

Roping practice in the arena, from horseback.

Four days on the rope

From the ground to the saddle

  1. Day 2GroundRoping from the ground
  2. Day 3SaddleRoping from horseback
  3. Day 4ArenaRoping practice in the arena
  4. Day 5ReviewPractice and review

The herd

Two breeds, one herd

Portrait of a Norwegian Fjord Horse on a black background

Norwegian Fjord Horse

  • OriginNorway
  • Known forStrong, versatile working horses
A buckskin horse walking in the paddock at Flatmoen Natur

American Quarter Horse

  • OriginUnited States
  • Known forWestern riding and ranch work

Guests ride the horse best suited to them; availability and suitability determine which individual horse each guest rides during the week.

The week ends where every ranch story does: around the fire.

No two Ranch Weeks are exactly the same. Horses, weather and life on the ranch decide part of the program. Alongside the planned activities, guests may take part in everyday ranch tasks: caring for horses, checking fences, moving horses between pastures, preparing equipment.

Ranch pass

Ranch Week

Flatmoen Natur · Alta, Northern Norway

Duration
6 days · 5 nights
Stay
Cabin or bunkhouse
Horses
Fjord & Quarter

This pass includes

  • Roping from the ground and from horseback
  • Roping practice in the arena
  • Three trail rides in the Arctic countryside
  • Farewell bonfire, dinner and drinks

Admit one rider

6days

Book now levi@flatmoennatur.no

Come and spend a week with the horses.

Book Ranch Week
Book Ranch Week