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Welcome to the Bar Lazy L Ranch. Here you will find information, pictures, and resources to get an idea of what we offer. Our family has been living in the valley since the 1800's, and have a passion for bringing a piece of this sleepy, western, ski towns past to life. For the entire experience of tastes, sights, stories, jokes and great times, you'll just have to come enjoy the old western thrill of a horse drawn, winter sleigh ride, country dinner, and live western entertainment, up the cozy Elk River valley.

We offer unique dinner sleigh rides which gives you a special memory to take with you from your vacation. Enjoy home-cooked food along with great family entertainment. Come be our guest!

EVENING HOSTS: Hello, we're Shane, and Forest Yeager. We're the owners, and will spend the evening showing you what is so special about the Yampa Valley. We're a sixth generation Routt County family, raising the seventh generation on the family ranch. This is truly a family business, so you'll probably see our daughter Shealynne and son Brandon helping out at some point, since they help out on a regular basis. Many of the other people that contribute to the experience, are also members of the family, although sometimes we won't publicly admit it!! They'll give you grief, stories, jokes, and possibly even some useful information, as they drive the busses, sleighs, and help out. The only ones we're not related to are the entertainers, because frankly we can't even play a radio without getting static!

THE RANCH: The Bar Lazy L Ranch was homesteaded in 1939 by my grandmother, and grandfather (about 3 miles east of my great grandfathers homestead). Bar Lazy L is how you call the brand, not to be confused with the "Fila" shoe symbol, it is actually a registered brand in the state of Colorado. The history or our family and genealogy as it relates to the valley could take up a whole page on it's own.

PERCHERON HORSES: Finally the section you really wanted. Our family raises Percheron draft horses. Percheron’s are known for being tall, athletic, and flashy. They're not necessarily known as a heavy pulling draft horse, like Belgian draft horses. They are typically a more stylish horse and known for their exceptional disposition. Not as well known as the Clydesdales, made famous by Budweiser, but plenty popular enough to be taking the show circuit by storm. The horses pulling your sleighs were foaled, raised, and trained here on the family ranch. You'll see pictures around the barn of the hitches, and parades that we have been in with our eight horse hitch. We use the horses for riding, driving, parades, weddings, and packing for the summer camping, and fall hunting. I'm confident that given time, they'll work their way into your heart just as they've worked their way into ours.