Horse Rentals Etc...
Mountain Pass Ranch is an equine specialty service that combines fabulous horses with great ideas. We have excellent trail horses available for your journey. Whether you are setting up camp in a remote location of Oregon, riding the Pacific Crest Trail or embracing your wild side with the Dayville Wild Horse Tours in the Murderers Creek area, we have great trail horses ready for your unlimited adventures and back country dreams.
We serve a wide range of horsemen throughout the Oregon territory. Our horses are ridden and packed with regularly in unfamiliar terrain making them versatile and skilled in many areas.They are additionally tuned by professionals who know what it takes to make an excellent guest mount and your journey a time to remember.
Trail maps for Oregon National Forests can be purchased at a local forest service district or a hardware store near you. Forest service district phone numbers are provided through our links for your convenience.
Pick Up and Delivery
Pickup and delivery services are available throughout the state. Please have directions ready for us when you call. A 24 hour reservation is required, so please be sure to schedule your horses in advance. We will deliver horses to any location that is easily accessible by road and compatible with a loaded six horse trailer. Fuel costs are additional for our pickup and delivery services.
Private transportation is welcome with approved equipment. This will require a person who has had prior experience in the hauling of livestock.
Junction Delivery
We will bring the horses to a nearby junction for pickup and deliveries. This can save you time and money if you plan to transport the horses with your own personal equipment. This is great for those who are traveling by freeway.
Winter Weather Deliveries
Please be advised that extreme winter weather conditions may prevent our convenient pickup and delivery services in some locations of Oregon. It may become necessary for you to meet our drivers with the horses at a secondary alternate location in extreme weather. This will be the nearest paved road that is the closest to your requested location and only applies when it becomes obvious that a driver is unable to reach you at your requested destination safely.
Feed and Water
All horses are fed and watered prior to delivery. Once the horses are in your care, you will be responsible for the maintenance thereafter. If you are packing into a remote location, you will be packing feed also. Springs and other water resources may be found on a good trail map.
Information
Always check with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Portland Parks and Recreation and with private landowners to make sure that your desired trails have been groomed for the season before you go. This will help you to eliminate access complications and enhance your trail riding experience. No refunds will be given upon the return of a horse.
Packing
Mountain Pass Ranch horses are experienced in packing game as well as equipment. However, you are responsible for the horses not limited to securing your packs and cinching your saddles.
Game Retrieval Weight Limits
The following is the standard weight recommendations that is used to retrieve an elk. Three horses for the average bull elk - live weight being approximately 700 pounds. Two horses for an average cow elk - live weight being approximately 500 pounds, and one horse for the average buck or doe weighing 200 pounds. Horses generally operate in one game retrieval per day. We have additional horses available if you have a large and successful hunting party. We do not train the horses to shoot off of their backs, although they have experience in packing game and equipment.
Horse and Rider Weight Limitations
For the comfort and safety of both horse and rider, Please refer to the maximum weight chart below.
| 5'1" | 150 lbs. |
| 5'2" | 155 lbs. |
| 5'3" | 160 lbs. |
| 5'10" | 195 lbs. |
| 5'11" | 205 lbs. |
| 6'0" | 215 lbs. |
| 6'5" | 240 lbs. |
Rates
Payment by credit card will be accepted through our PayPal account online. We suggest that you pay ahead when you reserve your horses. If you do not pay in advance through this account, we will accept cash upon delivery only.
Northwest Oregon
- Daily Rate - $195.00 each - 4 horse delivery minimum
- Weekly Rate - $495.00 each - 3 horse delivery minimum
Northeast Oregon
- Daily Rate - $195.00 each - 6 horse delivery minimum
- Weekly Rate - $495.00 each - 3 horse delivery minimum
Southwest Oregon
- Daily Rate - $195.00 each - 6 horse delivery minimum
- Weekly Rate - $495.00 each - 3 horse delivery minimum
Southeast Oregon
- Daily Rate - $195.00 each - 4 horse delivery minimum
- Weekly Rate - $495.00 each - 3 horse delivery minimum