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September 2025 by Stacey Prock
What an amazing time at this ranch. It was only my second horse camping trip and we loved it enough we already are booking again for next year!
The house is cute and comfortable. Our horses loved being turned out in the pasture. The stalls and run in sheds were well maintained.
If you forget anything at home for horse or for the humans look around because I guarantee they have something you can borrow during your time.
We also went to town for the recommended Romas restaurant and it was fantastic.
The trails we went on were nice. Some parts were a little overgrown but as wet as this year has been even our local trails are the same. Even saying that we really enjoyed the trails and finding our way around wasn't too hard. We did ride in some moderate rain for a couple days and the trails were still rideable. The iconic train track pictures and pictures with a train going by were amazing. How often do you get to look the cowgirl part and wave to kids and adults on a trian passing by and see their faces light up.
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July 2025 by Harmony Horsemanship
The house was perfect and the grounds were immaculate. We did have trouble finding good trails that weren’t rocky and wouldn’t make our horses sore. Next time we will need boots
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June 2025 by mlchael turner
What a great place to ride your horse. Granted, we had a guide but for the 2 days we rode we would not have been able to experience the ranch as it should be enjoyed. Really nice folks, helpful and knowledgeable. Will return in October for another organized ride and can't wait. Of course our group is wonderful also, great bunch of people.
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June 2025 by sharon hittle
TRR is a wonderful getaway. It is kept up beautifully and the trails on property are easy! Trails in the Fairfied Forest are both beautiful and can be challenging. I highly recommend a trail guide. We used Darla this time and she kept us safe and maneuvered us past unsafe areas. Jennifer can provide information on trail guides!
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June 2024 by Kim Pritchard
What a wonderful place for friends and horses to meet. Enjoyed our time there greatly. Our club is coming back in the fall...can not wait!
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March 2024 by judy greenway
Beautiful place to stay and ride. Jennifer was excellent to work with
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January 2024 by Aimie silvia
Beautiful property and loved staying here! If you have horses and looking for an area to ride and camp out. Do it!
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November 2023 by Yolanda Tyler (The Kingdom Truth)
My husband and I just returned from Train Robber Ranch. It was definitely one of the best destinations for horse back riding! The ranch accommodations were just wonderful! They were first class all day long! We also enjoyed the privacy on the ranch for one family or group at a time! We brought our dog Freckles and she was safe in the kennel. We are grateful for the Jennifer and her family for opening up their home to us. We cannot wait to return real soon!
God bless the Goebel family!
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September 2023 by Christiane Knight
The ranch itself is lovely and while they provide riding tracks in ID Fairchild, the trails aren't marked or even maintained in some spots. We bushwhacked a lot trying to follow the tracks provided. In spite of the trails being impassable in some areas, I'll definitely go back to stay and camp!
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August 2023 by Chrissy K.
The ranch is beautiful and accomodations excellent. It was the perfect location for my new horse to experience her first overnight camping trip. The guidelines laid out by TRR were clear and easy to follow, though there wasn't a chlorinator available in the shed for the chlorine tablet when we went to use the pool. They are easy access to ID Fairchild State Forest where all the trails are. They provide a Gaia map track for you to follow. Some of the tracks are overgrown and impassable so be sure to reference the trail map for ID Fairchild State Forest, otherwise you're in for a bushwhack experience. Trails aren't well marked if at all. Regardless, we had a pleasant and relaxing weekend at TRR and the trails in ID Fairchild State Forest.10/10 would definitely go back!
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August 2023 by Pat T
A BIRTHDAY BASH TO REMEMBER!
So what do you give a 97 year old for her birthday? A TRAIN ROBBERY OF COURSE!!
In 2021 the fam took mom on a train trip to celebrate her 95th birthday. As it turned out that trip included a train robbery by the Tassie Bell Gang from the Train Robber Ranch. Well, the rest is history! The woman talked non-stop about those train robbers for months! She wouldn’t stop talkin’ about it!
Well, the story has it that the Tassie Bell Gang was formed after the furnace blew up at the old iron ore plant in New Birmingham! Well it weren’t their fault but they got the blame! As things transpired, these poor townsfolk got desperate and just needed to make some money and pay some bills! As any reasonable person would do, they resorted to holdin’ up the train!
Fast forward to 2023. The birthday girl turns 97 and what’s more important than anything than to have a BIRTHDAY BASH TO REMEMBER! And BOY did we have one!
Tassie Bell and the Gang showed up at the house ready to find the notorious Ms Eunice, an old bank robber herself and someone that had stolen the Gang’s gold long ago! Horses, bad guys, bad girls and of course the SHERIFF came callin’!! There was a turned over gambler’s table, gold coins scattered everywhere and SACKS of cash that the gang wanted to get back from that old-time robber Ms Eunice!
Sure enough they found Ms Eunice AND her gold and hostages were taken. Shortly after the sheriff’s posse arrived just in time and a shoot-out commenced! Ms Eunice got to keep (at least part) of her gold and the gang only lost 1 bad girl from the shoot-out! (She really just fell in the ditch so I think she was fakin’ it!)
After the smoked cleared (and folks got out of the 104 degree heat) the birthday girl was smiling big and a large time was had by all! I’d say THAT’S a successful and MEMORABLE birthday bash!
A very very special thanks to the Train Robber Ranch and the Tassie Bell Gang for making our mom’s birthday one to remember! And yep, she’s talkin’ about it almost daily! Humm, wonder what we can do next year!
(pics to come with next post!!)
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August 2023 by Pat T.
A BIRTHDAY BASH TO REMEMBER! (Pat T)So what do you give a 97 year old for her birthday? A TRAIN ROBBERY OF COURSE!!In 2021 the fam took mom on a train trip to celebrate her 95th birthday. As it turned out that trip included a train robbery by the Tassie Bell Gang from the Train Robber Ranch. Well, the rest is history! The woman talked non-stop about those train robbers for months! She wouldn't stop talkin' about it!Well, the story has it that the Tassie Bell Gang was formed after the furnace blew up at the old iron ore plant in New Birmingham! Well it weren't their fault but they got the blame! As things transpired, these poor townsfolk got desperate and just needed to make some money and pay some bills! As any reasonable person would do, they resorted to holdin' up the train!Fast forward to 2023. The birthday girl turns 97 and what's more important than anything than to have a BIRTHDAY BASH TO REMEMBER! And BOY did we have one!Tassie Bell and the Gang showed up at the house ready to find the notorious Ms Eunice, an old bank robber herself and someone that had stolen the Gang's gold long ago! Horses, bad guys, bad girls and of course the SHERIFF came callin'!! There was a turned over gambler's table, gold coins scattered everywhere and SACKS of cash that the gang wanted to get back from that old-time robber Ms Eunice!Sure enough they found Ms Eunice AND her gold and hostages were taken. Shortly after the sheriff's posse arrived just in time and a shoot-out commenced! Ms Eunice got to keep (at least part) of her gold and the gang only lost 1 bad girl from the shoot-out! (She really just fell in the ditch so I think she was fakin' it!)After the smoked cleared (and folks got out of the 104 degree heat) the birthday girl was smiling big and a large time was had by all! I'd say THAT'S a successful and MEMORABLE birthday bash!A very very special thanks to the Train Robber Ranch and the Tassie Bell Gang for making our mom's birthday one to remember! And yep, she's talkin' about it almost daily! Humm, wonder what we can do next year!
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July 2023 by Melanie Stiles
Another adventure in the books! Thank you TRR for having us!
If you’re looking for well manicured trails in the rolling hills with ravines, creek crossings, historical train tracks, and fantastic accommodations for you AND your horse, please consider taking a trip to Train Robber Ranch. You will be amazed and will probably be planning your next trip back, just like us!
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July 2023 by Michael Griffis
Great place to visit and stay wonderful owner's. Great place to see the train come by and photograph.
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July 2023 by Jody Burton
Such a wonderful experience! The home is fully equipped with everything we needed including games to dishes to coffee pots and crock pots! The bunkhouse is perfect! The grounds are well maintained and the forest is beautiful! What a cool experience seeing the train (Texas State RR) go through too! It’ was so nice to be able to see the stars. Living in Katy, I wondered if there was any place left to do so. We even saw fireflies! Such a grand experience all the way around! Definitely a do-over!!!
