Rancho Lobo Gries

Would you have any pictures of the house?

and the pictures of the "beautiful" horses, haha only kidding. lovely photos indeed.

Please may you pm me contact/website, if any?

BR

Nice review and photos Rick.

As you and others may remember, my wife and I have a couple of horses and ride just about everyday. It would be fun to see a new area from horse back.

How does one get in contact with the ranch?
Detailed directions to the ranch if you would? I was going to go up, some time ago, but was told that it is a 2 hour drive each way and could not get detailed directions or even which road to go up. Perhaps using Google Earth as a map?

Thanks.

I found Dominican Republic Resort, Leadership Training, Horseback Riding | Rancho Lobo Gris, Dominican Republic online. It has some photos of the house.

What it doesn't have... is details of where the heck it is. Dafish... where is this place? It does look like I could take myself/guests/friends to ride there if it's not too far from Cabarete.

well bella vista is up the road on the left just as you leave sosua abajo towards puerto plata right before you start to go up hill- the road is very pot holey so it takes a long time to navigate it , not sure how far up the road the ranch is , it may be quicker coming from the opposite end which joins with the mountain road to santiago eventually-

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Thanks.

That ranch looks like so much fun. Nice to see some nice things popping up around Sosua.

Thanks so much for the info Rick! We need more info like this.

Dafishguy said:

Daniel posted some information that was edited. Basically all he said was that the ranch was about 45 minutes outside Sosua and that he offers round trip transportation anywhere on the North Coast and to PM him for more information.

Your guess is as good as mine as to why they felt the need to edit this.

Robert, I always thought the purpose of DR1 was to inform people of the great things to see and do in the DR. If you expect absolutely everyone to be a paid advertiser to your site, I think that your usefulness will dry up as more and more people will find alternate places to get the word out.

Oie Via

I still love your site man. Don't take it personal. It's just an observation.

Rick

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We have never had a problem with 3rd party reviews and recommendations.
DR1 is full of them, promoting 100's of businesses. Look at Rocky's

As you know, we don't allow owners to directly "promote" their businesses unless they are active advertisers. Asking posters to send PM's, email me, posting links is all regarded as promotion if it's done by the owner of the business. The rules are simple and fair.

Let's not forget...

Advertising can be brought for less than US$25 per month if you buy a Directory page. For the amount of business we generate, I think US$25 is a very small amount to pay for the the amazing return on investment it offers.

I hope that clears up any confusion

This is mostly for Rick. Your Brother and his other are fine. I'll do a review soon. It was a very special day.

WHAT A RIDE! THANKS.

45 minute drive to the ranch and DON’T even think about driving this in your little Jeepeta or less. The drive alone is worth seeing the country. Something that we have not done for some time. We did hit bottom a couple of times and glad that we had our Jeep Grand Cherokee with skid plates and all. The Ranch has transportation and will pick you up. PM me if you wish directions or other contacts in above posts.

Guest house: NO TV, NO internet, NO cell phone. Solar power/battery inverter and a small generator provide all the power that is needed for lights. Very comfortable with fully functioning bathroom. (lol, wife needed and used just fine.) Impressive kitchen and living areas. I’d have no problem staying with my wife, some cards and a good book and… my wife.

Horses: The horses are a little run down. We talked about different ways to build them up some. (I being a horse owner) I also realize that this year has been very wet and makes horse husbandry difficult.

The Ride: They do have different rides. But the one that Antonio, Saimona and Mike took us on was what we where looking for. When I first met with Daniel and Simona, I was a little difficult. I wanted a ride that would challenge me on a horse. Show me the country side from the top of the hills, down to the valleys and crossing the rivers. They gave me what I asked for and more. Two months of rain making riding conditions a bit of a challenge for horse and rider. I asked for a ride and I got one. One that I will never forget.

Staff: Antonio was great. Quite but watching. (another set of gringos?) We had our own saddles and tack that put him off a little at first but then he was right with me saddling up with us. Saimona is a petite German woman with a big wallop. She also speaks Spanish and English and not only knows how to ride but is fun to be with. Mike is German also… I don’t think so! Mike is THE American Cowboy. His stories of his riding for months in the U.S. and Mexico on horseback were inspiring and his calm manner on horse proved his experience and skill. The type of stories that you would like to hear while sitting around a campfire in the middle of nowhere and glad to be their. Mike is German but is fluent in Spanish and English also. Daniel, the owner, is a man that you have to meet for yourself.

Food: Store bought pre-cooked chicken 4 hours later sucked! Very simple; have the people that live there at the ranch cook the food. We eat what they eat and I’d be grateful.

I guess that I have to say a little something about Daniel. He has a unique way of “reading” people. Connecting them with the horse, others and individuals to themselves. I/we not only had a great ride/day, but learned a little about myself.

Price: Not cheap. But I think that I’ll/we’ll do it again and stay the night. Daniel also asked if I’d like to do a ride that would take a couple or more days in the hills just to ride and see the country via horse. I know that I’d like that. What a ride that will be.

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Guest house: NO TV, NO internet, NO cell phone.

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Now they have internet there and landline phone with the USA number.

I had a pleasure to meet Daniel, Simona, Mike, Antonio and other folks at Rancho Lobo Gris over the last 2-3 weeks and help them with internet access and telephone there. It was my first time ever to ride a horse. Quite an adventure for a first timer to climb up for 40 minutes to install WiFi antenna on top of the mountain. I was thrilled by the view of the rancho from the very top of the mountain where Daniel and Mike built a small tower to mount the antennas. Now their guests can have internet there. (If Mike doesn't forget to re-charge the 12v car battery every 5 days )

I am taking some friends to see the rancho tomorrow.

One of my friends who I have taken to Ranch Lobo Gris lately sent me some nice photos. I can't resist to post a few here with his permission.

I don't think Rancho Lobo Gris has quarter horses at the moment? Correct me if I am wrong please.

Why is that important?

Because its more comfortable to ride a quarter horse then the horses from here, at least to me it is.