{"id":1072,"date":"2014-09-12T08:45:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T12:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2016-02-19T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:50:34","slug":"natural-valley-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/natural-valley-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip! Horsin&#8217; Around Natural Valley Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As you may remember, our family visited Hendricks County in July. One highlight\u00a0of our trip was \u00a0a morning spent at an awesome water park just an hour from Terre Haute! You can read all about our <a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/splash-island-waterpark-plainfield\/\" target=\"_blank\">adventures at Splash Island HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While my water babies were thrilled to splash around the water park, the outing\u00a0that has been talked about the most was the afternoon we spent at <a href=\"http:\/\/naturalvalleyranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Natural Valley Ranch<\/a> in Brownsburg, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0742.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1203\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0742.jpg\" alt=\"Review of Natural Valley Ranch in Brownsburg\" width=\"865\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0742.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0742-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The setting at Natural Valley Ranch is idyllic. While there are wooded trails to ride and explore, our girls were content to hang around the barn.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1205 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_08511url.jpg\" alt=\"Review of Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_08511url.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_08511url-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our guide (a college student who was equally good with both kids and horses) introduced us to (and let us pet) the pigs, ducks, kittens, goats, and horses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0867url.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1206 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0867url.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0867url.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_0867url-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main feature of our Natural Valley Ranch experience was, not surprisingly, the guided pony ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09561url.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1207\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09561url.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"967\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09561url.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09561url-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even our toddler (almost two at the time) got to ride! (Don&#8217;t worry&#8211;Daddy walked beside her!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_1024url.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1209 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_1024url.jpg\" alt=\"Pony Rides at Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_1024url.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_1024url-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0three-year-old loved that she had the chance to complete a little kid-friendly obstacle course while riding. It involved little challenges like tossing a ring on a coin and dropping rings into a mailbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09781url.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1208 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09781url.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09781url.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/IMG_09781url-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would love to go back and spend a night or two in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalvalleyranch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the cottage at Natural Valley Ranch<\/a>. With 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, this would be a great place for a family reunion\u00a0or a weekend getaway with friends. If you&#8217;re meeting up with families from Indy, this would be a great place\u00a0since the location is convenient to\u00a0both Indy and Terre Haute!\u00a0You can find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrbo.com\/476869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">rental information on VRBO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/The-cottage-at-Nature-Valley-Ranch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1210 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/The-cottage-at-Nature-Valley-Ranch.jpg\" alt=\"The Cottage at Natural Valley Ranch\" width=\"1000\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/The-cottage-at-Nature-Valley-Ranch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/The-cottage-at-Nature-Valley-Ranch-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Natural Valley Ranch offers boarding, riding lessons,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalvalleyranch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">FREE pony rides<\/a>, tractor-pulled hay rides, and even birthday party options. You can find out more on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/naturalvalleyranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/natural-valley-ranch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227\" src=\"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/natural-valley-ranch.jpg\" alt=\"natural valley ranch\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/natural-valley-ranch.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/natural-valley-ranch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/natural-valley-ranch-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Natural Valley Ranch is located at 6310 E. County Road 350 North, Brownsburg. \u00a0We were treated to this adventure by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visithendrickscounty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Visit Hendricks County<\/a>; however, all opinions are always our own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may remember, our family visited Hendricks County in July. One highlight\u00a0of our trip was \u00a0a morning spent at an awesome water park just an hour from Terre Haute! You can read all about our adventures at Splash Island HERE. While my water babies were thrilled to splash around the water park, the outing\u00a0that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3115,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/3115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}