Ricochet Ridge Ranch, Inc.

This highly successful business includes the world renowned Redwood Coast Riding Vacations, Trailride Concession on Ten Mile Beach in MacKerricher State Park, and Custom B&B Riding Holidays.

Offered for sale to a qualified buyer, this unique ecotourism business on the beautiful Mendocino coast of Northern California includes a spacious 4 bedroom home, a 10,000 sq. ft. stables, outdoor and indoor riding arenas with paddocks, on approximately 2.4 acres fronting Coast Highway 1 adjacent to a State Park, with blue water ocean views. Thirty to thirty-five horses with tack, trucks and horse trailers, 6-horse walker and all other equipment necessary to insure continued successful business are also included. Experienced staff and consultation with the current owner will insure the succession.

In thirty years of operation, Ricochet Ridge Ranch has been selected by sources ranging from Outside Magazine listing Ricochet Ridge Ranch as one of its "Top 25 Trips of a Lifetime" to the front page of the New York Times Sunday Travel section devoting their cover article to over four full pages of color detail. Cowboys and Indians Magazine enticed affluent visitors with another four glowing pages. Articles about our holidays have appeared in over 20 newspapers and magazines, world-wide.

RFD-TV's Best of America by Horseback program recently featured Ricochet Ridge Ranch in a half-hour special touting the unique offerings of this riding vacation business.

Business summary:

Ricochet Ridge Ranch has earned a profit in every one of our 27 years of operation. The business does well in good times as well as bad. During this current economic downturn, July sales were the highest ever!

Our clients come here from every state and many countries in the world, and while they are here, they spend money on lodging, local restaurants, tack shops, art and gift shops. This makes RRR an important asset to the economy of the Mendocino Coast. Lari Shea is committed to selling RRR to someone who can continue operating in the same successful tradition for the next 27 years. She is prepared to work with the new owners for 12 months to help assure that this business succeeds and continues to serve the economy of the Mendocino Coast.

• Ricochet Ridge Ranch Riding Vacation Business includes:
  • Redwood Coast Riding Vacations: all inclusive, week-long holidays
  • Custom Private Riding Vacations: with or without arranged lodging
  • Daily Trailrides: 1.5 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, All Day, in State Park, State Forest, and privately owned large timber and cattle ranches
  • Concession for Beach riding in California State Park
  • 30-35 Horses, with all necessary tack & equipment
  • 3 trucks and horse trailers
  • Manure dump trailer
  • Ranch equipment
  • Hay to feed horses for 3 months
  • Good Will:
    • Top ranking website, with well known email address
    • Large email list of potential customers who have expressed interest
    • Snail mailing list of over 3,000 addresses
    • Guaranteed future booking through equestrian travel agents
    • Package relationships with local Inns and Hotels
    • Permits to trailride on 55,000 acres of State Forest
    • Long standing agreements with local cattle ranchers and timber property owners regarding trail usage on additional thousands of acres.
• Real Estate property for sale consists of the Ranch Stables Property and located on an adjoining parcel, a lovely home that is perfect for the family residence of the Ricochet Ridge Ranch owner operator family. Each of these properties are available on a long term rental or as a separate purchase.
  • Ricochet Ridge Ranch Stables Real Property.
    • 10,000 sq ft. stables on 2.4 acres with corner frontage on Coast Highway 1, directly adjacent to MacKerricher State Park
    • 20 box stalls with paddocks, 6 additional larger paddocks with shelters
    • Indoor and outdoor riding arenas, year-round sand footing
    • 6-horse hot walker
    • Office building, with landscaping
    • Packed gravel parking lot
  • Owners Home on adjacent property Purchase Price; $494,000 or Rental price to be negotiated.
    • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with distant ocean view, on 1.5 adjacent acres with upstairs 2+ room studio apartment, decks, large double garage, paddock for 2 horses.
    • Overlooks 24 acre riparian wetland conservation lands and the State Park.