Montana Mountain View Ranch

  • Address
  • 380 Outfitter Lane
  • Ovando, MT 59854
  • Mailing Address
  • 380 Outfitter Lane
  • Ovando, MT 59854

You may call it your "vacation" - we call it - Getting to know your horse! Come to Montana Mountain View Ranch where training and educating horses and individuals on creating an ideal horse that is obedient, responsive, well balanced and a pleasure to ride in a non-confrontational manner is our goal.

Montana Mountain View Ranch produces sound, well-trained Haflingers and/or domestic stock to be safe and ready to use in various areas within the industry; Outfitting Businesses, private individuals, Forest Service and the National Park Service and training individuals on the art of passive/natural horse training techniques.



The goal being to understand horses and mules and how they learn, so they can feel comfortable and confident in training them. By teaching people how to build trust with the horse, they will get a gentler animal that is willingly obedient rather than obeying out of fear. The result being; a trained, safe, gentle animal in a shorter time.

Montana Mountain View Ranch, formally home of WTR Outfitters & Whitetail Guest Ranch, we are located in the heart of the Blackfoot River Valley at the base of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Montana Mountain View Ranch is ready to help you and your horses offering individual training services and "hands on" trail training clinics. For more information contact us at 406-793-5666 or e-mail us at info@mtmvr.com

Member: Montana Outfitters & Guides Association(MOGA)

Professional Wilderness Outfitters Association(PWOA)

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation(RMEF)

North American Hunting Club

American Business Women's Association(ABWA)

Missoula Chamber of Commerce

Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce

America Outdoors (National Association of America's Outfitters and Guides)

Glacier Country

Montana Office of Tourism

Area Activities

  • Backcountry Camping
  • Bird Watching
  • Camping
  • Cowboy Poetry
  • Cross-Country Skiing
  • Education
  • Environmental
  • Group Camping
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Lewis And Clark
  • Nature
  • Nature Area
  • Outdoor Activity
  • Overnight Pack Trips
  • Photography
  • Skiing
  • Snowmobiling
  • Snowshoeing
  • Tent Camping
  • Trail Rides
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Winter Sport

Services And Amenities

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Guide
  • Lunch
  • Pack Animal

Driving Directions

Montana Mountain View Ranch is 65 miles northeast of Missoula off State Highway 200; 5 miles east of Ovando. Watch for sign off Highway 200. Turn north; proceed about 6 miles on a county maintained gravel road following the Montana Mountain View Ranch signs. After crossing the creek and turning left at the T junction, Montana Mountain View Ranch is located just 1 mile north. Watch for our sign on the left.

Payment And Reservation Information

  • Payment Methods
  • Cash
  • Personal Check (In State)
  • Personal Check (Out Of State)
  • Travelers Checks
  • Reservations
  • Reservations Required

Season / Hours Of Operation

  • Season
  • Mid-June - September

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1105 Main Street, Deer Lodge, MT 59722

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