These terms may sound as if they are at odds with one another but both are on offer, and in the same place, in the United States.
Gone are the days when dude ranches were the place to go to get down and dirty with the horses. These days? You can ride out and do all those horsey things like rounding up cattle and helping with the branding, but when the day is over you will find what is on offer is far removed from the franks and beans from days gone by.
Gourmet dinners served with fine wines are the order of the day. What better way to ease those aching muscles and tired bones after a hard days riding than to be pampered by fine dining and excellent service?
Todays urban cowboy demands more than your old time cowboys. Imagine you have spent the best part of the year cooped up in an air conditioned, environment controlled, building dealing with noisy telephones and tight deadlines.
What better way to get away from it all than to spend the day under deep blue skies, riding the range, and coming home not to a camp-fire although I am sure they will be there! but to exquisitely cooked food and perfectly chilled wine?
The kids can come too! There...