Back Country Wilderness Outfitters has been, er, chomping at the bit for a new site for some time now.  The family business is known in Long Beach for their guided horse rides on the beach but there’s so much more to the Haug’s endeavor!

The Ribeye ride is a big favorite of locals and visitors alike.  Ride down the beach on horseback or in the horse-drawn wagon and enjoy a steak BBQ dinner at Beard’s Hollow at sunset before returning.  If you’re lucky, “Grandpa Rick” will share his cowboy poetry on the ride back.

Wagon Rides have become a staple of SummerFest, the City of Long Beach’s summer-long series of free entertainment downtown.  Carriage rides through Long Beach, or the historic architecture of Seaview are also available…and a very romantic way to head to dinner.   The family also conducts back country trips, perhaps one of their favorite offerings.

Keleigh, as usual, worked up the design for this site and Karl worked with JP Haug on the content and layout.  Kathy is finishing up the search engine optimization now; watch for both backcountryoutfit.com and longbeachhorserides.com to show up in your favorite search engine soon.  We all agree that the slideshows are our favorite part of the site.  Click on that adorable mug of a horse (Achmed) to meet each of the equines in the Back Country harem, then click the Trips and Family tabs for even more photos.

The site also features the ability to bookmark, FaceBook, Digg or Stumble the site if you like it, something their  younger demographic should appreciate.