THE RANCH



La Cense Montana is an 88,000 acre horse training and working cattle ranch, focused on developing premium recreational quarter horses and breeding top-grade Black Angus cattle through the principles of natural ranching. We develop and sell recreational Quarter Horses trained according to Natural Horsemanship methods, providing you with a safe, sound, highly educated equestrian partner you will enjoy for years. Located along the western slopes of the Blacktail Mountain range in southwest Montana, La Cense Montana extends across 122 square miles of varying foothill and mountain terrain. The ranch's state-of-the-art headquarters, which include a 60,000 sq. ft. indoor arena, two large outdoor arenas and multiple barns, sits at an elevation of 5,300 feet, approximately 10 miles south of Dillon, Montana.

HORSE & CATTLE RANCH
La Cense Montana is dedicated to the natural horsemanship education of high-quality, registered Quarter Horses, offering recreational horse lovers of all levels and experience the chance to enjoy strong, sound and safe horses - and to find out what it is to form a true partnership between horse and rider. Each of the 100+ head of horses is selected from a natural breeding farm with proven breeding stock, where the horses are foaled and raised in a natural herd environment. Each horse is chosen based on the highest standards of conformation, disposition and health, and is educated using natural horsemanship methods. La Cense also offers high-quality Black Angus cow-calf pairs of a genetically pure line developed at the ranch over many years.
   To learn more about our cattle operation or order all natural grass-fed beef from La Cense Beef, visit http://www.LaCenseBeef.com.

TRAINING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL HORSEMAN
La Cense Montana is committed to educating both horses and humans in the principles of natural horsemanship. La Cense offers a number of educational opportunities for interested students including professional-level training in colt starting and foundation training. Learn more about the La Cense educational opportunities click <here>.

OUR SISTER HORSE FARM IN FRANCE
William Kriegel, who has owned La Cense Montana since December of 2000, is a native of France and operates a similar, smaller ranch about 30 miles outside of Paris called "Haras de La Cense." Haras also offers registered Quarter Horses trained in natural horsemanship methods. Both ranches also offer clinics and residency programs for students wishing to become professional horse trainers and instructors. Students at Haras de la Cense in France are required to spend extensive time at La Cense Montana in order to complete their horsemanship education.