sILVER bRAND rANCH - bOZEMAN, mT


Silver Brand Ranch is a working ranch on the eastern edge of Gallatin Valley, Montana. It is 160 acres of stunning views, with deep green forest and grassy hills fed by mountain springs and ponds overlooking the Bridger range and nearby Bozeman. The Preator family consider this to be their mini-Yellowstone as they see just about every offering of wildlife for which Montana and the Great West is known. Historically an outfitting ranch and horse stables, perfectly nestled at the base of Mount Ellis, this gorgeous ranch is everything that Montana embodies.


We started our morning with a trial ride up the mountain and the view was breathtaking.


Below are Nathan and Lindsay Preator.

Rustic wooden sign post with cross mounted on natural stone in outdoor setting.
Scenic mountain landscape with distant peaks and fenced pastures under cloudy skies.
Large white barn structure with mountain backdrop in rural setting.
Dark green barn with white trim and multiple doors against mountain landscape.
Western styled riders with horses standing in a grassy meadow with evergreen trees and mountains in the background.
Riders on horseback enjoying a trail ride through a pine forest setting.
Riders with their horses having a conversation on a mountain trail surrounded by pine trees.
Close-up of western riding gear and saddle with horse in background.
Riders and horses walking together through tall grass with a black dog on a mountain trail.
Horseback rider on mountain trail overlooking forested valley and distant peaks.
Rider on horseback silhouetted against mountain landscape and bright sky.
Horse and rider traversing scenic mountain grassland with evergreen forest backdrop.
Rider on brown horse crossing mountain meadow with pine-covered slopes in background.
Group with horses and black dog standing in mountain meadow with scenic valley view.
Two horses and riders enjoying a scenic mountain trail ride through tall grass.

Following our trail ride, was a horse and rider session for Nathan and his mare, Rosie.

Rider in blue shirt and cowboy hat riding brown horse through green pasture.
Horse and rider entering green barn with white trim and cross on top.
A cowboy in blue western shirt and black hat stands with a chestnut horse wearing a leather saddle in a grassy field.
Western rider in blue shirt and cowboy hat poses with saddled chestnut horse against green mountain backdrop.
Rancher in blue shirt and black hat tends to a chestnut horse with western tack in a meadow.
Western rider stands beside saddled chestnut horse in mountain pasture with evergreen forest background.
Black and white photo of cowboy with saddled horse in rural setting.
Chestnut horse with western tack stands with cowboy in blue shirt against mountain landscape.
Western dressed rider and chestnut horse pose in mountain meadow with pine forest backdrop.
Horseback rider in blue shirt rides chestnut horse through mountain meadow.
Cowboy in blue shirt adjusts tack on chestnut horse in outdoor setting.
Rider in western attire mounted on chestnut horse in mountain meadow with evergreen forest background.
Horse rider in blue shirt cantering across grassy meadow with pine forest backdrop.
Brown horse and rider galloping through mountain meadow with evergreen forest in background.
Horseback riding action shot showing canter through mountain valley with forest backdrop.

This trip would not have been complete without a fine art session for the three main faces of Silver Brand Ranch.

White spotted horse with brown leather bridle captured in profile against light background.
Chestnut colored horse with bridle photographed against dark background.
A brown horse with western tack stands in front of an American flag backdrop.
White spotted horse stands majestically against an American flag backdrop.
Dark horse with bridle photographed against black background in dramatic lighting.
Bay horse with black points standing against dark background in studio lighting.
Three horses - white spotted, dark, and chestnut - lined up against black background.