Get a taste of the Old West on your trip to Taos. Go horseback riding. Take a trail ride or hitch up on a ranch to ride with the ranch hands. Work the cattle with the cowboys. Ride through mountain meadows and streams, Ponderosa pine, blue spruce, and aspens. Take half-day or full-day scenic rides, with mountain views of the Sangre de Cristos.

Sign up with Roadrunner Tours, (505-377-6416; http://www.rtours.com); AA Taos Ski Valley Wilderness Adventures, (505-751-6051); Rio Grande Stables, (888-259-8267 or 505-776-5913; http://www.lajitasstables.com/taos.htm), or Taos Indian Horse Ranch, (800-659-3210 or 505-758-3212; http://www.taosindianhorseranch.com).