The first Sombrero stable was located at the current Estes Park site. In those days, trail rides went for $1.25 and competition was stiff with over a dozen other riding stables in the area. Lots of enthusiasm, buckets of sweat and much determination fueled the fire that led to Sombrero's growth and expansion over the years.

Rex chose to settle into the Estes Park area along with his wife, Queeda (Pat's sister). Queeda played an active role in the development of the business from the beginning of its existence.

Over the years Sombrero has expanded from the Estes Park stable which opened in 1959. It was only a year later that the Grand Lake stable was added. Over the years additional Sombrero locations have been added including Meeker, Glen Haven, Steamboat Springs and Allenspark.

Key players in the operation have grown as well, and the business now includes other family members: Dan and Cindy Lisco, Mark and Freda Bishop and Donald and Sheila Broom, as well as a number of long-term employees on the Sombrero team. See more on key players

Today, the Sombrero, Inc. operation, and Hi-Country Stables, Inc., offer visitors the opportunity to experience riding–as early settlers did–in the natural beauty of the Colorado Rockies. You won't find any souvenir shops or commercialism at the Sombrero or Hi-Country Stables, Inc. locations. Sombrero Ranches, Inc. and Hi-Country, Inc. have been very careful to preserve the land in order to share the dramatic beauty with their guests. An artist's brush couldn't have painted a more spectacular landscape. Come ride the Rockies with Sombrero and Hi-Country, Inc. and see for yourself.