{"id":14,"date":"2015-11-07T21:40:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T21:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ridesouthdakota.com\/rushmore-horseback-riding\/?p=14"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T16:40:40","slug":"custer-trail-ride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ridesouthdakota.com\/rushmore-horseback-riding\/custer-trail-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride the Custer Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; bg_video=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; id=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;features&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-clock-o&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; background_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_background_color=&#8221;#6d97bf&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][text_output]<\/p>\n<h4>Length<\/h4>\n<p>1 hour 20 minutes[\/text_output][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-tachometer&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; background_color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][text_output]<\/p>\n<h4>Weight Limit<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>230 lbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/text_output][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-bar-chart&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; background_color=&#8221;orange&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_progress_bar values=&#8221;%5B%7B%22label%22%3A%22Flora%20%26%20Wildlife%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2275%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22custom%22%2C%22customcolor%22%3A%22%23006672%22%7D%2C%7B%22label%22%3A%22Kid%20Friendly%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2270%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22custom%22%2C%22customcolor%22%3A%22%23006672%22%7D%2C%7B%22label%22%3A%22Western%20Culture%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2285%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22custom%22%2C%22customcolor%22%3A%22%23006672%22%7D%2C%7B%22label%22%3A%22Mountainous%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2295%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22custom%22%2C%22customcolor%22%3A%22%23006672%22%7D%2C%7B%22label%22%3A%22Physical%20Exertion%20Level%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2285%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22custom%22%2C%22customcolor%22%3A%22%23006672%22%7D%5D&#8221; bgcolor=&#8221;custom&#8221; units=&#8221;%&#8221; title=&#8221;Feature Scores&#8221; custombgcolor=&#8221;#006672&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][promo alt=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Horse owners travel from all over the country to ride in this extraordinary place. 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