How We Check Listings
Every price on Viaranch comes from the business itself, with its source and the date we checked it.
Where our information comes from
We start from public lists of riding businesses in each area, then read each business’s own website: its rates page, its ride descriptions and its booking system. We only record what the business itself publishes: prices, ride lengths, minimum ages, rider weight limits, seasons and what is included.
What we record
Each price is stored with a link to the page it comes from and the date we read it. Every listing shows its sources. When a page does not state something, such as a weight limit, we leave it blank rather than guess.
Two labels
- Checked on the business website: we read the details on the business’s own site, on the date shown.
- Confirmed by the business: the owner or manager has confirmed or updated the details, on the date shown. A business that manages its own listing is checked by us when it claims it; its prices then come from the business itself.
Keeping listings up to date
Businesses change their rates, usually before each season. We re-read the source pages regularly and before each summer, and update a listing when its page changes. Businesses can claim their listing and update it themselves at any time from a free business account; we check each claim by hand, and their changes are marked “Confirmed by the business”.
Where our photos come from
Landscape and activity photos come from public-domain collections, such as the National Park Service, and from photographers who share their work under open licenses on Wikimedia Commons. Each photo carries its credit and license, and our photo credits page lists them all. Photos of a business come from the business itself, with its permission. Until then, its listing shows an illustration rather than a photo that could be mistaken for it.
What we never do
- We do not publish reviews or ratings taken from other websites, and we never copy a business’s photos without its permission.
- We do not change prices or details for money. If a business pays to be featured, its listing is labeled “Featured”.
- We do not add fees: you book directly with the business, at its own price.
Spotted an error?
Tell us through the contact form, with the listing and what should change. We will check the source again and correct the listing.