Shady Lane Ranch

Holy cow… I mean horse… this place is AWESOME! Took my niece, 13 years old. She gave the experience an 11 on a scale of 1 – 10. The trails are not just a flat walk. You go up into the hill and they have multiple trails so I think you might be on different trails if you go often enough. The staff was super nice and let us ride abreast which many places only let you go in a line. It was only $ 20 for an entire hour. A STEAL compared to other trail rides I’ve experienced. It’s western saddle and you call or show up that morning (thought it might be first come, first serve) walk up to the lady outside the barn to fill out your paperwork and pay, in cash, and then go stand by the horses/​people working. They ask you about your experience and pick a horse for you. I loved my horse. I’m a fairly experienced rider and they assigned accordingly. If the weather doesn’t cooperate there isn’t trail riding that day so if you come from out of town or wanted to do a birthday party or something that would be a thing to keep in mind. I asked when the season ends and this year Oct 1 because they do hay rack rides in October. The one thing I didn’t love is the stirrups were way too low and couldn’t be adjusted up. I’m 5’6″ and could just barely keep my feet in them so mostly didn’t bother to which was okay. I would totally go again and again.
Note: I think the minimum age is 10.