Rita’s Stable

Wonderful experience. Great staff and beautiful animals. Rita really cares about these animals.

Rita was very nice and so was the crew. it’s worth taking the kids for $ 10 pony rides. we had a blast.

This place sucks. The owner, rita is legitmetley crazy and a horrible bussiness owner. She treated her employees like garbage and was yelling at them constantly infront of us. We wanted to cut our ride short from an hour to 30min and she tried charging us more for a «38min ride» and said she was taking the money out of her employees pay. I do not know how this place is even in bussiness. It would be great to see that beautiful plot land and all of the beautiful animals on it to be given to a better owner. Rita was truely a terrible host to us who wanted to have fun riding the. All in all, never going back.

Went in today for an hour long ride. The guide was very nice and helpful. This was both mine and my girlfriend’s first time on a horse.
The horses were quite majestic and we even made friends with a goat named puppy. We would definitely go back.
We had a lot of fun.

Had a great time at Ritas! A great place to get out the city. I lot of animals running around that you are free to pet and feed. sheep, donkeys, horses, peakcocks, goats, chickens! Bring some carrots for the donkeys! Great for kids and trail rides.

We paid for a 30 minute long family ride that was billed as good for family members as young as five. I thought it was odd that we were helped into the saddles not by a step ladder or platform but by standing on an empty cooler.
The ride was going fine until my saddle began slipping on my horse. By the time I understood that it was actually the saddle actually sliding off my horse’s back, I was falling off and thankfully into dust and not rocks. Our guide, a very young girl who was not allowed a cell phone by her boss, tried to shout back to the barn that we needed help, but ultimately had to make sure I was okay and reposition the horse’s saddle so it stopped pinching the animal herself. Although in considerable pain, I opted to walk back instead of trying to remount without assistance.
When Rita, the boss, finally realized we were off trail and I was on foot, she drive over to us with the other hand who took my horse. Rita did not talk to me, spent time yelling at her young guide, ordered the other hand to take the horse back to the barn and drove off. She didn’t bother to ask if I needed medical attention. She did not offer to drive me back to the barn. She seemed angry there was an accident, but angry at ME.
Back at the barn, she insisted that the girth had not broken so it must have been my fault that I fell off even though both and I and the guide told her the saddle slipped a full 90 degrees. She got more angry and ranted about her personal problems, including her daughter’s private medical issues, and then declared the stables were closed for the day and stormed off.
She still didn’t bother to ask if I was okay.
Several families waiting for rides were sent away, and as my wife tried to reason with Rita for a full or partial refund of our fee, several more families with reservations arrived and were sent away. We finally left when my wife realized there was no way Rita was going to listen to anything reasonable, and was not emotionally well in their encounter. She gruffly told us to call her later that day and when we did she said she could not give us any kind of refund because that would be an admission of «guilt».
Horses are large animals. I don’t begrudge an accident. But I do expect certain treatment from a place of business when I am hurt by an accident using their animal and their equipment. I was riding slowly and calmly and the saddle simply slipped 90 degrees on the animal, throwing me in the dirt and leaving the horse in discomfort. Instead of an inquiry to my physical well being, an apology and offer of even partial compensation, I was left to walk back, accused of somehow causing HER SADDLE to malfunction and treated to a temper tantrum.
Stay away from Rita’s stables. If something DOES go wrong with your ride, you cannot count on Rita’s professionalism.

Wish we had come here before we went to Deep Hallow Ranch. Rita is a charming women and her farm as a lot to offer children! From pony rides to actual horse rides to a petting zoo! The prices are very reasonable and more over the service is warm and friendly. Again, I can’t emphasize how much I wish we came here before going to Deep Hallow Ranch!

I was there in 2012. It’s a stable full of loveable animals and it’s a bit messy, rocky, and little stinky, you can’t expect anything else it’s a stable. The horse ride/​trail was excellent and the rider showing us was very helpful, friendly and full of knowledge! I would go back definitely. Bring the kids, spouse, etc, it’s for everyone, just use the bathroom at home or at a restaurant before you arrive.

It’s rustic for sure, but we had a great time. Our 8 year old daughter had a terrific ride and a terrific time visiting with all the unique and exotic farm animals. Rita is a genuine character.
If you are a helicopter parent and are looking for helmets and safety harnesses this is not your place!

One of only two horse riding stables.