Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides

So much fun! We took the 1 hour your at 4 pm and had such a great time. Our two guides were so cool and super friendly. They were very informative and even took pictures of the group for us. My horse, Hank, was super chill– all of the horses were very well behaved and well trained. I highly highly recommend!

My daughter & I took a road trip up the Oregon coast & riding horses on the beach was on our list of «must do’s». Green Acres was wonderful. So friendly & accommodating. I love horses but am also secretly afraid of them. They put me on the sweetest horse (Tiny) & the ride was incredibly beautiful! Couldn’t have been a better experience!

I am writing this review because I work in customer service and felt like Green Acre Stables fell short of my expectations. I had called on January 30^th to inquire about riding on Saturday February 20^th for three advanced riders. I spoke to Gary and he informed me it is up to the weather conditions on the off season for the safety of the horses and riders if we would be able to ride. I completly agree with this since I am a huge horse lover and I would never want anything bad to happen to the horses. He told me that since we were all advanced and if the conditions were right we would all have a great time if weather allowed. He said he’d write down my name and told me to call him the week of February 20^th to check in to see how the weather is doing for saturday. When I called back on Tuesday ²⁄₁₆ to let him know the weather looked beautiful for Saturday, Gary was very dismissive and blatantly told me he can’t do it because it’s raining. I asked him to check again since I was actively looking at the weather report but then he cut me off telling me to try another stable. I was really excited for the real possibility that I was actually going to go horseback riding for my birthday, that quickly turned into a huge disappointment. I was quickly dismissed as if he never took the time to even look at the weather. I don’t like giving bad reviews but I wanted to inform the company and other possible riders of the terrible customer service. Very, very disheartening… :-(

We just spent a beautiful morning in Pacific city riding horses on the beach. A bucket list item for my sister. The trails are beautiful! My rodeo background lends me to care the most about the horse care. These horses are sturdy and well kept. The stories from our guide leads me to believe the horse are more then money makers, but true family! The location is awesome and the office area was just how I would expect a cowboy outfit to be. Who cares about the inside when you can be outside riding!

Pony rides for the little ones were an awesome adventure. Plenty of carrots to feed the happy horses too. Well worth our time during our visit!

My boyfriend and I went on a beautiful sunny day in early May. We were newbies from Buffalo, NY and having never ridden horses before this was exciting and a bit scary for us! The setting couldn’t have been more perfect and the horses were great and well trained which put us as ease. The 2 hour ride was more like 1.5 hours, that might even be a slight overstatement and I did feel a bit rushed in the beginning but to be fair we were a few minutes late stuck in traffic. Charley was a perfect match for Rob and we got a kick out of his stubborn, cranky, old man personality. They let us give the horses carrots and had some great recommendations for restaurants in town which turned out to be perfect.
Definitely a wonderful experience.
One suggestion would be to offer to take pictures of everyone on their horse on the beach. We tried taking some of our own pictures while riding and wish we had something better to capture the moment! Would be a great touch!

The best horse backing beach ride we’ve ever had on the coast. Pacific Beach made for a beautiful trail ride for our 4-​person group. The two trail guides were able to help the inexperienced riders enjoy their ride as much as the experienced riders in our group. Definitely worth the drive to Pacific Beach.
You can even check out their stables in Lincoln City if you want to extend your experience.

This is an extraordinary, exquisite once in a lifetime experience.
Whether you’ve never been on a horse before, or are an avid rider, you MUST come here!
My finance’ and I wanted to ride horses together, but I’ve always been concerned about having it be a memorable and fantastic first experience for us. I’ve ridden on and off for twenty years (my mother is a horse breeder and trainer) and he had only been on a horse a handful of times. It’s very important to me to ride healthy and happy horses, cared for by competent and loving people, and unfortunately most trail rides do not offer that, so I’ve been mulling over where to take him riding for years. Luckily, Green Acres didn’t just meet my hopes, but by far exceeded them!
And thanks to Terri, Dan, Gary and the gang creating magic for us, my man is now taking full on horseback riding lessons so we can ride together and have another shared interest. That’s how great the ride was. Needless to say, I am over the moon.
The trail takes you through a stunningly beautiful and diverse terrain within a very small area — beach, moss-​covered trees in a forest, meadows, hills and grasslands, etc. There is nothing like taking in such breathtaking nature and majestic scenery from on top of a horse.
Terri was our guide and she went above and beyond. She made sure we had fun and were safe, she has an incredibly good eye and is a fantastic instructor. She is gentle with the horses and knows all of their personalities and quirks. She also rescues and helps nurture abused and malnourished horses back to a happy, healthy, purpose driven life. Their horses seemed very attached to both their people, and each other, their «herd» if you will. It truly is so wonderful to find people within the horse community that not only exceed in the physical aspects of horsemanship, but also horse psychology (the write-​up of each individual horse on their website is very telling). They also have a strict limit on rides per horse per day, sparing them from being over-​worked.
Frankly, I could go on and on raving about Green Acres, but since this has already turned into a novel, suffice to say this truly is a must-​have-​experience for anyone visiting the Oregon Coast!
P. S. We even got the greatest pictures from Terri, forever capturing this pivotal moment: our first ride together, and our sheer joy.
Thank you Green Acres!

We’ve been going for an annual beach ride with Green Acres for several years now, and it’s always well worth it. The owners are friendly and welcoming, the horses are very well cared for, and the rides are along a really nice stretch of beach and dunes. The guides are knowledgeable about the area, as well as good at keeping everyone safe on their horses. As a person who’s done a fair amount of riding, this is am important aspect!
One year we did try the competition down the road in Tierra Del Mar, but there’s no comparison. We were sad this year to see the huge amount of advertising done by the competition, including the option of ‘running’ — in our experience, the ‘running’ was inevitable because the horses were barn sour, and in a huge hurry to get back to the paddocks. The horses did not listen well to our commands, which can be challenging for a beginner.
We’ve never experienced this issue with the Green Acres horses.
The Green Acres crew has a good thing going because they are taking good care of their horses.
We’ve recommended them to several friends and they’ve all had great things to say about their rides. Green Acres is Highly recommended.

Breathtaking ride along the beach at sunset. Owner accompanied us, along with a super sweet young tour guide. Both charming and clearly loved their horses and their work. Couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present!

The good. Sun was out.
The bad. Two hour ride was closer to 1 ½ hours.
My daughter’s horse spooked because of a log (the log wasn’t moving by the way)
and she was thrown off.
She goes trail riding monthly and this place almost left her in tears.
I would look elsewhere for trail rides.

Our experience was amazing. I grew up in Idaho and am emberassed to say that I have never sat on a horse. I now live in LA with my girlfriend who rode horses in Sweden for abut five years but hasn’t been on a horse in ten years. We were in oregon visiting my sister when we decided to google beach horse back riding. Green acres was the best rate and location that fit our needs. Our guide was super thorough and very relaxed, which helped me with my first experience of being around those huge animals. I think her name was Shanise (?). Although the office could have been a little more presentable and clean, the customer service was over the top and the personalities were fun and energetic. Thanks for all your help with making this a memorable trip for the three of us.
Nick From Northridge, CA

Gary, Dan, and Terry at Green Acres are the best!
They made my first horseback riding experience a memory I won’t soon forget. Not only was the price ($ 50 per person if i remember correctly) WAYYYY cheaper than any competitors in the area– They were very accommodating to my group considering we called them just a couple hours before we wanted to go riding. They really made us feel welcome and at home the entire time we spent there. Before we headed out on the trail, they allowed us to spend ample time getting used to our horses and learning the basic riding skills. Their property is beautiful; full of lush pastures and forests as well as mountainous terrain-​a great setting for a peaceful day of horseback riding. We spent a good two hours on a leisurely horseback ride all over their land. I look forward to visiting Green Acres again in the future. Thank you Dan, Terry, and Gary for providing an enjoyable experience with horseback riding.