Green Acres Ranch Inc

We took a trail ride on Saturday and it was such a beautiful day. Disappointing ride though. I wish I had read the reviews before booking. Laura our guide was very nice and Green Acres Ranch is beautiful. The ride lasted just about 42 minutes although we had signed up for 75 minutes. We walked slowly around their ranch. Their trail ride is for beginners and we were disappointed not to see some of the countryside in Temecula. I would imagine it is great for kids but not for adults with any kind of riding experience wanting a nice ride in the countryside for an hour and a half.

I would not recommend them for beginner riding lessons. My daughter was placed on a difficult horse for her second lesson and given a crop, when she was still learning to use the reins and had never even been off a lead line. The instructor seemed disconnected, checking her cell phone, sounded irritated that my daughter was struggling to get the horse under control. My daughter left feeling stressed & scared. Very disappointing.

This is the second ride we’ve done in the Temecula area, and we were a little disappointed with this one. The instructors working there were very nice and knowledgeable so that was a big plus! There were also a lot of animals besides horses on the ranch, so that was fun to take in. We spent a lot of time grooming and tacking our horses in the beginning though, so it felt like we didn’t get much time on the horses. I would say the ride only lasted around 30 – 40 minutes. They have you walk in a single file line the entire time and won’t let you move any faster or get out of line. They won’t let you take photos along the ride, but will take one for you near the end. If you are a little more experienced with riding, I would suggest doing a vineyard ride — they are more scenic and let you have a little more fun on the horses.

My girlfriend bought us a trail ride on Groupon. The tour guides Julie and Laura were very friendly and great with the kids. My kids rode Molly and Spur, two older horses that were well behaved. My girlfriend had Chester who was kind of old too but well behaved and I had Bar Tender who was only 6 and had a little more character; he loved to nibble on the branches as we walked by them even as I tried to steer him clear of them.
We had a great time and would love to go back again.

I love it here! It is a wonderful place to work and the owner Margaret really cares about the horses.

What a great place! I signed my daughter up for camp and she is completely in love with this place! Super great summer camp program that has a great balance of activities. They do horse riding, crafts and swimming. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. They set the program up where kids that are in an «internship» program help other campers. It makes it very comfortable for the kids in camp.(especially older ones, my daughter is 13)
I would highly recommend GA camp. We are starting lessons next and I’m sure those will be great as well.

I purchased a couple trail rides for my cousin’s birthday and was extremely disappointed in Green Acres for these reasons:
1. Our trail ride was only about 40 minutes once we had to groom and tack our own horses. I didn’t mind grooming our horses, but please don’t deduct from our riding time.
2. The trail was a very unimpressive ride through their property. The property was nice, but certainly did not make for a «scenic» trail ride. It was very average.
3. We were not allowed to do anything but a very slow walk behind our guide. It was just myself and cousin on the trail and the two guides. I tried walking beside my cousin so we can chat and was immediately told to get in a single file line. Don’t let the pictures posted fool you. Those were most likely pictures from the place they took photos… the prettiest part of the trail was along the fence line of their neighbor’s property.
4. Growing up on a 70 plus arabian horse ranch, I understand that many riders say they’re experienced who aren’t. But it is very easy to determine within minutes if a rider is in fact experienced. My cousin and I have been riding since we were toddlers and have shown in just about every type of riding. A very slow, single file walk was not what we thought we signed up for. We weren’t looking for anything crazy, but a little trot would have been nice.
5. This facility offers «wine tasting» vouchers, which can be misleading. The wine tasting is at another facility AFTER your ride, as they do not allow any drinking on the ride. Not complaining about this, but just clarifying as it’s very misleading.
After our ride we were asked by a couple women in the office how our experience was. I admitted that we were disappointed for the reasons I listed above. I told her that I called before booking the ride to mention we were experienced and if I had known it was a walk only, I would have not purchased. She very unapologetically replied that it said it was a walk only in the groupon. I checked again and did not. She also explained that their insurance doesn’t allow anything but a walk.
Maybe the insurance they purchased for trail rides only allows a walk, but find that hard to believe as they have a full training facility. My cousin and I had asked the guides if we could at least trot in the arena as part of our ride but we were denied (they certainly have riders trotting in the arena). I don’t buy the insurance excuse, but if it is true, they should get a policy that covers more than a slow, single file walk if they’re selling trail rides.
There are better facilities in the area that not only allow you to ride along your friend (shocking), but offer wine tasting and more scenic trails. This was the worst trail experience I’ve had, and I’ve gone on hundreds over the years.

Truly had an incredible time here riding with my family. Will be coming back again. Laura was awesome!!! Horses were as sweet as can be. Amos, Chester, Spur & Riley were on there best behavior. Well trained horses.