This was our first time ever going on a horse ride, family of four! Doug was amazing who gave us instructions on how to steer, stop and ride the horse. Doug was also accompanied by Andrew, who is a pro in handling horses at this young age. Andrew was a pleasure to be around !! We had lovely bunch of horses, Dancer, Floyd, Benjamin and Nooby. 'Nooby' was my horse and was very obedient. I was very nervous and in two- minds for the first few minutes of the ride. But 'Nooby' was the best, comforting and knew exactly how to follow my cues without me saying a word!! He's my favorite buddy๐ Dancer, is the best for young riders. She walks and follows at a good pace. My daughter had a great ride on her. Floyd and Benjamin were awesome too and were best suited for adults, especially for males ๐ The 1 hour trail walk was very pleasant and serene!! We had the best weather and the best team on our side!! Definitely, we'd would recommend this place to everyone and a MUST VISIT place ๐ ๐
Not to forget...the little watch guards...Sadie(Australian Sheppard) and Lilly (English bulldog)๐๐ were an absolute pleasure to watch!!
THANKS SO MUCH, FOR THE BEAUTIFUL RIDES!!! WE'LL BE BACK...
ย ย ย Read moreWe went here on a whim in the summer of 2018 and it definitely over-delivered on our expectations! Doug and his crew were fantastic. My partner and I know nothing about horses - only that our son loves animals so we wanted to entertain the idea of his first horseback ride while on vacation. So we drove over to Kicking Mule Ranch to see if our timid 3.5 year old would have the courage to get on a horse (spoiler alert: it was a Pony). We were very impressed with how Doug interacted with our son in order to bring him out of his shell and focus his excitement on the experience of being on a horse. The smile on his face for the whole half hour ride was priceless. At the end of the ride, Doug spent time with our son to perform a few exercises on the pony, which boosted our sons confidence even more. Thanks so much, Doug, for being a great teacher and motivator during a passing moment (but a life time experience to him!) in our son's life. After this experience our son became fearless in trying new things. We will visit Kicking Mule Ranch every time we...
ย ย ย Read moreOur kids loved it here especially petting the bunnies. Nice petting farm. Also our 7 yo had a pony ride and older kid had horse back riding for 1 hr and both enjoyed the experience.
The staff were also very friendly and nice and we enjoyed their company. We also had the burgers, and chicken and the food was tasty.
Last year we visited this farm but this year we thought they were closed, however they explained that they are not associated with the other other place with accommodations and they are open 7 days a week 9-5pm. I think now they are trying to list their business so it shows up separately form the Kicking Mule Accommodations.
Our kids canโt wait to come back to this nice farm. We ended up coming back 3 times and on our last day Doug set up the wagon ride for the whole family and toured the entire property which was very fun and exciting. We really liked that this farm and the people had the place had authentic feel.
Would definitely...
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