"This place is awesome! Cheryl was a terrific guide. She taught us about horses and shared some local history while we rode. We will definitely be back!"
"If I can give this review 1000 stars I will. Just to start this place is wonderful. Cheryl the owner was teaching my daughter and I how to ride a horse. For my daughter first time riding for her self, Cheryl gave my daughter allot of confidence that my daughter was able to ride on her own. Danielle her instructor did an increíble job in taking us on our first horse ride trial. She gave us the best horse trail we could’ve ask for, Danielle is an amazing instructor. Cheryl loves her horses and she takes an amazing job taking care of them. We will definitely go back and book for another horse trail. Overall Cheryl and Danielle are amazing and loving ladies."
"I’m an experienced rider so I booked the 2hr ride and it was THE BEST RIDE EVER! I also drove over an hour to ride here and it was well worth it! The owner was beyond kind, the horses are very well taken care of and very kind. They do a great job pairing up the horses with your experience level, I rode Beta and she was such a lovely ride. I loved her personality and loved that I got to pick up the pace with her too! Without a doubt, this will be my regular go-to horse stables when I visit the area."
"We had the absolute BEST EXPERIENCE with Cheryl, Angel, and all their BEAUTIFUL HORSES..WE WILL BE BACK 🥰"
"Amazing! Bailey, our instructor, was awesome, friendly, knowledgeable and very encouraging. Beautiful horses. We had a wonderful time and would definitely go again."
"My sister, mother, and I have been out multiple times for trail rides. While I had riding experience as a child and my sister has dabbled recreational, our mother grew up in horses and is often bored with the horses that ride nose to butt on other trail riding operations. This business is very much the opposite. When asking about our riding history the trail leader listened and matched us with horses that were compliments to our levels. There's and old barrel mare named Harley (I think) and I've never seen my mother so happy after a trail ride on Harley where the instructor let her ride Harley at a full-out run. While not able to go quite so fast ourselves, My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed the different speed of the trail ride. Most notably, when I was on my most recent ride with them I lost sight of my speed and the curvature of a turn that led straight into a tree. Despite noticing and attempting to correct, the horse and I didn't communicate effectively and I put myself into a tree and onto the ground. The instructor was great expressing concern for me and asking what i wanted to do. Obviously the answer was to get back on the horse. So she let me mount up again, and since I was doing so from the ground and not the mounting ramp offered me a boost up. When I asked her if I could try to mount without assistance she allowed me to give it a try and I was got back on the horse of my own efforts. When we were back at the barn we found I cut my arm pretty thoroughly on the tree back, and they helped me tend to it and go on my way. The waivers and paperwork are thorough and let you know what you're getting into, but I could tell they were anxious about how I would react to the situation. My reaction is this: Horse Rides of Pensacola is by far the best organization I have ever been riding with in my adult life. I haven't been back yet because my weight has ballooned and there are weight considerations for the horses that I exceed, but since I'm aware of how much it can hurt a horse to maneuver with an inexperienced and heavy rider, I don't take it personally. I respect her rules and guidelines and will be back once I am within an acceptable weight range for her trail riding team.
If you're reading this posting because your on the fence about going, just reach out and have an honest conversation with the organization. They are openly communicative and reasonable.
However, if you're reading this before posting a negative review, I'll ask you to do the same and reach out to the organization to resolve your issue before you post. If you don't and/or you're posting a review over a personal disagreement with the owner, save your comments for your therapist."