Warning: do not book with this place!…read more I flew out to visit my daughter who lives in northern Arizona. My husband had booked a two hour ride for two for $160.00 cash, only. My daughter and I drove, 30 minutes from where we were staying, to the address listed. However the map showed a residence. We backtracked one block to the backside of the original location; which was a sort of park like drive, but had a horse head on the gate. We asked if this was for riding, since there was no stables, fences, or horses, plural. We were asked for the money, given hats, told, we couldn't use our phones (for safety reasons) then told to climb up onto the sink to mount the horse that was brought into the area. Ditto for my daughter, a grown woman also. The worst part was that two people held onto our horses and literally walked the horses for forty five minutes; which they stated was the time! My view was the horses backside and the back of my daughter! I didn't know that we were booked for two hours! However, I was ready turn around as soon as I realized how messed up this was. I wish I could give it a negative 100! Ps: we were suggested to use our own cell, now, for bogus "fun" pictures! They pushed the horses together and told us to get ready for the picture. I held back because of my daughter.

This is the most unprofessional business I've been to in a long time…read more First off there are no signs to point you in the right direction and GPS takes you to a home, so you have no clue if you even are at a place of business. As you approach this home you obviously see whatever they are doing is well with 2 teslas sitting out front. It wasn't till you see off to your left where the horses are. As we walked thru the fence area to go see if we were at the correct spot, I asked the lady in the arena giving horse lessons if this was the place for the house trails, as she seemed bothed, yet extremely, she started yes. We then asked if she had a fracility, she informed us no, since covid. As we were looking around to and contemplating where to head to the restroom to get back in time for our 830 trail ride, she was quick to respond with "I can return your money", which she repeated numerous times. Needles to say, the amount money she makes it charges, they can't afford Porta potties, signs, common courtesy. Needles to say she ruined my man's bday and a gift to my child for doing well in school. I will never recommend them to anyone

Our daughter has had the opportunity to ride here 5 days a week, both during the school year and…read moreduring the summer at camp. While we dont own a horse, this gives her the opportunity to spend sunstantial time riding and caring for a horse. It is a great facility and with a great owner/instructor. They spend most of their time riding and preparing for dressage shows.

I am the mom of an adult child with a developmental disability. My daughter has been riding with…read moreSilver Lining for over 10 years. The program is run VERY well and all the volunteers are wonderful. We are so thankful for them and thankful for Silver Lining!!

I volunteer at SLR and enjoy working with the riders, horses, coaches, and all the other…read morevolunteers. I have also had the pleasure of joining a few committees and working closely with the board of directors. Everyone involved in the program is very kind, welcoming, and thoughtful. Everyone works hard to achieve a common goal, and they do it out of the kindness of their hearts. It's such a wonderful program. It's always so nice seeing the riders smiling and enjoying their time learning to ride and groom the horses.

The Lopez family will care for your horse as though it was their own. As a first time horse owner…read moreof a green broke Arab, Katie and Hannah both took the time to help me understand what owning a horse was all about. Hannah took my horse from a unrideable horse for a beginner to a horse that I can ride in 9 months. Katie treats your horse as though they are their very own. You will be very happy boarding with West Desert Ranch! I know I was very happy boarding with them in Brentwood and very sad to see them move. Our loss is your gain Sunrise!

My daughter has been taking riding lessons with Katie for about 8 months now and she LOVES it! I…read morewant to take lessons now too!

Very disappointing experience. We booked a trail ride for our kids' birthday celebration and…read moreconfirmed the time in advance. We arrived before check-in but had trouble finding the exact location due to unclear directions. When we found Betty in person, she told us it was "too late" and refused to let us participate--even though we still had time to make the ride. We also tried calling multiple times beforehand with no answer. The lack of flexibility and customer service was frustrating, and our kids were very disappointed. Betty SUCKS!

They picked our day and time for a ride for two people, when we showed up it started raining and…read morethey told us we would have to wait it out (not sure why the would schedule on a day and time when it was going to rain). We waited around two hours the rain was still active so we chose to get a refund. A refund wasn't available since it was through groupon so i disputed with my bank. The business owner then told the bank that we had completed a ride with them which was a lie. They also tell you, you HAVE to be there 15 minutes before or you won't be allowed to ride since they have to teach you how to be on the horse and sign paper work by when you get there you will be waiting for around 40 minutes for the ride that was scheduled before yours to be finished and there will be no one on sight to tell you what is happening.

Aldo did a 30 day refresher for our rescue Arab, who was seemingly…read moreunlungable/unmountable/unrideable. He was amazingly patient yet insistent on the result I was looking for and kept every promise he made. I've had just two months of riding lessons with him and Aldo had my horse and I going down the trail in the 30 days we agreed to. Would highly recommend Aldo for training with any horse or person for riding lessons/horsemanship - highly knowledgeable, honest and will do exactly what he says/promises. I'm a beginner - he's provided so much knowledge for myself and my daughter via horsemanship lessons and has been incredibly patient with my learning curve. We couldn't be happier working with him!

I'll explain my issue in detail because I think it's important to understand just how bad it was…read moreand how much progress Aldo made in just 1 visit. I purchased a 3-4 year old mare recently knowing I'd have to put a little training into her. She was barefoot (never shoed), I was told she had not had her back feet trimmed because she would not let the farrier handle them, and the last time they had her fronts trimmed it had "been a fight"... and this is only a 13.1hh horse! Her previous owner had worked with her but made no progress and for that reason just wanted her gone. I myself had helped friends with their large horses who had issues with their back hooves being touched, I've helped them teach their horses to stand still, allow their feet to be touched and I have even helped them twitch a couple horses when needed. But THIS mare would not relax, twitching did not work and she did not just try to pull her feet away (as my friends horses would do) she would actually try to swing her rear towards you and intentionally kick out at you if you reached towards the rears, she'd also attempt to bite you in the back if you tried to handle the fronts. Other than this foot issue she is actually very sweet and has decent ground manners. Her fronts were in bad shape when I got her to my stables so I had a farrier out the very next day. The morning of his visit I gave her some magnesium and a light sedative to help calm her, even with sedatives I had to hold her head to prevent her from biting while he worked on her fronts which she continuously pulled away from him, he said he would try the back feet last because he "had a feeling" she was going to lose it when it came time for the rears, well, he made 1 attempt to pick up a rear hoof and she made it very clear it wasn't going to happen, so once again she went without her rears getting done. I had another trainer come out, he spent some time with her but never even put hands on the rear legs, he actually looked perplexed about how to go about the issue because she kept kicking at him, he said he thought she might have had a bad experience previously because she was abnormally apprehensive, he made NO progress and his only advise was that if I was going to have him come out again that he would like me to ride her for 40 minutes prior to his visit to get rid of some of her energy ($40 down the drain). Then I had Aldo come out, although it seemed everyone else who dealt with her felt like she was a special case and weren't sure how to handle her, he knew exactly what to do. Being that she is a mare with a little attitude, I was glad to see she became comfortable around him pretty quickly and after doing a few exercises she had no issues allowing him to pick up her fronts. By the end of the lesson he was able have her stand free and untied and lift her front feet fairly effortlessly, she would also stand still and allow him to touch her back legs which she had not done before. He had also taught her to "stand" still on command, I wasn't sure she'd remember the "stand" command after his lesson but she has totally retained it and it has come in handy quite a few times since the lesson! She also has continued to allow us to lift her front feet. I was thrilled to have undeniable results after just a single lesson and would highly recommend Aldo for any horse training needs.

I don't think the ranch exists anymore, maybe I'm just being sentimental writing here but this is…read moreone of my favorite memories to think back on! I went regularly for lessons at about 9 years old, I miss it a ton!

Best horse back lessons out there. The owner Sarah is awesome working with kids & adults.read more

I went in and it was pretty run down. The ladies at the desk were not exactly nice or welcoming…read more The pricing was $248 per kid per week. Which was insane since it's pretty run down and I have two kids. I ended up touring another place that was $190 per child per week, super new, and a blasting AC for those hot summer days in AZ. They CARE about keeping the kids comfortable. This place is not it. Do not settle on the first place you see! I'm glad I didn't.

Mrs. Jo is amazing and my child has learned so much! He's always excited to go to daycare the…read morefollowing day (: