Bridgette is the best. She was a great trainer for my wife and her horse Charm. We love Bridgette.read more

I've tried serval barns and Bridgett is the best! She teaches gently with a solid foundation. You…read morecan tell she really cares about the horses. Highly recommend her camp and her lessons. She with immediately teach you to groom and tack. She will make you feel comfortable around horses. Unlike other places I've been to.

my experience there was beautiful, although I don't agree with the organization. the owners of…read morethese horses , that are not necessarily rescued from abandonment or neglect situations, but use the money from trails to support monthly expenses. So they basically get away with letting the public pay to ride their horses. that's like saying how I can't afford to keep a horse so let me label it an organization/rescue that way public funds my hobby.

I'm an experienced rider, have been riding and leasing horses since I was a kid, have worked in…read morebarns, have been a certified therapeutic riding instructor, and would not recommend this place because they don't conform to basic safety and horsemanship practices. I won't list all of them - just some highlights. My friend, who is not experienced, wanted to do this trail ride for our birthdays and we thought it would be fun. I've been on trail rides all over the world and know what to expect, and have never pulled out of a ride because I didn't feel safe until this place. I was the first person to be mounted and when the horse came out, I could see that the saddle was improperly placed too far back. I didn't say anything because it's not my place, but when I mounted, the girth was clearly too loose as the saddle started to slip. I told them that the girth was too loose and also that the saddle seemed to far back so Janet said let's reset the saddle and asked me how I would do it! She didn't seem to know the proper placement or how tight to make the girth because apparently this happened before. She then told me to walk down the lawn and let the horse graze while I waited for the rest of the group. It's not a safe practice to let horses graze while mounted, especially with beginners, but apparently that's what they do regularly. When the group was ready to leave, Janet started off on her horse and just about 30 yards from the barn, before even getting to the trail, the horse tripped and fell all the way down to the ground!! Janet fell off of course, and the horse walked off. If I had any doubt that all the red flags I'd clocked were right, this confirmed it. She was shaken up but ok, but didn't go on the ride, I don't know what was up with the horse but if a horse falls down just walking across a lawn, that raises questions about soundness and safety that are serious.

Beautiful trail riding on the beach with Teresa! I had a great time with Vinny :) Thank you!! Can't…read morewait to come again!

We had such a great ride today! My boyfriend and I are extremely amateur riders and we were taught…read moreto brush and bond with the horse, how to put the saddle on, sit on, ride, dismount, and clean the horses. The ride was awesome!! The trail was lovely and offered a view of various trees as well as other horses. The instructor got off her pony to take pictures from various points of views and angles. She taught us about each horse's history and even some fun facts about horses! I could not have asked for a better experience, especially since it was so last minute!

Lovely Barn with a family like atmosphere. There are plenty of lesson horses and ponies available…read moreto take lessons on no matter what level rider you are. They also offer a great riding team with options for kids in school who don't always have the opportunity to show otherwise.

Riders Beware! My…read more10 yr old daughter was taking riding lessons here for almost 6 months until her trainer decided to move on from this barn to further her career on a different path. Another trainer who was not training my daughter originally but, who is a trainer & manager of the IEA team @ IHS was very unprofessional towards us. She claims she over sees everything; teaches 40 kids and gives 80 lessons a week there. We were going to weekly lessons there for almost 6 months but, on tues 8/15/23 no scheduled trainer in the book to teach my daughter. This trainer who runs things over there-"so she says"..did not approach, call or contact us to even apologize to explain the mishap and she was at the barn that day too. Another trainer nearby who happen to over hear the lack of professionalism going on offered to step in and help train her. My daughter got a 15 minute lesson instead of her 30 minute lesson that we usually get which we were charged $65.00 for that day. NM was not in the indoor arena for my daughters entire lesson which I can show/prove on video. NM walked into the arena the last 3 minutes of the lesson. My daughter was very upset during and after the lesson. We were very disappointed & dissatisfied with how we were treated and called liars that day since we've been a customer/rider for almost 6 months now. I called the barn manager- left message and got no response. So I called again and I finally got in touch with the barn manager. I explained the entire situation in detail and asked for a make up lesson. Instead of showing good customer service & compassion towards what happened I got told the financial difficulties going on within the barn. I also was advised that NM is "not a manager" there she is just a "trainer" that teaches lessons for the IEA team only. The Barn manager told me I would get a call back after talking to NM but, I never did! Instead once again I was shown unprofessionalism & unaccountability text messages from trainer NM. I knew then we would stop going to this barn for anything & everything but, my daughter had 2 lessons remaining on her package that I knew they would definitely not refund us for. I had enough of being mistreated by this place and watching my daughter get upset over this incident. I asked again on 9/4/23 for a make up lesson for that day and was denied it again. Then on 9/11/23 I explained to a another staff trainer very nicely why we would not be returning for lessons anymore. NM sends me another rude & arrogant text msg implying we are liars and we were not wanted as riders there! Smh-This was of course after I resigned my daughters lessons from IHS to a different trainer. People please be aware of this place and this inexperienced & immature horse trainer NM. She shows no good qualities of customer service & professionalism! I hope she treats the horses better then she treats her students & parents. Will be filing complaints against IHS with the BBB & Business Consumer Alliance Association. Giddy up riders....Beware and don't go here!

Excellent staff and riding instruction. Julie runs a wonderful program and all of the instructors…read moreand volunteers are passionate. I highly recommend spending time at the ranch, it's very healing. It has been a god send for me to find such a special place.

I, along with my two daughters, have been students at the Red Barn for several years. I cannot say…read moreenough positive things about the wonderful horses, trainers, grooms, top notch rings, etc etc. what a wonderful place to ride

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE! Spoiled brat teachers , unprofessional people running the place , I…read morereceived random texts from the person working there who claims to be the owner but I don't think she is. After my 6 year old was frightened during a lesson after only a few weeks , I asked she not be forced to ride that same horse again, which was met with anger and contempt. Then they literally kicked my daughter out of her lessons , but sure enough they waited for my check to clear !!!! Imagine how I explain this to my 6 year old even she can see that these people are totally off their rocker. How do you fire a 6 year old from horseback riding class for being afraid of a horse who did something scary on her third lesson? It's actually comical ! Selfish and rude spoiled people who are only interested in money and status and if I could give NO STARS at all I would . The only reason I'm even writing this review at all is because I wish I would have known this ahead of time . Save yourself the aggravation and just go somewhere else ! DON'T GO TO RED BARN ! Even if they seem nice at first , which they were sooooo nice to us until we voiced any kind of concerns (which HELLO I am entrusting my child's life to you) they snapped back with some real psycho attitudes and unprofessional behavior . I believe when there is an issue with a client you speak to the person and resolve it , not text them without identifying yourself and tell the client to go somewhere else on the words of a kid who thinks she can put my child in danger and I should sit back and shut up about it NOPE !

Small private barn with impeccable training. They specialize in hunters and equitation.read more

This was a nice experience. Good Visitor Center with wonderful docents. The Observation Deck was an…read moreeasy walk from the parking area and the path was top notch. Bench and binoculars make for an easy observation time for those who just drop by like we did. Saw their signage along the highway and decided to visit. Glad we did. Two bald eagles, a swan, a turkey, and a Monarch Butterfly was our reward.

Great trail. I'm a slow walker now, about a 22 minute mile. The long loop is 2 miles, perfect…read morelength and barely any incline. I wished they had better facilities, the main building was locked up and the "pit" toilets were about a 1/2 mile in. I did notice a lot, I mean a lot of dead trees. Hopefully no lighting storms.