Cloud 9 Trails horseback riding was such a wonderful experience. We did the 1/2 day wilderness…read moreride. Colleen was a great guide. She's wonderful to talk to along the way and she took us to some amazing spots. The views were amazing. The horses are extremely well trained and are very friendly, the whole range of calm horses to more energetic horses for all types of riders. The half-day was a perfect amount of time to enjoy the mountain, horse, friends on the ride, and get back in time to relax. Will definitely do again and recommend to friends and family. :)

As a local, we have tried every trail-riding company in our area…read more Cloud 9 is the best in every way. We have tried a few in Santa Fe a couple of times, hoping for a better next experience with them, and we have regretted going elsewhere every time. You may have to book weeks ahead, so don't wait for the last minute to decide. Cloud 9 is the best*

My kids and I took a trail ride with Lia's son, Austin. It was the highlight of our vacation!!…read moreAustin was so charming and really made us feel confident and at home with the horses. There are a lot of places to take trailrides outside of Santa Fe, and we won the lottery

My 5yo son and I started lessons with Lia a few months ago after reading all the rave reviews on…read moreYelp. It started as a great, covid-friendly activity we could do together but it turned out to be so much more than that! Lia is professional, knowledgeable and patient and her horses are the best teachers. She's given me the confidence and support to think about showing and buying a horse of our own. We've even made a few new friends along the way. Thanks Lia!

One hour ride consisted of hearing 59 minutes of the most irritating, dysfunctional and ADHD-laced…read moreword salad imaginable, while we basically helped him graze his horses. If you enjoy sitting on a horse while it eats grass listening to a borderline schizophrenic and self-aggrandizing blowhard, this is the place for you! Joaquin is in dire need of therapy/medication for whatever the condition is that won't let him shut up for even 10 seconds. For an upgraded experience, you might try a merry go round. You'll ride longer and won't have to listen to a blathering moron.

I can't give this guy low enough stars. This was the worst…read moreexperience I have ever had trying to go have a fun day riding. The owner was who we delt with (Joaquin) and he was an awful a**hole. The first instance was when I first reached out to him initially. His text messages were short, kind of rude and felt high pressure to give him the deposit. I just chalked it up to "it's a business" he's busy.. whatever.. We decided to still book the ride after talking with my husband about how it felt like something was off. We gave him the benefit of the doubt and a $250 deposit, remaining balance due at the end of the ride He gave us directions that we couldn't folow, because, he gave them to us coming from the wrong direction...we were from out if town, so we hadn't descovered that it was all backwards yet. He was rude again as we were texting with him...Trying to find him. So, I called him to try to clarify the directions. He was again rude and raised his voice with us. Telling us to "FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS" and stop thinking so hard. I was trying to tell him it seemed like the directions were coming from the wrong way, so the landmarks weren't falling in the right order. We weren't locating him. When we arrived, he was hostile from the jump. I can understand being irritated that he had to wait, but, he took zero responsibility for the fact that he gave us the wrong directions. ( Which was the actual issue..We would have been there 30 minutes early, had he not done that.) At this point, we had been driving around trying to find him for over an hour and we were also frustrated ...and way into our riding time. He made really rude comments and the energy was so bad and awkward we didn't even feel comfortable taking the ride any longer. Why would we want to continue to spend the afternoon with this jerk..let alone there is the fact we are trusting somebody to take us out in the desert, on horseback. We needed to feel like we were in good hands. The energy between us was so awful, awkward and uncomfortable..We chose to not even take the ride. When I told him I didn't even feel comfortable going out on the ride with him any longer, he became extremely hostile. He started yelling and fighting with us. Telling us we were racist because we were white, and he wasn't. The problem was never the color of his skin...It was always his attitude and the energy he was running. Subsequently while trying to locate him by googling more information about him and where to find him, we also found out he overcharged us for the ride. It's listed on the website for much less a person then what we were being charged. He kept the $250 deposit we had already given him. Trust me and look elsewhere. This guy is not worth your time.

We did the 8am ride. Beautiful trail, guides were very nice and helpful, horses were great…read more Highly recommend!

From the owner: Bishop's Lodge Stables offers 1 and 2 hour scenic trails rides through the 314 acres of the…read moreproperty and into the Santa Fe National Forest. Pony Rides and Private Lessons also available.

We had such an excellent experience, from our pickup at the Hyatt, through to drop off, it was a…read moregreat round trip. We were really lucky to have Gregg as our guide, for a private trip with my 7&9 year olds. He was patient, kind, funny, and a great historian of the area. We had both a great ride and a great chat throughout. The kids were first time riders and paired with great horses - Cory & Addie. We also had a lot of fun feeding the horses and goats and donkeys once we were back-i've never seen the kids laugh as hard as when the goats stood on their backs! Thank you Gregg for such a memorable ride and for the highlight of our trip to New Mexico!

Give Lorenzo a raise!…read more My wife and I were vacationing with friends in Santa Fe who have family in NM and had been on these rides a few times before. My wife is a former show rider, so we all made the drive down for an evening ride. I was put on Hollywood, who is a good boy, despite his headstrong nature. With us were a family visiting from London: Mum, Dad, and two sons aged 10 and 7. Our guide was leading us, and Lorenzo the wrangler was bringing up the rear. The ride itself was beautiful, and relatively calm, if a little boring- there wasn't much commentary, and we didn't get to go up and see any petroglyphs, which I was told would happen, although I wasn't the one who booked it or looked into things beforehand. Part of this may have been due to the fact that the older child's horse, Johnny Cash, was going very slowly, so only myself and my friend were up with the guide while the rest of the party was a ways behind with Lorenzo. We were about 2/3 of the way through and on the loop back when Johnny Cash started actively ailing, and twice tried to lie down with the older kid still riding. The kid was fine, as everyone was paying good attention, and he jumped off like they told him to with no problem. The first time he got back up on the horse, but the second time we stopped and decided that Johnny Cash was in no shape to continue. Our guide was understandably distressed, and was trying to coordinate pickup from the ranch while keeping the rest of us steady and safe. The stopping and Johnny Cash's distress also started getting to our horses; Hollywood was especially ornery, and our guide wisely instructed me to dismount, and my wife later had to get off hers as well due to its attitude. Eventually reinforcements arrived and were able to cart us back to the ranch, and they didn't charge us, although we all made donations. Cash's distress was the most upsetting part, which wasn't anybody's fault, but he did start trying to drop and roll, which could have quickly caused fatal intestinal torque. It was at this point that Lorenzo leapt into action with a calm professionalism that a U.S. Marine under fire could only dream of. He rigorously kept Cash walking for most of the time to clear his intestinal blockage, and when the horse tried to roll, Lorenzo kept him in check. Lorenzo's own horse, Malibu, cantered off a short distance during the ruckus, but he kept his calm and eventually retrieved her when he was done. All the while night was falling, coyotes started howling in the distance, and he fielded constant questions and comments from the kids with an easygoing charm that never dropped. At one point he was calmly leading two or three of the ornery horses. I hope Johnny Cash is okay, but at least I know that he walked back to the stable on his own four hooves, and we have Lorenzo to thank for that.

Melissa is an excellent wrangler. We had a private ride through an arroyo and up a mountain she…read morewould point out the geology and flora and fauna of the area. She has been a horsewoman all of her life and has rescued her horses and dogs and rehabbed them from dark fates. It is nice to know that she gives them second chances at life. My horse, Early, was a good boy and a pleasure to ride. If you want a nice scenic ride in a beautiful area and to feel good about helping horses, this is the place to go.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Melissa is fantastic. We signed up on a whim and she took us out that same day…read more She is so nice, so easy to work with, and an amazing horse handler. I was nervous and she really made all of the difference. The horses were easy to ride, the trail was gorgeous, and she points out so many lovely things along the way. If you are looking for horseback riding in the Taos area, go to her!

This an amazing cultural program ran by Phil and is part of the Pueblo of Pojoaque…read more It was really awesome for my entire family (son,wife, my mom & dad) to get a private tour on the Tribal Bison Ranch of Pojoaque and view the Tribal Bison Herd in their natural surroundings. Phil even asked his staff to wait for us so we can see the Bison feeding for that day. Normally the tour would be more people but on a winter time, Phil fitted us in for 1:15 pm tour of the Bison Program. Phil showed us the Bison, the land where the Bison live , all the fences and water wells and gave an informative insight of their life. It was very interactive as we asked Phil where the water come from and how they get it to the Bison etc... It was suppose to be 1.20 hour long but Phil was so kind , I think we was there for close to 2 hours. I have a difficult time finding any local restaurants that served Bison burger and Phil extended his hospitality inviting my family for Bison Burger Lunch with his staff on the next day. Wow it was amazing lunch... I will post some pics later. Its the best and amazing cultural experience of our Santa Fe / Albuquerque vacation !!! I have done horse back riding and other outdoor activities. But to experience and interact with real members of Pueblo of Pojoaque was a cultural experience that I will treasure and tell all my friends to do if they are ever in the Santa Fe NM area. My Mom & Dad loved Phil and they don't even speak fluent english and knew he was a good man as I translated for them what Phil was explaining to us. I was so surprise that they are only on face book page listed under Pueblo of Pojoaque Bison / Ag Program. ( They don't have their own web site but part of the pueblo of Pojoaque web site). Finding them on facebook will be much easier if you search using the listing I provided above. I really want to let other Yelpers find Phil & his amazing staff and view the Bisons as I have. I only came to notice them on a flyer that I saw on the Poeh cultural center ( Museum for Pueblo of Pojoaque. ) I am proud to be the 1st yelper to review this amazing program. They are about 20 mins / 16 miles from Santa Fe plaza and about 5 mins away from the Hilton Buffalo Thunder Hotel ( Where I stayed). Please click helpful and mention Jayson from NY to Phil and he take care of you. The price depend on number of people and group size. I can tell you that it was much cheaper then any horseback riding that I have done before and was twice as entertaining. Phil was so kind he checked on me the next day to make sure I had a safe trip back to NY as he knew I was running against some snow in my drive back to Albuquerque airport. Wow he told me they got close to 10 inches of snow in that area.

Phil and his team are doing great things both for the Bison they keep as well as for their Pueblo…read moreand tribe. I really enjoyed spending time with them, seeing his land and herd and sharing a homemade authentic food meal. Thank you!