Stopped by to use their tidy picnic area and enjoyed watching the horses exercise. A great family…read morespot with a playground and clean facilities.

This is more of a review of the awesome event. Douglas County PrideFest was held here. As the…read moreparent of an LGBTQIA child and an ally I'm always concerned about the safety of the community. Last year's event was interrupted by intolerant protesters. Not this year! Parker PD was at the field in full force with snipers and rovers on foot and in vehicles. Thank you to Parker PD. The various booths were informative and fun. My only complaint for the whole event was the amount of grasshoppers and occasional pile of horse poo that you'd come across. But it is an equestrian park so I expected the poo. As for the grasshoppers, they ended up on and in everything. A day later and I was still finding them in my car.

I stumbled across Parker Riding Academy after a horrible experience with a different horse ranch…read more After prepaying for lessons and then being scammed, and finding out only 4 days before my daughters birthday, I was able to get in touch with Sabrina, who was not only great with communication and following through but made a horse riding lesson happen for my daughter on her 8th birthday as I had originally had planned. Not only did Sabrina make it happen on such short notice but she had a coach, Allie, who was willing to come in on a Sunday (when they don't normally give lessons) to make sure my girl was taken care of. When we arrived the morning of our first lesson Allie was there, ready to go. She was patient and kind with my overly excited daughter. It really was something special. I am over the moon about my experience and would recommend them to anyone who is looking for lessons! They deserve 10 stars!!!!

Ok, after trying to get my horse boarded at the ranch, I have a very different opinion. When I…read moretoured the facility, I communicated clearly that I intended to board there. The owner said that was not a problem, and I told her I'd call back within a couple of days to make the final arrangements to move my horse there. I proceeded to call back 2 days later and left a message reminding her who I was and that we had discussed boarding my horse there. I asked that she call me back so we could confirm details and plans. Since I had already told my previous stable that I was leaving, I really needed to get all the plans in place. Again, I had let the owner know, in a face to face conversation, that I was interested in moving my horse to her barn at the end of September, and she had agreed that would work for her. However, she never returned my phone call, and she never returned any of the other calls I made over the next week. Since I couldn't very well just show up and hope for the best, I was left searching for another stable at the last second. This was made all the more stressful by the fact that I don't have a horse trailer and I rely on hiring horse haulers to move my horse, a fact the owner of A Worthy Ranch was aware of. I couldn't wait until the last minute to hire someone, yet I couldn't hire someone without knowing where we'd be going. I'm not sure what happened or why, but A Worthy Ranch left me in a very tight spot. It was quite disappointing and stressful, and it's an experience I hope to never have again. Thankfully the nice folks out at Tanglewood Ranch in Franktown saved the day by letting me board there even on short notice. Tanglewood turned out to be nicer and cheaper too, so all's well that ends well. Based on my experience, I'd strongly discourage boarding at A Worthy Ranch. If the owner won't contact you when you're trying to start paying her money, why would she contact you after you're already a customer? And if she had changed her mind and decided not to let me board there, why didn't she have the decency to let me know?

My 3-year-old loves horses and wanted to try horseback riding so I looked for someplace close that…read morewould give her that opportunity. I found A Worthy Ranch on the internet and called and made an appointment. It was $45 for a one hour ride and they have a miniature horse named Tiddlywinks that they let small children ride. A ranch hand named Anna was really patient and good with children and showed my daughter how to put the saddle on the horse and clean his hooves out before the ride. We walked the horse to a small arena and Anna led Tiddlywinks and my daughter around in circles. It was calm and slow so I wasn't worried that my child would get hurt. It was a good experience and I'm glad we did it.