If you want to work with one of the most dishonest you'll ever meet, this is the place to go…read more Naama, the owner, is an awful person. She constantly cancels lessons and the lessons she shows up to have too many people to learn anything. She will make big promises while she talks behind your back about how she doesn't actually plan to follow through. She will string you along and use you for her benefit. She talks badly about everyone, to everyone. She buys lame or old horses for cheap and sells them for triple their value to clients who trust her without disclosing their issues. Don't ever let her handle your payments because she will tell you a higher price and steal some off the top. She will charge you for training you will never receive. She will look you in the eye and lie right to your face. On top of it, the horses are not well cared for. They are frequently out of hay, sometimes for days. Many are extremely thin with ribs, spine, and hips showing. The fences are always broken and dangerous. The barn is hot and has more flies than you've ever seen in one place. She is a hoarder, collecting way more horses than she can keep up with. She allows old horses with soundness issues to be used and abused- like the lesson horse with DSLD being sold and encouraged to run hard. SO many people have gotten sick of it and left for good reason. She doesn't care about the horses or the people. She also does not keep a safe space for riding- allowing her dogs and young child to run in and out and play in the ring while lessons are going on. The place looks like a dump most of the time, including needles lying around random places. I could go on and on but this is just not a person or business anyone should support. And in response to those that are "saddened" by my review, thieves don't deserve a discussion. I am simply trying to prevent more people from being taken. Con artists don't get you because they seem like nasty people, they get you because they seem perfectly safe and get you to trust them. You won't realize you're a victim until it's too late. She is lucky she hasn't been sued. Heed my warning or don't, but don't be foolish enough to think you are exempt from greed.

My daughter started taking riding lessons back in September and has already grown so much. Her…read moretrainer Jessica is amazing. Every time we go there everyone is friendly and welcoming and the horses are very well taken care of.

The people there are super nice and it's obvious that the horses are loved and cared for!read more

Awesome place for boarding your horse as well as taking lessons! Laura and her family, plus…read morevolunteers are all great and take fabulous care of all the horses there as well as the rescues they have acquired! Kim is the lesson/trainer and does a fabulous job with everyone and has regular camps going on! If you ever get a chance check them out?

Best facility in Wilmington! Shona cares deeply for her horses and students. She takes the time to…read moreteach each individual rider and help them understand concepts. Shona is an excellent instructor and equestrian! I highly recommend Champion's Corner!

Champions Corner is a great, laid-back riding facility! If you're looking for a no-drama barn, this…read moreis it. Shona Pascoe is a great trainer who puts the safety of her riders first. She has a variety of schooling horses that are good for both beginners and advanced riders.

Fantastic horse farm. I took my girlfriend there for her birthday, and neither of us had ridden in…read moreover ten years. Chris (owner) did an amazing job of quickly familiarizing us with a horse, getting us in the saddle, and leading us through a beautiful trail ride full of great instruction. The barn and grounds were in great condition, you can tell that Desperado Farm truly cares for their horses and customers. The staff was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, very easy to talk to and real masters in their trade. They were also very flexible with scheduling and payment, working around the weather and my own personal schedule. Great spot, great time, and great people. Highly recommend.

Had a great ride on Savannah the goodest girl. She was very well trained. Beautiful views on this…read moreride lead by Chris who was awesome. He really accommodates your experience based on your preference - not your typical trail ride. Would highly recommend and will be coming back the next time I am in town. Thanks Chris!

Camp people were nice. I was hoping my granddaughter would have had more hands on and riding…read moreexperience as this was her first exposure to anything horsey. M-F about 4 hrs a day (including BYO lunch time). They pet some ponies the first day, and made tree ornaments, mucked stalls on day 2, led the ponies on a lead line on day 3, day 4 FINALLY got on a horse or pony, and last day? Water activity - not horse related. No place for parents or grandparents to observe or take pictures, I scoured the internet for a purple riding helmet in her size, ​her mom bought her boots with a low heel - and she rode once. All for $400. So, the big day was today - riding a horse. I picked up my granddaughter and asked her how the ride was. She said, "Bumpy." I explained, "Well, yeah, it can be, but that's why you learn to ride." She said, "But the saddle was crooked." Me: "Oh. Well, how long did you ride for?" She said, "About 5 minutes." So, $400 for 20 hours of day care in a horse-adjacent venue where we bought boots and a helmet, for a 5 minute "pony ride" in a crooked saddle they couldn't be bothered to re-cinch. Wow.

Really hoped to enroll my grandson in the Equestrian Summer camp but at $360 per week, I can't even…read moreallow him one single week. very disappointed.

Venue is gorgeous, but the communication for my wedding was very poor. There were three different…read morepeople communicating different things and were not helpful or responsive when questions were asked. Hopefully they can fix this for future weddings.

This was a super fun thing to do during Covid. Lights were awesome and the music that accompanied…read moreit was well thought out. We highly recommend getting the hot chocolate too. Simply DELICIOUS!

I was down in Wilmington, NC visiting during 6/22/26 - 7/6/26 and we went down and bought a…read moremembership for my 2 boys, myself and my fiance during our stay. When I bought the membership I knew we were only going to be down there for a limited amount of time and tried to cancel it but the cancellation did not go through because I was recharged for $71.96 on 7/22/26 while reviewing my bank statement. We are no longer in Wilmington as we are back home in VA. I just got off the phone with Skyzone off 6431 Market Street in Wilmington, NC 28405 and spoke to Reese. He forwarded the information (email) for me to reach out to Skyzone corporate customer service and request a refund. I did just that and explained the situation. They informed me that even though there were 0 sessions used after my stay there that they would not give me a refund and instead offer me credits, which is unacceptable. I had to reach out to my bank to file a dispute and route the necessary support documentation. I'm leaving a review because of the horrible customer service that was presented.

please, please be careful everyone! I did not authorize a membership and my account was debited two…read moremonths in a row for more than $40. It took three attempts calling the facility to even get this so-called membership canceled and now I've been waiting three weeks for a refund for a membership that I did not authorize. Please be careful.

Nice facility both NIR and Midtown. Great value for the money and some great classes as well…read more Helpful wellness staff too. Yea Alone, you rock!

I love this location, lots of equipment, nice pools, nice people, and lots of classes for everyone…read more If you're a pickleball player, this is your kind of place. Nice gymnasium too.