Booked an hr ride through Couples Resort. Michelle our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. After getting a tutorial about riding in general we were off to the bush for a slow ride. Small groups of 4-5 are booked. Horses are gentle. Good for novices.
The horse ride was great - an hour long trail ride - the guide was very helpful and polite. It was a beautiful experience.
Our guide Allison was very understanding as neither of us had ridden before yet this is something i had wanted to do for a while. My wife reluctantly came as well as she had a troublesome experience with a pony at a young age. We arrived in the rain and found out we were the only appointment for the day. Allison greeted us and introduced us to the horses in the stables. Each of them had names and it was so fun to see how each had their own personalities in such a short time.After going through the safety and mechanics on how to direct our horse we saddled up, my wife using a nearby ramp to get on easier and I managed to mount without. Allison was very good in matching up our horses, as my wife had a larger softy of a horse named Rebel who seemed to be good with someone new to the whole scene. Though I had never rode a horse before either I was matched with a little more eager horse named Megan. We rode down the local street and onto the trail and was gone for a hour. It was just enough as we had a minor spook on one of the horses which in turn jolted each one and having never ridden it became a bit painful trying to stay in the saddle.Allison answered all of our questions about the horses giving their ages and some of their personality quirks. We also found out that the stables operates dog sledding during the winter which we would love to do sometime. Though I would definitely go for another horseback ride as it was a memorable experience and we both had a fantastic time despite our lack of previous experience.
Nice horses, nice scenery...good for first time riders or nervous riders. Not very exciting for those with any experience.
While staying at the Couples Resort we decided to do the horseback rides. This was arranged by Couples Resort and we really appreciated that they chose to do an extra ride as the day was booked. Allison, owner of the horses...was awesome. Her horses were gentle and we had no problems during our hour long ride. Will definately do again...thank you very much!
The customer service was outstanding. The owner is delightful and so is her father who took us out. The horses are well cared for and have excellent personalities. Only complaint is the trails are not exactly scenic for the most part.
Great experience. Horses were well trained. The trainer was very nice and professional. She made us very comfortable, and confident with our riding.
The guide was wonderful, I am a new rider and really enjoyed myself! The horses were well behaved and the scenery was fantastic! What a great way to spend an hour!!!
This is a must if you are staying at the Couple's resort!! Our guide was amazing and patient considering we had never been on horses before this trip. Great experience.
We stayed at couples resort and decided to book a horse back ride. Allison was our guide. Very friendly and passionate about what she does. She made me feel very comfortable as I am not experienced. The horses are sweethearts. They are very well kept and maintained. We rode on trails throughout the forrest. It was beautiful. Would love to come back when there is snow for dog sledding!