We had a beautiful ride and we were very pleased with the competence and the flexibility of our guide, Lisa. She found a way for two riders with very different skill levels to ride together and to experience the level of excitement that suited both of us. I enjoyed the gentle walk along the surf, and my adult son, who had more experience with riding, had opportunities to canter along the beach. The scenery was beautiful along this isolated, mostly uninhabited beach. Lisa took some nice photos of us with our camera.We had the one and one half hour ride and enjoyed all of it. The horses were well behaved, and their individual personalities showed through in interesting ways. We recommend this ride, and we hope we can get back to Monterey Bay to ride again.
This was truly a great find for an excursion that took advantage of the awesome sand dunes and beaches of the Monterey/Seaside area. My wife and two daughters had a great time with their guide, Bridget. Bridget was patient with my wife who is a beginner and she was flexible enough to allow my more experienced daughters to canter or gallop. One of my daughters is a barrel racer in North Texas so she's used to riding fast and she truly enjoyed this experience. You may want to allow a few more minutes than they suggest to find the meeting spot because it is not at the stables but at the beach. Highly recommend.
We had a beautiful experience with Monterey Equestrian Center. We went there for a 1.5 hours beach ride at salinas river state beach, we were in 2 with the guide. She was very kind and helpful, we rode on Torino and Angel, two wonderful and cute horses, and all went pretty well. It is a really nice experience to ride on the sand next to the water, with the sounds of the waves and birds around you, and possibly see some see life. We also saw a baby whale quite close to the coast!If you like horses and beach rides, that's the right place to go.
* I was excited to be able to ride on the beach when I signed up. But all we did was slow walk on the beach. I like to run, asked the guide a few times. He said the tide was high, but we did not even trot. 1.5 hour of slow walk was too boring for me.* Scenery at the beach was great. Blue ocean, blue sky.
We went riding today on the beach with some friends from our home town. My son's friend had never ridden and his mom hadn't ridden for 30 years. My son and I and our friends had a great time and Lisa and Bridgette, our two guides were awesome! Bridgette took several pix with my phone, which was awesome.I highly recommend this business for horse back riding on the beach near Monterey! The rates are reasonable and the service was perfect!
Rode this morning with Vee who did a wonderful job! Horses were matched to riders' abilities and she was a great guide. Two children were on the ride and enjoyed it immensely. I highly recommend this!
My husband and I did the hour and a half ride with our guide, Brian. He and the horses were wonderful. We were in a small group of 5 and had a great time one the way to the beach area, and then along the beach near the water. Back up on the sand and then again to the beach. I would book the our and a half ride time, seems like the hour would be too short. Our horses did get a little feisty at one point but we all got them under control easily. I would recommend this for everyone, and Brian was awesome.
This was the highlight of our trip to Monterey. Bridget was a great guide and the horses were well trained. They all had their personalities, mine wanted to gallop but I loved it! We did get to lope on the beach for a short while too. Bridget is easy to talk with and we rode for over an hour. Expect to be sore if you don't ride regularly but it's well worth it.
Our guide, Bridget, was so awesome and helpful. The guides pick a horse for you based on your weight/experience. Well worth the price! If you love horses and the beach you should go!
Our family just had a nice ride today. My daughter who is 7 1/2 years old, has been looking forward to having her first real horse riding. My 13 years old son has concerns about safety of horse riding, but he still came with us. Both of them enjoyed the ride a lot.We have a group of total 9 person plus 2 guides, Lisa was the guide that lead the group. She took good care of my daughter and stayed with her during the whole ride.The group was guided under rules for beginner. We could not run our horses but only walk. That is totally fine for our family since safety is our top priority. I would highly recommend this place to my friends to bring their families here. It is incredible experience.