FYI - Let's be clear...This ranch and horseback riding facility was recently SOLD and has NO…read moreAFFILIATION to Paluso Ranch. The new owner has renamed it - Palomino Pines. My family and I enjoyed going to this property when it was ran by former owner, Bob Paluso. Unfortunately, the new owner is not family orientated nor friendly. He does not conduct business the way Bob did. Since the new owner has taken over, we have been extremely disappointed. (In a word - he is CRUDE!) Several of our friends have inquired about trail rides, and we have all agreed that the new owner does not possess any customer service skills nor should he be running a public business. The new owner is NOT an equestrian, nor does he take care of these poor horses. We have colleagues that deal with this ranch and the new owner. We have been informed that many of the trail horses are not tended to properly and have ended lame and are unrideable for a multitude of reasons. The new owner was extremely rude to us and to several of our friends/ co-workers. We will not be back! There are so many other choices for trail rides in Wisconsin. We prefer to patronize ranches with customer service, genuine customer relations and old fashion courtesies, Palomino Pines is NOT one of them! (My family and I highly recommend Kurtz's Corral in Sturgeon Bay, Door county and Bighorn Ranch in Arkdale Wi)

All around amazing place! The Kettle Moraine is best place…read moreto ride horses And it's next-door to Bob's Ranch and he has all the amenities you could need hot tub comfortable beds night shower steam bath good food great customer experience all around A+ plus

My daughter and I booked a 1.5 hour long trail ride with Wild 3L Ranch and loved it. It set a high…read morebar for all future trail rides and I expect we will be driving up from Chicago specifically to ride with them again. Lisa and Taylor who were guides on our ride were friendly, helpful and very encouraging. Most trail rides are a simple walk through the woods. With Wild 3L Ranch they work with you to do more if you prefer and if you are ready. We enjoyed trotting and cantering with our horses. I highly recommend a ride with Wild 3L Ranch.

They were super friendly and knowledgeable playing trivia and horse games it was a great timeread more

What wonderful people! Our little 4 year old and her bestie went for their first rides and had a…read morewonderful time. The staff knows what they're doing and provide a great experience. 10/10, WILL do it again!

From the owner: Pine Ridge Riding Center LLC provides horseback riding lessons, horse day camps, birthday parties,…read morescout day events, and Total Equine feed to our clients in Slinger, WI.

I have been riding at hillside for almost 6 years!!! horse back riding is a really expensive sport,…read morebut because of margie and her prices i am able to horseback ride. their is such an amazing community and i have made so many amazing friends. their are so many horses for so many levels. hillside is not abusive, supportive barn. you will never be made fun of, or bullied at hillside. no matter your level, you will be treated with respect. i have learned to much because of margie (owner and instructor). anyone who has met margie knows how nice, funnny, and talented she is. margie has 3 sweet dogs, and lots of horses (over 28). i love all the people at hillside, and i hope if you are considering going here, this is your sign to.

Margie is the best! Margie is the trainer and co-owner here, and she is a fabulous trainer. She has…read moreapproximately 30 horses of all ability levels, meaning there is a horse for everybody. This is a great place to start learning to ride or to continue to develop your jumping skills. Margie is also a great fan of polo, and both teaches polo and puts together teams. If you've never played polo, this is a great place to learn. One of the things I especially appreciate about Margie is that she's very flexible with scheduling lessons, which is fabulous for a working adult who has to schedule around work commitments. I've ridden at a number of facilities, and I like this place the best. The other ridders out there are supportive, and it just feels like home. Overall a great place!

My daughter has been riding at Sun Fire Stables for 3 years. We approached during COVID looking…read morefor something outdoors, physical, and safe. We found a new home. My daughter rides consistently and the prices are so affordable that I don't mind. She is being taught everything from grooming and tacking and riding to cleaning up, personal responsibility, safety, and riding etiquette. Every lesson is different. There are different types available for riders of different skill level, type, age, and approach. The stable owner and trainer is hands on, patient, funny and so respectful. I am just never anything but impressed with her and the team of workers and volunteers that help her out (including Husband Dean). We had our first birthday party there this year and it put things just up and over the top. I had to do a review. I cannot recommend this place any higher. Its a home away from home. 5 stars and beyond.

From the owner: Professional, knowledgeable, comfortable, family friendly, safety-conscious equine facility…read moreoffering recreational riding lessons for ages 6 and older for all levels and disciplines of riders since 2003. Our facility has indoor & outdoor arenas as well as wooded trails & bridle paths. On-facility fun shows are offered as well as the ability to join the SFS show team that travels to local open horse shows. Jennifer, owner & instructor has an Associate degree in Equine Management, WHC, AQHA, APHA, member and is a certified ARIA instructor for over 20 years with focus on practical, considerate and safe horsemanship. Youth Day Camp is celebrating it 20th anniversary in 2023 & is offered June- August. Leasing is available to students who have ascended in the lesson program and are ready for the next level in their horsemanship. SFS is a one of a kind Equine facility!

Scheduled a private trail ride over the phone. Upon arrival, I was provided instructions on safety…read morewith the horse. My guide, Liz was very helpful and informative during the ride. I felt safe and became much more confident on the horse by the end. Appy Orse Acres has been around for a long time and I can see why. Bernadette and her staff take great care of their horses and customers.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! I never leave reviews, but I don't want someone else's kid to…read moreexperience this so I'm hoping I persuade someone to find another stable for their equestrian needs. I don't know who is writing all these positive, glowing reviews about Bernadette, but our experience was absolutely terrible and left my daughter and her friend in tears. Since then, everyone I talk to has had a similar awful experience with her. She's an old crabby woman who's tired and has no patience for kids (the last person that should be running a summer camp). My 11 yr old daughter (an experienced rider who leases her own horse and takes private riding lessons twice a week, shows and has many awards and ribbons) signed up for a week-long, overnight riding camp last summer at Appy Orse Acres. She was soooo excited! But Bernadette's demeanor, approach to teaching the kids, and treatment of the horses left her begging and pleading to come home the first night. -- First of all the kids are left in old RVs on one end of the property, out in the middle of nowhere, without any adult supervision overnight. And they are not allowed to lock them. WHAT? -- They are not allowed to have any technology, no cells phones, tablets, anything. No one is allowed to call home. What if something happened overnight? Thankfully I deliberately broke this rule and allowed my daughter to have her phone in the RV. -- In a tour provided for the kids after arriving at the camp (I was the only parent that stayed for the tour), one of the staff said to the kids "I promise you, there will be tears tomorrow". Seriously, isn't summer camp supposed to be happy and carefree? -- During the first riding lesson of day 1, my daughter and her friend were riding together, and again remember they are experienced riders, Bernadette said on her microphone to her staff (she didn't know the girls could hear her), "these girls are terrible, who taught them to ride, they're just awful." During the entire lesson, she was yelling and criticizing them. In my opinion, who cares if they're doing things wrong or not to her liking... camp is supposed to be fun. We weren't paying Bernadette to "fix" anything she saw wrong. The intent was to go and have fun with the horses and friends... we quickly learned that this was not the intent of her camp. -- Also during the lessons if the horses weren't responding to the commands of the rider, she made the rider put on spurs so they could kick the horse. Anyone that knows anything about how to properly train and work with horses, knows that if you're doing it the right way, there is never a need for spurs. This was animal abuse. -- All the kids did the entire first day was have one riding lesson and then do manual farm labor the rest of the day with Bernadette and her staff barking orders at them, with very few breaks or time for fun. Both of our families confronted her about this, but of course she denied everything, and refused to refund us our $750 for the camp. What a joke. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO HER SUMMER CAMP but if you do, please make sure they have a way to contact you if they want to come home!

Julie at the Horse Emporium was a lifesaver for me today! I tore my jods at my lesson and needed a…read morenew pair, as they were so badly torn I looked pretty damned sad walking around in them. At first it seemed as if there were none in the store that would fit, but Julie hunted until she found a pair that were the twins of what I had been wearing-- only tear-free! She saved the day for me! Thank you, Julie!

I'm surprised there aren't any reviews! The Horse Emporium is awesome for all your horse needs…read more Truthfully, I haven't been out to the actual store. I've only shopped their trailer at the Ironworks horse shows. They always bring an assortment of everything, from hair nets to shampoos to saddles. My favorite thing about the Horse Emporium is how accommodating they are. It was three days before the horse show and I really needed a girth, specifically the Professionals Choice one. I messaged them on Facebook asking if they had any in stock, and they replied saying they would have it on hold for me at the show. They carry great brands as well as affordable brands, so I appreciate that.

Unfortunately this barn focuses on getting customers and promoting a third party multi level…read moremarketing company instead of the welfare of the horses and the safety for the riders. Using horses and ponies that should be retired and then winging it new horses who have shown unsafe behaviors is DANGEROUS and irresponsible. Also proper medical attention, proper farrier care and appreciation of volunteers is lacking. What could be such a great place is lost among the issues stated above. With an actual barn manager and proper care and respect for the horses, this facility could have shot at being decent.

From the owner: It is the sincere pleasure of Rides & Reins TEC to provide riders with developmental, emotional and…read morephysical needs the experience of relaxation thru horseback riding. The walking gait of the horse simulates the movement of a healthy person's pelvis when walking on two legs. During a therapeutic riding session, this action relaxes and stimulates unused muscles while building muscle tone, improving balance, coordination and joint mobility.

I bought my granddaughter a horse experience for Christmas and they were so nice and accommodating…read more It's a beautiful farm!!!

My daughter has been riding at Knollwood Farm since she turned 4 years old, which makes 7 years…read morenow! Many of you probably think it was stupid to put a 4 year old on a big horse and so did I. However I'm a softy for the tears and she was in love with horses so I took her there expecting a lesson or two and we would be done. WRONG! The professionalism of the trainers, the huge selection of school horses (I think about 28) and the eye on safety over hurt feelings really set them apart from all others. As far as the selection of horses, they start with Willie, "The Golden Sofa". Willie is the wonderful starter horse that knows what he is to do and gently carries the youngest to oldest beginners around the arena so they can get their first feel of the saddle without fear. Once when he was carrying a little girl, she lost her balance and started to slip off, before she fell, he simply stopped where he was and allowed the trainer to help her back up onto the saddle. He made it much more comfortable for my 4 year old to learn to ride (and for my nerves). For the most experienced riders there is Baxter, Hooper, Reggie and Merlin,. These are the real (academy) show horses and a thrill for those who get to ride them. My daughter has worked her way up from Willie through all the horses to Merlin and loves every minute of it. Safety. This is the main reason why we have remained at Knollwood for so long. The safety of my child means more to me than any stupid ribbon, a trophy or even her hurt feelings! Her first few times in the show ring off lead line, she rode an old pony named KC. She had rode several bigger better horses including Saddlebreds, but for safety, "bomb proof" KC was brought to the show just for her. Riding as a 4 year old she RODE THAT PONY and won her class against older kids (many over-mounted and unsafe) riding the prettier Saddlebreds. She went on to a fourth place finish in the championship against kids up to more than twice her age. At shows, I have witnessed kids, from other barns, so over-mounted (horse that is too powerful and beyond the kids abilities) getting run off with, falls and flopping around like a rag doll in the saddle. I even saw a little lead line girl get bucked off and stepped on. SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY. Some barns don't want their kids to wear helmets! They think that in a show they will be judged poorly for the helmet even though it is not to be part of the judging. Ribbons before safety, that's plain STUPID! Finally, in a lesson, if your kid is doing something that will get them hurt, it will be pointed out. If they ignore the instructor it will continue to get sterner. If they cry, the warnings continue over the tears, because the hurt feelings heal easier than bones. After so many years around Knollwood, I could go on and on (more than I already have). Another very important thing about Knollwood is rider participation in caring for the horses. Many kids and adults volunteer as helpers at the barn, they tack, groom, feed and cleanup after the horses. They help other riders and teach other riders about caring for the horses. My daughter was taught how to groom and tack at about 5 years old. If a horse poops, some kid is going to grab a rake-like thing to pick it up and put it in a muck bucket. I started writing this review after reading someone else's review of another barn far away, where she stated that their barn smelled, the horses were not groomed etc. etc. All I could think was, that this Little Princess would die at Knollwood because SHE would learn to care for the horses that she rides. Caring for the animals that work for THEM has countless positive impacts on a child's life. If you're looking for a pony ride, take your kid to the zoo. If you want a safe place for them to learn to ride and the responsibility of caring for the animal, I highly recommend Knollwood.