Had a great experience with Kristin. She is conscientious and takes her time getting you…read morecomfortable with and riding your horse. She may also have a special treat for you at the end. The equestrian center is easy to miss if you've never been there and because the street numbers are backwards. Therefore: Heading east on Graham Hill Road, immediately after State Route 9, make the first right turn into Covered Bridge Road North (*not* South which is the 2nd right turn). Take this road down till it dead ends and you're there (just past the covered bridge).

Brought my daughter here to get the full experience of working with horses and ended up taking…read morelessons myself. I used to have a horse growing up and I wanted my daughter to have the same experience. Once I saw how Kristin communicates with her horses I knew I had to get lessons for myself. We went on forest rides once a week for a few years while I learned how to get a horse to follow my lead rather than getting the horse to move by dominating it. Feeling grateful for the opportunity to connect with horses in this way, so worth it!!

5 stars for the impressive facility and surroundings ! 5…read morestars for the owner (Hilary) for her excellent care of the horses as well as being professional, caring, and helpful. 5 stars for the employees who really cares for the horses and their well being! Kudos to Hilary for training them well. Highly recommend this place!

Wonderful facility - we have been with Hillary for 8 years she really cares for the animals. We…read morehave two geldings there that are happy and healthy. Three rings to ride in and a huge wilderness to ride in for those who will cross the creek. Disregard the negative reviews. I knew both the people who posted and they were bullies. I recommend this facility highly! Jill Lander

Willow Pond is a wonderful facility and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to take riding…read morelessons, train, and board. Sharon, the owner, is a great horse person. I have ridden with many instructors and trainers, and I've learned so much from Sharon in the few months I've been at Willow Pond. The facility is peaceful; no drama, and plenty of space to ride. Having a covered arena is great, and the footing is good as well. Lessons horses are well trained, safe, and well taken care off. Sharon is a patient teacher with both adults and children, and she is very safety conscious. I like that she also rescues horses when her budget allows; you don't always see that with all riding facilities.

Great place to keep horse, ride, do what ever riding discipline you do. Great trainers Dee White is…read moremy trainer I suggest her if you're into dressage or cross country. Large covered arena and a large outdoor arena and a round pen. Horses are fed cleaned and supplemented every day and they can be turned out for extra pay. Camps for kids day camps and lessons for kids by Valerie. Pasture for horses that are off, people are great and friendly...... like no other barn I've been to!

The trainers here are great. The owner, not so much. Kristi is the most unhelpful person I've ever…read moremet. The round pin? Broken for 2 years. She hasn't fixed that but she has bought herself a $40000 horse who she rode for about 2 months till she stopped riding it, leaving him in his stall for weeks at a time. She has 7 horses all of which are neglected, one has a deformity on its hind leg. She should've been put down years ago but Kristi wanted to keep her alive so she could breed her. One of her horses is severely underweight, multiple of them don't leave their for months at a time. The stable has a huge pile of manure that she doesn't clean up, but again, she has the money to build her daughters a softball cage. Do not come here, one of the worst owners ive ever met.

I'm new to this barn but I'm very happy with it. People are nice and the barn is well-equipped. I…read moredon't have pics yet but I'll take one of my horse.

WOW-- am I really the first to yelp about this place? I can't believe no one from the Covered…read moreBridge Park yelpers did a review on this awesome place. We were told about this horse ranch from our ranger at the campsite. We were looking for a playground for the kids to play and he mention the park with a horses ranch close by. Read about my review of the park itself under "Covered Bridge Park." Back to the horse farm-- we took a walk thru the covered Bridge(awesome bridge). At the end of the bridge we took a left and ran into this wonderful horse ranch. Open to the public FREE (even better)! While we were there, we discovered that many of these horses were rescued horses--so cool but sad to read the stories of where each horse came from. If you have little ones or if you love horses yourselves.. this is an awesome place to visit.

Avoid as hell. This barn has a very toxic culture. Lots of badmouthing and bullying among riders,…read moreespecially from older women towards younger riders. Some young riders replicate the behavior to fit in, and perpetuate the toxicity. Women are cat fighting at every corner. it's just awful. I'm a foreigner, and several white women were harassing me and verbally assaulting me on my first day. I felt there was a lot of racism at this facility. The barn owner has no welcoming culture, she tolerates bullying at her facility and greatly participates. She is unjust, and does not take feedback well. Also, the barn owner does not maintain the property at all. She asks you to pay extra for using the arena, but she won't maintain the arena or hire barn workers. Arena gets floaded all year long, the arena is in neglect. It's a pretty bad place for leasing a horse, as they'll ask you to clean stalls for free! It's a neglected place, and there are too many undiagnosed mental illnesses going on there. It's best to spend an extra $100 at another facility that has a better code of conduct and will guarantee you peace of mind. After all, you should always have fun riding!

I have been boarding my 4 mares at The Barn for 9 yrs now. Its a wonderful, serene atmoshere, and…read morethey ate very family oriented. My girls are very content and they love it there. I also have another livestock animal being boardef there and hes also very happy there. The owners are wonderful people who make you feel like your part of their family. Its a great place to board at.

The Barn is NOT CLOSED and has never been closed…read more The BARN is a very family friendly, easy going place. It has a historic barn that is what I love the most, and keeps me coming back. I really prefer the slower life, old barns, and porch swings. The Barn has one large arena, a round pen, a kidney shaped turn out and then a large hill side turn out. The footing is not the best, kind of deep in some areas but you work around it and for the price, and the beautiful surroundings, its definitely worth it. They also have a brand new round pen up top with direct access to the trails. I love the Barn because it has everything I want and need and no snobby rude trainer bugging anyone. People are around if you want help, or if you have a question but no one bugs anyone and we all get along like family. The way it should be. I moved my horse here in the fall of 2013 because she was coming out of founder and colic needing stall rest. She is now sound and healthy. She loves her huge paddock (Roughly 24X48) and enjoys the bunnies that play in her stall. She also loves to roll and lay in the sand so it works for her. If you have a horse that loves rolling you know what I mean. Wash rack on side of the barn for bathing. The place is kept up with raking, sweeping etc. The place is not left to be a mess. It might be older but its not lacking for care. I love that they feed and will clean if needed.

What a good time! Olivia was a fantastic guide and the horses were so well behaved. Also such a…read morebeautiful trail. Will definitely be coming back again!

We tried to schedule a horseback ride with this operation and it was frustrating…read more It took repeated phone calls before anyone answered (there is no email address and calls were not returned). The person we spoke with (Olivia) said she was incredibly busy and could not talk then. After a second call that she answered, she texted us a form that asked for names, weights, heights, contact info, etc. We texted all this as requested. We assumed (naively) this was a confirmation since she had given us a time and date for the ride. Wrong! It meant nothing. We got no response to that text or another text requesting a written confirmation. We showed up on the day of the ride, earlier than the time scheduled for us. However, there was no record of anything! They might get great reviews by people who have actually gotten to ride; however, buyer beware. If you do not have a definite confirmation (and we have no idea what that might consist of), you have an excellent chance of not having a ride. In our opinion, this is not a customer-friendly and professional operation.

My daughter used to ride at BC, taking lessons from Pam. Pam coached my daughter through some…read moreconfidence issues that a couple other past instructors had dropped her into. Pam was kind, caring and thoughtful in her teaching and, a rare trait, adapted her teaching style to suit how my daughter learned. The other reviews, claiming Pam is dishonest and the place is run down... Pam is literally the most honest person we know, she tells it like it is, even if you don't like what she has to say (maybe that's your real issues, you didn't like to hear "no" so you make up a story.) She has also been working with the county, who owns the land BCS is on, to get approval for upgrading the roads and property. So maybe take your complaining to them instead? When a land owner is making it difficult to improve conditions it isn't the fault of the property manager. Also, if you go to one of the most popular trail and lesson barns in Saratoga, and go to their not so picturesque front area, you'll see much worse than BCS. So don't judge a book by its cover.

My daughter floated from trainer to trainer, she loves horses but has anxiety that can be difficult…read moreto coach sometimes. With the help of Danielle, she is a confident horse rider who has bloomed through this program. The patience of Danielle and her mom Pam has surpassed my expectations and I appreciate the relax approach that has enabled my daughter to be able to be comfortable with herself on a horse. Thank you Danielle and thank you Pam!