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Green Acres Ranch

4.2 (112 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Dezi A.

First I'd like to mention that this review is for my first and last visit here at Green Acres Ranch. This place is not a ranch I'd bring or refer my friends or family members to visit. I found out about this place through Groupon and after carefully reviewing reviews about this place. My group and I found a great deal on trail rides at this place and I guess the saying you get what you pay for summarizes this place. I'd like to also add that I had never rode a horse before and made it a point to share this information to the staff not once but on multiple occasion's during our visit. Somehow I got paired up with a horse by the name of "Bartender" who was considered to be a 50/50 horse. I'm not sure what the thinking was behind pairing me up with this horse but I had quite a horrible and scary experience (see posted photos). The horse was pretty wild and raced me into stables to eat hay on multiple occasions (I had to duck quite a few times on whim). I think that the deal breaker for me was when the horse surprisingly decided to storm to a bush and rammed me into a tree and I was hanging about to fall off the horse. I left this place with a ripped pant, scrapes on my wrist and quite a few cuts and bruises on my legs. **A note to the owner of this place - Safety should be strictly enforced at this place and staff should not allow beginner riders to ride on any wild horses.

Michelle C.

My brother and I had such a great time! I was partnered up with Molly while my brother was partnered up with Sasha! Our ranch ride started at 9-10am and the heat was not as bad around that hour. Sounded like the two tour/ ride guides usually do about six riders each time. Tips are very important for the guides. I would recommend doing the 7am one of you live in the area. And if you got the winery voucher with your ranch ride, note that the winery doesn't open till 11am. _____________________________________________ The back story... we had a serious heat wave in CA about 2 weeks ago and it was crazy hot!!! Email: "Good afternoon, We regret to inform you but we will be experiencing a heatwave this weekend and we might have to cancel our afternoon ride. If you would like to reschedule your ride for another day or for earlier in the morning please give our office a call at 951-302-6045. Thank you, Shannon Ranch Ride Manager" After about multiple phone calls and two voice messages, brother was told that we would get a call back, which we never did! So we drove out there (about 45 minutes ride on the fwy) and trust me that I regretted that I didn't call ahead of time. The people in the office had no idea that the rides were cancelled, so we waited around for about 40 minutes to find out that the ranch ride wasn't going to happen. They compensated us with wine tasting vouchers to the winery about 1 mile down the street from them and rescheduled us for the following weekend.

Courtney T.

Ugh, I'm so sad our experience didn't go as we had hoped and planned. We had my daughter's 5th birthday party there and there were 5 riders, ranging from 2-5 years old (my daughter was the oldest). A few of the parents and riders, myself and my daughter included, have grown up and have always owned horses so we are aware of how things SHOULD be with safety. There are a few concerns myself and the other parents had. 1. The helmets that were used were WAY too big for most of the riders. Helmets were falling off their heads and chin straps had about 1-2 inches of room between strap and chin, so if the children did fall off then the helmet would serve zero purpose. My daughter is an XS in riding helmet size and it's unfortunate that they must not have helmet sizes to accommodate toddlers and small children. We asked the child who was leading my daughter to stop and tighten it all up because I felt very uncomfortable. 2. They didn't have any employees standing next to the children to quickly pull them off or catch them in case the horses spooked or took off. They only had children leading the full size horses. It made the parents uneasy because they were small toddlers and the ranch does not use saddles on the horses for birthday parties, just bareback pads. 3. One of the horses was so HOT, so forward, and so aggravated that they finally had another child stand next to the rider because everybody including the employees could sense that the grey Arabian was ready to jump out of his skin. After the riders got off, we watched this horse run circles around the employee as she was leading him to the tie racks and then as she was leading him back to his stall, we watched as he wanted to take off and again ran circles around the employee leading him. He was clearly NOT suitable for any child or beginning rider. He was way too spooky and way too dangerous for a toddler without a saddle and somebody next to her in case the Arabian took off. 4. I was told there would be hay bales out for extra seating. When I arrived to set up, they were not set out. I was asked if I wanted them and I said "yes!" But unfortunately they never brought any out. 5. The grey gelding used for painting was a very dead-proof wonderful horse BUT again I am so thankful that most of us were experienced with horses because we kept having to remind the kids to stay away from the back legs since the employees were not saying anything and did not go over any rules like that to them. 6. During the painting session, we had all mentioned the paint and whether it was washable or not. We all laughed because we couldn't imagine them using non-washable paint without warning us. Well, my daughter's handmade birthday dress is now extremely stained with paint that was clearly not washable. I'm not sure why they would have children finger paint a white horse without warning the parents that the paint is not washable. I thoroughly read through my contract and all of the instructions included in my contract. I even took a day to go tour the ranch and speak to them in person before booking the party. Never once was I told or warned about the paint not being washable. Because of the lack of safety during our experience, we opted out of feeding carrots to the horses. We were just unsure of how the safety with feeding would be approached. I believe there needs to be ONLY adults leading the horses, another adult standing next to the rider (especially when they are young toddlers) for safety, riding helmets that FIT with properly tightened chin straps, only kid-proof horses, and washable finger paint. The facility is very beautiful, it was such a professional experience when I booked, and I was very hopeful that the party would be just as professional but unfortunately there was too many irresponsible decisions and it lacked too much horsemanship safety. I'm hoping my review will help the ranch take a better approach to safety during birthday parties. My daughter had such a great time but I cannot currently recommend this ranch to anybody silly because of the safety aspect. The attached pictures are of my daughter's stained dress (washed same day as party), the Arabian that was not suitable for riding lessons/child's birthday party, the helmet my daughter was wearing that was extremely unsafe, and the last picture is of my daughter on her own horse with a safe fitting helmet on.

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Ruby V.

I've always wanted to go horseback riding, so I did some research and came across Green Acres Ranch in Temecula. I think this is a great place to start off if you haven't been on a horse before. My group had two awesome guides, Stephanie and Alexis. They were very helpful and friendly. My horse's name was Leo, one of the bigger and taller horses, and super easy to ride. My friend got to ride Jackson, another beautiful horse who loves to eat everything. The trail was about 45 minutes, the first 15 minutes were spent getting to know your horse and feeling secure and comfortable on the saddle. Our instructors (guides) showed us how to steer our horses to go right and left. Toward the end of the trail, there was a really nice scenic spot where our guides were able to take some pictures of us riding on our horses. Once we got off of our horse, the staff gave us some nice, cold watermelon, it tasted so perfect and refreshing. I definitely recommend the Green Acres Ranch, so if you're in the area, come stop by!

Crystal G.

Green acres Ranch is very close to my friends house. So when I go out there I call and ask if I can volunteer for the day . They have this cool program called gate which is for special needs kids They have like about 150 horses there of all kinds. Everybody was super sweet and very friendly . If your Into anything horse this is a place for you ,something for everyone here. I love that they also have cows about six dogs running around turtles and some chicken ! It's just a real heavenly place to go. I'll be going back soon

Eddie H.

Great time going horse back riding for the first time. The instructors are super nice and help you out so much. Amazing horse will def come back

Nicole B.

Beautiful well kept Ranch. Perfect place to start your children riding horses! My son started lessons with a wonderful instructor, named Keiley today and we couldn't be more excited for our next lesson! Kid friendly, kind, sweet, and patient staff. This Ranch is family owned and operated and makes you feel right at home.

Jennifer R.

What a wonderful experience! My fiancée and I found this trail ride through Groupon and purchased the trail ride for two package. Booking was super easy and their expectations for you as a guest were super clear. Stephanie and Mikayla were our trail guides today and they were amazing. Stephanie is hilarious and Mikayla is really laid back. They did great job explaining the horse commands to us and the other people in the group. It was really nice learning about the ranch and all the activities that go on. I would definitely do this again or sign up for some lessons, especially with these two women as my guides.

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Xenamarie G.

At first I thought the host was kinda of mean... but I realized she just had a strong personality. She was very firm when she talked but she had a reason, safety! She turned out to be really awesome and I would recommend anyone try this Ranch, especially first time riders. The hoses were beautiful, Brady was my horse he was friendly and listened really well. The trail was just right, not too long but not too short either. The wine tasting tickets was the cherry on top of this experience.

My friend and I had a fantastic time on our horse back riding tour. Ariana was our tour guide and she was the best! Incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the ranch- she made the tour so much fun! She took pictures of us at the photo op spot and even airdropped the photos after so we could practice safe sanitary procedures. She also had great hospitality after the ride & let us take pictures with our horses we rode. Definitely will be returning and requesting Ariana as our guide!

Susan D.

Okay, I consider myself a very advanced rider. However, when I put my BF on my fancy, dressage sporthorse--it didn't end so well. So I thought to myself, how could I get my BF to enjoy the sport that I am so passionate about? Well, three words: wine and horses. So I booked a trail ride for two through Groupon. At first, I was scared that the ranch would be rude to me bc I purchased a Groupon, but they couldn't be sweeter. And it was so easy to book a ride too! And then the day came for our ride, and I was a little anxious. What if they're rude to me when they find out how much I ride? Or what if they give me a difficult horse? But from the start, the trail guides were sweet and talkative. (We tipped them $20 at the end.). And everyone at the ranch were super friendly. We booked a ride for 1PM, but you'll have to get there at 12:30. You'll want to wear long pants, closed toe shoes, and I brought my own helmet with a visor (bc trying to preserve the youthful skin if you know what I mean). But they had their own helmets, and you could waive riding in a helmet if you want. The horses were brushed and tacked up by the time we arrived, which was nice. They then went over the basics. They were good with the BF, which was a relief, and then we did a walk only trail ride. ... Okay, a little tangent when it comes to people who complain about not trotting during trail rides or for people who slow their horses down and then try to make them trot to catch up to the horses ... DON'T DO THAT. Here's the thing, most trail ride horses are retired horses that can only walk, and it can be painful (i.e., make them lame if a person is riding them at the trot). It's like making your 90yo grandma, with arthritis jog in the park instead of enjoying a nice leisurely walk. Just don't do that please. Book a lesson--with the right horse--and learn how to trot, canter properly until your heart's content. (I have many good recommendations for the Huntington Beach area.) Then when you fall in love with the sport, join the elite group of horse owners, and trot, canter, half-pass all you want. But leave trail riding horses alone. Please. Okay, rant over. The ride itself was nice. I've been riding all my life (sometimes multiple horses a day), so I didn't mind the brevity of it. I think if you don't ride a lot, you may think the ride was a bit short. But to that, I remind you how cheap the ride was through groupon ... I'm sure if you paid more, you could book a longer ride. At the end of the ride, we brought our horses carrots. DON'T FORGET THE CARROTS FOR THE HORSES! My BF really liked giving his horse carrots. He said his horse didn't shy away from him when he petted his head--like my horse does. (I had to remind him that my horse was not trail horse and worth more than our cars combined. LOL.) Another tip: bathroom was so clean! I used it change into a dress and wash up. After our ride, we went down the street to a winery. It was a great day!

Barbara B.

Very friendly staff. I rode Chester, he's a great horse. Had a great time. So much fun!

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The best ranch ever! The staff are sooo nice and the horses are the best! Please go to Green Acres!!!!

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Do you have pony rides for children 3 and a half years old that love horses?

Thank you for your inquiry, we offer a 10-week lesson program. Our Pony Pal lessons are a 30 minute private lesson. The price is $550.00 for the 10-weeks.

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