Excellent time. Horses were great, although mine acted like he was the one on vaca by his slow pace…read more(the whole ride is a walk he just was extra cautious lol) but I loved him anyway. I did get some short lived trots in that were so fun and funny. They kept telling me to give him a little kick but he ignored me. Good ol Charlie. Ruthie and Ethan were our guides and were so great! Our ride was so gorgeous, shaded areas, open areas, a beautiful river view. It was a great slow pace to enjoy nature and your horse. I felt at ease and safe. They offer you helmets if you want and take pictures of you. I went with two others and we all loved it and highly recommend.

Love love love this evening ride and saw firefly's so awesome, highly recommend! Horses were well…read moretaken care of and guides were knowledgeable and friendly

Peaceful Acres is a fantastic horse rescue. The people that own it care so much for these horses…read more All of the volunteers have hearts of gold as well. The horses in their care came from some bad situations, but now are surrounded by love and friends. They work so hard to get the horses healthy and hopefully into new loving homes. It's just amazing! I had a unique experience with this group through Girl Scouts. I heard about a hands on class they offer for Scouts to come out and learn about horses in a very hands on manner. I booked my Troop of 4th graders for a 3 hour class. During the class, my girls got to meet all of the horses, learn about their backstories, learn how to take care of horses, and even learned to ride unassisted at the end. Ms. Sherry worked with me to get my Troop booked for the event. She was so helpful and easy to work with. She ran our visit too. She had these 9 year olds out there cleaning and brushing the horses, getting dirty and messy, trying new things, and making them all feel valued. Ms. Sherry is an spitfire angel! I believe they also offer affordable horse back riding lessons for all ages to help fund their rescue mission. I highly recommend checking into Peaceful Acres for education events or to volunteer. They are doing good things that make your heart feel good helping.

From the owner: Peaceful Acres Horseback Riding Lessons Provides Horseback Riding Lessons, Horse Boarding, Offer…read morePlayday Events, Horse Trick Riding, and By Appointment Only to the Rd Temple, TX Area.

First time coming here! My friends invited me to come here to see the volunteer activity that they…read moreoffer for their ranch and I got to see the beautiful horses and the park! Very relaxing! My wife and I wanna take some riding lessons in the future! Cool place to be! Cheers

We love coming to BLORA Ranch every week for horse riding lessons! We got our daughter started at 4…read moreyears old and she's now been at it for a year and it's so awesome to see her learn to care for, ride, and grow to love these beautiful horses. We can't wait to get our other kiddos started up when they come of age. They are so accommodating and flexible with schedules, we couldn't ask for a better place to be.

I went on a trail ride for my 30th birthday and it was amazing. My horse was a darling and the…read moreviews all over the ranch were breathtaking! Our guide Christina was knowledgeable and fun to talk to then,after, the ranch hands spent time showing me all the horses and telling me their names and a donkey named Dixie. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a trail ride!!

Recently went on a trail ride and it was the highlight of our trip. My sister and I took my 2 boys…read more(ages 10 and 6). My 10 year old was on a horse named Pokey that was missing his left eye but cute as a button and super gentle and cautious with my son. My 6 year old got to ride on Foxy and was led on his horse since he is so young. I rode on Marley, and my sister had Diamond. We went through forest type setting where there were so many beautiful butterflies. Also there are parts that take you over other types of terrain. Certainly not boring at all. And Chris was so willing to answer any questions that we had. And super reassuring to my kids about how they were handling the horses and whatnot. My kids are saying they wish we could go there everyday if that tells you anything. We hope to try and make this a yearly "thing" because it really was about the best part of our little get away.

We made a booking through their Facebook booking system as stated on the page. We reached out via…read moremessaging and phone call when we never heard back from them. We gave them the benefit of the doubt and went to the appointment and not only was no one there, no one answered the phone when we reached out. Over all incredibly rude and unprofessional on part of the business.

The staff was very helpful. So kind to one of the riders who was nervous. I would definitely…read morerecommend.

Awesome experience. Halley (sp?) was an excellent, informative guide, having had generations of…read moreher family in the area. An inexperienced and nervous rider fell off the horse and Halley handled it like a pro.

This company cancelled our family ride. No reason given. When we showed up they said "we cancelled…read moreyour ride, I think we sent you an email". Ruined our family vacation weekend. The individual at the stables could not have possibly shown less concern. Horrible attitude. Really just could not care less. Had a difficult time getting my $700 refunded. Had to do multiple follow ups. Ill never book with this place again. There are other providers in the area.

I had an amazing tour experience with Shannon and Don! I…read morehappened to be in Plano over the weekend for a conference so since I came this far, I hopped on a bus and scheduled myself for less than 24 hours in Waco! I didn't realize that the #Magnolia properties are closed on Sunday, so I found other fun ways to get the Waco hospitality from the moment I arrived. I was actually glad that I got to see the town for what it is a few days before people traveled there from all over for #Silobration. I look forward to returning to Waco for a longer visit! I booked this tour through the Viator website and the tour group was really responsive from the beginning. I was actually concerned that my bus arriving to town might cause the tour to be delayed if they waited for me, but they were so kind with accommodating my schedule. It all worked out as it should timewise. I really enjoyed learning about Waco from Shannon and Don's perspective. First of all they are super friendly and welcoming and make you feel like neighbors! They shared stories of individuals from this small town who had done great things. They talked about big natural disasters that the town overcame! They showed us the natural beauty of the area around the zoo, and the rivers around town. I loved the college town feel too that made me long to go back to those college days. I also got to see several of my favorite fixer upper homes as we drove through town - many of which are now airbnbs! I don't want to spoil all that they shared, but I highly recommend their tour and will definitely return to do their river sunset tour. I also really appreciated that since they knew I was on foot and trying to get to the Dr Pepper Museum before they closed in less than an hour, they offered to drop me off there, which is not the normal ending point for the tour.

This is a good tour. Brad and Don are incredibly knowledgeable about the area. They are…read morepersonable and funny! My friend and I drove around on our own and passed many of the points of interest that are on the tour. However, without being in Brad and Don's company, we would have never known about the history of the city... or been there for their dad jokes (ha,ha!). The reason I didn't give it a full five stars is because it's mainly a driving tour. It's hard to hear the commentary from the back of the bus; and, we only stopped twice: once to see Common Grounds and get a drink, and the second to stop in a park to see a view. It was quite chilly in their Sprinter; and I would have preferred to have more places to explore from outside the vehicle.

I observed as Liz worked with a young rider learning to handle the horse in a vatiety of exercises…read more She was very encouraging as the young rider was learning how to handle the horse. Her horses were in very good shape and easily approachable. Enjoyed feeding her minature horse, Minnie, a treat. Nice visit.

We boarded our 2 horses with Liz trusting she would care for them. These horses belong to our…read moregranddaughters. The first time we realized things might not be as they seemed was when one granddaughter moved so we picked up her horse. The horse had pinworms and had literally lost all of the hair on his tail. Liz informed us she had brain surgery and was recovering from Covid. So of course we understood that she got a little behind. Then our other granddaughter moved but wasn't able to take her horse for approximately 4 months. We paid Liz for everything she said the horse needed. We had Zeus picked up by a friend and we were shocked upon seeing him and his condition. He obviously hasn't been being fed. He looks like he came from a kill pen. He was a gorgeous healthy horse when he was brought to Liz's facility. Shame on her for taking our money and promising us he was being well cared for then letting our dear sweet Zeus starve. Don't trust this woman.

I have been taking lessons at Painted Ridge Farm for a year now, and I love it! The setting is…read moregorgeous and it does me good just to get out there every week. The facilities are top notch and Mary is always working to improve them. Mary Bauer, the owner, is a true equestrian expert and can help you with whatever you need from finding the right horse, training you and your horse, lessons, boarding, you name it. And she is a vet tech so she can help with medical issues as well. Mary is genuine and fun, as are the rest of the folks out there. I highly recommend it!

From the owner: Premier boarding facilities. We do boarding, sales, training and lessons.read more