The horses seemed tired. I was watching the first group leave as we got there. As they were…read morewalking, I seen the horses "knees" shake and looked painful for them to walk. My horse seemed to have something wrong with its mouth. When we mounted, my horse was chewing on the bridle angrily. The guide instructed me not to pull on the reigns, but my horse kept getting to close to my daughters horse in front of me and making my daughters horse kick mine. I had no choice but to pull on the reigns a bit. The guide did say they have days off. But from what I've seen, they seemed tired and in pain. Their manes were full of tangles and burs. The trail was beautiful.

I left my heart in Tennessee when I first visited Twin Valley Ranch! Literally! It's a magical…read moreplace, just a slice of heaven with all the animals and the cheerful cowboy spirit! Not only that, we ended up buying a property across the street and now own our own slice of heaven! Janice is a great teacher about horses and all the animals, Jadyn is a seasoned guide on trail rides and horses in the ring and kids connect with both quickly. My grandkids keep crying wanting to visit her ranch again... every time they visit Tennessee they are welcomed there!

This was my first time riding an alpine coaster and it was such a fun time! It was $19/adult and we…read morewent around 9pm with no wait time. The mountain coaster is a must!!

As a content creator here in Gatlinburg i tell all of my subscribers to visit Skyland Ranch, and…read morelast night they had a fire but thank God the animal are ok! So please swing by and support them when they're ready to open again.

Awesome Farm! Happy horses and boarders! Beautiful well kept grounds and pastures! Wooden fences,…read morehuge riding arena, covered lunging pen, indoor stalls, horse bathing area, large tackroom and bathroom! PLUS the owners are super nice and caring! It's all here. Doesn't get any better! Betty Metz

Look forward to coming back every year!! Loads of fun and learn horsemanship and responsibly as…read morewell as teamwork and social skills! Worth every penny! Totally safe and owned by kind hearted people. They let you into their home and treat you like their children! Rewarded with sweat treats and tons of fun crafts. You can be any level of rider and you will lead extremely quickly how to do anything you want to learn! You should try this camp! Everything to love!

Do not send your child to this "camp". There is no adult…read moresupervision, other than the lady who owns it. There is a small, dirty pool for the children to use daily, which has nothing to prevent accidentally falling in, no life saving equipment, and depth is unmarked. I cannot tell if the owner or any of the teenagers working for her are trained in lifesaving or first aid. The only restroom and changing room (one for both genders) for the children is in the owner's house, on the property. After my child's first day at the camp, I discussed with another parent, whose child was also in the camp (very close friends of ours), my concerns. The second day camp, my friend called the camp and spoke with the owner's teenaged daughter about our concerns. (this daughter keeps track of payments etc....not the adult owner)The daughter put my friend's mind at ease. 20 minutes later the owner called my cell phone several times in a row before I could get to it. Seeing that it was the horse camp I panicked, thinking something had happened to my child. I called her back. She said, "First of all, have you paid?" (I paid my deposit and tried to pay her the first day with debit...to which she said to pay her cash....hmmmmm...anyway we discussed the payment and I was to give her a check on the second day when I picked up my child) I asked if my child was ok. She was. She accused me of trying not to pay. Then...."and secondly, so and so's mom just called. Do you have a problem?" In a very aggressive way, she accused me of going behind her back and talking about the place to my friend and other parents. At my friend's advice, I called owner back because she wanted to "start over". She apologized and went on and on about crazy stuff....talking so fast I could hardly understand her. I just listened. Then she started talking about my payment and said that she was upset because we had no communication about payment. At this point I finally spoke. I told her she would get her f-ing check.....then she cut me off and told me to come get my f-ing kid. 10 minutes later, while I am on my way, she called again to tell me to come get my kid and hung up on me. At this point I called my husband who was closer to the place than I was and certainly not as pissed off as I was, to go get her. 10 minutes after that she called me again to know when I was coming to get my kid. At this point I was being a smart ass and told her that we would get there when we got there. Then she asked me if I was mentally ill and repeatedly, like a chant, told that I needed medicine. I had to interrupt her chanting to ask her what time she would like me to tell the police to come to uninsured, unlicensed business. The first day I had ever spoken to that woman my gut instinct told me something was very off. In addition, my child was stung by a wasp on that 2nd day and none from the camp even told me.

Amazing experience, thank you to our guide Dale for the great and relaxing experience. The horses…read moreare full of personality and you can see how this place cares and love their horses, mine was Nebraska twin of Colorado. I would totally come back to this place for more rides.

The 3 mile trail ride at Ponderosa was absolutely gorgeous! We had riders from age 50-15 and all…read morehad an amazing time. The ride was about an hour long and took us through beautiful greenery. The price beats many other facilities and includes more experiences. The facility is extremely clean and put together with many activities like fishing and the petting zoo to do outside of horse riding. The horses are very well taken care of with calm temperaments and know the trails well. The employees are all very kind and helpful, our personal favorite, our guide, Dale. I was the first rider behind Dale and I loved listening to his interesting stories, as-well as his funny commentary and helpful advice for comfort on our ride. You can tell that all employees care not only for the business but the horses, customers, and wildlife. 10/10 experience!!!

Headed to a Smokies game, we chose to stop into SmashCity for a pregame burger…read more The service and burger came up quickly. I opted for the truffle smash and large fry. My buddy opted for the Spicy Smash. The burgers were mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm great, Juicy and the bun held up. Fries were fresh and would like to see maybe a topping or poutine option for them. Cool spot to get some AC and great burger before a Smokies game or a night in the old City.

We already had 250 miles under our belt for the day. 4 more hours to home. I was sick of fast food…read moreand we were making good time so we decided to venture off the road, but just a little. SmashCity wasn't far off of the interstate, it had good ratings and although we'd been eating burgers and fries quite a bit on this roadtrip, a good burger and fries really sounded good. All of the reviews were right on - this was absolutely NOT fast food - it was fast, really fast, but the speed was just bonus. As we usually do, we split. We chose the Carolina BBQ smash. The burgers were juicy - if you're not careful, I guarantee you'll be wearing it. Two critiques, it definitely needed more sauce - I just added some of the SmashCity sauce from our fries and it worked but I really would have liked to have had more BBQ sauce. Second, the fried onions were quite burned. I pulled off most of them. The hand cut fries were piping hot, just the right amount of greasy and seasoned perfectly. Splitting the burger was a good call - I'd never have eaten the whole thing myself. The burger and fries were just over $20. When you consider a Big Mac meal at that clown place is $14, SmashCity is almost a bargain. Paul, the owner was like the energizer bunny - he was everywhere at once. Personality oozed from his pores. Make sure you tell him Sue said hi! (He won't remember me but just say hi anyway!) Now I wouldn't say SmashCity has the best burgers - that award goes to our friend Jerry. He makes a pretty mean smash burger on the blackstone. If you have an extra half hour, skip the fast food burger joints, get off that highway, and go let Paul fill your belly for the rest of your trip! You'll appreciate it!

Great easy family trail ride. Took our 2 kids (10 and 6) and the 1hr ride was perfect for them…read more Every employee was incredibly nice and seemed to really enjoy their jobs. Can't say enough good things about our guide Danni- she was so nice and took great care of our group. Other reviews have mentioned the lack of views - but this spot is so easy to access and there are some nice views!

I really wish I could give this business more stars. They so deserve it. This was my first time…read moreriding a horse. And the ladies in the office explained everything in detail, the gentleman that worked to find the right horse to fit our needs. Matt was our trail guide and he was so knowledgeable and always making sure everyone on our trail ride was safe. We will definitely be returning next year when we come back!! Thank you folks a million times over.

I have to chuckle at the description of this place - dive bar. Lol - well it's a bar and they have…read morelots of choices. We got a couple Fat Tires and enjoyed chatting with Katie the bartender. We could see they had a pool table. Just a laid back type of place. They will ban you and put your name on the white board if you do something wrong so be sure and stay in the straight & narrow!

Great little bar to hear good music. Nice patio outback…read more Service is always poor however and the chick who was working outside the front door Friday night was extremely RUDE. If the band at Two Doors Down is any good I'll always choose to go there instead.

We stayed in the gorgeous unit here and also did a tour. It was one of the best weekends ever, we…read morehad so much fun! Jenni and Tony are so sweet and made us feel so special. They even put a hat on one of the cows for my fiancés birthday. You can tell they put so much work and thought into all that they do

This was such a fun experience. Jenni and Reyna are so kind and accommodating. They make you feel…read morecomfortable with the cows and they educate you about the Highland cows before interacting with them. They are there with you the whole time assisting you and making sure you have an enjoyable time with all the animals. Your time slot is catered to you and your party only. It is a great experience. I highly recommend going here. You will leave a very happy person. How can you have a bad day loving on Highland cows