I was back again this year after I had a fantastic time last year for my 50th birthday. Thank you…read moreCynthia! Thank you Bobby! I couldn't ask for a better weekend of being with my spiritual loves - horses (especially my Valiant) and enjoying wonderful (literally full of wonder) rides with you and amazing opportunities to connect with myself in the solitude of your peaceful retreat!

I wasn't going to write this review, but when I got these message below after I had inquired about…read morea charge after checking out , I knew I had too. I so very much wish my experience was like the other reviews I read. I believe the owner is getting in over her head & true colors are showing. JMO. PROS: the horses are very well trained,stalls/barn well-maintained, they supply small water bottles for rides, breakfast was timely & good, the owner would update you on your agenda or last minute changes via text, the upper deck provides a beautiful view of the ranch & beyond, the staff was hospitable & hard working, the rooms were clean, cozy, give you views of the horses and the bed was comfortable. CONS: (I truly wish there were none. I was so excited about this place. ) 1) I was told religion would not be pushed on me yet every session I was told to surrender to God or face hell (in detail and this scared me considering the vulnerable state I was in), 2) the owner herself set me up w a "prophet" meeting I didn't sign up for & when I asked, is this going to be possible bad news? I was told it would all be positive: it was an hour of a young woman saying she was a prophet and god was telling her that i needed to leave my husbands, he wasn't my soulmate & if I didn't I wouldn't get the blessings coming my way (I was distraught & depressed the rest of the stay bc of this) furthermore, this prophet is the owners DAUGHTER AND I was then charged $90/100, 3) There was a "free day" on my agenda which I had no plans of filling; I thought I would be with the horses everyday & felt untended to for an entire day & night - considering the reasons guests come to the ranch, I was lonely & feeling super down, 4) the owner speaks down about past guests and often expressed "I have a low tolerance for fear or anxiety bc I've had to do hard things my whole life by myself" (low empathy for a trauma recovery ranch), 5) from the moment I got there until I left I was repeatedly told of her past traumas in detail, the estranged relationship w her daughters, her attempted suicides, her divorces, and all she has had to do on her own, more than I'd like to count & it was triggering (there's a time & a place for those disclosures and I didn't need a reminder everyday), 6) one of the therapy session included chasing a horse with a whip and I felt distressing a horse was not a good approach & made me very uncomfortable bc I cherish animals and their comfort so deeply, 7) during one of my equine therapy sessions (the most valuable & vulnerable part), the owner let last minute two non-guests come to pet the horses (for $50), spoke to them the entire time in front of my stall/the barn; no therapy was had that session and I felt exposed as this was a ranch for traumatized/depressed/healing guests, 8) having a lot of rain before and during stay (which cannot be helped and did not upset me) I did not feel it would be safe to ride bc it was so slippery and still raining so I did miss a trail ride & was bummed but it is what it is- the owner offered a $150 Saturday trail ride w picnic and I was psyched- the next day the owner texted she overbooked & I could not go - total bummer & would not be refunded the $160 she charged instead of $150), 9) during my trail ride I think I may have been bit by something (again, no ones fault and comes w the territory) but when I woke up with a large hard hot bump on my inner thigh the next morning and it hurt way too much for me to ride my next trail, I let the owner know the and she laughed at me (SEE TEXT BELOW), 10) if you add on the medieval photo shoot w the prince horse, pray every shot is gold bc the owner only takes a handful of shots, admits she has no photography experience, says she doesn't know what poses to do, rushes you, doesn't direct you, & chooses the shots the horse (not the person) looks best in. The two shots chosen for me (I would have loved to have picked because 2 were very special to me) were of me looking angry and blurry. I asked the graphic designer (I learned later was also her daughter??) for the two photos I did like but she wouldn't do it so that money & experience was lost 11) no matter your riding experience, you are given a 30 second instruction on how to ride and handle a horse on a trail right before you take off - one guest expressed fears and asked if there were any tips on how to ride a horse, "Nope. I have no tolerance for fear. That's why you signed a waiver." & 12) I had texted Cynthia on my free day expressing how I had been triggered and was going to ask to prey, but got the final text post in response. I got there so excited to ride, learn and heal and left feeling lonely, so sad, and taken for. If it weren't for the attached screenshots, I would have just not left a review & moved on.....