What a fun experience! I booked the daytime horseback riding for both my husband and I. Wyatt led the experience and he was great. The trail was beautiful and the views were so serene. Making the reservation was very simple. I called in and made the reservation over the phone. They send you an email reminder and two text reminders leading up to your reservation. Upon arrival and paying the $7 parking fee, drive to the horse staging area. You'll meet the horses and complete payment there. This experience was very fun. They have other types of riding experiences as well on their website. Remember to support your local businesses! read more

MD Ranch - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

The Horseback Ride was as perfect as the weather today! My daughter and I have been wanting to do this for so long and we are so glad we chose MD Ranch to do it. The owner and tour guide Matt was warm, genuine, knowledgeable and personable. He made everyone feel at ease and comfortable. The horses each had their own personality and were gorgeous. He told us details about each one we were riding. He says he tries to pair their personalities w each rider he meets and I think he nailed it! I have never been to SanTan Mountain Regional Park before but definitely want to come back as it was absolutely stunning landscape and great hiking trails. Many friendly hikers said hi to us on our horses. The park has a very friendly vibe. MD Ranch was such a great experience. Thank you Matt and team for raising such wonderful horses and hosting us for such a memorable experience. I hadn't ridden a horse in 20 years and this was my daughter's first ride ever! You guys rock. read more

MD Ranch - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

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Highly recommend! All around great experience! Amazing history and story's! The town was so fun and our guide was the best!

I am updating review to a one star after reading a recent review with same issues I experienced. My hope was that corrections would happen with my kinder review so no one else would experience poor customer service. We paid for a 2 hour ride, guide did not tell us anything about landscape or much at all about horses, no stop along way for photos. He seemed uninterested in his job. read more

We had such a great time on our sunset ride through San Tan Mountain regional park. One of the best family experiences we've had together and we'll never forget it! read more

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Nice trail for horseback! Kids can ride too. Staff was very friendly. There is options to volunteer. We would definitely go back

Beautiful horses and location, booking a reservation was simple and easy and the price felt fair for the service. However the instructor or whatever you even call him cause he failed to state his name stared off by asking where my friend are I were from then made numerous "jokes" about us being from California and saying things like "I can tell [you're from California]", and that we "couldn't ride his horses" again because of where we were visiting from. He gave us zero instruction about what to do so if you've never gone horseback riding before DON'T come here for your first time. He was on him phone the majority of the ride and was packing multiple zyns in his lip, so we never got any insight on the location which for $70 I would expect at least a generic speech of the land. It was a bummer our experience was ruined by some insecure wanna be cowboy and would never come back but would recommend for a hike ! read more

Had a great early ride with Mia who was an Incredible guide. Very friendly and personable. Easy trail for the horses who were all gentle giants and well behaved, not too mention beautiful creatures! Didn't want it to end and at $60/hour, we will do this again and again. Hats off to Kia for being such a joy to hang with. Left wishing we could be friends! read more

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Beautiful ride! We had an amazing time! The views were breathtaking. The staff was great. I would do this again in a heartbeat!

This was a great experience. Matt was really friendly. The horses behaved well and the views were really cool. Would definitely recommend taking a ride with MD Ranch. read more

MD Ranch - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

My wife and I went on a daytime 2-hour ride. This was only my second time on a horse, but Matt and Scout set any of my fears at ease and I felt very comfortable through the ride. Scenic route through the San Tan. Two things that my wife and I noticed: 1. The horses are VERY well cared-for. My wife has worked with horses her entire life, and she could tell that the horses were well-fed and treated with respect. 2. We met several people riding trail bikes, and they all showed Matt tremendous respect by pulling over and letting us pass. Matt told us how he educated the San Tan bike riders on trail etiquette. We will definitely go back. read more

Our family of 5 went on a ride today and it was amazing! Our wonderful tour guide Dylan was so awesome! Our youngest (6 year old) was very intimidated at first and Dylan's patience and caring turned it all around and he had a blast! I myself am a bit apprentice when it comes to horses and was impressed with Dylan's professionalism and reassurances. Ended up as one our favorite days! read more

MD Ranch - Horseback riding - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

Took my granddaughter 15 and my son's girlfriend. We had a very nice time. Horses very well behaved especially for my graddaughter who was a bit nervous. Our leader, Matt was fun and funny. He explained how to handle the horses and made us feel at ease. We went for a sunset ride so it was cool and pretty. Definitely plan to go again. Thanks Matt for a fun time!!!! read more

MD Ranch was so amazing!! Matt was great when we made a reservation for 3 and showed up with 2 more who wanted to ride, they made it work for us. The horses were awesome and the guides made sure to help whenever needed. I loved getting to know each horses name and background, makes the ride even better. I rode Cotton, who was such a cutie and very gentle (mom rode Bandit and sister rode Lucy). We will definitely come back again when we're in town read more

MD Ranch - Horseback riding in the San Tan desert - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

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Kristine our instructor was FANTASTIC! She matches us with our horses and gave us perfect instructions. We took an hour ride and had a blast! Our family consisted of 4 adults and one 13 year old. We all had a lot of fun! Highly recommend and will def do another tour when we return out west. read more

MD Ranch - Horseback Riding Near Me - Queen Creek, Arizona

First time riding and we loved it! Horses were amazing and so was the guide,Matt! Thank you and we will be scheduling again! read more

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Where to begin?! Fabulous time riding. Matt is the man hands down!! His personality is wonderful as well as knowledgeable. The horses were completely gorgeous, strong and well fed. I took my friend and we did the 2 hour ride. The views were beautiful. Highly recommend this place and definitely going to make this a regular stop each time I visit Arizona. Make sure to bring your water and sunscreen. Thanks again Matt and see you next time. read more

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Super beautiful route. Great horses very well mannered. Kind guide. Spent extra time making a 8 year old in our group comfortable.

Great horseback riding!! Beautiful scenery, nice people that even stopped to take pictures of me and my boyfriend during the ride!! The horses were also very well trained. It was a wonderful experience and I definitely plan on going to MD Ranch again. read more

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Great experience & outstanding views!! Matt was very knowledgeable & made the trip one to remember!

I just had such an amazing experience along with 4 friends at the San Tan Mountain regional park. We booked a wonderful early AM breakfast ride with MD Ranch and WOW we were blown away by the great hospitality our Guide Matt and Amanda shared with us! The horses were absolutely beautiful, fun to ride and obviously well taken care of and loved. Matt was an informative, fun guide who took great care of us. Amanda created a wonderful breakfast for us and had it hot and ready when we were at the half way point of the ride. What an amazing experience- MD Ranch offers hourly, sunset and sunrise rides- I can't wait to go again! read more

I was told on the phone that the trail ride price was $25 or so for an hour. So I wanted to do a 2 hour ride because of the price ($50 is a fare price)... First of all if you have ever been horse back riding before and know how to handle a horse this trail ride is not for you... We walked the horses the entire 2 hours, no cantouring and not even any trotting. After the 2 hours she told me the total was $70...... This was a huge surprise and since I am from Canada this trail ride was not worth $100 Canadian at all. Not to mention it costs $6 to park. I am extremely disappointed and do not recommended this to anyone. Very very upset read more

This was a really great experience! I would recommend this to anyone interested in horseback riding and gorgeous desert scenery. All of the horses were well behaved but they had some spirit and the guides were knowledgeable and helpful. I had a really great time horseback riding at the San Tan Mountain Regional Park! read more

I received a Groupon for MD Ranch as a gift. It was hard to schedule an appointment as they don't have the desk assistant, so they are available on the phone only when they don't have customers. I had an appointment for 11:30 am. At 11 am I called to coordinate that we are going to be late, but no one answered the call and I had to leave a voicemail. Since Queen Creek is far away from me and I didn't know if I was able to keep my appointment if I will be late, I didn't go there. No one called me back, at 11:27 I called again for rescheduling. Matt answered the phone and said that he'll call me back for rescheduling for additional $20 fee. It's been a week now and I haven't received any calls from MD Ranch about rescheduling. Poor customer service. I don't know how big is MD Ranch, but if they had an office assistant during their business hours, I could be able to enjoy their business more as I possibly was able to keep my initial appointment. The other complaint is that they marked my Groupon as used, while I haven't received any services. read more

I'm just reviewing far as customer service. I originally bought a Groupon and one it is my fault that I did not read completely the fine print. I called the company to set up a time to go on the ride and left a message did not hear back so I did also email on their page so that they can contact you back okay advise that I needed to schedule a time in the reply back was to call them. I did call them this evening to set up a time I advised it was for two people and I did buy the Groupon online and I was hoping to come in either Saturday or Sunday. I was then advised that you cannot use a Groupon on the weekend it's only Monday through Friday up until 5 p.m. unless you want to pay an extra $20 per person during the week for I believe what they call a sunset right. I did not recall seeing this on the Groupon and I did say I didn't I think I saw this on there that during that time I would be working so I would not be able to use it during the work week Monday through Friday so I would have to cancel the Groupon. The lady seemed very not customer service see maybe she was busy doing other things but did not seem to care. I did go back and cancel the Groupon since I would not be able to use it during the work week. And I did go back and look at the fine print and yes it does say that is to be use Monday through Friday something to that effect so it was my fault to buy the Groupon but I do feel that a little empathy would have been nice calling a first-time customer and relaying information just a little bit nicer so unfortunately I am not able to review the ride I wish I could but it at this point it does not look like we will be going read more

My 7 year old son had a great time on his first ride. I also enjoyed the ride through the mountains. Worth the call to book a ride! I will book another ride very soon. read more

We brought in the new year with a horse ride, my son, his wife and my 8 YO Granddaughter all from Alaska went. The trails were nice, horses were great, and I even liked the humor of the guide. Another horse from another missing rider came running at our horses, the loose horse had injuries and no rider, and was obviously upset. Our horses got real upset with the rouge horse and wanted to fight. Our guide handled it beautifully, the well trained horses we were on bucked a little and ran. The guide remained calm as he was leading two people who didn't want to control their own horse. No one got hurt and quite honestly, I thought we should have paid more for all the excitement. I will return with other guests as I trust these people and their horses. Oh yeah one hour was enough for this 60 plus guy. read more

Great experience, Gorgeous horses and spectacular views! My 11 year old son and I decided to give this a shot because he missed horses. When he was a 3 and 4 year old he had speech therapy on horses every week to help develop his core and motivation to talk. Fast forward 7 years and he asked if he would ride horses again. We checked several reviews and found MD Ranch and in addition to great reviews the rates were also among the best rates. The horses were well trained, gentle and knew what to do. I was super nervous about getting on because I have really terrible knees, but it was no problem. Once we were ready to go it was amazing. The weather was perfect, our guide was entertaining and attentive. He kept going to all the riders to check on them and give them attention too. I was smiling so much that a mountain biker, that had pulled over even commented on my big smile. I hadn't even realized It till then. It was a truly enjoyable experience which I am looking forward to enjoy again. I actually was trying to do something for my son and it turned out to be more of a diversion from the stresses in my life. I can't recommend it enough! read more

I bought the Groupon special and followed the instructions telling me to contact them AFTER I bought the special. So I called MD ranch to make reservations for 4 of us to ride. She was very rude. Told me she couldn't help me Bcuz she was booked up for more then 2 weeks out. I asked her if she could fit us in because my kids were visiting for spring break. She said no. She then proceeded to tell me that most smart people would have called to check availability before buying the Groupon deal. She basically called me stupid. We took our business some place else. Paid more but had a wonderful experience and were treated with respect. read more

Booked a sunset ride as a first time rider and had such an enjoyable time with the scenery and the ride itself.

MD Ranch is the way to go for your trail ride experience. My husband and I had not ridden in years and we had both our children and my niece and nephew. Kids ages ranged from 17 to 6. Matt was very safety conscience and instructed us all on riding dos and don'ts. All the horses were beautiful and friendly. As my niece said he "had all the pretty horses" like in the book. He made the ride through the San Tan Park fun and exciting for all of us from the 6 year old to the 50 year old. The prices were very reasonable. And he dies offer discounts. We will be using him again and highly recommend his services. Next time we want to go on the Ranch Ride or maybe the Sunset Ride. read more

I am a little late getting this posted. My daughters and I enjoyed a ride with MD ranch on March 12, 2016. My girls were visiting me for spring break. I had called to schedule a month in advance figuring that they might fill up fast. I did have to leave a voice mail. My call was returned the same day. I spoke with Matt, he explained that in order to keep prices as low as possible he did not have an office staff, he leads the rides and also does the booking. He asked me what kind of ride was I looking for. He told me that he did regular rides through the San Tan Park. He had Sunset and Sunrise rides, and Ranch Rides. The Ranch rides he said we for advanced riders. On Saturday March 12th we showed up early to the park. Matt greeted us and spoke with my kids and I then went over the safety rules and got us ready to go. There was the 3 of us and another couple. He also had 4 more horses ready as there was suppose to be another family, but they were not there. He worked with us and keep all of us entertained as he waited an extra ten minutes. I know I was irritated that we were ready and others were late. I think that Matt did very well trying to wait as long as possible for people that were scheduled without delaying those of us that were there on time. The ride was great. My daughters enjoyed it and so did I. The girls want to go again on their next visit, this time they want to try a sunrise ride. read more

best day if our vacation with friends went up the mountain on spectacular horses and viewed some beautiful sites and entertained by Matt from md ranch!!! we will definitely come again for a longer ride. we had all riding skills in our group and everyone rode well. horses very well trained and maintained read more

I scheduled a ride for March 11 to celebrate my husbands birthday. After arranging a babysitter, getting off work early and driving an hour to the trail we found out MD Ranch's true customer service. After waiting...and waiting...and waiting for someone to show, I called and left a message. The call was returned 10 minutes later. They claimed that there was no appointment for the 11th, but there was one for March 4...which was a no show. That's odd! I KNOW I scheduled it on my husbands birthday. They refused to take any blame for their mistake on scheduling our ride on the wrong night. The lady on the phone was not apologetic in the slightest, she never offered to discount another ride in order to right her wrong. She only had the attitude of "oh well". When I apparently "no showed" the week before, why was I never called? That would have sorted out their mistake. On top of everything, she refused to rearrange any of her plans to meet us on the trail later that night. What's the worse is she had to take my debit card information on the phone when scheduling the ride. I can't take that information back! I'm so disappointed in this company's customer service!! I will never try to schedule another ride with them again. read more