Every year we do an annual Christmas Eve carriage ride in downtown Anchorage with a group of…read morefriends. The Horse Drawn Carriage Company offers a fantastic experience as you tour the city via sleigh or carriage. Highly recommended! The horses are safe and totally bomb proof; the drivers are highly professional.

We had a great trip. We were very thankful for the provided blankets since it was in the single…read moredigits.

What an incredible experience whether you're local or a tourist! Our guides Megan and Jonathan were…read morereally sweet! The horses can handle anything. If I come back to Alaska I am going back for more horse adventures!

Ignore your first impression as you drive into the stables. Once you see the horses and staff you…read morecan see how much these animals are loved and cared for. And watch out for the cats, there are a lot of them and they are all over wanting your attention. We did the 90 minute ride and it was absolutely breathtaking. The forest was beautiful, the dunes of glacial till were beautiful, the river was beautiful, the mountains around us were beautiful, I think you get the picture. You will not regret going on a ride here, and you will remember it for a very long time.

I had a great time riding with Ridgeline! It was just us (which they always do) so we got to have a…read morenice, quiet ride with really great guide:) Definitely will be back.

If you are looking for a fun, casual trail ride near Anchorage, Painted Mustangs is just the thing…read more My husband (non-rider) and I (horse fanatic) took a lovely ride last week and we both really enjoyed the horses, the sightseeing, and the folks, and would love to come do it again in the high summer! The Horses The horses were all friendly with people and with each other - comically so in fact, for my husband the non-horser, who was impressed with his mount's ability to scratch his head on the rump of the horse ahead of him without tripping or retaliation from his 'scratching post.' Most of the horses go in hackamores (bitless bridles) and with natural bare feet (better for snow!) They were healthy, agile, and responsive (definitely not the resigned passenger vehicles one comes across in touristy areas.) The Sights Chugach State Park is gorgeous year-round! Amazing views to Anchorage and across the water. Megan is very familiar with the area and will tailor your ride to both the sights to see and the weather conditions. Additionally, the facility is located near the Alaska Zoo and the two activities will make a full day and build a serious appetite! The Folks Megan has lots of equine experience, is a bubbly fun tour guide, and will make you feel right at home in the saddle if you are a horse newbie (as my husband is.) If you are a more experienced rider, let Megan know, and she may have some extended or more advanced riding opportunities to offer. There are also English and Western lessons available if you want to brush up or live in the area. All in all I had a great experience and can't wait for my next visit to Alaska. Definitely will ride with Megan again.

I don't believe this place is still in business. I called 4 times over a 3 week period and sent an…read moreemail to schedule a trail ride the first week of September while we are on vacation in Alaska. The business phone number is still active with a recording indicating you've reached Painted Mustangs but no one returns calls or emails.

We had a 1.5 hour horseback ride with my family. It was a beautiful Alaskan ride. The wranglers…read morewere friendly and informative. I highly recommend the ride especially for beginners

We were just visiting Alaska and wanted to ride horses. 3 of us were beginners and Katie was very…read morenice and explained to us what we needed to know. Gorgeous view and everyone was so kind

Amazing owners and a wonderful place to ride your ponies inside or outside year round.read more

Get ready, it's spendy. And $900 per month doesn't mean your horse will be looked at every day. I…read morefound boarding horses without water. I found injuries on my horse after they "relocate" her to a "new, improved pen." My horse moved 12 times in the 16 months I paid to board her there. Our personal equipment often was "misplaced" and gone forever. Lynda is personally unkind and unprofessional. Lynda cycles through staff quickly - very very few make it past a year. I ve seen them come and go. Just like people boarding horses- they don't stay too long. Unfortunately if you are new to horses, you will be putty in her hands until she bleeds you dry. I was asked to move because I spoke up about the shitty care our mare received AT GREAT COST. 100 out of 100 times I am greatly unburdened to be out of there! BEWARE!!

The Alaska Horse Ranch is a working horse ranch. They offer riding lessons with experienced…read moreinstructors for all ages and riding levels. It has horse boarding options with outstanding food options. AND there's a feed store! Definitely call ahead to get ahold of the desk for that. The aesthetics need some updating, but you can't argue with the solid bones and functions of the operation.

We went here to do a little hiking and to check out the waterfall. The trail to the waterfall was…read morepretty good, but a bit close to the edge in 1 or 2 places. The waterfall itself was impressive. I really felt the power of it, being so close to it. I did not see any wildlife on the trail other than a few ducks in the stream. I would recommend this trail.

Like some other trails in Anchorage (Ram Valley, McHugh Peak) the legality of this trail probably…read morevaries depending on who you ask. I'm pretty sure it is legal, but you have to follow the rules: - obey any and all private property signs: while the waterfall itself is probably public land, there is lots of land around it that is not. - DO NOT park directly at the end of this cul-de-sac. You will probably get towed. Pull forward until you stop seeing all the no parking signage. Got it? OK. So there are two ways to get to the falls. If one were walking up the creek (against the flow) I'm going to describe them as viewer's left and viewer's right. Both ways start by walking down a road with a locked gate. If you hear a big Great Pyrenees barking at you, you're probably in the right spot. Folks describing this as a "trail" confused me and I ended up doing some minor bushwhacking on this completely easy and mundane trail. In a very short amount of time, you'll come to a sturdy bridge. This is where the paths diverge. 1) To get to the viewpoint: continue across this bridge. In maybe 100-200ft you'll see a sign saying "Barbara Falls" with an arrow pointing right. Go right. You're still on a very wide road that you could drive a truck on. Following this uphill, veering right-ward at any junctions. This will take you to the viewpoint with guard rails. With a 50mm-ish lens (the "zoomed in lens" on most modern phones), you can get pretty decent shots of the falls. If you want to get closer, you can go around the guard rails and climb down. BE EXTREMELY careful and take it slow. This terrain is really slippery and pretty steep, a fall would not be good. This view isn't that great for more "serious" (on a tripod) photography though. Why? Because the wind is constantly blowing mist off of the falls and to this point. 2) To get to the "right" side of the falls: BEFORE the sturdy bridge, look for a FOOT PATH (NOT a big, truck-wide road) on your right. It starts almost exactly where the bridge begins (see my photos). Fall foliage may make it hard to find. It hugs the creek pretty closely the entire way. This is the best spot for photography. It takes you to a pretty big area where you can safely explore the falls at their base...without any sketchy down-climbing. Wide-angle lenses work great down here, this is a very photogenic falls. In the "Fall" (*groan*) there are lots of nice autumnal colors here. Have fun and obey the rules so that others may do the same in the future!