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    Riverside Riding Stables

    4.4 (26 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Happy horse AND rider

    Owners were friendly, horses were easy to handle, looked healthy and well fed. This is a cash only business so be sure to have cash payment and tipping your guide is customary. We did the 1 hour trail ride and had a wonderful experience

    Horseback riding

    I took our family of 6 there for my husband's birthday, and we did the river trail. It was so cool! The people were great the horses were great. They did a really good job at letting us know what yo do and when we needed to do it. The owners and workers were above and beyond amazing! I wanted to do the mountain trail as soon as we were done! We will definitely be back there again.

    Amy J.

    My family went for Valentine's Day and it was amazing ...The staff & horses were all great !!! Definitely will be going bk !!!! The views and riding was great !!! Thanks for having us

    Alex L.

    This was a great time. Arlene and her crew were incredibly accommodating and let us ride even with light rain coming down. Horses were great and the kids really loved it. We will gladly recommend and come back whenever we are in town.

    Fred H.

    Had a great time here! Family run and they were all so nice! Our guide was super with an awesome personality! We started with our ride on trail horses, who were all calm and well trained. Loved our river trip! Would recommend to anyone! Rates are very affordable.

    Wonderful experience! Such friendly staff! We took our 3 year old along. We went down the creek, some areas up to 3-4 foot deep. Never have had that experience on a trail ride. So much fine. Thank you guys and to Penny & Sugarbear for a wonderful time.

    Riding in the river!

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    Kind, caring, safe. Great experience for my young girls. Arlene and Tammy we're sweethearts. Horses were calm

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    We came in late September for a mountain/river trail ride. Absolutely magical. Hope to return someday!!!!

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    Ask the Community - Riverside Riding Stables

    How old does kids have to be?

    Hi Diane,if you could call. Me and tell me your children's age that would be great. A child from 6 years can ride a horse by herself, but she would be attached to the guides horse with a lead line, give me a call, 828 288 1302

    How much does it cost to ride? What time are your schedules to ride? How far in advance to I need to make a resetrvation?

    Hi Sheila, it is 60.00 for a 1 hrs trail and 110 .00 per personfor a 2 hrs trail. Our rice's start at 10am and go hourly until 4pm. When you figure your days you are looking at just call and we can set a reservation down for you. Thanks, Arlene

    Weight limit for riders?

    What is weight and height of person? If person is 260 and 6ft. Or taller they are good,

    How much does it cost for the two hour river ride?

    Hi Jamie, it is 75.00 per person if we can help you just give us a call. 828 288 1302, thanks, arlene

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    Review Highlights - Riverside Riding Stables

    Tammy our guide was extremely friendly and informative about every horses' unique quirks to be aware of

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    Sandy Bottom Trail Rides

    4.5(74 reviews)
    40.6 mi

    We had an amazing experience at the stables today. You have to meet Jackie while you're there. He's…read morea hoot. Everybody who works there is extremely friendly and helpful. My husband rode a draft horse named Johnny, and it was spectacular. I don't remember my horse's name, but he was a really good horse. The horses were very well cared for and beautiful. They all seemed happy and were very gentle - they knew what they were doing on the trail which makes you feel more confident. The scenery when you're riding is absolutely spectacular. Be sure to stop along the way and ask your guide to take pictures of you. Safety first, but if you can get videos while you're up at the top of some of the hills, worth all of it. Highly recommend this place, we will definitely come back. In my opinion, the price is completely reasonable. We took the one hour ride, and it was worth every penny and more.

    Really disappointing experience. It was wonderful in the sense that we love horses and got to ride…read morefor the first time in a long time and see some amazing views. However, the guides made us feel like we were the biggest burden choosing the 3 hour ride, and we had booked online the previous day, so it's not like we showed up the day of to book this. I don't know if they were just feeling overworked from being busy (4th of July week) or what. When we stopped at the mine, one of the other guides asked our female guide if she was having fun, and she very loudly said no. I didn't get either of our guides names because they didn't introduce themselves. The other guide was just ok. His English was broken and he talked more than the girl, but still made us feel like us going on this ride was the biggest pain. The two guides texted the entire time and made us feel like they were talking about us the way one would text and then look back to the other and laugh. The girl guide was straight up rude. I tried asking a question and she responded with attitude. Not only that, but we paid for 3 hours and they took us back early. We paid almost $300 to have a shortened ride.... We started the ride at 1, spent time at the mine, and then were off the horses by 3:40 (which should have been 4 o'clock). DO not tip before your ride. Please make sure you have a better experience like everyone else seemed to have, because I would have been really upset tipping before the ride only to end up with this experience. We love traveling to North Carolina for the people and the hospitality. This place did not have that and we were both very disappointed. They made us feel like we were the biggest inconvenience so the entire experience felt awkward and uncomfortable. I wish we could have had different guides and a ride that actually lasted 3 hours, but due to our experience, I cannot recommend this place. Very very disappointing, as I love horses and it has been years since being in the saddle.

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