I took my 6 year old granddaughter, Charlotte, to Southern Pines for their Foundational Horse…read moreLesson a week ago and she is still talking about it. Jen Daly was so good with her, teaching her all the fundamentals from the tact room, to grooming the horse, and riding the horse. Too often parents just take their kids to "ride a horse" without learning to appreciate how much goes into taking care of a horse. Charlotte learned all those things in a couple of hours, she even mucked the stall and enjoyed it. Jen had her riding Lola (a wonderfully gentle horse) within a matter of minutes and steering the horse on her own. I only wish Charlotte lived here year round so I could enroll her in ongoing lessons at Southern Pines. A very clean, well managed facility where it's clear to see how much they love and care for the horses, the property and their clients.

From the owner: Southern Pines Equestrian offers both English and Western riding lessons for adults and children,…read moreday camps, birthday parties, corporate events, trail lessons, horse shows and horse boarding. Vacation rental also available. We are conveniently located in Saint Augustine, Florida, three miles from I95 - Exit 318, two miles from outlet mall, several coffee shops and restaurants. Our property consists of 28+ acres with owners, caretaker, and barn manager. We have 18 stalls in the main barn with numerous day stalls and paddocks. Come on out and see what you're missing here at the farm!

This is best place ever I love it so much I learn a lot I have the best instructor ever and good…read morefor all ages and fun incredible exercise they communicate with you if they cancel or don't come here with family and friends and your kids so much fun! Make sure you stay hydrated wear sunscreen! Have fun and enjoy yourself the staff is amazing kind and friendly and understanding and sweet people wonderful i love it so much thank you so much for your hard work and love hugs! Xoxo lauren

Top notch facility with amazing trainers. The lessons horses seem to be of quality, but for those…read morelooking to enter the show arena in varies disaplines this is the farm to be. Pasture board or Barn - all the ponies look amazing.

Such a great spot for a hike! There are multiple trail options depending on how long you want to…read morego, and the scenery is beautiful throughout. It's a popular destination and very dog-friendly, which makes it even better. One of our most unexpected highlights was spotting an American badger! Definitely a memorable surprise.

This was a really nice park and we will be back. After leaving a run down regional park we came…read morehere with our puppy to try a trail briefly. The trail was wide and peaceful.

This place had great reviews on Yelp so I went for it! It was slightly underwhelming for what the…read moreother reviews were saying. It was an experience to be in the rural country area of Florida. Time stops here so don't expect everything to be as the time slot shows. It's a dirt road out to a house with a little old sign that barely appears to be the business. We pulled in and looked around for the owner and eventually found him preparing everything for our ride. It took some time standing around waiting for some of this family to arrive to go on the ride with us. In the mean time we let the goats and chickens and horses. All the horses look well taken care of and all the animals seem happy so that was a good sign. There's a definitely a moment of "what did I get us into" when we pulled up to the barn and saw the behind the scenes and waited around a bit for them to load everything up into the trailer. We followed them to the trailhead in our car and then saddled up and headed out. I've been on better trails before for the ride so it was a bit underwhelming, but the Florida foliage was unique and pretty. Our guide was training a new lead horse so we had a few jumpy moments, but he knows what he's doing and showed us his training skills. All our horses were very well behaved and felt safe to be on. Overall, it's definitely a novice business and nothing special, but the opportunity to interact with some real country folks made it feel authentic and was neat.

Makin' Tracks Trail Rides is a family owned business and you truly feel the love and warmth of the…read morecommunity and love the workers and stable hands give to the rides. I really recommend this ride to anyone! they do a 75$ hour dry trail ride and a 120$ 3 hour ride where you spend one hour riding to the river an hour litterly swimming with the horses and an hour coming back ! We did the dry ride and will def be back for the swimming with the horses. Thank you for showing my mom and i a great time!!

Had an amazing carriage ride last night through St. Augustine. Highly recommend this company…read more Driver was very knowledgeable and funny and this made our first trip to St. Augustine very special. Will definitely do this again!

My husband and I took a carriage ride around St. Augustine. Rob was our driver and wonderful host…read moreand Ronald did a great job pulling us up and down the streets of St. Augustine. Rob gave us a choice of a history tour, music, or friendly conversation. We appreciated this as we live in St. Augustine and have heard the history many times. Ron asked us what type of music we liked and let it play. He had blankets for us which was great for the cool breezy night. We really enjoyed how friendly Rob was. We are very personable people and loved not only hearing about Rob, but he also shared some unknown facts about St. Augustine that you don't always here on the tours. It was a wonderful experience.

This place is fantastic! It's way, way off the main street! You literally go down a dirt drive (…read morewhich was very well maintained) maybe 2 miles back then reach just a gorgeous natural area right on the water! Beautiful trees and water! It's nice and clean and seems to be very well taken care of, I think you can camp here also.

My spouse found this spot for us to take our dogs, and I'm so, so glad he did…read more Expect lots of elbow room to explore as well as Spanish moss on the trees. It's a magical spot to picnic and get your steps in.

I love this place so much I learn a lot the staff and communicate so well with you about anything…read morethank you so much for everything make sure you have sunscreen and stay hydrated so important! The horses are so beautiful and unbelievable make sure have lots of treats for them! Thank you so much for everything the devotion to the community kids all ages remarkable I appreciate it so much! You are so sweet and have big hearts donated this place thank you so much for everything! Xoxo Lauren

I was very disappointed with this place. I took my 7 year…read moreold there for two months and while facilities are good her instructor was not. She spent most of the lessons on her phone. It's unacceptable for a private lesson that I'm paying 60 dollars an hour. Also the business had the nerve to respond to my google review by saying they charged me a group rate which is a bold face lie. Lastly the response stated that the instructor Kimberly was showing something to my daughter on the phone, another shameless lie.

What a great way to spend an hour riding on the beach. Great price & guide was awesome &…read moreknowledgeable about her horses & scenery. Easy to find. Don't hesitate if you have no riding experience. The horse does all the work or stays in line. Book it while you in Amelia. Bring an apple to reward your horse and tip your guide.

We could not have had a more perfect day for our sunrise ride on the beach. Their beautiful…read morehorses are well taken care of and they have horses for all experience levels. Our guide Aidesen was pleasant and you could tell how much she loved her job. I would give this 10 stars!!!!!

From the time I called and spoke to Jewel and booked my 1 hour ride I had a great experience! Jewel…read morewas so very helpful with the booking process and directions. When I arrived I met her along with Sierra who then took myself and 4 other guests on the ride, beautiful location and very informative relaxing ride with my horse Mr Linx. Thank you for a great trip and lovely experience from this gal from Va.

I went to Diamond D. For a school field trip it was nice and the kids had fun. This place is good…read morefor small kids.