We had a very enjoyable morning here on the trails! Matt (& Dodge) took us out for a nice ride around the trails. It was nice to get out in nature, scenic & well paced. Super fun experience & will definitely be coming back! read more

Sun City Stables - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

I had a very unsafe experience on this trail ride. This place has Pig traps along the trails and one of the pig traps went off while we were riding, which caused my horse to spook violently. I was thrown off and genuinely thought I had broken ribs or damaged internal organs. The guide did not have her phone with her, and because my phone flew out of my pocket when the horse (Tonka) bolted, she had to leave to go look for it to call for help. At one point, she was laughing about my fall, and the staff who eventually came to "help" the guy was laughing as well. There was also no way for emergency services to reach me by vehicle, leaving me to walk nearly a mile out while injured. This was a completely avoidable and unprofessional situation, and I would not recommend this trail ride to anyone. read more

This place was an absolute shit show. They use children volunteers as tour guides and are completely accepting of children being separated from the main guide. When contacting the owner about our 25 minutes (supposed to be an hour) she flatly stated there are no refunds allowed. She explained that in the waiver it states no refunds but it also doesn't specify that minor children will be left to figure out their own way around the trail. The tour guides are actually just volunteers that act as a guide to take the mandatory $20 tip that you have to give for each "guide." The owner is possibly one of the worst ladies I've ever talked to following a shit show of an incident. read more

Time well spent! The best guild "Jason" He places me on Eden great choice and horse. If you want a ride and experience nature this is the place! You will be treated with kindness!! the stables and horses were an experience to be around farm life was incredible to see and be a part of. this is a must!! I will be going again!! read more

Sun City Stables - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

The people there were lovely. The horses need to be taken care of better. Two of them had open, bleeding sores on their necks that the flies were feasting on. The horses were kept in small stalls with barely enough room to move around and standing in feces and urine. There were no places for the horses to graze on grass. There were two larger fenced areas that only had sand. In one of them was a poor horse by itself that seemed clearly in distress, pacing constantly back and forth. These horses need better care and attention. read more

They are under new owners and we really love this place. It's become my daughter's home away from go read more

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I will be filing a civil suit against Sun City Stables. If anyone would like to get in touch with me about it you can reach out to me. Initially I didn't want to judge the looks of the staff but overall I should have been more selective. The best word I can use is sketchy and have the demeanor and appearance of substance abusers. I called to create an appointment and spoke to Dave. I told Dave my guests had to be in West Chapel at 6:30. We created an appointment for 4:30. We got there by 4:30 but there were 2 parties ahead of us. After we got to 5:15 I advised we couldn't stay. I asked for a refund they refused. I asked for a manager but Sarah didn't know who managed or owned it after she would only take cash. I ultimately ended up calling the police to document the case for my civil suit against them. The officer called Dave but he said he and Sarah's managed the place but he wouldn't tell me his or her role. It's obvious I wouldn't want to go back there or would recommend it. Buyer Beware. read more

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I've never been to Sun City Stables and I will never go. I decided to look at the reviews because someone shared a bad experience from there. The negative reviews from customers did not make my decision, it was the response from the owner. Absolutely unprofessional and rude. I don't care if a customer lied or what the customer said, a business should still remain professional. Calling people liars and taunting them is an embarrassment to business owners. For that reason I will share those responses and a negative review on every review site I can including the BBB. read more

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Visited the stable recently and found some of the horses to have rashes, cuts and wounds from other horses and lots and lots of bug bites seemingly untreated. They don't appear to be happy. I realize they are rescues but that doesn't mean they should be treated differently than a non rescue horse. On the positive side, They finally started to build better stalls. However Volunteers work very very hard to be able to earn their horse only to be told, sorry we can't because they are needed. Several horses have died recently and one due to running free into the road. Overall these horses are in need of much better care and voluntary help should be treated with more respect. read more

We had an AMAZING time. There are 40 acres and 8 miles of trails. We rode through the woods and streams. Our guide was Mary and she was FANTASTICOur 9-year all granddaughter rode Shelby - a full bred mustang. I rode Clyde who was a barrel horse. And my husband's horse - I'll just go with he was special. The horse, not my husband. The stables have a lot of horses, goats, sheep and an old BIG pig. They let us hang out for as long as we wanted. We will definitely go back. The owners are fantastic. A great time was had by all. read more

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New owner and an awesome staff. My littlest did a 4 week homeschool program and had an absolute blast. I highly recommend checking them out. read more

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It's making me pick a STAR before it will let me submit my review so I had to give it a 1 when it should be 0 This was by far one of my WORST life experience's ever!!!!! I FEARED for my LIFE!!! We were a group of 4 and paid $75.00 each for what we thought was going a relaxing Sunday 3 hour ride. We were NOT offered safety helmets to wear. The unfriendly and unprofessional staff does NOT care about your safety , comfort or experience. All 4 horses we tried to ride were all uncooperative and unwilling to do anything. The horses seemed tired and also abused and overworked. I have been to many horse farms for riding and never seen such a run down farm. How they are still open and running this shady cash only business leaves me lost for words. The horse they put me on was, Sunshine she was so uncooperative as much as I tried to comfort her nothing was working, Then she took off FULL speed not on the trail but through the unkept grounds where there horses or guest should NOT be!!! It was full of debris, broken pieces of wood everywhere with nails sticking out that's where I thought she was going to buck me off. I did what I'm supposed to do pull back on the rains fully but this horse was NOT stopping but only going faster & faster. Through rough grounds & trees. Not one adult staff member came to my rescue to help slow the horse down. When the so called trainer did finally find me he was so RUDE, raising his voice to me he didn't even get off his horse to help me get off. Instead he berated me. During all this the only two people on the grounds came running over to me to see if I was OK and they were the kids a 6 & 8 year old who told the trainer I SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVER been put on that horse. Also one of their senior staff said the same thing, I should have not been put on Sunshine. The rest of my party literally stood by the mounting block for 30 or more min with no assistance. So we walked our horses back to the pen. And of course no one came over to see why we were walking them back. We also witnessed a Dad & daughter in front of us getting so upset and leaving because we witnessed the girl get bucked off with no assistance from the staff, but that so called trainer did kick a horse full blown in the chest. It was sicken. At the end we asked for our refund for the horrify experience we had. We were told NO REFUNDS I guess that's why they ONLY TAKE CASH..... PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT!!!!! And how they let kids ride is beyond words. They need to investigated and reported to Animal cruelty. read more

This place seriously needs to be reported for animal abuse. The horses are dying left and right and are not fed correctly. Another animal dies and they tell all the "kid" helpers to just throw it into such and such animals cage to eat. Chickens dead or dying and just laying all over. Rabbits in pour conditions in dirt and filth. They have kids work to be able to "lease" a horse and once they put in so many hours of hard work then the horse can become thiers.. Then after the kid puts all there heart sweat and tears into the horse for months, just when it's almost time for them to be able to own it them they decide to let someone else lease it and start the process all over again.. They pretty much have these kids running the place with little to no guidance and the owners and so called managers do not know their butt from a hole in the ground. Someone needs to go and check on these animals.. Not sure who to call to report the concerns for these animals but it is terrible. Also they have had several people that either help there or visit get hurt because of untrained unqualified people. read more

If you want a casual ride try this place. We went out for an hour on gaited horses with a guide. It was pretty pricey for what we got, especially after tipping $50 for our guide because apparently they don't get paid. As for the petting zoo...there are many animals running around and we would have liked to interact with them but it was not clear what was allowed or how best to do this. This place is bare bones, which is fine, but they should probably charge less. For less money we have done many other things in the area that lasted longer and were much nicer like golfing 18 holes, going kayaking for 3 hours and having a fancy dinner at a restaurant on the water. TIPS: cover yourself (every bit of you) with bug spray before you saddle up and wear long pants and rent the helmets. read more

We had a really fun time here. My 8 year old son had never ridden before, and my husband and I have ridden horses a handful of times in our 30+ years. Overall, if you aren't expecting any frills, any fancy anything, and can be patient, you should have a great time... +PRO: The person we called to make reservations highly recommended a guide, and a "pay for two hours, get the third free" special as one hour simply wouldn't be enough to really enjoy it. He was totally right on both points. -CON: The place is dirty and run down. I almost turned around after starting to walk up as I got a sketchy vibe, but decided to be open to the experience and am glad I did. There is a port-a-potty which we didn't use as I suspect it'd be really gross, and no other bathroom I saw. It would be good for them to have a nicer trailer as the office with a clean customer bathroom inside. +PRO: Our horses were all nice. My son, who again had never ridden before, was given Dillinger ("Dill Pickle"). He was big but obedient and gentle. My husband rode Clark, who was sweet but stopped to eat over and over again and lagged behind. My horse, Jemma, was awesome. She was a leader, obedient, and made me feel totally comfortable. -CON: Helmets were optional and cost a few bucks to rent. This seems weird to me. The guy who checked us in stressed that they highly recommend them, which is good. Ultimately, you sign a comprehensive waiver for each rider, and if you are not experienced, don't advance reserve and pay for a guide, and don't wear helmets... that's on you. I don't think it's fair to penalize the business in a review for your choices. However maybe those reviewers were not given good advice by employees along the way, as we were. +PRO: Our guide, Jason, who is a vet, was awesome. He was knowledgeable about horses, the area, and many other topics. He was really sweet and fun with our son and made sure we felt safe and had a great time. Halfway through he stopped to get a family photo of us on the horses - his idea - which really made me feel he cared about us having a great experience. -CON: We did have to wait a while when a couple came to ride unscheduled. We try to show our son to be patient and understand life isn't always the way we expect - but if he hadn't been there I probably would've been pretty irritated about the wait. +PRO: Because of the wait (getting the other two riders signed in and with horses), we got to ride for probably an extra 45 minutes. -CON: it was cute to see a bunch of goats, pigs, chickens, bunnies, even a llama and an ostrich, but I agree with other reviewers that the conditions seemed lacking. I am not knowledgeable in stabling horses or their care so I don't know what's normal but it did seem pretty dirty/unsanitary in places. There is a LOT of space for the non-horse animals to roam though! All in, as long as you are not in a rush, make safe and smart adult decisions about wearing helmets and getting a guide if you need one, you should have a great time. We would go back (were on vacation from Michigan so not sure if we will be in the area again). It seemed like a reasonable cost ($210 for three riders, one guide, three hours plus $80 tip for guide) and they let us make reservations like an hour in advance. I couldn't find any other stables within two hours of Tampa that did that. Overall, I'd recommend this place! Especially with Jason as a guide! read more

Sun City Stables - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

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They have many horses and they're all beautiful. Me and my friends loved the experience and we were all beginners. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The trail was super good I can only recommend this place read more

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Long story short - horse bucked and threw me. Nobody helped. Ive done numerous trail rides in my past, but this was my first time at this location and it was a shockingly unprofessional experience. We had a reservation, but it took us over an hour to get our horses. Very little instruction was provided even though we had a first-time rider in our group. They did state that the horses tend to kick each other and it was up to us, the riders, to ensure there was proper distance to not get kicked. This thoroughly surprised me and caused a level of anxiety throughout the ride. Finally, as we were coming back to the ranch, out of nowhere, my horse bucked 3-4 times and threw me off hard enough for my sneaker and sunglasses to go flying. I landed on my tailbone, my vision blurred, I started shaking, and NOBODY assisted me. We had 2 guides with us and they didnt even get off their horses and kept on to the ranch. My friend dismounted and sat with me as I was trying to catch my breath. We sat on the ground for 5-7 minutes and I was fighting to stay conscious and control the black dots clouding my vision. Eventually, she helped me walk to the ranch to join the rest of our party. A man gave me a bottle of water and someone casually said that the horse probably saw a hog in the trees and it happens. No first aid for my bleeding forearm. No apologies. I had blood in my urine for 2 days, walking is incredibly painful, and of course a huge, black bruise. If I had any idea that these horses were not trained to do trail rides, I would have never gone or brought a first-time rider. read more

I love this place! I have been riding here for years and have ridden most of the horse. Diamond is my favorite but there are several that I love. What they offer is truly unique being able to go unguided and also trot and cantor I don't know of any place else that offers that. They are under new management so there have been some cool changes lately. They are an animal rescue which is awesome. You never know what kind of animals will be in the petting zoo since they are always accepting new animals. My most recent trip they had emu, hedgehogs, and tortoises. That is in addition to the normal farm animals chickens, ducks, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and a llama. I'm sure there are some things I'm forgetting. They let most of the animals free range during the day which I think is great. My kids always have a blast holding all the baby animals. All the animals look well fed and happy. The first few times we went we took a guide as we were really inexperienced. All of our guides were friendly and they taught us a lot. We got to trot and even cantor. After those first few trips we went unguided and I enjoy the fact that we can do that. I have seen some of the negative reviews on here and I think it is a shame. This is a outdoor nature activity complaining about mosquitoes seems a bit ridiculous to me. I think everybody needs to remember these are animals with minds of their own. Would you really want them to be lifeless with no personalities that just plod along like they're dead inside? I wouldn't! read more

Not typically one to make reviews but I think this experience is enough to mention. First off, I am in my younger twenties and have been around horses the majority of my life. I have experience with horses in a variety of backgrounds and have ridden many horses in my lifetime that have been "problematic" (buck, rear, bolt, etc etc). Naturally when I ride my own/family/friend horses, I understand that anything is up in the air. However. This is a trail riding facility, and I like to take it a bit more seriously as there are beginner people coming here with no experience. For starters, the property is dirty and quite frankly disorganized. The majority of the horses are in relatively decent condition but they have no REAL suitable shelter. Legs are covered in mud. Some horses could definitely use some weight, ointment, and a good bath. Before even getting on to ride, the horse I was given, George, bit my hand. And all I was trying to do was get the reins over his head. Being around horses quite a bit, it also seemed like he perhaps had ulcers due to his sensitivity with being touched around the saddle area. He was showing signs of discomfort and pain which were disheartening to see. My boyfriend was given Tonka, who seemed to be a little bit better on the ground. When the guides came over to tighten up George's cinch, one of them wrapped the rein around his muzzle so he couldn't go to bite them. He kicked out quite harshly and almost kicked my boyfriend and his horse. Once on George, he seemed to settle down a bit. At this point though, Tonka didn't want to go onto the trail and gave my boyfriend a little bit of trouble. Once on the trail, I quickly noticed the horses are "trained" but not well. They know to follow the horse in front of them and that's it. They do not care about you. They WILL knick your legs into trees, bushes, etc. I would say, if you are a beginner/novice rider; do not risk your safety here. And if you are an experienced rider, do not use your money to promote these business practices. Overall, poorly trained horses with the likelihood of an array of medical issues in need of better care. Go somewhere else! Also, there are wild hogs roaming the trails. So. Maybe look out for those. read more

Terrible conditions and animals aren't in best of condition and spirits. Horses are over worked and not watered and rested well. This place except cash only and some of the riding trails most all of them were not clear and we were scratched up pretty good. A few horses are not broken in and high anxiety issues making them unsafe for riders. As with reservations also misleading to matching levels of riding experience with sound horses. The other animals are varied in living conditions that look like overcrowding or are sick. I've seen a few that looked good and then sadly some I was told they were trying to recuperate. Now sure what is going on here but they need some serious reorganization. They offer boarding and kids parties here but can't comment on that experience. read more

Terrible business practices, prices change unexpectedly based off how they feel I assume. Would recommend getting something in writing before setting up an event to prevent getting back doored! read more

Total rip off! Payed for 3 hours and the horses returned back on their own in 10 min. The unfriendly staff said I guess the horses are tired! No refund or future credit! The horses also seemed to be abused and over worked. One horse appeared to have had a recent heat stroke and could not be controlled! Feared for my life! The manager could not even control him when I got back. Reported them to the Sheriff's department as well as animal control center to make sure these poor horses aren't being abused!! Do not support this business!! read more

I wanted to take my daughter riding before she went back to college. I paid for gated horses. When the horses took of trotting I am pretty sure they were not gated. The trails were not clear, if we didn't have a guide, we wouldn't have found our way back. One spot where we had to duck from branches, my daughter put all her weight in one stirrup and the saddle spun and she fell off. It just isn't a very nice place to ride. read more

So... First impressions are important. It looks shady and broken down when you pull up... Enough that my honey didn't want to leave me and our daughter there. With some clean up, this place could be a lot nicer. When you combine that with thin horses in the back, it appears to us, as experienced riders and horse owners, that they aren't cared for properly. Not a good first impression. We were told those horses were acquired from a neglect situation. I hope so... It's cash only, but they add on tax, helmets are extra (that's annoying). Gaited horses are extra. Our guide was Brian, he was great! He talked to us a lot and was very friendly. My daughter rode Diamond first and Starbuck second. I rode Shelby first and Eden second. (We came back to rest our horses and trade) We were late getting started by an hour because it had poured and the horses couldn't be fed. Our first set of horses were okay, definitely for experienced riders. Diamond was a little hard headed, Shelby wasn't fond of the water. Starbuck and Eden were great, but not for beginners. Horses may test you- I'm not sure this place has unflappable, push button horses you need for beginning riders. We really liked being able to ride on our own, but the trails weren't marked and there wasn't a lot of open space for cantering except on the way back to the barn. The horses do know the way back, which was good! Not sure if I would ride here again. read more

Sun City Stables - Eden! - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

My first time at Sun City stables - don't judge a book by its cover!  The people were friendly and the horse was perfect for me.  I'm an experienced rider, not an expert but I know how to handle a horse.   Brandon was a great guide.  I booked two hours and we rode the entire time.  Brandon kept checking to make sure I was comfortable, having fun, and that we were doing the type of riding I wanted to do.  I really enjoyed riding through the Florida wilderness. I read all the negative reviews but I can honestly say I did not experience anything negative at all. I would go back any day. read more

We had a very bad feeling about this place the moment we pulled in... Sun City Stables made a big deal about booking a reservation, so we did a day in advance and arrived 5-10 minutes before our scheduled time to ride so we could get the paperwork done and pay. When we arrived, there were no signs for an office or any indication as to where we should go to sign the waivers and pay. There was no one out in the fields, so we walked around and looked at the animals, waiting for someone to appear. So I'm not really sure why I needed a reservation - I guess so we could just be ignored and not have any employee out to greet us on time? As we walked around we saw the goats, and other small animals in their "petting zoo"... they look like they aren't taken care of. (Dirty water dishes, no protection from the sun). After about 10minutes of looking at the animals some guy yelled something inaudible at us from across the field... so we walked over to him and he said he had the waivers for us. We took the waivers and said we would fill it out while we walked around and checked out the horses. We were filling out the forms and looking at the available horses to ride... some looked okay but the others didn't look like they were in good shape... some actually looked really sick and un happy. On top of this they didn't even have any horses ready (weren't brushed - had burrs in their mane, and there were no saddles out) - by this time it was about 20 minutes past our reservation. We were still on the fence about riding, but filled out the waiver and started walking back over to the only employee that seemed to be there that day (Friday Feb 23rd). In the meantime two more women showed up and were talking to the employee. We handed him our forms, and he continued to talk to the new people that showed up while we stood there waiting.... we stood there for another 5 minutes while he talked to these new people and continued to essentially ignore us (at this point in time it was 10:50, we had been there for 30 minutes already and still hadn't paid yet, and didn't have any idea which horses we were going to ride). We were so fed up with the poor customer service and so sad to see how a lot of the animals were not taken care of - we just walked away. Just a terrible establishment all around. read more

Very Unperfisional Only bathroom is 1porty potty Horses hand spots on them One had sadale sore If u like riding in circles where your guide walks We reserved 2hours get hour free Waited hour for them to sadal horses Only 2adults and few kids that volenteer The volunteers no nothing I rode Blaze They did not tell us how to ride or guide the horses Guide said they put people on horses and tell them nothing all the time Blaze was very very stubborn he wouldn't listen to me he would stomp his foot So one time I was gonna show him I was boss he tried to buck me luckily I didn't fall off but almost did I had guide to hold his rains the rest of my trip We was told 3 but gone for 2 All we did was go in circles They even put another group with us that only went for hour so that was one circle then we made 2 bigger circles I was not impressed and money not worth it They had their horses separated I didn't see where they would let them in a field either Kids knew nothing about horse Horses was very unruly Harley was good with children Very unorganized and ran down place This place ruined my day If not riding and staying on property it is $5 for then Pictures is VERY desiving read more

I love this farm! Right out side Bradenton easy to get to! Love the rustic look to the farm. With all the little piggies running around! The guide was very funny and down to earth, owner very knowledgeable and great with the kiddos! Very competitive pricing compared to others ! More bang for your buck! Great for a ride as a couple or with family. The trail is so pretty! Open for last minute booking or reservations. Lots of parking. This is a hidden for sure! read more

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So we just came back from this place and I'm appalled by reading all of the negative reviews. I'm not entirely sure that the people who are leaving these reviews realize that these are real animals with a mind of their own. They are NOT starving. I have owned horses and personally have done many trails. I have never ridden on a horse who hasn't tried to eat grass or moss along the ride. That's like like walking into a Walmart and not being tempted by anything that is in there. As for being abused? They actually all are rescued. Which is personally amazing. If you are inexperienced , I possibly recommend something else. The only reason I say this is because the horses here are free to go wherever they want. Meaning you will get slapped with a branch or two, but this is the type of riding is what I'm looking for. Free for all. You definitely can't find this type of riding in Orlando. Also if you are looking for guide Tammie is amazing. One of horses was giving us problems , but she was patient and understanding. Also Once the horse reached the actual trail, he had calmed down and was pretty cooperative. 10/10 would go back. Definitely recommend getting a guide Bring Sketo spray Call ahead of time and make a reservation Also. Give time. Especially if you're unexperienced. These are real animals read more

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE. I went there to have a fun experience for me and my son. First off, it took about 20 minutes to get the horses all geared up. When we got on the horses my horse, Tango, started bucking. I repeatedly said to the guide that my horse was bucking and I wanted off the horse. The guide didn't do anything and then his horse started going in circles and he was trying to regain control of his horse. Meanwhile, my horse is still bucking and then, my horse turned around and went into a full gallop and when I mean full gallop, I mean FULL GALLOP! My horse was galloping towards a palm tree and then it went right straight towards the fence. My horse stops at the fence and I got thrown off of my horse and slammed on my right side to the ground. My son is watching the whole thing happen on another horse, Shelby, right next to the guide that is trying to control his horse that is STILL circling. The guide did not ONCE apologize or asked if I was ok. When the guide got control of his horse he walked towards me and then put his horse tied on a gate and then put my son's horse away and then proceeded to ask me if i wanted to ride another horse and then I said: "ABSOLUTELY NOT". We walked to the office and then I waited to talk with somebody. When the guide calls his mother who I believe is one of the owners, the guide starts to tell her everything I did wrong which was FALSE! The guide started arguing with my son, which was saying all true things. The guide called The owner, his mother when I asked for a refund. They refused to give any refund at all. I then asked to refund only half of the money since I had paid $280 and was only on the horse for five minutes. They refused that also and told me to leave their property or they would call the police. I also ended up with a broken rib and a pulmonary contusion. Think twice before you go there. I will not be going back! read more

Sun City Stables - My review of this place. - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

This was the worst experience we had. Please do not waste your money here. The whole place was dirty and run down. The staff were very unprofessional. My cousin was biten by a horse, so we didn't get to ride at all and they refused to give any portion of a refund back. The horses seemed tired and hungry. Animals free to roam everywhere and very unorganized. Place should be shut down!!!!!! read more

No refunds and a grumpy old man who CANNOT take criticism (edited) This happened on may 12 Im an experienced rider, i was formally a jockey. I have family that trains and breed horses all around. Ive been around horses all my life. My sister is a novice however. First, The lady who greeted us was very nice! She had me sign papers, took my cash (only accept cash ). I paid $140 for 2 hours for 2 people, was reserved for 3. No guide its a trail ride, ive done many hacks (its an english term) on my own with my sister sometimes. So i take my sister to where we were instructed. I wait about 10 minutes, before they get the horses out and ready, not a problem. They got us cody and shelby. They said the horse cody would be the best fit for my sister, I take their word. Shes young and i dont want her to get hurt, this was a day for me and her to enjoy and have fun. We get our two horses. We go on a trail with little problem but then i come to realize my sister's horse took her in a circle and led us right back to the "stables" this ride is about 20-30 minutes in. As we tried to go back to try a different trail the horses refused and even bolted with my scared sister. So i go after her. Eventually we decide to try again as the volunteers were urging the horses to continue. These horses did not want to cooperate and were just quite agitated and wanted to go back to their pens. I eventually switch my horse shelby for cody as he was giving my sister issues. Biggest mistake. shelby ended up galloping full speed and bucking my sister off, she fell face first. Thankfully the volunteers heard her fall and came out and made sure she was okay when i got there. I appreciate them for that. So my sibling and i waited there mindlessly for a couple of minutes. No one mentions refunds or anything just awkwardness. Eventually they offered to take out two different horses for us. Without asking for money extra. So we try it a second round, they gave us george and eden. My sister takes george and i take eden we don't even get close to where the trail begins we barely pass the stepping board. By this point my sister is a little frightened because she doesn't know why these horses weren't listening to her and quite frankly they weren't interested in listening to me either. Then Eden bolts to her pen refusing to go to the trail i wasn't concerned on me falling i was worried about my sister. Thankfully george walked my sister to his pen rather than bolting. So from 3:00 to 4:50 we get only 20-30 mins riding time and the rest just horse issues. The real issue is the man behind the telephone, don't know if he's the owner or a manager. But he's definitely the one writing the reviews back! Hes rude and has the "im right you're wrong attitude" customer service is not his specialty. I mentioned i just wanted my 70 dollars back because my sister and i only rode for less than an hour but i was happy to pay for a full one for all the workers help and so on. He said I was in the wrong for not paying for a guide and its my fault for not "knowing what im doing" im offended. I only wanted my money back because i didn't use all my time. I mention his horses are, excuse my french "shit-ly trained and overworked horses" and hung up. Poor choice of words. But was it true? Absolutely. All horses are individuals and have their own personality, however this is lack of training and not personality when 4 hours have the same issue. Ive had friends come with similar experiences of horses not cooperating and i still took a chance. The man proceeds to text me after i hung up. I end the convo. Texts me an hour later after i ended the conversation because i had enough. Proceeds tell me my opinion wont matter until i run a stable for six months? (Again im well aware how a stable should work this place can barely be called a stable) how i need to accept humiliation, that my mother lied to me to boost my confidence?? Asks for my age twice, like age is relevant. Unprofessional manager or owner who belittles and cant take criticism. Such a shame. read more

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In Florida there are countless other stables that are FAR SAFER and better quality. The staff are nice people, but honestly very disorganized. If you make an appointment there's no telling when it will actuallly be time for you to ride. I brought about 10 family members including my two little boys. My first son rode with my wife and the other with me. Not sure why they charged us the same for kids as adults even though we were using 1 house each. Anyways, trail is very dangerous, there are low lying tree branches that will knock you off the horse, our arms were all scratched up by the time we were finished....I mean if you're gonna charge for trail ride, you can at least send a guy with a chainsaw and clear the ways for gods sake. Did not feel comfortable at all riding. Nice petting farm though.... Will never come back tho. In Brandon there is Turkey Farms----far more cheaper and better quality and safer! read more

I want to take time and thank all my customers Friday for tips, I got to get the horses alot of treats and a new bath kit. I thank y'all's kindness so very much and the horses do too !!!! read more

It was an amazing experience! I highly recommend this place. My family of eight were all beginners and the staff were so great and patient explaining things. The horses were all very well trained and well behaved and we felt comfortable throughout the whole experience. :) read more

The people that don't think this place is awesome live on their phones and tv's and have no concept of what anything real is like. The horses are happy and you can ride trails on them. The trails are numerous and interesting. The prices are reasonable and you can go almost anytime. Its a lot of fun. Whats the problem? Grow up. read more

I am giving this place 4 stars. We did have a great time but the place is a little rough around the edges. Go with an open mind. This was my second time riding, and Brian paired me well with my horse. Make sure to protect yourself from the sun and mosquitos. They only accept cash. They do sell some cold drinks but probably would be best to bring a small back pack with water. The bathroom is a porta-potty. Back to the horses. We had some young boys with our group and the horses were great with them. I would definitely go back, but more prepared. And with a smaller group. We had nine in our party. read more

Sun City Stables - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida

So...I do feel bad about this, as, actually we had a good time. But I must tell the truth for the sake of the other yelpers out there and maybe...just maybe help owners out a bit. So, the bottomline on this place, is that while my wife, mother and I had a good time, really this place is just one law-suit from being shut down. While the people were nice and the horses we're fine, the lack of adult supervision there makes me feel there is a possibility someone could be hurt here. The trail was good, but small based on what they said. Overall, with a week's worth of TLC, this place could be great, but right now it's ready to really ruin someone's day. How so you might ask. Well, let me start with the fact that booking a reservation was a very professional experience; my wife called, talked to someone who we assume is the owner. After some chit-chatting about experience level, etc. he recommends we show up at 8am on Saturday with a guided tour. Great, considering, I've never...repeat never been on a horse before. So we show up at about 7:50am on Saturday, first impressions are everything right? Well the first impressions of this place are that it's a dump. Small/faded sign, actually missed the turn into the place from US-41. We pull into what we figure out is the parking lot and nothing...we see a petting zoo area...and that's it. Okay, we think, well I'm sure once we start walking around someone will point us in the right direction or we'll see a sign...no. In fact after starting to walk to where we assume is the middle of the yard, we come across a women whose getting food. And after a good morning to her, we get a grunt...ummmm...okay...we'll before we can say anything else in the distance I see someone waving frantically at us, okay we're getting somewhere. Bubbly young women, who was very professional. "Okay, I'm going to assume your our party of 3 with a reservation at 8am." "Yup, that's us." "Great, well let's get to it." Okay, next, and this is where the issues start. It becomes clear very quickly that the woman who met us, isn't going to guide us anywhere. In fact, after she said, well i can guide you guys if you want..."Yes we want"...we work out that'll she'll guide us about 5-10 mins into the area and let us go. WAIT...WHAT?! I have no experience, my mother hasn't ridden in 30+ years and my wife has rode in about 15 and then it was only a couple of times. Your going to let us go out into the forest without a guide and really no "this is how you..." or watch out for. But okay, we roll with the punches as we're very capable adults able to deal with life. So let me back-track and an example...our "how to get on a horse," lesson consisted of pulling the horse up to the side of the a step area and being told, get on. Like I said, I'm a capable adult, but I can imagine folks would have issues. Okay, after all 3 of us are on our horses, we start heading for the trail. Once again, we're still mentioning we would really like a guide and keep getting blown off. But the woman(really a girl), takes us out to the area we're supposed to take the horses out. She tells us that it's an hour if we go around the perimeter and then there are some trails that go through, but she would recommend us doing the perimeter first to get a feel and go from there, so just keep taking rights on the trail and you'll be fine. "Are there signs?" "No." "Are there arrows?" "No" "is there anything that tells us we're going the right way versus wrong way?" "No" "Okay, great, let's do this." So let me break it down, 3 people with zero experience in the past 15 years have been let off free to roam with 3 horses in the woods of Florida. With no information on how to get ahold of anyone, no ability to contact anyone and no safety briefing what so ever. Oh yea, no helmets, (which I was fine with, but my mother wasn't.) Okay, I'll fast forward, so 20 mins later, all three of us are back at the beginning. While we stopped the horses so we could discuss how an "hour long," trail ride had taken 20 mins, our horses had decided they had enough. We tried to take them back on the trail and the lead, decided she wanted back in her pen. After must wrangling, she literally galloped my mother back to her pen, as the other 2 horses followed. After literally spending 15 mins tracking down someone to help. They told us that the lead horse was having an off day and we'd have to swap. Okay, check. did that. As we're walking back I mention our "hour long" ride took 20 mins and maybe we missed a turn, you know since there are no signs and no map. I got a shrug and was told that happens. "WAIT...WHAT?!" Whatever, we spent the next 2 hours going around the same relative small circle, we had some more issues with the horses being stubbon and wanting to go back when we go to the start of the trail. Overall, we had a good time, but I'm concerned w/ no adult supervision read more

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DON'T COME HERE!!!! THIS IS A SCAM! ITS CASH ONLY FOR A REASON! this is by far the worst horseback riding experience I have ever had, and I am at the moderate riding level. We waited over an hour past our reserved time and before we even got on the horses we asked for a downgrade because we had a dinner reservation to get to after. We were told by this woman that "she did not control the money". We got on the horses (who were, btw, very overworked and covered in lesions) and we're out less than 15 minutes when the horses decided to come running back! I almost got knocked off my horse multiple times. The guides were sitting and watching as I screamed until I yelled "can someone help me?!". Even after we offered to pay for the 1 hour instead of the 3 hours they refused to give us our money back. We called their boss and she didn't seem to care much either. These people do not care about customer service, so I suggest you find another stable who care about their guests and their horses :) edit: I also got a video of one of the guides unable to control one of our horses after the ride when they claimed that it was us that couldn't ride ‍ We filed a police report and were told that they get many called about this stable. Save your time, money, and yourself! read more

The WORST!!!! check out the review I posted on them..they seem to have two listing on Yelp. Unbelievably rude..ignorant and unprofessional. ..STAY AWAY... read more

Sun City Stables - My review of them! - Horseback Riding Near Me - Sun City, Florida