Having an incredible time at Elk Mountain! Miss Robyn's love and care for her horses truly shines…read more-- and you can feel how much they love her back. Make sure to experience the Blue Ridge Mountains: ride scenic trails, watch the stars by a campfire ! #ElkMoutainRidingCompany

The drive out from Boone was making me a little nervous, you definitely don't want to miss a turn &…read moreget lost. But as soon as we got close enough to see the entrance for Elk Mountain Riding we felt better! Beautiful facilities and you can tell that their horses are very well taken care of. Tristan was our guide, she was super sweet & a pleasure to chat with during the ride.

My folks retired in Johnson City. I live in LA with my wife and 2 kids, 13 and 9. The 13 year old…read more(girl) wanted to ride horses in the country side. My dad found this place, and we went for a two our ride in Cherokee. I have ridden before, but not in decades. My wife has ridden a few times, her sister had never ridden. So with that set up, here is our experience. They were ready for us at our reserved time, signed us up quick, and got us to the start location. Horses were healthy and easy going, good for beginners. Ride was nice. Guide was friendly. Some extra things we wanted to do were accommodated. In short: they do what they promise, professionally. Highly recommended.

We went up in October for some leaf peeping and the views on horseback did not disappoint. This…read moregroup is so welcoming and friendly! Will be going back again!

We had the best time. Large party of 10z we have the best guides, fun, entertaining and…read moreknowledgeable! Plus we had some good singing along the way! I would recommend to anyone. Trails are in the mountains, up and down various terrains!

Love it. Super friendly and clean. Thank you Nick and Mr. Jason. We definitely will come back.read more

From the owner: Hello if you love horses then we're the place you're looking for! We offer pony rides for the…read morelittle ones and guided horseback trail rides for anyone 6 years or older. We also have horse boarding available and we're a fun venue for that special party or celebration!

Had an amazing time on the trial with Blowing Rock Trail Rides. Brad was so awesome and personable…read more He was very knowledgeable and kind. Would 100% recommend experiencing this!

My husband and I were celebrating our 23rd wedding anniversary. The staff was amazing. We really…read moreenjoyed our ride. Our horses were hilarious. The owners were a very nice couple. I look forward to going on this adventure again when I'm up in the area. I would highly recommend this adventure to anyone interested in horseback riding

Awesome ride in the mountains. Scott and Dyan are excellent guides. You can really tell they love…read morewhat they do. We had so much fun we booked a fall ride. Can't wait to do it again!

Such a great couple, reservations are done via text and trouble free. The weekday ride allowed my…read morewife and I to take turns and the mix of side by sides (talon/zforce 800) was really neat to experience. The base of the operation allowed for a very friendly atmosphere of low pressure and lots of time to adjust as needed to the different machines. Trails were challenging but not intimidating. Provided lunch was so good and a huge surprise. Overall the experience was so good we may invest in our own side by side, highly recommended.

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.

Had a phenomenal experience on the trails! As an avid horseman, the guides were very informative…read moreand professional + dedicated to their work and these horses. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the 2 hour or 3 hour ride. It's an experience like no other. I did the 2hr ride and the time went by at a perfect pace. I met some cool people too! I would 100% ride their trail again!

Came back after 2 years with 3 of my friends and it was the best ever!! Savannah was very sweet and…read morekind to us!! Beautiful trail, sweet horses and just overall a peaceful experience

Great time here, down to earth and very friendly staff(can't emphasize this enough). I got the…read morefeeling no customer would be able to leave with anything less than a stellar time! Military discounts available too.

If I could give this place no stars, I would…read more I called almost 2 weeks in advance and booked a ride for 6 people. The day of the ride comes up and we get there 15 minutes early. Once we get there we're told we can't ride because they "weren't sure if you all would show up". There was no reason for them to think this. They tried telling us that we didn't have a reservation, then when they saw my name with the number of people in the time slot we had booked they started making more excuses. This is a terrible way to run a business. Own up to your mistakes and honor your reservations. The only good thing out of this was that we found a better place to ride. If you're looking for a place with extremely kind staff members, beautiful views, and well loved horses go to Sandy Bottom Trail Rides. The rides at both places are priced the same too so save yourself some trouble and avoid Bucktown Stables.