I have been riding with the trainer at Tivoli Equestrian Center, Deborah, for over 15 years. She is…read morenot only an amazing trainer, but an amazing person. She is adept at teaching people from all walks of life and riding backgrounds, easily transforming her students into capable and confident riders. Deborah attracts an amazing group of clientele: intelligent, fun-loving, and authentic! I've made true friendships at this barn. I would highly recommend Deborah and the Tivoli Equestrian Center!

A fantastic place to learn to ride or to continue your hunter jumper training. Special expertise in…read morelessons for children and teenagers. Highly recommended!

My boyfriend and I called Ashoka Riding Club this morning to see if there were any available…read moreappointments to go horseback riding today, and we're promptly answered by Elene on the phone. She is a very sweet woman and asked what time would work best for us and we shortly landed on a time that worked for us both. Keep in mind, this place is Elene and Umberto's residence, and they are clearly hosting visitors because they enjoy what they do and sharing it with others. We arrived and called Elene and were met promptly by Umberto who took us to their stable to sign standard waivers and saddle up our horses for us, as well as giving us helmets to wear. My boyfriend and I were assigned Lila and Peggy to ride (both beautiful horses and unlike other reviewers wrote on here, the horses were definitely not skinny and underfed). Umberto helped us onto the horses one by one and then Elene instructed us how to hold the reigns and gave us the rundown on how riding and directing a horse actually works, which I found very helpful. Elene was stern at first with her instructions as she should be when educating someone how to properly ride an animal that could easily hurt you with its weight accidentally if handled incorrectly. After we understood the logistics we started along the BEAUTIFUL snowy path with Umberto and Elene alongside us on foot giving us more encouraging instructions along the way while also making very pleasant and interesting conversation. To be clear, they walked alongside us but were not holding onto and leading the horses as other reviews have said. Both Elene and Umberto were very sweet, interesting people who very clearly love what they do and love their horses dearly (after all, they moved to this location in order to be able to live somewhere where they were able to have their horses on site). I would highly recommend coming here for a ride if you're in the area, we enjoyed ourselves greatly and will definitely be returning again perhaps for a summertime ride this time!

I don't even know where to start with this review. Let's…read moreput it this way, the second u get there you start to think you may be on Texas chainsaw massacre. Everything is rusty and old and outdated. The owners are super weird. The horses are under fed and under weight. The whole trail consisted of them walking our horses. Not quite sure why I paid $50 for them to walk the horses. I decided to leave my sunglasses behind and tag my group on Facebook with our location in case we all Got killed cuz that's just the vibe we got from the start. Anyways let's fast forward to an awkward 25 min later where we were in the middle of the trail and we see bears. Yes bears. 3 black bears to be exact!! Umberto thinks it's smart to keep going on the trail and I said NO!!! Turn us around or I'm getting off. Also, he's hard of hearing so basically he screams for everything. So he turns around after we make him aware of the bears and screams go a wife "honey there's bears" now the lovely black bear family is looking at us 70 feet away. My horse is starting to get scared and start acting weird to the point I almost fell off. Thankfully his wife is smarter and told him in French to turn the horses around after he kept wanting to keep going on the trail. Thankfully all of us left unharmed. On the way back to the barn, Umberto point to a pile of rocks and tells me his first horse died there. I asked him how and he told me he shot him cuz he was sick. Not quite something I wanted to know. Lie to me next time please. I don't recommend this place. They give you no instruction on how to handle the horse or how to ride. And you don't really get a real experience out of it and it's super scary. Don't waste ur time, safety and money.

No longer offers reined cow horse training…read more I recommend Q Performance Horses in Clinton Corners. Very talented trainers - for both horses and riders! Horses receive exceptional care, training, supervision at Q Performance Horses

I am new to riding and had a great first lesson with Pam! She walked me through everything and made…read moreme feel very comfortable navigating a new skill I hope to develop. My grandfather was there with me, he has rode his whole life, and was so impressed with the grounds and the new arena footing they have. I guess a lot has been updated recently! I can't wait to go back!

We couldn't be happier with the attention and quality Sam and her staff give to their customers…read more My three and six year old have been riding at SS Equestrian Services and we couldn't be happier with their challenging lessons/instruction. Not only are they getting a quality lesson but they are being instructed on taking care of the horses before and after the lesson. I know they are gaining more than just the ability to ride when they are with Sam.

We had a wonderful experience and the customer service was excellent! Sam was our guide and she…read morehelped to secure a reservation that worked around my sons baseball schedule in Cooperstown. We took a 1 hour trail ride and the scenery was beautiful. We had a small group of 4 so it was as if it were a private tour. The ride was very well organized, in an accessible location and a fun activity for all riding levels.

Fun fun fun. Excellent staff. Kind courteous and efficient…read more The river was calm enough for us to get far and a couple good wakes to shake us up. Would go again.

Do they want any business? Texted at 8 this morning. Called at 9:50 this morning. No times posted…read more No response to my text or phone call. You finally texted back after 11. I called and texted, how can I make a reservation if you don't respond? We went across the river to Screaming Eagle kayak rentals.

Not only is Liberty Farms absolutely stunning with great facilities, but the people who work there…read morecare for my horse with a level of expertise and thoughtfulness I have not experienced in any other barn. Whomever was reviewed poorly in other posts is no longer there. My horse and I are so happy at Liberty.

Under new management, knowledgeable and accommodating manager and staff, incredibly professional,…read morebeautiful facility that is well maintained, excellent horse care, skilled freelance trainers and clinics from different disciplines, lots of lush turn out for the horses, run in pens, high quality hay grown on the farm, large indoor with comfortable viewing room, jump field, round pen, large hot water wash stall, heated tack room, laundry room, loads of trails, and the nicest group of boarders and well mannered horses! Friendly atmosphere and welcoming vibe. My horse and I are so happy to have found our forever home.

We have been going to Play Haven for over a two years and can't recommend it enough. The staff is…read morealways so so gentle, attentive, and really engage with the kids. Erin keeps the activities rotating so there's always something new. A drop in care center is such an amazing resource to have here for families in the Hudson Valley.

My family and I had the BEST horseback riding experience ever with Joe at Roughriders Ranch. As…read morebeginner riders, Joe took such good care of us and paired us with our horses and explained everything to ensure our safety. We had such a good time and are truly happy to have created this life long memory. Thank you Joe!!

By far the BEST horse back tour I've ever been on! Mr. Joe is definitely a character but very…read morewelcoming and knowledgable about horses and the history of the area. It's important to be patient with him as he carefully prepares each horse for its rider as he is a one-man business. Our ride was definitely more than an hour though we only paid for an hour. Mr. Joe was nice enough to extend the ride because he didn't have appts. After us.