Big fan of Mia and what she is trying to do for the community. We have been with her from the time…read moreshe was just helping out other farms until the new farm was hand built by herself. Loving the new facility and as always Mia's approach to taking care of horses. Quality horse-care at reasonable rate. If you are looking for a good stable, you've found it! All the kids that have taken lessons there have raved about Free Rein Farm.

From the owner: Private Horse Boarding Facility. We do not offer horseback…read moreriding. Free Rein Farm is a small, family owned local horse boarding facility - minutes from NYS Thruway Exits 20-21 and just a 5 miles from HITS Saugerties! The farm offers lush pasture, ample turnout and safe shelter from the elements including run-in sheds and matted stalls with fans. For the rider, we offer a wash rack, tack room, and lesson availability.

My boyfriend Shane and I had such an amazing experience today with GI Joe. I'm an experienced rider…read morewhile my boyfriend is a beginner, yet both of us were galloping by the end of it. We even shared a beer with Joe after the tour. Highly recommend and we will definitely be back. We seriously can't stop talking about our time with the horses.

We drove all the way from Long Island and we are so glad we made the trek. This was such an…read moreauthentic experience. This ranch is like no other.. Joe is incredible and has so much hospitality. He really knows his stuff and is an excellent riding guide. His horses are so well trained and really listen to you. From experienced riders to beginners, he really offers a one of a kind experience. Especially for people who have years of riding experience (like me) and are tired of those mundane boring trail rides than Rough riders is for you!! It is full of adventure and thrill!

Love the place, but more importantly love the professional staff, especially the head instructor…read moreAndrea Nussinow. Andrea is a dedicated horseman who's knowledge and love shows through every lesson she gives. If you are a beginner and want to learn about this sport, or if you want to fine tune your skills this is the place.

I'm not an expert in horse back riding experiences but I know that this is what it should be like…read more Our guides were good friendly people and made us feel comfortable and welcomed immediately. Our horses Elliot and Cheyenne were beautiful , gentle and very friendly. The trail was beautiful and very picturesque . Take the time to enjoy this experience with MBF.

We had a group of 5, ranging in ages from 14 to 56. We went for a 1 hr ride with Quinn. Everything…read moreabout the experience was great! The horses looked happy and were friendly. The walk through the forest and old farm fields, full of flowers and butterflies was spectacular. Quinn told as little stories about the area and local nature, and made the walk even better. Overall, I highly recommend this place for people of all experiences levels, especially beginners.

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.