Comments on: Low Cost Guided Horseback Riding in the mountains / piedmont of NC? http://www.wemakeiteasy.us/horseback-trail-riding/low-cost-guided-horseback-riding-in-the-mountains-piedmont-of-nc To Learn to Ride Horses Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: aqha_apha http://www.wemakeiteasy.us/horseback-trail-riding/low-cost-guided-horseback-riding-in-the-mountains-piedmont-of-nc/comment-page-1#comment-2771 aqha_apha Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:18:59 +0000 http://www.wemakeiteasy.us/horseback-trail-riding/low-cost-guided-horseback-riding-in-the-mountains-piedmont-of-nc#comment-2771 you can google the web site and it will tell you of the riding areas around you and the cost etc of everything you need to know pertaining to the place you find.<br><b>References : </b><br> you can google the web site and it will tell you of the riding areas around you and the cost etc of everything you need to know pertaining to the place you find.
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]]> By: missknightride http://www.wemakeiteasy.us/horseback-trail-riding/low-cost-guided-horseback-riding-in-the-mountains-piedmont-of-nc/comment-page-1#comment-2770 missknightride Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:59 +0000 http://www.wemakeiteasy.us/horseback-trail-riding/low-cost-guided-horseback-riding-in-the-mountains-piedmont-of-nc#comment-2770 I don't know of any places, but I can give you a bit of advice. My family used to go to Oklahoma and stay near lake Texoma every year. One year we decided not to stick to the lake, so we drove around and ended up finding a small stable that offered horseback riding around the lake. We talked to the owner for over an hour and decided to come out the next morning. We went early, while the weather was still cool, and since it was early we were the first ride of the day and the only ones in our group. The owner remembered our names and let us pick out the horses we wanted to ride, and then took us out on the trails, telling us a lot about the area, and incorporating some great cowboy jokes and tall tales that weren't corny and really made the ride enjoyable other than the great scenery. After the ride the owner talked with us some more. The next year we went back and the guy remembered us and talked with us and you could tell it was a really personal experience. I enjoyed going on trail rides each year just because of the owner, even though the scenery was pretty. I also liked that the horses knew what they were supposed to do, but they were smart and would let us go faster and followed your commands. In contrast, I went riding on the beach one time, and they took you out in groups of 20-30, making you wait til there were that many people. The guides didn't say anything, and just made sure you turned around when you were supposed to. The horses were like robots, they walked no matter how hard you pushed them, turned around at the point they were supposed to, and hurried as quick as you let them back to the stable. Not a good experience at all and no matter how great it is to ride on the beach, I won't be doing it at that stable again. I have a friend who had a similar experience, but she tested her horse and made a comment to one of the people that her horse was very smart and knew a lot, and the guy told her they were going to get rid of it then and made a comment that they'd shoot it for glue. So there are a couple of contrasting experiences...My advice would be to just explore if you have the time, or ask around with the locals. Scout out the place before you go for a ride, and try to talk to the owner or some of the people who have already ridden there. Go for the smaller places, they will be more personal and willing to share knowledge with you.<br><b>References : </b><br> I don’t know of any places, but I can give you a bit of advice. My family used to go to Oklahoma and stay near lake Texoma every year. One year we decided not to stick to the lake, so we drove around and ended up finding a small stable that offered horseback riding around the lake. We talked to the owner for over an hour and decided to come out the next morning. We went early, while the weather was still cool, and since it was early we were the first ride of the day and the only ones in our group. The owner remembered our names and let us pick out the horses we wanted to ride, and then took us out on the trails, telling us a lot about the area, and incorporating some great cowboy jokes and tall tales that weren’t corny and really made the ride enjoyable other than the great scenery. After the ride the owner talked with us some more. The next year we went back and the guy remembered us and talked with us and you could tell it was a really personal experience. I enjoyed going on trail rides each year just because of the owner, even though the scenery was pretty. I also liked that the horses knew what they were supposed to do, but they were smart and would let us go faster and followed your commands.

In contrast, I went riding on the beach one time, and they took you out in groups of 20-30, making you wait til there were that many people. The guides didn’t say anything, and just made sure you turned around when you were supposed to. The horses were like robots, they walked no matter how hard you pushed them, turned around at the point they were supposed to, and hurried as quick as you let them back to the stable. Not a good experience at all and no matter how great it is to ride on the beach, I won’t be doing it at that stable again. I have a friend who had a similar experience, but she tested her horse and made a comment to one of the people that her horse was very smart and knew a lot, and the guy told her they were going to get rid of it then and made a comment that they’d shoot it for glue.

So there are a couple of contrasting experiences…My advice would be to just explore if you have the time, or ask around with the locals. Scout out the place before you go for a ride, and try to talk to the owner or some of the people who have already ridden there. Go for the smaller places, they will be more personal and willing to share knowledge with you.
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