Average Ratings of Hidden Trails Tours
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USA - White Stallion Ranch GRAZ03


Average ratings from 15 tour feedbacks (see details below)

1 2 3 4 5
Horses:
(5) Excellent
(4) Very Good
(3) Good
(2) Satisfactory
(1) Not Satisfactory
Saddle/Tack:
Accommodations:
Meals:
Host/Guide:
other Riders:

Enjoyed the most: The fast rides and the all day rides. Perfect vaccation for the whole family.

Bothered you: Nothing!

Enjoyed the most: The faster rides!

Bothered you: The food was not very adventurous there.

Comments: The rides were too short for me and not the most challenging, but the wranglers were all very good and I did enjoy all the rideing anyways. I would recommend the ranch to anyone who had never been on a ranch holiday as there was loads to do at the ranch and the surrounding area!  I was looking for a resort ranch and it filled my expectations!

Enjoyed the most
Everything ! The bed was soft and good. The room was nice with the equipment we needed.The patios outside the rooms where we could lick some sun and the total impression from the wranglers and the rest of the staff.Good food and good atmosphere.

Bothered you
Some more challenges instead of riding out maybe, included or optional.

Comments
We were 4 peoples and all of us where very satisfied. We have been travelled a lot around riding, both in Norway and other contries and Helene has even been in USA earlier. In spite of this, White Stallion is the best place we have been ever.

Enjoyed the most: Exploring a different area.

Bothered by: Nothing

Enjoyed the most: Everything!! Great family atmosphere.  Everyone was very friendly and service was excellent.  The whole resort is very well run and the food, accommodations and horses were all excellent.

Bothered you: The Heat. This week was 102 degrees in the shade. But we were able to ride early in the morning or late afternoon/evening so there was plenty of riding time. And lots of time in between for resting by the pool..

Comments: Have been using Hidden Trails over the last 6 years.

Enjoyed the most: 
Other than the pool (a great relief, see below re heat!), the opportunity to take lessons and do some different things - for example, took a barrel racing lesson (normally ride English, so...)]

Bothered by: No issues (other than the heat, which was expected given the location and time of year).

Enjoyed the most
The accomodations including spa, sauna, swimming pool etc and the meals were very nice and tasty. All the people that work there and the wranglers where exceptional by their smiles and always at us to satisfy our needs.

Bothered you
The horses where not very comfortable (in french we said; tappe cul) but smart and secure. However because we where advanced intermediate, most of the rides where a bit boring, specially the slow rides. But the landscape was amazing with lots of cactus!

 Envoiyez-moi le document en francais.
Tres beau Ranch je me suis senti chez moi. La seule désagrément il a fait froid.

Enjoyed the most
the accomodations and meals were great. Horses are exceptional.

Bothered you
no other single quests; everyone was in groups or families

Comments
I will plan on 2 trips next year.

This was a gorgeous resort, but not for me.  I prefer smaller groups and a combo pack trip or working ranch.

Enjoyed:
The riding was the best I've experienced on a riding vacation. Guides lead rides based on riders' abilities and interests. We had plenty of long canters across the desert, and saw breath-taking scenery.

Bothered:
Guests return year after year, and develop friendships with others who visit during the same week. This is wonderful for them, but it made us and some other first-time visitors feel like we walked in on the wrong high school reunion. Thankfully, we met another couple who we rode with, had dinner with, and socialized with. The majority of repeat guests were nice, but there were enough who obviously resented new faces during 'their' vacation week.

Other Comments:
We had a delightful time and look forward to our next riding vacation.
Enjoyed:
Lot of things:
- Tasteful comfortable lodging.
- Varied lunch and dinner meals
- Great plantation around houses.
- Free internet access; billiard and table tennis opportunities;
- Varied enjoyable evening entertainment.
- Friendly ranch crew being keen to satisfy guests.
- Diversified riding program including special events.
  
Bothered:
Standard rooms have no table outside.
Non-riders have to pay full price and get no discount on charge.
Buffet breakfast would be preferred.

Other Comments:
We really enjoyed our stay at the White Stallion Ranch. It was a great experience.
Our gratitude and compliments to the ranch crew!
NameHorsesSaddle & TackAccommodationsMealsYour Host/GuideOther RidersDate
Karin Elsea 7/29/2021

Enjoyed the most:

The many horseback riding activities. I rode every day, signing up for all day rides (though I wish more than one all day ride had been offered during my stay), half-day rides, 2 hour fast rides, as well as 2 breakfast rides followed by a 2 hour fast ride.It was lovely being paired with the same horse (my horse-s name was Rustler) during my stay as we both were able to get to know each other. Rustler was ever so sweet and adventurous and, of course, he was the most handsome horse of all the 180 horses living on the ranch.

Bothered by:

Nothing at all. I can only highly recommend the White Stallion Ranch.

Comments:

The week I spent at the White Stallion Ranch was absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed all the amenities, my cabin, the ranch, the setting within Saguaro National park, the daily horseback riding activities, the horses, the wranglers, as well as the other activities for which I signed up on Sunday, as the horses do not work on Sunday. 

Breakfast was a la carte, though dinner was served buffet styles as was lunch though I was mostly  on half-day or all day horseback riding outing so the lunches were picnic style. Ever so nice, was being able to relax in the swimming pool before dinner. 

Mingling with the guests was lovely, and I particularly enjoyed happy hour (served from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm every evening).

Bruce Milliken 3/11/2019

Enjoyed the most

Extremely hard to say, since every quality that we care about for a riding vacation was first-class: horses, guides, accommodations, meals, and other guests. If we had to choose one thing it would be the focus on customer service: the guides asked if we enjoyed ourselves, the housekeeping staff asked if there was anything we needed, the food servers made sure we liked what we ordered, and the busboys asked if we enjoyed our meals.

Bothered you

Nothing

Doug Marlatt 3/11/2016

Enjoyed the most

The people, the horses, the meals, the planning, the care, the accommodations, the service, simply everything.

Bothered you

Absolutely nothing.

Robert Graham Sands 8/19/2015
Willi Martin 4/10/2013
Patricia Hollingshead 1/29/2013
Nancy Trevisanutto 8/25/2011
Lucie Geoffrion 2/19/2011
Nicole Riopel 2/19/2011
Susan Kennedy 7/6/2010
Carol Barry 7/6/2010
Donna Truesdell 6/13/2010
Sissel K Odegaard 4/16/2010
Iain Dark 2/11/2008
Mikael Gisslen 11/10/2003


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