Children on Horseback
To ride outside the arena, children must be mature and large enough to safely control their horse on the trail — we look at the child’s size, coordination, and attitude on horseback
We provide helmets for our young riders at no charge, and we strongly encourage parents to helmet their children.
Riding “double” is extremely dangerous, and is not practiced here.
We do not have hard and fast rules for children by age. We assess the child’s size, coordination and attitude.
- Almost all girls at age 10 are ready to control their 1,000 pound animals.
- About half of boys at age 10 are ready.
- Most, but not all 11 and 12 year old boys are ready.
- If you bring children in this age bracket, who are not ready, we will refund your deposit or ride inside the arena, as you prefer.
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Call 970-224-1222 with questions or to make a reservation.