Cross Country Trail Ride, near Eminence, MO
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The stalls are horrible! 6' x 8', separated by just boards, where the next horses could kick yours, and the gates are made of 2 x 4's that you slide into position. My horse was out of there in a day. We ended up tying two gates together and both of them to either side of the stall, making getting in to feed, clean the stall or take the horse very difficult. The flies were so bad, no amount of fly spray on the horses or fogger in the stall would knock them down. They were all over the camp site as well, making sitting outside miserable. The trails were rocky, which is to be expected in the mountains, but some of the trails were so rocky as to be unsafe. Don't cross the river unless you plan on getting wet. The women's showers had only one stall with a shower head, the rest had just a pipe hanging down. The main door into the shower house is always left open and one morning when I went inside, there was a 4' black snake in one of the shower stalls! I will never go back there. |
| Reviewed by JeannieJ on 7/22/2016 6:12:13 PM |
Experience: Expert |
Ride Date: 6/28/2016 |
Hometown: Aiken, SC |
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Elk Haven Horse Camp & Black Hills National Forest, near Keystone, SD
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The owner and his wife are very friendly and helpful. Jim made us several racks of ribs for dinner one night that were the best! He also serves breakfast and lunch which is an added bonus, as the nearest town or restaurant is about 30 min. away. It was very nice to be able to park our rig right next to the horse pens and saddle the horses at our trailer. The pens are big enough for two horses, are covered at one end, which is important for the hot afternoon sun, and matted. There is a shower house and laundry - both very adequate. The front porch of the lodge is wonderful to sit on and look at the gorgeous views. Trails are either ride one direction into Custer State Park with the buffalos, or the other direction where you most probably will NOT encounter a buffalo! Either way the trails were great and you could ride all day. |
| Reviewed by JeannieJ on 7/22/2016 6:03:29 PM |
Experience: Expert |
Ride Date: 7/5/2016 |
Hometown: Aiken, SC |
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True West Campground, Stables and Mercantile in BSF, near Jamestown, TN
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The campground is very clean and well maintained. There are nice spots for your horse trailer, plug ins etc. I arrived at 9:30 at night, exhausted after a 9 hour drive and a flat tire in the mountains. The staff welcomed me, escorted my trailer over to the barn, and loaded all of my horse equipment - hay, feed, saddle - into a jeep and drove it right up to my stall and unloaded it all for me. I had the horse settled in her stall, and me in my trailer spot in less than 30 min. It was very nice after a long haul getting there. The trail head into big So. Fork is right off the property and the trails there are great. The cell service is non existent but the owners let you use their land line for emergencies. I had a great experience there and will return. |
| Reviewed by JeannieJ on 7/21/2016 2:22:47 PM |
Experience: Expert |
Ride Date: 9/24/2015 |
Hometown: Aiken, SC |
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