Horseback Riding

[bonny777]

All I want is to find a gentle horse to ride for an hour or two as often as I can afford it and I don't seem to have any luck. I've called a couple of "ranches" that advertise trail rides but they don't call me back. I know there are people out there who have horses who could use a little more income to help take care of them but I can't seem to figure out how to find them. If you have any ideas please let me know. Thank you! Bonny

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There's a lady in Mountain View who is nice and has gentle horses to ride but the road to her stables is very hard on cars. It's called Volcano Paradise Ranch.

[TomK]

Bonny,

This may have been a place you tried already so sorry if it is. I used to go riding some years ago at Dahana Ranch in Waimea (http://www.dahanaranch.com/index.htm). I'd never ridden a horse before then and they offered easy rides for beginners. After a couple of rides I went on one of their longer rides which included ranching their cattle (and lunch!). It was a lot of fun!

This was some time ago so things may have changed, but if not I'd recommend them.

Tom

[Rob Tucker]

Aloha Bonnie,

We have some horses in the Pahoa area and would be happy to discuss it with you.

965-1555

[bonny777]

Thank you, Tom and Rob.