River Ranch Texas Horse Park

We scheduled via email with Vanessa, who is very knowledgeable and accommodating with the times available services available, and any questions that we had.Isaiah was our guide. He was very patient and approachable for any questions we had. The trail ride was 50 minutes through a scenic forest near the Trinity River.It is a very relaxing ride with very gentle horses there is a small obstacle course in the middle of the trail that makes it extra fun.Each writer is matched with an equal size horse for safety. You must let them know if anyone is over 200 pounds. I will definitely be back with family.

I'd give 10 stars if I could. We had a great time on our trail ride and the team was super professional and made our time great. When we arrived we signed the consent forms in the office and were walked to the area where we got on the horses. We got a quick safety lesson and then we used their mounting steps to get on the horses. I really appreciated this because I'm very short and I was nervous about being able to get on and off safely. The trail ride was the perfect length. We went at 130pm on a 90 degree day and were comfortable because of all the shade throughout the ride. There are some large fields with no trees though so if it's super hot there will be times when the sun is too much. Our trail guide Isaiah was phenomenal and always warned us when there were low trees or areas to avoid.All in all, highly recommend. At $60/person it was also super affordable.

Great ride in pretty countryside! Good horses and guide. Remarkable facility. I would surely return.

My daughter loved the pony ride. It was the perfect amount of time (30 minutes). The staff were very friendly and informative. We will be back!

Thank God I called ahead coz they only work by appointment and they had no other openings except today between 4-5. Of course I took advantage of it ;)The lady on the phone was amazing. She gave all the info I had to know. We arrived 15 min earlier to sign waivers and stuff, we met our tour guide who apparently rides horses for over 40 yrs and also trains them.I did ride before, but it's fun and pleasure every time! I love these animals, I connect with them fast! The tour was very relaxing, felt like I'm in my natural habitat ;)My horse, Shelby and me were a great team. An hour passed by super fast, of course, it's always like that when you are having a good time. We saw so many other horses, they all looked happy and well maintained, our guide knew all of their names. Cody, Star, One Ton.. Hihi, that's all I remember. I was hoping to gallop, but he said I'll need to train for that, shoooot, I felt ready:)Anyways you really wanna learn (like me) $60/hr or $228 for a package of 4 or $432 for a package of 8.You welcome :)

We took a Lyft to this location, which is around 15 minutes from the Dallas Farmers Market. The ranch is in a huge lot with gated entrances and quite possibly a few dozen horses at least. They offer lessons on certain days and Groupon horseback rides on other days. The email address on their website and on the Groupon voucher bounces back so the only way to connect with someone at the ranch is by phone.*I called on 3/1 at 11:42am ET, got their voicemail box. *I called again on 3/1 at 12:26pm ET, left a voicemail message telling them I had a voucher, needed to schedule a date, etc. No response.*I called again on 3/6 at 4:26pm ET and connected with someone who said she was not the receptionist but jotted my info down and preferred time, informing meshe had me down but would confirm my date/time later this week. No response that whole week.*I called again on 3/10 at 5:49pm ET, left voicemail message following up on confirming the date/time. No response.*I called again on 3/11 at 4:35pm CT, left another voicemail message.*On 3/12 at 5:51pm ET, I received a voicemail informing me that there was no morning availability but that several often times are open. *On 3/13 (day we planned to go), I called at 11:15am, 12:33pm, and 1:17pm CT, no answer.We finally just showed up given that there were, according to the voicemail message on my phone, many spots left.When we arrive there were two people by the desk. We were told by the front desk person, Vanessa, that it was too wet for horseback riding, so we were really disappointed. We said we were from out of town, had a reservation, and had taken a cab here so we couldn't just turn around. At first, they showed us pages and pages of people that they had to call to cancel reservations for. It was curious that there were that many booked less than 24 hours after I got a voicemail message indicating "plenty of availability."The front desk folks were friendly and said they'd check with their guide to see if it's possible to ride. We took a walk around the grounds and returned a little while later and were told we would be able to horseback ride, so we were thrilled and appreciative.The guide was informative and encouraging and the ride itself was relaxing and pleasant for a beginner. It was just my friend, me, and three others in our group. The staff were very accommodating to our needs and luckily we didn't have to toss the Groupon or consider our cab ride a waste. The grounds are truly beautiful and the horses even more so. It was a shame that they were so understaffed and Groupon-overwhelmed!Overall, the experience as very positive and I recommend this horse park. Just make sure you keep calling to book a reservation, and there is the risk of cancellation if it's too wet out for the horses.

It's 2018 and I'm still thinking of Valentine's Day 2016 specifically because of this park. Texas Horse Park or River Ranch at Texas House Park (if your searching it on Groupon. They have awesome rates/deals from time to time) gave me the date of my life. Upon arrival they'll greet you and the rest of the group with a small briefing. We went on Valentine's Day so we were also handed roses. They'll assign you a horse based on your size and give you notes on how to control your new pal. You'll go for a trail ride. The ride lasted for about 45 minutes. My horse's name was Pepper and I'm proud to say she was the biggest horse there. :) The trail is through trees and open land so you quickly forget that you're in the city. They have staff riding horses in the front, rear, and middle of the guests in case you need assistance. If you're not used to riding horses you may feel discomfort in your thighs afterwards but nothing unbearable. The horses are sweet and this is a perfect date night. Fun and different. Yee-haw ! ‍‍

My nephew came to visit for a week and I found a Groupon online for an hour horse back ride. We had soo much fun. He said of all the things we did that week that this was his favorite. I highly recommend to anyone looking for something fun to do. Our guide was amazing and the people at the front desk were very helpful.Tip. Bring cash so you can tip your guide. You will definitely want to.

Love this place!Aside from the fact that it's conveniently located just minutes from downtown Dallas off I-45 in Southern Dallas, this horse park allows me to flex my cowgirl skills only minutes from home.River Ranch @ Texas Horse Park offers affordable riding lessons, trail rides and for the kiddos, birthday packages featuring pony rides and a bounce house are available. There is also a gorgeous facility onsite available for event rental.I would suggest heading out on a 3rd Thursday (free horse and pony rides) especially if you have little ones that you need to tire out!

I booked a trail ride for myself and my dads girlfriend, and we both had a great time! All of the staff were amazing and the property is beautiful! We went with a group of 7 riders and two tour guides. All of the horses were very well behaved and made the ride very enjoyable! The trail had some areas with lots of trees for shade, and some open fields, and there were even some fun small obstacles in one of the fields. We were riding Pretty and Starbuck, both great horses! We would absolutely return to river ranch for another trail ride.