Yoav Erez Review of Rocking Horse Ranch Resort
Low key family resort, RHR feels small and intimat...
Low key family resort, RHR feels small and intimate but still has many activities. I took my nephew from Fri - Sun in March, right after a snow blizzard and most of the outdoor stuff (swimming pool, lake, tennis, volleyball, playgrounds) was closed. By day 3 we were already getting bored and felt like we did it all.
Our favorite activities were the snow tubing and the indoor water slide (surprisingly large). The food was good and if you don t expect too much you ll be pleasantly surprised by the quality and selection. Had delicious BBQ Ribs for dinner the first night, and pretty average lamb chops the second night. Rooms were Large and comfy, the beds are great but the shower heads definitely need to be upgraded and the TV's are kind of small.
The resorts has many horses of course but unfortunately riding them was the least fun activity of the trip. The horses are beautiful and well taken care of, the first day you arrive you can only get on the "Stand by" lines riding, meaning that a spot isn't guaranteed if there are too many people in the resort. Then at 4pm the first day (after all the rides are done for the day) you can register and save yourself a "spot" for your remaining days. You can only have 1 spot per day but because we were there in the winter the stand by lines were usually a sure thing.
When you go to ride, they have 3 different levels. Beginner, Intermediate and Advance. 90% of the guests at the resort (mostly children) go with beginner, however even going on the intermediate and advance feel like a beginner because AT NO POINT do you have any kind of independence with your horse. In this resort you will ALWAYS be following the horse in front of you and doing exactly as the guide is doing. You will only trot when they trot, you will stop when they stop, trying to control the horse is an act in futility because they are so use to doing the same exact thing day after day they ignore you most of the time. Feels a little like you're riding robot horses. And the worst part is that the staff guiding the horses is so paranoid about everyone doing exactly what they say all the time that they project this anxiety to the riders and the horses and make the experience a lot less fun than it could be.
So all in all, it s a fine resort, the horses were no fun and the price is a little high for what they provide. I would only return if the price was 30% lower.
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