We offer horseback riding all year round on horse trails in the Cascade foothills
Buckthorn Stables is honored to share the majestic horse with our customers. Horses are prey animals and have incredible sensing abilities. As such, they can sense and feel where people and nature is at emotionally, energetically as well as our intention. You will be spending several hours with your new equine friend and we encourage you to be open, relaxed, unexpecting and ready for an insightful experience with your new friend.
For those joining us for the first ride of the day, you'll have the option of meeting us at the ranch and following us out to the trailhead. This is your opportunity to meet the horses that we've chosen for the day and get to know
them. You'll have the opportunity to connect with your horse and they may even chose you! For our later rides, we'll be contacting you to let you know which trailhead to meet us at. We choose the trail daily depending on the group
dynamics, trail conditions and expected weather. Ensure you have a good contact number in our database. We will make every attempt to contact you, but if we cannot....so sorry, we can't hold back the ride for too long.
Ensure you allow an additional 30 -40 minutes to the time of your ride. This is allocated for covering the instructional briefing and getting everyone fitted for their saddle and horse. Additionally, we are on horse time once we are on
the trail and cannot predict when extra time may be needed to deal with a situation. We appreciate everyone's flexibility and understanding should we be a few minutes late for your ride.
Also, we are limiting the group size to 6 people per ride. If you have a group larger than 6, please contact us as we do have additional horses...we just like to rotate them for much needed breaks.
We look forward to sharing the experience with you!!!!!!
1 Hour Escape - $60
Our 1 hour horseback rides are perfect for beginners and children as it requires no technical riding skills and is usually on fairly flat terrain.
2 Hour Escape - $75
The 2 hour horseback ride is appropriate for adults and children 10 years and older. Younger children should
be comfortable around horses and should have some riding experience. During this trail ride, the terrain will be varied and the riders may need to direct the horses through water or mud.
3 Hour Escape - $90
This trail ride is for adventurous or experienced riders. This ride is a bit longer than the rest and we usually pick up the pace when it's safe to do so.....so make sure you're comfortable with going faster than a walk otherwise you should sit this one out.
Full Day Mountaintop Escape - $195
Your horseback trek will take you up a mountainside with incredible views to a vista point view of the area. Once we arrive, we'll start making our campfire or our cowboy/cowgirl cookout while you enjoy the panoramic views. After lunch, we'll start our descent down the mountain. This ride is approximately 5-6 hours and will be mostly walking since we'll be carrying a good sized pack on the horses.
Overnight Camping Escape - starting at $295
Minimum of 4 people and advance scheduling is required. You'll need to bring your own camping gear and we'll provide everything else. We do have some camping gear that can be rented but not for a large group.
For those joining us for the first ride of the day, you'll have the option of meeting us at the ranch and following us out to the trailhead. This is your opportunity to meet the horses that we've chosen for the day and get to know
them. You'll have the opportunity to connect with your horse and they may even chose you! For our later rides, we'll be contacting you to let you know which trailhead to meet us at. We choose the trail daily depending on the group
dynamics, trail conditions and expected weather. Ensure you have a good contact number in our database. We will make every attempt to contact you, but if we cannot....so sorry, we can't hold back the ride for too long.
Ensure you allow an additional 30 -40 minutes to the time of your ride. This is allocated for covering the instructional briefing and getting everyone fitted for their saddle and horse. Additionally, we are on horse time once we are on
the trail and cannot predict when extra time may be needed to deal with a situation. We appreciate everyone's flexibility and understanding should we be a few minutes late for your ride.
Also, we are limiting the group size to 6 people per ride. If you have a group larger than 6, please contact us as we do have additional horses...we just like to rotate them for much needed breaks.
We look forward to sharing the experience with you!!!!!!
1 Hour Escape - $60
Our 1 hour horseback rides are perfect for beginners and children as it requires no technical riding skills and is usually on fairly flat terrain.
2 Hour Escape - $75
The 2 hour horseback ride is appropriate for adults and children 10 years and older. Younger children should
be comfortable around horses and should have some riding experience. During this trail ride, the terrain will be varied and the riders may need to direct the horses through water or mud.
3 Hour Escape - $90
This trail ride is for adventurous or experienced riders. This ride is a bit longer than the rest and we usually pick up the pace when it's safe to do so.....so make sure you're comfortable with going faster than a walk otherwise you should sit this one out.
Full Day Mountaintop Escape - $195
Your horseback trek will take you up a mountainside with incredible views to a vista point view of the area. Once we arrive, we'll start making our campfire or our cowboy/cowgirl cookout while you enjoy the panoramic views. After lunch, we'll start our descent down the mountain. This ride is approximately 5-6 hours and will be mostly walking since we'll be carrying a good sized pack on the horses.
Overnight Camping Escape - starting at $295
Minimum of 4 people and advance scheduling is required. You'll need to bring your own camping gear and we'll provide everything else. We do have some camping gear that can be rented but not for a large group.