Moss Beach Ranch

Oct 2023

Our daughter rides western with her trainer Mimi. She’s been learning not just how to ride western but how to do ground work as well. Mimi nurtures her riders from a young age to learn how to respect the horses, look for their cues, grooming , and maintaining healthy hooves.Furthermore, she’s empowers all kids to saddle and know how to become riders that feel confident pulling horses from the pastures and can do everything between.The ranch has other trainers that do dressage and if that interests you Mimi can help you find the right person to guide you on your horse journey.The Ranch has a creek running through it and lots of trails to ride on. The herds are beautiful...read full review

Sep 2023

Knowledgeable, patient and friendly trainers. Spent a good amount of time getting to know the horses and practice in an enclosed area before heading out on a trail together. Buck is a large horse that followed the other horses. Was a little nervous to ride him, but he's friendly and more well behaved than some of the others.Eight year old rode Echo. Echo is probably the most well behaved horse. Perfect ride for the kid.Would love to come here again one day.

Jul 2023

This is a a review of one of the Summer camps. I appreciated how easy the registration process was, and the convenience of preordering a camp sweatshirt. Our daughter attended last week and she had an ok time. She loved the horses, and she really liked her counselor Laura. The last day of camp was a little performance to demonstrate newly acquired skills. It was very enjoyable and well put together. Enough of a show that I'm glad I went with my gut instinct to invite Grandma too. Based on my daughter's experience, she doesn't want to return. She is a very petite 12 year old, and she said the camp was run by quite a few unkind girls maybe a little older than herself. She said that it was never what they said, but it was how they said it. She is a low maintenance kid, she's been around horses since she was 18 mos old, and not typically a complainer. Select Soccer Coaches, teachers, siblings, everyone agrees that she takes direction well. Obviously, when dealing with very large animals it may be necessary to have a no nonsense approach- just do as I say, and don't ask questions. But she attended another camp last year, with very pleasant supportive, and warm younger staff as well as two adults there to oversee everyone. I wasn't there during these unpleasant interactions at MBR, so I'm trying to write an unbiased review. It is my hope that when young people are put in leadership roles, that it is taken into account that they may lack the maturity to make sure campers feel encouraged and welcome. It can be tricky. In all fairness, I also work with kids and I know that stories can get twisted, stretched, and a wee bit dramatized at times. One thing is still haunting my daughter though. She said they were on a trail ride and saw a very thin horse who had an open leg wound.One of the campers inquired about it, and they were flatly told- that the horse was fine. My child encouraged a fellow camper to ask another question that she had. According the to the two kids in my car, the young staff said that it was their lunch break and not to talk to them during their break. My daughter expressed that she wished the young girls were friendlier and it's why she will not be returning. So in summary, I still recommend it just like any other safe and educational experience for a kid who loves horses. Registration is painlessThe performance was really cute, very enjoyable.