White Stallion Ranch

Our family visited White Stallion Ranch during the 2024/2025 holidays. We are experienced horse riders (owning our own horses) and have traveled to many guest ranches throughout the US. We were really looking forward to this trip, but unfortunately White Stallion did not deliver on the most important factor for any dude ranch vacation - its horse program. Before I get into the "not so good", let me share all the things that were great. The food is really outstanding. 3 meals a day, buffet for all meals, with "made to order" breakfast upon request. Their desserts and cookies were to die for. The staff is exceptional. Front desk, back of the house, owners and everyone in between are friendly and professional. I want to call out Liza for her special attention during our stay. There are tons of activities to choose from, other than horse riding. .22 and larger caliber shooting, hiking, e-bikes (you MUST offer more slots for this), craft sessions, a petting zoo (huge), basketball/tennis court, a full honor bar (the prickly pear margaritas are excellent), a game room equipped with pool table, air hockey, ping pong, rodeo and more. Nightly entertainment was some of the best we enjoyed at any dude ranch vacation, including a roping show (amazing!), live music, critter show (very informative), casino night and line dancing. There is never a dull moment at White Stallion... Unfortunately, the horse program needs a lot of work. During our stay (10 nights), 6 people were thrown from horses with injury. My horse spooked (literally 100' from the stable) and rolled me off on the first (slow) ride of our vacation. Unfortunately, that was largely the end of my horse riding for the trip and really any other activities for that matter. I will say that the staff was very attentive, offered first aid, and even drove me to the hospital on 12/25 when I realized this wasn't minor injury (ended up being a fracture). They also provided a sizable refund for my portion of the trip, which was really kind and unexpected. The issues with the horse riding program are as follows: 1. One wrangler to 12 or more riders - this is not a safe practice. 2. Inexperienced horse riders loping and doing advanced riding like cattle sorting. 3. Some experienced wranglers, but many volunteer wranglers who were pretty green and even the most experienced wrangler can't handle 12+ riders on his/her own. 4. Spooky horses - as I mentioned, 6 accidents in 10 days (that I know of). Some due to spooky horses, but several due to inexperienced riders on fast rides, hanging on for dear life. 5. No horse orientation or intro session - first day, you get on your horse and go. The ranch does require a "lope test" before it allows riders on fast rides, however I watched one of the tests, and after 3 attempts, the wrangler just let several riders go, even though they had no horse control whatsoever. This presents a dangerous situation for even experienced riders, because it only tak

Séjour de 10 jours extraordinaire. tout a été parfait et valait les 8 heures de décalage horaire depuis la France. Logement , propreté ,repas et bien sûr chevaux parfaits. Personnel du ranch à l'écoute et rendant service. Bref à recommander sans problème

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