1 Hour Horseback Ride
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Ride across a private, working cattle ranch tucked into Glenwood Canyon, just a short drive from Glenwood Springs, Vail, and Beaver Creek. This is authentic Colorado ranch country—wide-open landscapes, peaceful trails, and a naturally unhurried pace, not a staged experience. Follow routes that wind through open pastures, shaded forest, and elevated ridgelines with sweeping canyon views. With limited groups and plenty of room to roam, the atmosphere feels quiet, personal, and connected to the land. Designed to be easygoing and accessible, the ride is well-suited for everyone from first-time riders to seasoned guests.
Inclusions
What's included
- Horseback Riding Helmet
What's not
- Gratuities
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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Ratings come from 39 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Showing reviews written in English.
5First-Timers of Horseback Riding!
Sage was our guide and he was absolutely WONDERFUL! He was patient, funny, and understanding of us seeing that we were novices of horseback riding. We had a great time and wonderful experience!
5Mountaintop experience - giddy up!
We really enjoyed our horseback ride. Sage was a great guide. He was personable, patient and knowledgeable. The views were spectacular. The horses were gentle and well trained. Highly recommend.
5Core Memory Made
We had the most fabulous horseback ride with Sage and Noelle- and this was followed by the Cowboy Cookout. Just perfect! This will be a core memory for our family and I can’t recommend Sage, Noelle, and Bair Ranch enough!!
3Sick horses used for trail ride :(
The trail guides for the horseback riding at Blair Ranch were very customer service focused, which was appreciated. However, many or even most, of the horses were clearly sick, including the ones used for the trail ride.Many horses were coughing. We saw one horse that looked very under-nourished, with its ribs showing. The guides did not seem knowledgeable about the horses, and there was one incident where a young, mostly untrained horse, was put in the paddock with other horses and a potential conflict between the horses erupted. The guides calmed down the horses, but a knowledgeable horse trainer would not have allowed the situation to happen in the first place. Additionally, the trail consisted mainly of dirt roads, rather than horse trails going through meadows and other natural areas, as we have experienced with other horse riding companies.
5Great time!
The 2 hour trail ride was fantastic! Our guide, Landon, did an amazing job helping us along the way and sharing fun stories and history about the ranch and a rea. The views of the ranch and canyon were beautiful. I was also pleased with the reminders and even a call the day before to check if we had questions before our ride. A great time - would definitely recommend 👍👍
5Beautiful experience
This was a wonderful experience- our guide Taylor was very considerate and explained everything. My horse was perfect for me as a 75 year old who hasn’t been on a horse in 55 years.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- From Glenwood Springs - Allow 30 minutes for travel time (Don't try to use your GPS) -Take I-70 EAST towards Denver -EXIT 129 Bair Ranch -Take the private bridge across the river – GATE CODE: 3006 -Follow Arrows to Our Office Use caution crossing the Railroad Tracks. They are active tracks!
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Glenwood Adventure Company
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be at least 7 years old and a minimum of 54" tall.
- Children must be at least 7 years old and a minimum of 54" tall.
How it compares in Glenwood Springs
- Its from-price is 52% above the median of the 11 experiences we list in Glenwood Springs.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 11.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs is a Colorado mountain town where the Roaring Fork meets the Colorado River, built around hot springs and the red-walled Glenwood Canyon.
Glenwood Springs sits at the meeting of the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers, in a valley of red and gold sandstone cliffs on the western side of the Rockies. The Ute people knew the hot mineral springs long before miners and settlers arrived in the 1880s, and the town grew into a spa resort with a Victorian hotel and a grand bathhouse. The broad outdoor pool, fed by springs that emerge hot from the ground, is still the centrepiece.
