Heather, the person who wrote this negative review, must have done so without regard to a long standing personable and successful business, only to show her disdain regarding an accident her sister-in-law endured while riding a horse. It's very unfortunate that this accident happened at the very end of their ride, a stone's throw from the facility. They all said what fun the ride was and complimented the wrangler for his good job. The state of Colorado requires everyone to sign a waiver relieving the owner of the horses of any fault since they have no control of the horses while in their care. This is required for any type of such activity, i.e. rafting, rock climbing, etc. Due to the lack of knowledge of horses by most people, the wrangler gives instructions prior to leaving on the ride, which includes pulling back on the reins. The other family members on the ride shared that her horse was eating grass and when Jocelyn pulled on the reins to stop her, she pulled too hard making the horse rear up causing her to fall. We are very sorry that she was injured, but in our 24 years of horseback riding on the same trail, this is only the 2nd incident we've had at our facility. I'm sure that Heather is very sympathetic to her injuries, as were our staff, but it is wrong for a person to falsify the facts and exaggerate about everything out of anger, which Heather did repeatedly. I called 911 immediately and then I personally called the injured person the next morning to see how she was and to show our concern. Our wrangler also called a couple of days later to find out how she was. The terrain in and around the Gunnison area is totally different than Georgia's. We have natural sage (with no thorns) which she referred to as "thorny shrubs". Our herd consists of many Mustangs who run wild with no shoes and our horses receive a Mustang trim which protects the pads of their feet. We most certainly DO NOT mistreat our horses as they have been a part of our livelihood for a very long time. We do culture camps with kids and ride many first timers all through the summer. I do not know what she referred to as trash around the buildings-just another exaggeration. I shouldn't have to explain any more as this was through no fault of ours. I'm sure people will see through her review as others already have and written good reviews.

We have owned this beautiful property overlooking the lake for 25 years very successfully, having been doing horseback rides for 23 years with no problems to either our visitors or our horses. This person was here approx. 15 mins. and made an unfair assessment. Evidently he doesn't know anything about western horse ranches who all use barb wire in their fencing for various reasons. Yes, we had one mare who was showing some hip as she had a filly in April at age 23, almost unheard of. The filly took a lot of nourishment from her, but the mare eats very well. She was our 2nd horse and we love her, so will keep her until she expires. Horses bite each other, therefore, the untreated wounds he must have been referring to. This is definitely not a Kentucky Bluegrass horse racing facility as he may be accustomed to. Everyone loves our horses and have been told that our ride is the very best in the entire area and we have so much repeat business every year. I don't know why someone would take the time to make such a false review and try to ruin someone's good standing business.