Riding the Winter Trails

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. ~Winston Churchill

Just recently, the southern Minneapolis metro area lost one of our local horse ranches. It will be sorely missed by visitors to our beautiful southern Minnesota landscape.

Unfortunately, hourly horseback riding and guided trail rides are becoming more difficult to find!

River Valley Horse Ranch is one of the few places left in Minnesota, that offers hourly horseback riding, trail rides, horseback riding events and pasture horse boarding.

While searching for horseback riding stables and horse rentals throughout the state, we came across a few links that might be helpful for you in your travels.

• Magic Yellow Pages
• Horse Rentals
• Already have a horse? Minnesota DNR Horse Trails
• Horseback Riding In Minnesota

We hope as the New Year approaches you find the time to get back up on the saddle again! River Valley Horse Ranch is open weekends…10am-dusk….every weekend through April 2010.

Contact us to learn more….Reservation Line 952-361-3361

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU!

Best Horse Links On the Web

The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~ Proverb

What a blessing to wake up everyday surrounded by horses and the beauty of the Minnesota River Valley. It’s an unbelievable feeling!  Now mind you…that’s only during the moments when we get to look up, from the thousands of chores that there are to do, to keep a horse ranch running.

The beauty of it is…you never tire of it.

Hard but joyful work!

Our passion is to share our love of horses with you…whether it’s taking time to stop by to experience the Minnesota River Valley on horseback, to reserving our ranch for special events, the trail riding blog or our Facebook Group. We invite you to share your horse stories and horse photos with us and hope you’ll join in the conversation about these amazing animals and the wonderful times we get to spend with them.

In riding a horse we borrow freedom.  ~Helen Thomson

Here are a few of our favorite horse links for you to enjoy…

"Don't squat with yer spurs on"

PBS – Introduction Nature

About Horses and Ponies

All About Horses

Horse Fun

Horses on Wikipedia

Cool Images Of Horses

Horse Quotes

AnimalForum

The Horse Site

HorseLand

HorseWeb: Horse directory: Breeds of Horses

Horse Quotes

Best Horse Photos

Horse Stories

Until next time!

Saddle Up!

In riding a horse we borrow freedom. ~Helen Thomson

If you haven’t been up in the saddle for awhile, fall is the perfect time to ride the trails. River Valley Ranch is located in the heart of the Minnesota River Valley.

In the coming days, we’ll share the goings on at our horse ranch and the folks that share our passion for horses, horseback riding, trail rides and the spirit of the sport of horseback riding.

Happy Trails!