Moss Beach Ranch

All the positive reviews are well deserved! I came here for a lesson + trail ride, and Kim made sure everyone feels safe and comfortable. It was my boyfriend’s first time being on a horse, and it’s so helpful that Kim does a lesson before you go on the actual trail. Would 10000/10 recommend to anyone who wants to ride!!

This is, by far, the best guided trail ride I have ever done. Kim's tours are intentionally designed for small groups and families. The pre-ride assessment is very helpful for the inexperienced rider and to ensure rider and horse are a good fit. The level of attention to each rider's safety can't be found on any other large string rides.

I was raised with horses, have trained colts extensively and have shown semi-professionally. As well, I have spent thousands of hours trail riding and herding livestock on horseback. I have since become much less involved with horses but I thoroughly enjoy group rides while on vacations. I am qualified to say that Kim knows what she's doing and that you will be in very good hands under her direction.

As an added bonus, the views from the trail were well worth it.

I highly recommend contacting her for your next trail ride experience, no matter your level.

I love Moss Beach Ranch!!! Dru Nagle is a wonderful trainer and takes amazing care of my horse Puzzle and me. Her expertise with horses is so far above other people I have had training him and she has made Puzzle so calm and he trusts her completely. I adore that Dru uses him in lessons for her students. Puzzle is like a dog now and I cannot praise Dru Nagle enough. If you are looking for lessons for you or your child, contact Dru!!!!!

I started taking lessons at Moss Beach Ranch several months ago after a year-long hiatus from riding. Though I was a little out of practice, I was quickly able to get comfortable in the saddle again thanks to Ulrike, and was even able to participate in the ranch's show this spring (something I hadn't done in ages). My instructor was very professional, passionate, and great at re-introducing me to showing, and the ranch was really good about matching me up with a horse when I expressed interest in leasing.

I love this place. My daughter takes lessons a few times a year with Ulrike Ruppelt and has learned so much. Her horse back riding skills have improved and she is confident on a horse. I highly recommend this teacher. She is very flexible, calm and very detailed. The horses are very well trained. I think everyone should try at least one lesson in life to see if they like horse back riding. As a parent, I enjoy being at the ranch just watching the horses and the students learning their new skills.