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We offer Trail Rides for beginners and advanced riders,
guided and unguided. 
 
Riders do not have to follow a set route, you can choose your own way.
 
                       
You may  trot and gallop your horses if you wish, but please
Sun City Stables
Florida

 

be courteous to other  riders around you.
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Especially be mindful of  Beginners who have no "need for speed".
They feel that just  BEING on  horseback is an adventure in itself! . 
 
                    ......you still on???

         Rates are $20 an hour. 

        If you book for two hours, you get a Third Hour Free.

           

       Our all-day rate is $50.

        Our Hours are:  Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.

                                    Saturdays  8:00 a.m. through  6:00 p.m.

                                     Sundays  1:30 p.m. through  5:00 p.m.  

         Please call us before you come out.....

  If you are not an experienced rider,

  or if you have no-one that is experienced enough to be your group leader,

  or if you just want a relaxing ride, we recommend you take a guide. 

                         Guide. Please tip your guide.

                             Guides are volunteers, NOT paid by us.

                                    

   $15 is a fair tip for an hour's worth of guide service....

   tips should be bigger for larger parties and longer rides.

  Paso Fino Rentals  are also available, as well as

Adventure Rides to nearby State and County Parks. 

It costs $30 to rent a Paso for an hour. 

Rent for two hours, and get an hour for free.

 

ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL PASO FINO HORSES....

We have a special soft spot for our Paso Fino horses....

The name means "Fine Gait". They are sure-footed and athletic,

with an incredibly elegant, smooth gait, which enables the rider

to go great distances without getting sore or tired.


The Paso Fino was the mount of the Spanish conquistadors,

and is the oldest true native breed of horse in the Western Hemisphere.

In 1492, Columbus discovered a horseless America.

On his second voyage from Spain, he brought with him a select group

of mares and stallions... the foundation stock for remount stations

of the Conquistadors.

Our Paso Fino Horses today are the selectively bred descendants

of this original group.


As Paso Finos drifted into the hands of Native Americans through the Spaniards,

who came to conquer the Americas, their gait became highly prized.

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe had a favourite horse that gaited,

and was envied by all his warriors.


Modern Paso Fino horses range in weight from 700 to 1100 pounds,

and in size from 13.2 to 15.2 hands.

Modern care and selective breeding have enhanced their beauty,

refinement and well-proportioned conformation.

The Paso Fino is a people-oriented horse that strives to please:

gentle and easily managed, yet spirited and willing.


As their popularity has snowballed over the past decade or so,

these wonderful horses are becoming more available and, fortunately,

more affordable to buy.


Come on by and meet our Pasos, and see why we are hooked

               

Adventure Rides have to be booked in advance, and will take up your entire day.

  The minimum rate depends on the size of your party,

   but will  be at least $75 a person, with a maximum of 6 people per group.

                    

  We do offerDay Camp rates for young people

  who would like to spend the day with us.

  Day camp rate is $40 a day, and includes two rides, morning and afternoon. 

  Children staying for day camp should be mature enough

  to behave in a  responsible manner around horses

  This will be judged on a case by case basis, but is usually 8 years old and up. 

  Sun City Stables reserves the right to call parents to take their child home,

  should their behavior be unacceptable to us.

 

 

  Young people (and older people too!) are able to

  volunteer at Sun City Stables.

  They are able to help out with the horses in return for riding time.

  olunteers will be accepted on a case by case basis...

  if you're interested, just give us a call!

   

 

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