Muddy Water Equestrian

It’s a nice place in Cincinnati to introduce beginners to horse riding, especially kids. Pros: reasonable, pretty trail in woods. They had a group leader at front and sweep at the back.
Cons: Disengaged trail leader and owner makes off color jokes despite kids being around. Example — The group leader was uninterested in what he was doing and was texting the whole time (!!) The 10 yrs old girl, whose b’day it was, was right behind him, curious and asking questions and instead of encouraging her or speaking to anybody else in group, he was grumpy and didn’t answer anybody. The girl who was the sweep was engaged.
Owner made jokes about prostitutes and drugs when we were signing up for ride in front of 5 kids.

Had an amazing time! The negative reviews on here bother me considering every time I’ve been here the staff and owner are very welcoming and helpful! They are not here too teach us to ride (unless your taking lessons)! Every horse I’ve ever been on there all I had to do was hold on bc they were so gentle!

If you’re going for a trail ride, you might be all right, but definitely wouldn’t recommend paying for lessons. My daughter was left in tears after every single one. The horse’s are not well cared for and the facilities are abysmal. Professionalism is not in their vocabulary. You’re better off looking into lessons in northern KY.

My duaghter wanted to go horseback riding. We went there for the price and experience. If you dont know how to guide a horse speak up. The trail is in the canopy of trees so there are some muddy spots. Dont wear your favorite shoes. The staff was friendly. We will return. We meet a few people who ride there often.
Its like country in the city.

We had a great time. It is definately the best deal out there for horseback I could find. My girlfriend and I have never gone horseback riding. We decided to try this place out (the price was great). The only issue we had was we have never been on a horse. The instructors did not take the time before you get on to explain anything about how to ride, steer, or stop your horse before you get on. You are basically given a horse and they say lets go. We had to ask what to do which was strange. When you ask, they are more than willing to help and explain how to ride. You just have to listen! Its not hard. I felt pretty safe the whole time, I mean as safe as you can be riding on a 1,000lb animal. If your looking for a fun time at a low price, get adventurous and go here. I will def go again in the future. As far as for kids, I would never put a little kid on a big animal like a horse in the first place, use your brain. As far as the atmosphere, its a horse ranch, not a winery so expect what it is… Well worth it, a little scary at first, but a lot of fun.

I would not recommend this place at all. Everything about it is unprofessional and unsafe. The workers are rude and the place is nasty. I like horseback riding but the entire experience was stressful…