Red Buffalo Ranch

This was a great experience. Long ride very hot. Next time I will go when it’s not so hot out. Overall we enjoyed ourselves.

Not good for young inexperienced riders. My 11 year old daughter was thrown from the horse and broke her leg. The two young girls working that day barely told my daughter anything about how to ride. This was my daughters first time on a horse. There were two young girls with us ad they had little or no experience also. The horses try to eat the grass when we got into an open area. The young girl leading us said pull the reins up, don’t let them eat. So my daughter did several times. One time the horse pulled the reins out of her hand and the horse spoked and jumped and ran. My daughter fell off the horse and broke her tibia, shin bone. The girl leading us seemed to not care to much and looked at my daughter who was screaming in pain as if she was making it up. We ended up putting my daughter back on a horse and I walked her back to the stable. No apologies that I remember. They have no emergency plan for anything like this. I decided what to do saying we had to go back now, and that she was in real pain. I took her directly to the hospital and she spent the next two days there getting her leg bone aligned and casted. She had to be transferred to DuPont Hospital in Delaware.
The owner called me a few days later after we reported what had happened. And he tried to defend his staff. I told him the full story and then tried to say since I was experienced it was somewhat my fault. I let his staff do their job of explaining to my daughter how to use the reins. I explained to my daughter after she was done. Again how to steer and stop the horse. But these horses are used to lead following. They would barely respond to our inputs. And the reins were to short on my daughters horse. The horse pulled the reins out of her hands when he yanked his head down.
I am taking them to court. My daughter will be in a cast for 6 – 8 weeks plus rehab afterwards. She was in so much pain they put her on morphine for two days.
Most defiantly not a place for inexperience riders. Use your own judgment.
And the horses name was Bolt. We should have know better.

Our experience was definitely a pleasant one. The horses appeared very healthy and well cared for. Our guide, Lauren was very efficient in preparing every horse going on the ride and maintaining order. She did an outstanding job. We also met the owner, Mike who was very pleasant and friendly. My family and I look forward to returning to the ranch and riding.

Evry thing was nice I enjoyed the whole trial ride but one thing was so bad our guide I think she’s new one she didn’t say anything at all and when we asked her to help for one girl she didn’t wanna coming and she keeps asking silly question until she came back to help her I don’t remember her name but she’s a little nice looking blonde girl

The best ride of my life. I was a first timer but I went with my sister and mom and we loved every minute. Awesome horses. Great staff and the owner is hilarious. We had Mckenzie and Monica take us out and my horse ranger was awesome. Owner even let us try some venison chili that he made. Best time!

Just had my first experience at Red Buffalo Ranch. I am very much a beginner rider, and I could have used a bit more instruction, but otherwise it was a great experience! It’s the only horse backing riding establishment I found in our area, but based on research, the pricing seemed fair. Also, the bathroom was very clean which is huge points in my book!

I just took my fiancé there this past weekend on the 21^st. It was kind of short notie that I called ahead to make schedule us a 2 hour ride. They were very flexible and were able to give us a private ride with a guide. We are somewhat experienced riders, and enjoyed all of the trail we went on. My fiancé grew up around horses and her family owned a couple. She hasn’t been riding in many years and so when we got there, the first thing she did was check their facilities to make sue the horses were being taken care of… she is a bit weird about that stuff, but she let me know that she was happy with they way they kept their horses. They all seemed clean and in good spirits as well. I read some reviews that said the horses aren’t taken care of… that must be from competitors because their operation is pretty much out in the open and you can see easily how they handle the horses. All of the guides loved the horses. They were kissing and loving on them. The horses were sweet s anything. I rode Leo, she rode Cleo and the horses were very nice.
After the ride through beautiful Evansburg State Park, we got back to the ranch and I got to meet the owner Mike. He was super nice. I mentioned to him about how along time ago I came with a group and did a sunset ride, then there was a nice bonfire with some hot cocoa and some of the most amazing chilli (that I compare all other chilis to) and he mentioned he still makes his award winning chilli, and he even gave me some. Sooooooo good. He even showed me some of the renovations they are doing there to spruce up the place. This place is awesome, the ride was awesome, the staff was awesome, the horses were in great shape, except Clep was a bit on the heavy side… at east they are fed well.
If you go there and are a decent person open for a good experience… you will have a great time. I am glad I happened to bring a check because they don’t accept credit cards… Seriously, this is a good place. I gain nothing from posting this except my fiancé and I had an amazing time and I hope others do too. I was even thinking about doing a sunset ride and bonfire wedding under the star thing there with friends and family. Such a great experience. Also, we stopped by Merry Mead farms and just had a fantastic day all around. Everything was perfect. Thanks to Red Buffalo Ranch. They squeezed us in for a private ride… they were flexible and easy to work with… great place!

This was one of the worst experiences of my life. First my boyfriend and I walked in to be chastised by an older man (I think the owner) about not printing out our Groupon Voucher. He asked if I was told to print it out and I said I didn’t remember because it was a month or two ago and he said it was really difficult for him to write down the numbers… I offered to help write down the 10 letters and he said no but I should have known to print…
From there I had a bad taste in my mouth but we moved forward. He then told us helmets were not required but he wanted us to wear them and forced us to wear them — I was going to anyway but none of them even fit my boyfriend’s head so he had to be uncomfortable the whole time.
The first part is to be «paired» with a horse. It was totally unorganized and there was no thought to pairing. We finally start the ride and there were 20 people with one guide all the way in the front. I asked to be next to my boyfriend and they separate us so we couldn’t even chat the whole ride. We could not hear a WORD the guide said and she would give warnings that never made it back to us.
We had to «pull over» for cars and didn’t even know how… the horses did not seem very well trained and kept eating. No instructions were given on if we should let them eat so people would stop and let them. One horse literally kept standing on two legs with a little girl on it — SCARY. Finally — the horses got crazy and one started running backwards and flipped the woman off. It was horrific! The guide came over and GETS HER BACK ON THE HORSE!!! I would have liked to end there but couldn’t jump off my horse (being inexperienced).
We finally get back to the ranch and the woman who fell was in so much pain she fell off AGAIN and the horse almost walked on her.
I would NEVER go back here again!!! Worst experience ever!

OMG I never had situation that somebody said to me I’m rude after I offer to pay them same amount money as voucher because I know that grupon takes 50% of the already discounted price. He said that I need to buy a voucher and I said ok no problem (his lose not mine) then I said can you please see the schedule for next month for certain date and he said I can’t tell you nothing buy a voucher! !!! And then I said but sir I don’t want to buy a voucher if I can’t use it when I need and want. He said buy a voucher and call me tomorrow, I asked him is there other person that I can talk to because it seams that we don’t understand each other he said to me: you know what get a fuck out of here don’t even come here I don’t need you. I was shocked shocked shocked … I know I will never ever think about going there. Rude rude rude…

The staff was rude. Not only did we enter an empty waiting area. The staff never greeted us. After about 12 minutes I addressed someone whom I assumed worked there. They had to go find someone to check our reservations only to find out that we missed our tour.

I ride regularly and this was the best trail ride experience i have had in the area. The staff was amazing and the horses well cared for and loved. Went on a trail ride and loved every minute of it. I highly recommend it for any level rider. Great treat for your children. I will be back.

I just want to start by saying the horses were great, the trail was fine, the staff was very nice and (as mike marino informed us repeatedly) paid well.
We signed up for a 2 hour group ride, we had a Living Social coupon, and we showed up on time, but were informed we couldn’t ride with the group because of the coupon. We were allegedly supposed to tell them when we made our reservations that we had a coupon so they could schedule us in a coupon only group. The coupon itself didn’t really say that, it was vague, but it did say in big print «present voucher upon arrival». They were supposed to ask us if we had a voucher when we called. We all goofed up.
But then the owner, Mike Marino, spent 20 minutes condescending to us and explaining basic math about why he schedules all the coupon people together so that he can make more money. Dude, you’re a retired lawyer and DA, we all know you have a pension. Seriously, if it hadn’t been almost a decade since I or my mother rode, or the fact this was my birthday present to her I wouldn’t just told the guy off and left. But after I explained that no we can’t wait 4 hours for the trail ride he wanted us to go on and yes I came here all the way from South Philly, he finally worked something out for us. But honestly, the tone. But what do you expect from a large, aggressive, former lawyer who has a primarily young female staff he spends all day bossing around? The guy needs to read like Margeret Atwood or take a women’s studies class, because he is just totally oblivious to his target audience.
But all of the horses are great, which I guess is what counts.

Owner is rude. Very rude.
Staff are nice.

This fell short of my expectations. I was an avid horseback rider as a child and was happy to bring my 23 year old daughter to experience a ride. I have done other controlled rides and knew that we would not have the same experience I had owning a horse, and was ok with that aspect.
However, no one really explained what we were supposed to do, particularly with regard to staying in line, how to get up on the horse, how to handle the horse, etc. The lack of direction resulted in some chaos — one rider shrieked the entire time as though she thought the horse she was on was going to eat her; my horse kept trying to eat shrubs, and I wasn’t certain whether it was permitted; etc. The people who led the ride were very young and appeared disorganized and unable to lead. If you are going to have a controlled ride, you need to have control.

I took my family to Red Buffalo Ranch yesterday. The staff there was so accommodating of my family. We have taken our kids on rides at other farms, but this is the first time my kids «LOVED» it. We got to go through water, up and down hills, etc.

These people are so rude. Beware if you are thinking of buying a groupon– once they find out you did and are trying to schedule your trip– they’ll tell you they are booked for groupon customers on all the days you want to go– treating you like a second rate customer. What a scam. No thanks! There are tons of other horseback riding places I can go to!

This was my second trail ride there, and this time I took my 15-​year-​old son. He’s typically «bored» yet resistant to trying new things, so I didn’t give him a choice. He loved it and wants to go back. Our guide was Mary, and she did a great job telling us about the horses and the various landscapes we were passing through. She would routinely tell us to stay to the left or right to avoid a groundhog hole or make it easier for the horse to step over a log. Being the last in a line of 5 riders, I had a little trouble hearing some of her points of interest, but her trail instructions were always very clear. I would recommend this to anyone. If you have trouble sitting in a straddle position for a while or have a particularly boney butt, you might consider bike shorts with padding. Just saying. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Rode at Red Buffalo Ranch today. Had a wonderful ride on a perfectly even-​tempered horse. The staff is excellent. My daughter went to summer camp there last year and really enjoyed it.

Beautiful and well kept horses, knowledgeable guides, and on time rides. Had a great time there!

I bought a Livingsocial coupon for $ 35 for a 2-​hour horseback trail ride and went with 3 other friends. When we arrived, we realized that they were way overbooked and understaffed.
I sat on the back of the horse on a 90 degree day for a half hour before we actually moved. There were two staff riders (one in the front, one in the back) and about 20 customers. Most of the other riders had never ridden before — including 2 families with VERY YOUNG CHILDREN (all riding on their own horses) … the youngest girl must have been 5 or 6 years old. At one point one horse got scared by a deer, causing all the children to scream, which caused a near stampede of horses — with no trained riders nearby for help. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
The horses seemed really in poor shape too. They kept eating along the trail as if they had never seen leaves in their lives. One horse was missing an eye. Most horses looked badly groomed and had festering sores/​bites on their bodies. Also, though we carried our own water, there was no water break for the horses.
BOTTOM LINE — I WOULD NOT COME HERE AGAIN AND AVOID IT IF YOU HAVE KIDS.