Folger Stable

Beautiful place to ride and the staff are very nice,

Folgers Stable is a dream. I have ridden and kept horses at many locations in the area and finally found a one stop shop. The management team is amazing. Kristina has a tremendous amount of knowledge about caring for horses. She’s kind, thoughtful, and always available to help. The team is checks on the horses 24 hours a day. The renovated outdoor arena is beautiful and how lucky to be at Wunderlich park with gorgeous trails that go for miles and miles.

I can’t say enough good things about the Folger Stable and the professional way the barn is managed. Horses are well kept, the place is spotless, the management and staff are super knowledgable and friendly. And… It just happens to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth!

Folger Stable is NOT closed. They changed management so the concerns that A.K. describes are no longer applicable. It’s a beautiful boarding facility that’s paradise for a trail rider. Where else can you put your horse through all of his gaits on a trail without cyclists or dogs.

Let me start off by saying that the stable and grounds are beautiful. It’s landscaped very nicely and the stables are top notch (I believe they had a reno in the last 5 – 7 years). As for taking lessons here… not impressed. I am an adult. I formerly rode as a child & teen. Back when I rode, I was doing so at a small stable, nothing fancy, nothing state-​of-​the-​art or new. But my riding experience back then was WAY better. I think this place may have been a good fit for young kids who wanted to take lessons or for anyone wanting a trail ride. However, for a serious lesson on English saddle, I found this place lacking. My instructor did not seem very qualified. She was nice, but I got the feeling that she was used to teaching little kids. Also, I was expecting to a ride a horse. Not a pony. And not an old, retired dressage pony with dressage-​habits. I rode three different ponies while I was taking lessons. Not one horse. (I learned on Morgans, Appaloosas and Thoroughbreds etc. as a kid).
The ring I was being taught in had jumping apparatus strewn throughout the middle of it. which I felt was unsafe and irresponsible. Also, during the times I rode it was quite hot outside and the rings do not have any shade for horse or rider. The poor pony I was on (which was not a youngster) was sweating to death. and the sun was melting my face so much that my sunglasses kept slipping down my nose. (As far as I could tell there was not one covered/​shaded or temp controlled ring). I was a pretty good rider as a teen and I was surprised at what a hard time I was having ‘getting back into the saddle’. At one point, when I just could not keep the pony from going into the center of the ring repeatedly, my instructor told me she’d show me how it’s done. But when she got on him, he did the same thing to her and she had to whack him several times with the crop to get him to even budge a little towards the fence.
I don’t know. I felt that as a person getting back into riding after some years away, it would’ve been best to put me on a horse that likes to be ridden maybe? .Is good for lessons? I rode thoroughbreds as a kid and my instructor in my youth was amazing. Very knowledgeable, qualified with decades of experience. My instructor at Folgers was young and nice but did not seem very skilled at riding or instructing adult riders.
In addition to that, they messed up my appointment every time I went there. Whoever made the appointments didn’t seem capable managing a simple schedule of clients. I had to move appts at last minute, wait for instructor who was late and unaware I was coming. And there seemed to be little interest from the instructor on building a client relationship. She acknowledged to me that the office had issues booking appts, and said she would call me herself to confirm and let me know when time slots opened up. Never received one call from her. Also, the only restroom on site for paying riders is a port-​a-​potty without a sink. There is a proper restroom next to the office in the stable area but they won’t let people who ride there use it (?).
I’m honestly not surprised that they are no longer open for lessons/​lost funding. They just weren’t organized enough. It looked like a beautiful place to keep (board) your horse, and probably quite scenic for trail rides but for serious lessons, I was ready to go elsewhere even before I heard they were shutting down the lessons.

I rarely write reviews, but our experience here was so superb.
Children went to the day camp and LOVED it.
I tried to determine what exactly they loved, and the just said everything: the horses, the instructors, the helpers, the riding, the grooming, the learning about horses, the craft activities, the location, the trail ride, the learning about Folger stables and Folger family.

Gorgeous restoration of this beautiful building. A local gem. I love the ambiance with the horses and did do a short trail ride (not out of Folger Stable), but accross the way in Wunderlich Park.

Ever since I got the Horse Addiction Syndrome, I’m trying to get trail rides from every barn in the bay area.
The trail ride was actually not offered by Folger Stable but all the staff members here were helpful to me.
They have the best trails. It’s just like the English country side with a lot of shades.

My daughter and her 3^rd grade class had a field trip here. It is located inside Wunderlich Park. This place is beautiful! There were alot of riders going around saying «Hi» to the kids as they rode by. The museum and history of this place was outstanding. Never knew that Folgers coffee started in the Bay Area. The docent gave a great tour and the kids were able to make their own leather bookmarker, press apples for apple juice, make a stone wall (which they eventually tore down) and clean a saddle for the horses.

Beautiful facilities! My son has been riding there for a year and loves it.

Dan Byrum, Manager of the historic Folgers Barn, offers a great variety of equestrian programs. Trail riding in beautiful Wunderlich park, Spring & Summer Horse Camps, Dressage Clinics, and all open to the public. Also, public boarding is available. Come and see what is new with Wunderlich County Park Stables… lots of fun for all!