Jamaica Bay Riding Academy

My husband surprised me today with this experience and it was amazing!! I’ve ALWAYS loved horses but had never ridden a real horse on my own. (Other than guided pony rides when I was little lol). Being that this was the first experience for all of us (my husband, my daughters ages 9 & 11 and myself), I honestly was not too nervous. Our guide, Brandon, was very nice and introduced us to the horses and assured us that they already knew what to do. There was also another guide that stayed in the back to watch and make sure that everything went well (I apologize I don’t recall her name but she was also very nice.) The ride was about 45 minutes and was really beautiful. Like other reviewers have said, you start to forget that you’re in NY especially when you get by the water. My younger daughter was nervous at first but was loving it by the end. I’d say it’s well worth the price of $70 a rider (when paying cash) and don’t forget to tip your guide! Will definitely come back again! :)

It's a family owned business. Located between the belt parkway and the Atlantic Ocean 🌊 where the view is breathtaking. The owner Mr. Danza "owner", his wife Joyce "at the office" and his son Fino "tour Guide" were super nice and always smiling and helpful. It was a pleasure riding there and am thinking about starting riding classes. When you take a ride in the federal/National recreation area with acres of rugged coastline and pretty forest trails you end up at some point on the beach when you see the ocean there, you wouldn't even feel that you are in New York or Brooklyn anymore. The ride was for almost 45/50 minutes that went by like a 5 minutes. Two for $110 cash but if you pay by CC, it would cost $130 and you should tip your guide as well. Helmets are free and optional. From their website you can find out that they have lots of activities and tons of occasions. Talking to Fino "our guide" who was riding a very beautiful white Arabian horse, I found out that even in winter and while snowing they still offer rides which was really interesting to me. Definitely going back again and recommending everyone to try it. 👌👍