Bella Peregrina Ranch - Pony Party Rides & Guided Trail Rides

Thank you for many awesome rides! I am looking forward to leasing a horse to be able to ride every weekend.

Bella Peregrina came to our house for our daughter's birthday. Eric the handler and Diamond the horse were incredible. The communication was great, both Eric and Diamond were so kind, and they were both wonderful with small kids. The children had the very best time. I definitely reccomend Bella Peregrina. Thank you Eric and Diamond:

An unforgettable horseback riding experience. I first heard about this place on Groupon, where I stumbled upon a couples promotion for a 30 minute instruction, followed by a 30 minute ride. Skye - the owner- was super friendly in both responding and booking (and even helped us to avoid the same day booking fee). Marcus - the person in charge on site - was a self-proclaimed character.

The day of the ride: we arrived in Pflugerville, to the bmx arena. Bella Peregrina is located in a nondescript horse trailer on the field next to the arena (kinda easy to miss it at first). Plenty of parking in the arena. You can't miss the horses hitched to the trailer though. I'm happy to report that they are well maintained, happy, non-smelly horses.

Some (especially Prince) were even kinda sassy. All the staff were very welcoming and direct in their communication with us. They initiated the class, paired us with our horses, then helped us mount them. True to their word, we got a thirty minute safety/intro class, then a thirty minute ride into a trail. We even got our pictures taken! My only qualms with this otherwise awesome experience were that the class did not start on time (maybe twenty minutes late), and that the class was conducted in a standup, informal fashion under the blazing Texas sun. Would've been nice to have had some more structure to the class. Hope to come back real soon!

A very knowledgeable group with excellent horse skills. They are patient and understanding. They don't rush you or scare you. Best place to ride

Sky and Marcus We're very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. My husband and I went riding for the first time And they made this experience so pleasant my husband and I are going to go back and volunteer next Saturday.

It was my girlfriend's birthday and she did horseback riding regularly when she was little, so I decided to book an hour trail ride session in the Pflugerville location. Skye was very friendly when discussing prices over email. The Pflugerville location is what I would describe as a satellite location; the horse trailer was in a field next to a public park.

That made me wonder if it would be a real 'trail' ride, or just walking around in a field. Luckily there was indeed a nice trail. Marcus is my guy. I was extremely (irrationally) nervous about my first time riding, just because I'm always high anxiety, but Marcus helped me ease into it and I ended up having a very enjoyable experience. My girlfriend absolutely loved it and was the highlight of our trip. Thanks Marcus and ranch owner, Skye, for providing such a great time!

My girlfriend and I had a great time and experience! The instructor was very nice and talked us through everything to make sure we were comfortable and without fear before mounting the horses. 10/10.

We had an awesome time! We took my daughter for her 8th birthday as it was her favorite activity. Marcus did a great job giving us a personalized treatment. He's very knowledgeable and cares about the clients and make sure to try to exceed everyone individual and group expectations. Horses show they take good care of then. When we got there, Marcus gave us an introduction and basic facts about horses and also did some questions to everyone to give a more personalized service. The whole experience was beyond our expectations, and we look forward to go back again.

My friends and I tried this ranch for 1st time horseback riding session in US, it was great. One would need to reserve at least 3days before their visit. We were welcomed by Marcus who's really an interesting person that thas strong intuition on what to talk to you. We really enjoyed it. The only thing would be don't forget to bring your own water because they don't sell water there.

Trustworthy, safe, accommodating, and reliable. I have done business with Bella Peregrina Ranch for almost 10 years and they have yet to fall short of my needs, and in fact, they go above and beyond without price gouging. They are true equine professionals and horsemen with a wealth of experience with all classes of people and horses. On a personal note, I feel lucky to have formed such genuine friendships through my company's long term use of Bella Peregrina Ranch's services and continue to rely on Skye's equine experience in both my professional and personal life.

Bella Peregrina Ranch is the best place to ride horses! Our 8 year old daughter has been riding here (Pflugerville location) weekly for 6 months now and she comes home happier than ever every week! Marcus is so good with kids and is always so patient and willing to teach her, taking the time to explain things in detail. He allows her to form her own goals and helps her achieve them. Skye is easy to communicate with and always responds to my emails quickly. They've been really flexible and the rates are affordable, unlike many other places.

She also gets a ton of time actually riding the horse and has gotten to experience many different riding opportunities, which she never got to do at other places either. We have been so happy with Bella Peregrina Ranch and will continue to send our daughter here!

They came over 100 miles for my daughters birthday. She and everyone one here absolutely loved it. A very unique and fun experience. We had one "unicorn" and one horse with 2 helpers. All 4 of them were amazing. I have been recommending them left and right and will try to make it down for my daughter to do trail rides in the near future.

The owner of the business is completely delusional and likes to copy and pasty her responses when replying to negative reviews. Please don't waste your money on this business. Update to the update: they have now banned me from ever going again. Which was completely unnecessary as I have already stated I will never go again. They like to attack customer reviews rather then take a look at what's going on and put effort into FIXING issue Third update because the owner loves confrontation: Whoever you are, go to a customer service class.

I did not say you were "attacking" me and that wasn't my *honeymoon*. Instead of looking inside your business for flaws, you ARGUE with customers. I've been in customer service for over 14 years and never have I ever even thought of speaking to someone who PAID for services the way you continue to do. I'll continue to post my review and tell everyone who will hear me out what a trashy establishment you run with your trashy management techniques.

Unprofessional and extremely rude. Followed instructions on booking 24 hours in advance, called Skye to get more information on the booking and make sure she received the email booking information. When speaking with Skye over the phone, she was belligerent and may have never heard about customer service. Stay away from this place! Also to have a business owner attack a customer in the other reviews so aggressively speaks for itself. Skye when you start receiving so many negative reviews, maybe the problem isn't your customers.

We had a great time taking horseback riding lessons here! Skye was so prompt during the whole process- from booking the appointment to helping me when I was lost. : Marcus was AWESOME! He's quirky and fun and is so knowledgeable about horses. He made sure we were safe and having fun the whole time. This is the kind of place that makes trying new things so fun. I will be back - thank you!

Rented two ponies for an hour of pony rides for my daughters birthday over the weekend. If you make it through the massive legal contract and the one word responses to phone calls via email and book with them, here's what to expect: Pro: They will show up on time and be available to ride for the full time. Skye's staff people were nice. Cons: They will spring it on you at the last minute they YOU need to lift all the kids on and off they ponies so that they don't throw out their backs.

I was shocked and didn't get to socialize with my guests, plus I got the sore back. They also didn't tell me in advance about a fee to use credit card (I would have paid cash). Lastly, they didn't pick up the horse poop as promised. I got to do that too. Would not recommend obviously.

Wow, your response to my review was shocking to say the least. I was simply giving constructive criticism, there's no need to insult me and call me a "bad customer" just because I was critiquing the service. I did not mean to hurt anyone's feelings or personally offend anyone with my review. In fact, Marcus and Sally were extremely nice and well-intentioned, I just wished they did things a little differently for improvement's sake; it doesn't hurt to change a few things and improve the service you give.

Instead of acknowledging my dissatisfaction and working towards making improvements on your business, you get defensive and attack the customer? Especially since you're the business owner, I would expect more professionalism out of you.

Thank you to Miss Skye and her team for our trail ride at Willis Creek today. The experience we had with Bella Peregrina Ranch was wonderful. Having a friend coming from Australia to experience a new style of riding and the nature of Texas, this was the perfect way for her to see all the beautiful scenery of this great state. Our trail boss Marcus was wonderful making sure that all levels from Beginner to Advance were looked after.

He was very laid back but made sure that we were always comfortable and felt safe with the area we were riding. Sally was lovely helping and looking after the beginners and bringing up the end of the trail. All round our experience was amazing and would highly recommend this experience for people who would like to try horse riding and trailing riding.

The very free moving, experience of the spirited team and amazingly awesome horses that range for all levels. Cheers for an amazing afternoon at Willis Creek. Will see you again soon. From Lana and Bec :

In response to Skye D. Of Bella Peregrina Ranch response On Sat. Nov. 21 when we left we did say we would reschedule, but this was prior to me doing more research on your ranch Monday Nov. 23 after this incident which is in my first review. I also did more on the morning of Nov. 25th. I called San Gabriel park again an was told horseback riding was not allowed in the park.

They do have an indoor show barn & outside arena area that you must get permission to use and pay a fees. Williamson County parks and rec. handles request for the inside/rodeo area in the San Gabriel park. The Sheriff Posse handles the outside arena who I called as well and they know nothing of you either! You cannot just go taking and riding horses on their parks ground.

I also called Old settlers park again and they let me know you came a few times earlier this year but they kept having issues with you so they decided to not allow horseback riding in the park anymore. The staff also confirmed when they allowed this you had to have a permit; which you must go through the city for. They also let me know yours was expired again, it was so long ago they could not remember the month it ended.

Also they are doing construction and after it is complete they are still not allowing it in the park (its over). So how could this not be a scam when first your permit was expired. Then your two trainers unloaded horses onto the side of Round Rock Express parking lot which was trespassing on the day of the incident. So with this being said where is our refund.

You don't have any documentation showing you have permission to bring horses in either park, they both confirmed the parks are not horse friendly. Marcus didn't even have proof when he told the president of Round Rock Express you all had a permit for the park on the day of the incident, and we never mounted the horses. This is bad business and poor integrity and character on your part!

After finding out this type of info do you really think I or anyone else would reschedule with you. People please again do research before giving money for horseback riding lessons! Also call the place before hand to verify info that people are claiming to be true. DO NOT BUY any GROUPONS you may see for this business as well!

Just finished celebrating my son's 2nd birthday with a pony rental from Bella Peregrina Ranch. Skye was professional, communicated (answered questions/ confirmed appointment) and showed up early. She had appropriate staff with her-and monitored the children's safety. The staff were very kind with the kids. Everyone had a great time. I would recommend and use this company again for future parties!

We went out to Pioneer Farms today for a trail ride with Bella Peregrina Ranch based on a friend's recommendation who leases a horse from them. There were 5 of us for the first half and then just my daughter (14), the trail ride leader, and myself for the last half. The other group had a younger girl who ended up being afraid of her horse and wanted to turn back.

The horse itself was docile, but I think she may have had a prior experience that caused her some fear of the situation. We turned around, and they quickly got her set up with a ground crew staff member who walked with her leading the horse and helping her overcome her anxiety. After we were done, he even took the time to try to teach her a little something about how to halt the horse a special way -- beyond what they initially showed us/demonstrated.

We rode around the historic houses and heard some stories about the farm and the background of the buildings during the last half of the tour. It was entertaining as well as educational on a couple of different levels. I'm a novice at horse riding but felt comfortable and felt like I learned something about the best way to control/guide the horse.

Just let them know your comfort level with riding. It was also nice to know that they have a fairly high weight restriction. The horse I was riding could carry up to 400 pounds.