I was traumatized after my experience at Miracle Ranch. Myself and some friends booked a 2 hour evening ride and the first hour went great, after the first hour we went back to the barn to drop off a couple people and then went back out for another hour.. and while leaving for the second hour the owner Phyllis said "better hurry and go now no time for breaks you better get out before the storm hits!".. so we reluctantly went back out, and all of a sudden were stuck in the middle of an extreme storm while we were walking through sand dunes. Our leaders were 15 YEARS OLD AND 9 YEARS OLD!! Both of which were screaming and crying, you couldn't see a foot infront of you because of the rain and wind and sand, and everyone was panicking because we had no idea how to get back. People were getting bucked off their horses and injured and we ended up having to walk our horses back, still not being able to see anything and completely drenched. when we finally got back to the barn everyone was either crying or pissed off. We waiting around for about 20 minutes because we figured Phyllis was out looking for us, turns out she was sitting in her house.. so we asked one of the girls to call her and tell her we wanted to talk to her, and PHYLLIS never showed up. so finally we left and one of my friends called her and she non chilantly said "well are you upset because the weather changed"? UH NO... we're upset because A : you sent us out knowing there was going to be a storm with 2 young girls who were way underqualified and didn't know CPR or first aid, B : You should've called us to come back as soon as it started lightning as both the girls had cell phones on them, and C : if not A and B, you should've been waiting at the barn to make sure everyone was okay. but instead you sat in your house with the blinds shut and said there was nothing you could do. HOW ABOUT try actually giving a crap about your paying customers and their safety, and making sure the people you send them out with know CPR and first aid, and preferable aren't 15 or 9 years old.
It sounds dramatic, but it was like out of a horror movie and I was definitely traumatized, I was happy to have made it out alive.
Thanks miracle ranch for ruining horseback riding for me and my friends!!
NEVER GO TO MIRACLE RANCH