An interesting way to discover the city that never sleeps: here are some useful tips for organizing a horseback tour of New York.
An experience highly recommended for those familiar with horses but truly accessible to almost anyone, including children, since the stables offering these activities also provide lessons for beginners.
The official New York City tourism promotion agency – NYC & Company – suggests the names of the five best riding stables in New York, aiming to point tourists to some helpful addresses for spending a truly special and different day in New York.
Here is the detailed list:
- Bronx Equestrian Center at Pelham Bay Park: offers horseback rides and excursions through woods and marshes, from 9 AM at sunset, no reservation needed. For lessons, an appointment is required. The official website is bronxequestriancenter.com.
- Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, at Gateway National Wildlife Preserve in Brooklyn: here you can enjoy rides on the beach and in the woods, either privately or in groups. Minimum age allowed: 16 years. For younger children, ponies are available. The reference site is horsebackride.com.
- Kensington Stables in Brooklyn: rides are available inside Prospect Park from 10 AM until sunset, either with horses or ponies (minimum age allowed: 11 years). You can also visit the stables. To book, the address is kensingtonstables.com.
- Lynne’s Riding Center in Forest Hills, Queens: you can take rides around Forest Park or, for younger children, in the internal enclosure (for kids from 4 years old up). Activities to explore cowboy history are also conducted. The website is lynnesridingschool.com.
- Riverdale Stables, in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, offers private or group lessons, indoors or outdoors, seven days a week for ages 6 and up. The website is riverdalestables.com. More information and additional stable names in New York can be found via the dedicated page on this activity on the official NYCGO site.
