No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.  ~Winston Churchill
  
 
Bear Creek Stables offers access to wooded and field trails in beautiful Ridgeway, SC.

Ride one of our experienced trail horses or bring yours for a visit!

 
Our trail rides are not your typical "canned" ride. We follow no set path, we make it up as we go!
Every time you ride you will see something different. This being the case, you must have some horse riding experience to go on our trail rides. Please do not let this discourage you, you may just be a couple of lessons away from a great trail ride!
All Trail Rides are by appointment only and require a deposit.
We do not do Trail Rides or BYOH on Sundays.
 
 
Trail Descriptions and Maps
 
Trail Rules
 
 
    Guided Small Groups $40 1 Hour
    Executive Small Groups  $50 1 Hour
    All Day Trail Ride Excursion $150 per rider - Limit of 5 riders.
    BYOH - Bring your own Horse! $10 per horse (Negative Coggins Test Required)
    BYOH - With a Guide $10 per horse and $20 per hour for a guide.
 
 
Please eMail us for information on additional Trail Riding options.
 

Guided Small Groups

 

At Bear Creek Stables you do not just show up and jump on a horse and go. The $40 an hour rate is for the actual trail ride. However, you must work before and after your trail ride. We believe it is best to get to know the horse you are going to ride before jumping onto a saddle. First off you will be sent to the pasture to retrieve the horse you will riding for the day. There will always be a staff member at hand to assist you.

 

By appointment only!
 

  Executive Small Groups
  These rides are ideal for riders who do not have the time to prep their horse or care for them after the ride. When you arrive, your horses will be ready to go. We will spend some time in the ring with you on the horse to make sure that the horse and rider are compatible.

An Executive Small Group ride would be an ideal outing for your business!

 

By appointment only!
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  All Day Trail Ride Excursion

This is the ultimate Trail Ride Experience. South Carolina has numerous places that we can take horses to  and enjoy what the state has to offer.

Please visit SC-Horse.com and check out the Equestrian Camping/Trails page. These are all the possible places that we can go to!

We will only take experienced riders on these all day excursions. If you have not ridden with us before you will be required to take at least one lesson with us so we can evaluate your horse riding skills.

Typical Day
8:00 AM  Load horses onto trailer
8:30  Depart stables
1 - 2 hour drive to destination
Groom & Tack up the horses (You are expected to help)
Ride for 2 hours
Lunch Break
Ride for another 2 - 3 hours
Pack up and head home
 
By appointment only!
 
  BYOH - Bring Your Own Horse

We invite you to bring your own horse to visit us.

Our trails are an excellent place to get your horse up to par for Trail Riding. As our Ferrier recently told us, "If your horse can handle these trails, you can take 'em anywhere."

Our trails can be very challenging for horses. The range is from short and easy to long a challenging. Our trails have been developed by an endurance rider that frequently trains on our trails. She is constantly scouting out new routes and whippin' out a chain saw to make it happen!

Please read our Trails Rules before bringing your horse to BCS.

Note: Our trails were primarily designed and built by an accomplished Endurance Rider. She herself states that these trails are not designed or safe enough endurance type riding. There are some great places for cantering and galloping, however, you need to know where these place are!

By appointment only!
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