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Horseback Trail Rides
Your trip to the Valley will be a memory that you enjoy very much and not soon forget. You will leave the city and enjoy the peaceful and scenic Sonoran Desert on one of our horses.
MacDonald's Ranch is proud of our gentle and friendly horses. We are devoted to our horses and ensure that each horse is in its top condition. Be sure to tell our wranglers how much riding experience you have and they will choose a horse you will enjoy. Even if you have never ridden a horse before, we have the right mount for you. After you are mounted, one of our wranglers will lead you down scenic trails with endless views of saguaros and desert wildlife. To the east you will see the McDowell Mountains and Camelback Mountain to the south.

What should I wear?
We recommend you wear close toe shoes or boots and jeans for horseback rides and hayrides. Layering tops and shirts may help prepare for unpredictable warm or cold weather. Expensive jewelry or valuable items that may easily get lost are better left behind. 

Horseback Hayride combination
We offer a combination horseback riding in conjunction with our hay rides. The horses are ridden through the scenic desert to your designated cookout site and the return trip is by horse drawn hayride.

Horseback Trail riding times and costs

  • We are open 7 days a week, our times are seasonal between 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. Please call for the exact times.

Exception: Moonlight rides are going out after sunset.

  • Our 1 Hour ride costs $38 per person (plus tax)
  • Our 1 ½ Hour ride costs $55 per person (plus tax)
  • Our 2 Hour ride costs $68 per person (plus tax)
  • Please call or write us to make your reservation!

Note: Please call us for discounts given.

Moon Light Trail ride

  • These are special rides given three days before a full moon and the night of the full moon.

  • Mount up as the sun sets and the moon rises. We will take you through the moon lit desert on horseback. See the land in a different way. Watch the owls as they hunt for dinner, listen to the coyotes sing and see the stars as never before.

  • The cost of this ride is for 1 Hour $65 per person (plus tax)
    And for 1 ½ Hour $85 per person (plus tax)

Moon riding Nights:

  • October 2009, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
  • Oct / November 2009 30th, 31st, 1st and 2nd
  • Nov / December 2009, 29th, 30th, 1st and 2nd
  • December 2009, 28th, 29th and 30th
  • January 2010 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th
  • February 2010 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th
  • March 2010 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th
  • April 2010 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th
  • May 2010 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th


 

MacDonald's Ranch  ::  26540 N Scottsdale Rd  ::  Scottsdale, AZ 85255-9343  ::  480.585.0239

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