Experience Florida Horseback Trail Riding on the West Coast
Horseback Riding near Tampa Florida, Orlando Florida, and many other Florida Places!
Join us for a private, exclusive horseback trail ride, with quality equipment, sporting names like Tucker Saddlery, Circle Y, Orthoflex, and Stubben. Saddles that offer more comfort and security for the beginner rider, the discriminating rider, and the discriminating horse.
BEGINNERS
Feel confident horseback riding with quiet, gentle horses, and expert instruction from Joyce who has over 39 years of equestrian experience, including 29 years of her own equine business.
ADVANCED
If you are experienced, you can enjoy a ride that may be longer, faster, or have implements or obstacles that your years of experience and knowledge, can truly enjoy and appreciate.
You could call it an Ecotour, but here at Choyce LLC, we consider it Equitours!
READY TO RIDE?
You can ride 7 days a week by appointment. No clock watching unless you want that.
You get to ride your own horse (no double riding). My customary maximum is 4 to 5 riders unless I get some notice.
You can love riding longer and exploring new areas or perhaps a shorter ride is just the ticket.
You can camp with horses all over Florida as well. What are your dreams? I want to hear and craft this ride just for you.
We ride at wooded trails, state parks, wildlife management areas on Florida’s west coast.
Not on the west coast? Looking for trail riding on the east coast of Florida? Click below!
You may have not ridden for some time, or perhaps no longer even own horses.
Or maybe you had a bad experience and need to feel safe again.
Maybe you have horses at home and didn’t want to haul them on vacation.
Perhaps you have friends in town, own your own horses but don’t trust them with beginners.
Or your horse is an expensive arena horse that never leaves the pen.
Perhaps you are a “ring” rider and don’t get to experience trails so much.
You could be a Gran Prix jumper or a former steer wrestler.
You could be a first-time rider of a horse (Walmart horses don’t count )
or someone who wants to do a cattle drive that has only ridden a horse twice in your life.
This is "Your" ride, and now you choose how you ride it. Keep it private, just you and your friends and family, or join in with another group riding at your time and make some new friends on the trail. Either way, the ride is customized to you. We go at the pace of the least experienced rider, so beginners feel
safe and secure while more advanced riders still get room to stretch out. Nose to tail or side by side, a silly conversation or a serious one about the world going by, you will love living in the moment, on a horse, under a canopy of shady trees, watching the morning mist rise off the fields.
So much of our riding is now in Citrus County, with other locations possible in Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Marion counties. You will receive the meeting location and directions once you've booked. In winter we have lots of options for riding out at different times by appointment; in summer it's best to go out between 7 and 9 AM. My horses live on many acres of pasture and don't stand saddled in the direct sun waiting for same-day calls. They enjoy a peaceful life with lots of food, care, and love. Rides are best booked with advanced notice, so please schedule as soon as you decide you want to ride. Day-of plans are often tough to navigate.
TIPS ~ TO INSURE PROPER SERVICE If you liked your ride, hug and treat your horse and tip your Wrangler or Trail Boss! Many people do not realize that it is customary to tip your wrangler. I have some staff who volunteer their time and only receive tips and your heartfelt appreciation, in compensation. If you had a great time on your ride, show your appreciation by tipping your Wrangler. The standard is 15-20% – similar to what you would tip a waiter or waitress.
“I TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEO OF YOUR HORSEBACK RIDE AND USUALLY PUT SOME ON FACEBOOK, HERE ON MY BLOG, YOUTUBE, X AND OTHER PLACES. I CAN AIRDROP(IPHONE) OR TEXT THEM TO YOU AS WELL.”
If the idea of riding with hundreds of others, meeting a lot of people, seeing hundreds of horses, appeals to you consider doing a large organized ride. We are an outfitter to the large organized rides such as #GreatFloridaCattleDrive26, #GreatFloridaCattleDrive22, #GreatFloridaCattleDrive16, Great Florida Cattle Drive 06, LT Haddock Ride in Osceola County or The Cracker Trail. The Cracker Trail Ride Organization will celebrate 40 years in 2027!
Horseback Trailrides are by appointment in select parks in Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Martin, Citrus, Marion, and St Lucie Counties of Florida. Treasure Coast, Paradise Coast, Tampa Bay, Nature Coast as well. Cities of Tampa, Ruskin, Temple Terrace, Gibsonton, Greater Northdale, Brandon, Valrico, Plant City, We also cover a good bit of Florida and points beyond by request and are happy to quote you a price.
GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Joyce Chartier started in 1996 with a little pony party company called Choyce Party Ponies on the Treasure Coast of Florida. Celebrating 30 years of business. Since then people still flock to a party to see the ponies in action.
