Reviews of Leaning Tree Trail Rides (Travel Agency)

Kael Wichmann

STOP RIGHT HERE!!! This is a must see! pack up your family and a cooler of food and head on over to leaning tree! Shawn & Amara make sure you leave with a smile on your face!

Chloe V

Shaun and Amara are amazing hosts. Penny the dog greets you and makes sure you're well taken care of before you go for your ride. Teddy the horse was such a good sport to let me sit on him and show me around. When it came right down to it, I came for the horses and I stayed for Lenny the pig :)

Karen Matson

The experience at Leaning Tree trail rides was so awesome. Amara and Sean were so wonderful, made us feel at home, the friendly dogs and cats greeted us and kept us company until the horses were saddled and ready to go. The trail ride was perfectly timed, peaceful and refreshing. Even the pot bellied pig enjoyed some petting and belly scratching. We will definitely be back! Highly recommended!!

Nancy Rose

Amara and Shawn are simply put the salt of the earth. The experience from start to finish was amazing. The horses are well trained and you quickly feel at ease even with out prior riding experience. Will I be back again? Is the Sun going to rise in the morning? With out a doubt If I could give them more then 5 stars I would. Don’t forget to pick up some fresh eggs???? Thank you for a wonderful time. ???????????? Jason Seguin

Alan Heck

Amara and Shawn were awesome! Our trail ride was a perfect way to celebrate my Mom's Birthday! Their special attention to everything ensured our ride was an experience we will all remember! Thank you so much Amara and Shawn, we've been telling everyone about Leaning Tree!

Razvan Dumitru

We had an amazing trail ride with Amara and Shawn! I took my bestie there for her stagette along with her friends and we had a blast riding the horses and then spending time with all the farm critters. The pine forest is so beautiful and serene. I would definitely go back with family, friends or little kids.

Jessalynn Helmus

Very lovely place with nice people and animals that are loved and taken care of. Very impressive!

Anna Renner

I would 100% recommend Leaning Tree Trail Rides to anyone looking for a wonderful horseback riding experience! Shawn and Amara were so kind and welcoming and very eager/quick to answer any questions I had. When we arrived they really took the time to match us up with horses that suited every individual best so that everyone had the best time possible. They taught us everything we needed to know before we left and the horses were incredible. I personally bonded with Major but Fred never failed to give us all a good laugh with his enthusiasm. The location was very easy to find and the riding trails were beautiful. It was such a lovely afternoon to enjoy with friends. I could not have asked for a better experience and I highly recommend!

Alexandra Swayze

Beautiful place, amazing people, and adorable farm animals. I am a youth worker who went with one of my youth and we both had a fantastic time. They were such great people - lots of laughs. I definitely recommend spending the reasonable amount of extra money to meet all the many farm animals in addition to riding the horses with all their own personalities. There are cute and cuddly donkeys, a hilarious pig, mini horses, chickens, a kitty and I’m not sure what I’m forgetting !!! Highly recommended!!! It’s such a great and personal experience.

Sammy Sheppard

Had such a fun experience! Super friendly people and the horses were trained so well. Would defiantly go again and recommend.

Ann Oickle

This was such a fantastic experience for our kids! They had a lovely trail ride, got to ask so many questions, and take care of the horses after. There are other animals to see and you can stay for a while to have a fire. Thank you Shawn and Amara!!

Alison Emond

My friend and I went for a trail ride at Leaning Tree for the first time yesterday. Of course we were fortunate to go on a beautiful day! The owners of this business were friendly, relaxed and made our experience very enjoyable and positive. After an initial brief explanation and practice of guiding their horses in a corral, we went for a lovely ride, mostly on trails through the woods. Their dogs accompanied us, for the joy of the trail and to give warning of wildlife if necessary. The horses seemed well-trained and intelligent, and both owners rode with us, and were very personable and positive. We booked the slightly longer ride, with the opportunity to groom the horses afterwards,and meet the mini horses, donkeys, chickens and pig. It seems as though all the animals are well cared for and loved, and it was a beautiful, relaxing ride and day. The google directions getting there were clear, with a nice big sign marking the entryway. The drive out was pleasant and not too far from the city. We definitely enjoyed ourselves and would recommend this location for a nice outing.

Andrea Elliott

We went for a trail ride in mid to late September. The trail was beautiful, and the horses were so well behaved. I could have ridden for another hour. I can't wait till we go again. It was awesome, and the owners are very friendly.

Dustin Butler

The place is heaven, the owners are awsome and their horses are amazing. One hour on the trail dosen't feel like an hour, more like 5 min. We can't wait to go back and do it again. Thank you Shawn and Amara for the wonderful time we had!!!

Laura Veenendaal

Amara & Shawn do an excellent job of making you and your family feel you are at home on their ranch. The horses are all extremely well-behaved and an afternoon there is the perfect birthday party idea for your kids or even a nice date night idea. 100% recommend you check it out!

Collette King

Everything about this place is beautiful! From the scenery to the horses to the photography and the people that run it - all beautiful! Amara was so responsive and accommodating while I waffled about trying to figure out when we could make it up there, and she went above and beyond to help me surprise my partner with his very first trail ride. Both Shawn and Amara are so knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and professional that my partner didn't even seem to notice he had no idea what he was doing. Shawn was very encouraging and relaxed about the whole thing while somehow also managing to seamlessly impart pertinent safety information (although he did quite clearly warn my partner to duck on the way out of the corral because of the bar over the gate, yet he somehow managed to bump his head on it anyway. Which, to be clear, is in no way a reflection of Shawn but sort of speaks volumes about how excited my partner was to be up on a horse for the first time)... Their passion for horses (and love for all creatures great and small) is both apparent and heartwarming. It's - what is it the kids say these days? Wholesome? Anyways, the reverence they have for their horses is evidenced by the fact that each one is lovely and well mannered while still having personalities of their own. Suffice to say we had a great time, and my partner was absolutely thrilled with his experience. We will definitely go back and highly recommend it!

Andria Carlyon

My daughter Anna and I had a great experience here in May in celebration of my birthday. Amara and Shawn were the nicest people, the horses were lovely, and staying afterward to get to know their pig was a real treat.

Randy Letourneau

So much fun! We were very happy with our experience. The owners are very nice people and welcome you onto thier farm. After a BEAUTIFUL trail ride we got to meet all the other animals on the farm. The horses are well behaved and beautiful! I highly recommend them if you want to get out of the city and enjoy some country time. Thank you guys for being amazing!

Kris Bautista

Awesome experience. Great Pictures taken. Animals were great to be around. Very fun Experience

Susan Morgan

Fantastic experience. Shaun and Amara are some of the nicest instructors you could ask for, and the animals were all very social and fun to interact with. I highly recommend having the extended visit to brush your horses after the ride, and see all the others they have.

Stephanie K

We came to Leaning Tree to celebrate our 7 year old sons birthday. Shaun and Amara made it a very memorable one I’m sure he’ll be talking about for months, if not years to come. We shopped around and leaning tree was one of the only places that would allow a 7 year old to do a trail ride (safely of course), and offered a fantastic value.

Shauna Rougoor

These 2 are the BEST! They are not only welcoming but make you feel like family. Horses are well trained and couldn't ask for a better experience for us and our 12 year old daughter who can't get enough of this place.

Mariah Properzi

I had a great experience here! The horses were calm and easy to ride. The owners were very helpful since it was my first time on a horse. Hope to come again!

Karen Christensen-Dalsgaard

We recommend this trail riding experience to anyone who has rode before or not. The atmosphere is relaxed and the trails are beautiful. We were so welcomed when we arrived and we cannot wait to go back!

Kaitlyn Smith

Amara and Shawn are the sweetest people. They create a welcoming relaxed atmosphere and they are always joking and laughing. Their horses are very well trained and their zoo of farm animals is always entertaining. My daughter has done lessons for two summers in a row and we will be back again next year for more.

Mathew Kreiser

Such an amazing and beautiful experience. My friends and I enjoyed the gorgeous trails and the welcoming environment that Shawn, Amara, Penny and the horses gave us. After the trail ride we got to help take off the saddles, brush our horses and meet the other farm animals. I will for sure be back!

Shayanne Cairns

Myself and the two kids loved it. Between the animals, riding, and owners it was an amazing time. Highly recommend!!

Jessica V

What a down to earth couple and beautiful set up! A few us went for a trail ride here for a bachelorette party. The horses were well trained which worked well as there were a variety of different experience levels in our group. Afterwards we were able to go and see some of their other animals including minature horses, donkeys, and a pot belly pig which were amazingly adorable. Would highly recommend!!

Mona Hoekstra

I would highly recommend Leaning Tree Trail Rides! My daughter, her friend and myself had the most wonderful trail ride throughout the beautiful landscape nestled in the pines North of Westlock. Everything about this experience was wonderful, from the horses, to the other furry and friendly animals you have an opportunity to meet, to the owners and hosts themselves! Shawn and Amara are incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming ~ wonderful people all around and I cannot wait to go back to visit with them and their beautiful horses. Such a positive experience!