Meet your guide at Arrowmont Stables and Cabins in Cullowhee North Carolina, which is about a 2-hour drive from Asheville. Get acquainted with equine behavior and receive riding tips during a 50-minute safety program via training video and live demonstration.Once you’re matched with a suitable horse, snap on your helmet and practice horseback riding in the ring before setting off on the Flame Azalea Trail. Follow your guide through a hardwood and white pine forest flanked by azaleas before you emerge into an open meadow. Reaching 4,200 feet in elevation, you’re treated to sweeping views out of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Be on the lookout for wildlife, including raptors soaring above.On the descent, travel past the Old Fort Lodge and a former youth camp established in 1960 — before ending your tour back at the stables of the 200-acre (80-hectare) working horse farm.Some RIDING TIPS:Horses dont know they are big. Thats why we can control them with the bit in their mouth.Horses think like little children. They want you to protect them.Horses can be very stubborn. Whoever is MOST stubborn wins. You need to be more stubborn than the horse.Additional InformationConfirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availabilityPlan an extra 50-60 minutes, in addition to your trail time, for your safety and training program. Please Note, The Safety Program Starts at your stated Trail Time, Not before it. Your Trail immediately follows your safety program.Your Safety Program consists of a video or live demonstration covering the horses training, safety and horse personality. You are given a chance to try your horse in the ring before departing. If needed, your horse can be changed before your trail.Ages need to be given at time of Booking so we may assign proper horsesClosed-toe shoes are requiredLong pants recommendedChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adultNot recommended for pregnant womenOperates in all
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