Luxury Resort & Horseback Riding in Santa Barbara

Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort is a quick drive in the countryside from Santa Barbara, California. This resort is perfect for families and couples and known for repeat family visits for generations.

Every morning and afternoon, the guest at Alisal Guest Ranch can particpate in a horseback ride. Choose from beginner, intermediate or advanced trails.

If you join a morning ride, you’ll hitch up your horse while you eat breakfast. Here, there are fifty horses waiting for you to finish!

Besides horseback riding, your family can visit the small farm on the property to learn about the mini-horses, the ranch turtle and the adorable fat pigs.

Breakfast on the ranch looks like this: manhole sized pancakes and lots of meat. You work up quite the appetite on your horseback rides.

The farm has many animals with multiple personalities. While these chickens couldn’t actually talk, they were very loud and expressive. 

The horses are always close by no matter where you are on the ranch. Before you depart Alisal, make sure to give the horses a final thanks for a week worth of riding. Are one week, you’ll want to make this a yearly family trip.