Saddest place I ever went to. Actually cut my four day stay short after seeing 3 horses repeatedly whipped about the face & neck with riding crops. They were trying to back away but the girls on the ground were holding their reins while a female trainer was yelling at them to hit them harder and not to stop. It's the worst thing Ive ever witnessed. When we yelled over the fence to stop hitting the horses, the trainer yelled at us to mind our own business! This all took place right outside our motel room! We we're so upset, we ran up to the office. The girl there looked horrified and immediately called owners. She said they were on their way & lived on the property. We ran back out just as older man and woman rode up in a golf cart. They were both hostile & insisted no animal was being abused on their ranch. The female trainer continued to sneer and yell at us, saying there wasn't a mark on the horses and to bring anyone I liked there to check them out. I told them I would be contacting animal abuse groups and went back to my room & packed my bags. The owners never once acted like i was a paying guest on their property. What awful people!
Also, horses that were used all day for trail rides in the Nevada sun were put in pasture for evening, again right outside our room, without being rubbed down. Saddle marking and sweat still pouring down them. And don't get me started on the petting zoo. The fact that I had spent a considerable amount of money to enjoy a vacation which was ruined & cut short is nothing compared to the saddness I have for those poor animals.