![]() ![]() Groups are always welcomed, but she prefers to keep it limited to about eight to 10 people. When possible, Beville said, they also make arrangements for riders with disabilities. Tours on Horseback also provides opportunities for photo shoots for special occasions.Įxpert horsemanship is not required, though riders must be at least 10 years old. And others have made it a romantic adventure, using the occasion to pop the question to a prospective spouse. They’ve also served three generations of families over the years.įor many, a beach ride on a horse is another check off the bucket list. She said half of Tour on Horseback’s business comes from repeat customers. This is something they will treasure for a long time.” “We don’t want to price people out of the experience. ![]() “We’ve only raised the price $15 in 25 years,” Beville said proudly. Tours on Horseback charges just $45 for the ride. So choosing their stables to run the beach rides wasn’t that big of a gamble.īut, she acknowledged, no one could have predicted how wildly popular the rides have become. Lucie County awarded the sole contract for beach horseback riding to the family-run business 25 years ago – a relationship still thriving after a quarter century.īelville said her family had a long, respected history in the area, and her father (“a true cowboy”) had a solid reputation for training and competing on horses. ![]() If one of the best ways to judge a business is its long-term duration in the marketplace, then Tours on Horseback is a clear-cut winner. On one side is the endless ocean with its salty breeze on the other, a long trail of Australian pines, where sea turtles come to nest. Visitors come from all over the globe to experience the picturesque, one-hour ride along the Atlantic Ocean’s edge at Frederick Douglass Memorial Park. “But in reality, you won’t find many places where it’s allowed.”Īnd that’s probably why Tours on Horsebackis busy all year long, no matter the season. “With all the beaches and all the horses we have in Florida, you would think you could do this all over,” said Tammy Hayes Beville, one of the trail guides and daughter of owners Alan and Colleen Hayes. That’s because the company is one of the few operators in Florida with a license for this activity – and the only such operation in the southern region of the state. When Tours on Hors ebacktouts its beach horseback ride on South Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce as a “once in a lifetime” experience, it’s not kidding. ![]()
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