Top Things to do in Alabama
Top Hotels in Alabama
- 1. Best Western Premier The Tides
- 2. The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel
- 3. Perdido Beach Resort
- 4. Drury Inn & Suites Huntsville at the Space & Rocket Center
- 5. Best Western On The Beach
- 6. Drury Inn & Suites Birmingham Grandview
- 7. Hotel Capstone
- 8. Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel
- 9. Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Downtown-Tutwiler
- 10. Drury Inn Mobile
The 10 Best Horseback Riding Tours in Alabama, United States
If you head for the hills in the state you’ll end up in the northern sector where the inspiring mountains and attractions like the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, the Blue & Gray Museum in Decatur and the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman represent the diversity of experiences available in the area. In the middle of the state you’ll find Birmingham, an urban center with great attractions and museums, and Tuscaloosa, the quintessential college town and home to the University of Alabama. For beach lovers, sandy destinations like Dauphin Island near Mobile, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach offer beautiful beaches, superb golf, fantastic seafood restaurants and heaping helpings of Southern hospitality.
For those who love to chase the white dimpled ball, Alabama offers one of the best golf values anywhere. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, a collection of 468 holes at 11 different sites across the state, features top-notch, championship style courses at affordable rates.
Restaurants in Alabama
1. Silver Lining Equestrian Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Silver Lining provides lessons, training, boarding and sales services for the Auburn/Opelika area. Riding lessons focus on safe, proper technique in English riding disciplines including hunters, jumpers, eventing, and dressage. We offer full board and pasture board at competitive rates and provide the best care for your equine partner. Training packages are available that focus on reaching your horse's full potential to excel in the show ring, or to be the best horse for your family. At Silver Lining, we enjoy pairing the right horse/pony with the right rider. So whether you are shopping for your next horse, or looking to find a new home for one that you already have, we would love to help! We also offer several camp sessions during the summer, a Christmas Camp, and a Spring Break Camp.
2. Rusted Roof Barn
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
The Rusted Roof Barn offers public guided trail rides, on our rental horses, through scenic Oak Mountain State Park, for all experience levels, age 10 and up. We also offer pony party packages and riding lessons.
3. Alabama Horseback Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
When you trail ride with Alabama Horseback Adventures, LLC, know that you will be in capable hands as you see Lake Guntersville State Park, mountains, valleys, creeks, old homesteads, and lake views like never before. You will be expertly paired with a gentle horse or mule that will allow you to experience this beautiful part of our State Park at a pace that will let you "Breathe In" the scenery.
4. Oak Hollow Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By 626reitam
This past October we held our daughter’s wedding and reception at Oak Hollow Farm, I have to say this was one of the most Beautiful weddings I have seen, many guests commented on how “Magical” or it was a real life Fairytale wedding. I highly recommend Oak Hollow for a wedding or any event. We worked with Marva Dean and she was so accommodating and helpful throughout the process. The parents, bride & groom all live out of state and she made this so easy with her suggestions and quick responses. They were married outside at the tunnel of trees, it was Breathtaking, we used the benches for our guests and three-piece wood door system at the entrance, along with an arbor. The flowers on the Arbor were stunning, thanks to Belle Bouquet Florist. The reception was inside the barn. Our talented friend Marilyn brought in table decorations and C & A Rent put up draping which made the atmosphere perfect. They definitely know what they are doing. Appetizers were served while the Amazing photographer Kayla Steade who had taken beautiful photo’s inside and all over the beautiful grounds throughout the day finished up family shots. The dinner was perfect and delicious, the catfish was outstanding. We received so many comments on how delicious the food was. The dance floor was perfect most all the guests love to dance and with our DJ Tres Wiggins, playing the best music, there was always someone on the dance floor, most of the time it was packed. The cake was exactly what our daughter envisioned and was not only pretty but also delicious, a Big Thank you to Couture Cakes. I have to say when my daughter asked my thoughts on a videographer, I told her most people watch their wedding video a time or two and then again on their anniversary for a few years (mind you videos were not what they are now when I married). I am so Happy she chose Written in Film, Josh and Tori were wonderful and the video they produced is just Spectacular. I could watch it again and again. I was a bit concerned about the “cabins” we rented at Oak Hollow Farm for the bride, bridal party & groomsmen to get ready or just hang out in until the ceremony. I really was only concerned with one of the cabins as I thought it needed to be decorated to look more “bridal” like, I felt it needed more lighting. I had purchased huge make up mirrors, lots of white draping, lights, strands of lights etc., things to make it look a little brighter and festive for a wedding. My husband and I arrived to see if we could get in one of the cabins to decorate and make some changes ourselves before the day of the wedding. Marva Dean basically said come with me, I have something to show you. Much to our surprise they worked tirelessly the week before our daughter’s wedding and transformed one of the cabins into a small Bridal suite. It was beyond what we could have accomplished and perfect. It no longer looked like a cabin at all. There were no beds, it was painted, shiplap was installed, mirrors on the wall, there was a long wooden counter, stools, a full-length mirror, a tin ceiling, wedding decorations, etc. They created a bridal suite. I almost cried I was so grateful. Our daughter was equally surprised and thrilled. Marva Dean helped us to execute the most perfect day for our daughter and son in law. The staff was spectacular with the service they provided. We were able to relax and truly enjoy the wedding and reception. Thank you to Marva Dean and the staff at Oak Hollow Farm for making our daughter’s wedding a success and a day to remember forever.
5. Windwood Equestrian
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Windwood Equestrian offers a unique farm setting with a European estate-inspired atmosphere. WEDDINGS RIDING LESSONS HORSE BOARDING HUNTER, JUMPER, DRESSAGE KWPN DUTCH WARMBLOOD BREEDING Wedding guests enjoy the feel of a pastoral oasis while being only minutes from town. We offer the perfect venue at which your wedding dreams can come true. Windwood boasts elegant ambiance with beautiful barns nestled in a valley surrounded by green rolling hills. The estate has three barns, many meadows, and a newly updated bridal suite with a full kitchen and private porch. Our European-inspired estate houses some of the Southeast’s finfinest horses and is a daily working farm. We provide an unparalleled setting for your day with indoor and outdoor wedding options. Your elegant farm wedding dreams will be your wedding day reality at Windwood.
6. Rock Bridge Canyon Equestrian Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Rock Bridge Canyon Park is a rustic area featuring natural bridge waterfalls, scenic rock formations, mountain laurel, trees and shrubs and a nature trail.
7. 3-H Stables- permanently closed!
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
Horseback rides on our scenic nature trails. Guided rides, beginners welcome, personal instruction offered. Overnight stabling, camping, picnic area, and RV hookups. Chuck wagon cookouts, birthday parties, riding lessons, day camps, boarding, training, and sales. This adventure outfitter can take you to many exciting and fantastic places. Call for times and prices. Reservations suggested.
8. Star HB Farms
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By 112mitchym
First off, don't be worried if you call a few times and you can't book right away. I left my number and I was called back in a day or two. We followed our GPS and I wasn't sure we were heading in the right direction. It was spot on! It was supposed to storm today but my son and I didn't care. We saddled up and headed out on the trail. What a beautiful path. Halfway through our ride, the sky opened up and it poured! I'm talking a total monsoon. I laughed my butt off. I ride my motorcycle in the rain all the time. We started to trot back to the stable. Our guide decided it would be safer for us to dismount and let the horses head back to the barn themselves. She called for a ride and the owner came in her pick up truck. We went around the bend and there were our horses wandering back to the barn. Too funny! We were totally drenched. I could have wrung my underwear out. Right on! What a great time! The owner kept apologizing for the rain. We laughed. This is what memories are made of. She offered to make it right. What she didn't know is it was already all right! If we end up anywhere near Star HB Farms again in our travels, we will be sure to book another ride. Thanks so much!
