C & M Stables

We stopped in without a reservation and they were accommodating and friendly.
This is THE only way to visit the cold damp beaches. The beach was empty! It felt like were the only ones in this world.
Our guide was Sarah and we were so comfortable with her. Relaxed, helpful and personable.
We loved our horses, Mocha and Duncan, even though Duncan was a tad naughty… or maybe I let him be :)

It was fun. Just a horse ride, made a bit more special by the beach. A bit pricy but if they could do it cheaper I’m sure they would. 50 horses consume lots of feed and maintenance I’m sure. My only real gripe is the office smells of cigarette smoke. Could not wait to get out of there!

Sarah was our guide and she was fantastic! I hadn’t been on a horse in nearly 20 years, but they matched the horse up to the person and their experience. Levi was a dream to be on. We trotted and had a good hour on the beach for our two hour ride. Yes, it’s single file to/​from the beach, but that is more for the safety of the horse and the riders (there are some narrow paths).
We were supposed to ride up the coast a bit, but they were booked out, so that stable sent us to C&M. They fit us in on the last ride of the day — 5 PM and there were only four riders, so it was awesome. Great pricing, compared to other places up/​down the coast, and the horses were well taken care of.
I would highly suggest this stable — from beginner to experienced rider. The views were gorgeous!

I made it very clear that I was a beginner. They put me on a horse that obviously did not want to go anywhere. When we got to the beach, this horse wanted to turn around and was getting agitated with other horses. He took off in a full sprint with me on his back. Kinda scary when you’ve never ridden before. If you get Pippen, good luck!
They also had me put my phone in a dirty case that I wore around my neck. Made all my photos blurry. Thanks for nothing.

I’ve been here 3 times in the last 5 years, all three times have been an amazing experience. the guides are helpful and very nice. the facility is clean and seem to take care of the horses really well, which is big in my book. the horses may be stubborn at times but they’ll take care of you, lol they just want to get back to the barn. I would suggest this place to anyone. thank you Titan for the wonderful ride today. :-D

Warm and friendly staff. The horses were awesome for a first rider. Good time spent for anniversary

Me and my husband went horseback riding for valentines day. The guides were nice and matched you with a horse that was your riding skill. The day was perfect. The ride was very relaxing and beautiful. My horse was very sweet. Next time we come down this way we will definately go riding again.

Loved this place! Had a memorable ride with a big group on the morning of the bride’s wedding day. The beach ride was a true delight and I’ll never forget it. Staff was helpful and friendly. They let you spread out and trot on the beach. Next time, I’ll definitely have to do the advanced ride where you run the horses. Loved it!

My mother and daughter (8) and I went on the 90 min ride together. My mom was the only experienced rider. The staff did a great job of making us feel comfortable on our horses. They picked out horses specially for each of us based on our size and riding experience. Zoe and Matt were our guides and they were great about making the ride enjoyable for us. Riding on the beach was wonderful!
My only negative comments were that probably ²⁄₃ of our ride time was spent getting to and from the beach. We only spent about 20 min on the beach. That was disappointing to all of us. The other negative was that a lot of the staff was smoking cigarettes around the stables while the horses were being gathered for each if us. I didn’t like that especially because I had my daughter with us.
It was definitely an experience that I am happy we had.

We make it Florence once a year to visit family and this trip was the first time we made it out horseback riding.
We booked a 90 minute beach ride, I thought 90 minutes seemed short but it was plenty of time «in the saddle.»
Reservations were easily made over the phone and checking in/​signing waivers was quick.
All the staff was helpful and the horses were well behaved.
Zoe and Heidi led our group of about 12 people. The beach was beautiful, bring layers, it’s windy out there!