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We Tried This: Horseback Riding at Kaua‘i’s Silver Falls Ranch Inside a caldera, this 300-acre ranch offers tours of its dozen or so trails. January 22, 2021
The ranch’s motto is “Happy Horses, Tropical Trails,” so its 40 horses regularly get weekslong breaks to roam and graze on fresh grass. Photo: Courtesy of Silver Ranch Farms.
Gray clouds overhead, some drizzle on my skin and a pristine mountain range ahead of me. I feel like I’ve stepped into another world.
In reality, I’m only 4 miles from the center of Kīlauea town on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. I’m with my husband, meandering on horseback through 300 acres of tropical wilderness. The horse I’m riding, Miwacon, a small Appaloosa with dark brown spots, tries to steal a bite of grass as we walk by some shrubs. Our guide, Juan Gomez, tells us the trail is like “an open salad bar” for the horses: They can have a quick bite, he says, but then it’s back to wor ....
Hawaii Magazine The picturesque Silver Falls Ranch is nestled inside an ancient volcanic caldera. Jan 13, 2021 Gray clouds overhead, some drizzle on my skin and a pristine mountain range ahead of me. I feel like I’ve stepped into another world. In reality, I’m only 4 miles from the center of Kīlauea town on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. I’m with my husband, meandering on horseback through 300 acres of tropical wilderness. The horse I’m riding, Miwacon, a small Appaloosa with dark brown spots, tries to steal a bite of grass as we walk by some shrubs. Our guide, Juan Gomez, tells us the trail is like “an open salad bar” for the horses: They can have a quick bite, he says, but then it’s back to work. ....