My husband and I are not very experienced riders, but we wanted to do something a little different during our annual trip to Napa/Sonoma. First, it's a gorgeous location, so the views alone are worth it. The people at the Ranch at Lake Sonoma clearly care a great deal about their horses and take very good care of them. This ride was about an hour long, which is more or less the max for me as I'm not used to riding. The horses were sweet and well-behaved. The path was very muddy due to recent rains, so the level of difficulty was a bit more advanced for me BUT I actually learned a lot in terms of making things easier for the horse up and down hills, how to hold myself in the saddle, etc. I was a bit nervous in the beginning but by the end felt a lot more confident and would definitely try this again. Cool drive up to the location as well, with very nice vistas. Also, I found this company to be very professional with their booking and communications, which was not my experience with others, so well worth it.