After vacationing at a dude ranch in Wyoming last year, I was looking for a horseback riding vacation where I could actually "ride" the horse, not just sit on an unresponsive, bored animal who follows the tail of the one ahead. Hill Country Equestrian Lodge was the perfect place for my vacation this year. I did their "Whole Horsemanship Clinic"... More

My kids any I stayed at HCEL in April this year. My 10 year old daughter and I are both avid english riders and we were looking for a place where we could be introduced to reining. I'm so glad we found Diane, the owner. She is excellent at coaching riders to use their bodies to help horses do their... More

So, another wonderful weekend at the Hill Country Equestrian Lodge! This time we brought my son and his family and we stayed in the big cabin where we had more than enough room for the 5 of us, including two kitchens and 4 bedrooms. Weather was perfect for April and so were the grounds. We had a great time AGAIN.... More

Our second visit was terrific.. Spent 5 nights this time and in one of the wonderful cabins, which are spotless.. Even made a fire one night. Diane and Peter are terrific hosts and wonderful people. Magnificent horses and fun to be around. Smokey and Trace will long be remembered. Shannon is a blast and excellent rider and teacher. The peace... More

So many great reviews before this one and all the nice words are true. This is a wonderfully relaxing place to be. You sit on the porch of your cabin and look out at the green pastures, the low gentle hills and the horses grazing and a terrific sense of peace envelopes you. Looking up at the night sky miles... More

We spent a weekend at the Hill Country Equestrian Lodge with a friend of mine beginning of February 2013. It's such a quiet and peaceful place to rest and revitalize yourself. We arrived almost at night. While walking to join Peter and have dinner, we looked at the sky upon our heads and a millions of stars appeared, which is... More

My 11 year old daughter and I just got back home and settled back in to our normal routine. We had a great weekend bonding and having fun. We envisioned long talks, walks and rides. Sitting on a porch, watching the horses eat and walk in the pasture, and meeting great people. We got to do all of that and... More

The people at the Lodge are some of the nicest and most welcoming people I have ever met! I was looking for the best place I could propose to my girlfriend of 3 years. And after searching lodge after lodge and speaking with countless people. I decided to chose the Hill Country Equestrian Lodge for the special occasion. I had... More

The place is very nice, located directly accross the Hill Country State park. Very well located for trekking and horse riding. we have particularly appreciated the flexibility of Diane and Peter to organize our Horse riding planning and they have done their best to accomodate us , that was a challenge with 4 kids from 4 to 13 years ,... More