Meramec River, Courtois Creek and Huzzah Creek Horseback Trail Rides.

Several Meramec Resorts offer horseback trail rides of the "nose to tail" variety, in which the horse has followed that same trail(s) a million times and could do it in its sleep. This type of experience is great for beginners or novice riders, or someone just wanting to experience sitting on the back of a moving horse for a while. Bass's Resort on the Courtois, Huzzah Valley on the Huzzah and Blue Springs Ranch on the Meramec all offer this kind of trail ride experience, but if you want to have a real trail ride experience, and learn how to actually ride and experience that ride then there two others who we highly recommend:

MERAMEC FARM has a some lovely Cabins in a wonderful setting and offers true gaited horseback riding instruction and trail rides in the Campbell Bridge (Bourbon) area, on Missouri Fox Trotters, Peruvian Paso and Tennessee Walker Horses. It is a true family owned "working" farm experience and several float trip purveyors are located nearby.

RS RANCH is located near Bourbon, is also a working family ranch and has an awesome "cowboy" cabin plus offers true horseback riding instruction and trail rides on Missouri Foxtrotter horses.