Diamond D Ranch Inc - Jacksonville, Florida

Kari Dent

My family has been going to Diamond D Ranch for several years now. We started a family tradition of going horseback riding over the Thanksgiving holiday several years ago. I actually rode for the very first time at Diamond D in my 50's. (I cannot remember exactly the year!) My husband's entire family - including my own children - are horse people. My husband has stacks of ribbons from riding English as a young boy, while my children grew up riding Western at their grandparents' farm. I grew up riding neither. I was clear that I needed a VERY gentle horse. (I have osteoporosis from a cancer med and was concerned about falling or being thrown.) This has become such a sweet and fun family tradition - even for me! I have taken my granddaughter to ride at Diamond D at other times besides Thanksgiving, and she even attended one of their summer day camps a couple of years ago. ALL of the horse are gentle and well-behaved, and I needn't have feared falling or being thrown. The property is beautiful, and the one hour ride is just the right length for a fun ride but not too taxing, especially for beginners. Yesterday we had our annual family ride and my son-in-law (who also did not grow up around horses) had his first solo horseback ride. The guides are always so nice, personable, and knowledgeable. The ranch also has many other fun events including their Diamonds in the Rust market in the spring and fall. You won't regret booking a ride at Diamond D!

Reni Burke

We had a wonderful time. Everyone involved in traffic control and check-in went above and beyond to make everything fun and easy.
I love the happy, friendly atmosphere of the booths. There were also so many gift options available and a lot of great food choices.

Connie Craven

My great granddaughter and I booked a 2-hour trail ride. It was amazing! Our guide, Kat, was so good at making the ride fun and safe. We saw deer, a fawn, water buffalo, bison, goats, emus and much more. What a wonderful way to make memories!

Tina Frederickson

We had the opportunity to be invited a week before this event due to someone not be able to participate. We were super excited and a little nervous . Nuggiejsgarage was so blessed to be apart of such an amazing event the staff the venords the customers everyone was such a delight the young kids were absolutely amazing at their jobs . We appreciated this opportunity that we were given had so much fun and learned a lot . We hope we get invited to do the Fall Market . We totally appreciate each and everyone of you God Bless you all and hope to be receiving an invite back .

Thank you Jim & Tina Frederickson
At NuggieJ’sgarage Wood Working Cutting Boards, Serving Trays, charcuterie boards, canisters, mallets, checker/chess boards , plant stand , unique custom and non toxic organic product

Annette Quiles

We went to diamond Ranch today to celebrate my grandson‘s 10th birthday, it was the best experience he could’ve had. It was my second time, and I enjoyed it much more than the first time. Sierra was a great tour guide, we had such a great time with her. She made the tour so pleasant. My grandson wouldn’t stop talking to her, but it’s because he was excited.

Austen Fritz

So much fun, went to the Diamonds in the Rust craft show and loved it. My only complaint would be that you couldn't pet the bison but that's my little animal lover's heart.

Ron Rang

My wife and I went to their annual fundraiser for the second straight year. It’s a great event with food trucks and some really nice stuff to buy. The ranch hands are all on horseback and are extremely polite. It’s a great event and way to spend the day.

TommyJ Spence

Took my daughter on a two hour trail ride here. It wasn't as exciting as I hoped for as we are both experienced with horses. It seems geared for completely inexperienced riders or people that just want to sit on the horse. I say that because the horses were so well trained and well behaved that the rider doesn't have to do much of anything, they just go and stop when they're supposed to. The first hour we rode through a neighborhood with dirt roads, the second hour was going on trails through the woods. The scenery was nice, the staff was very friendly and the horses were great. I recommend the two hour trail ride as I would have been highly disappointed with just riding down a dirt road.