Stay away from Circle a riding Academy on Herbertsville rd. in Howell! Sorry this is a long post......please keep negative comments to yourself. Ty! I recently went there for horseback riding through the trails for my husband’s birthday along with my 7 yr old. I thought it would be something different and fun to do. They took you through Allaire State Park wooded trails. This place barely went over any instructions as how to ride a horse. You would think they would since children are riding these horses too. Half way into the trail ride my horse went crazy for no apparent reason and I got thrown into a tree. I hit my head and was barely able to stand or move my left hand. The man leading the trail seemed to be more upset that I couldn’t get back on the horse and he had 3 horses without riders that he had to get through the rest of the trail which was at least a mile long back to the stables. He said nothing and left to continue the trail ride, my husband had to practically carry me through the woods & my 7 yr old was trying to navigate us back to the stable. When we arrived back, another group of people were heading into the woods to start their trail ride. We were greeted by the owner who said “oh I was just getting ready to come look for you”. So after much time passed you decided you should go look for us? Shouldn’t they have went and got me help immediately and not have made us walk a mile in the middle of the woods where I was injured and couldn’t even see straight. An ambulance was called, when my husband approached the owner to get my mask that I left on the horse he was told that they sent the horse on another trail with the next group of people. (So not only did they leave us with no help in the woods, they sent that same horse out risking to hurt someone else. Why would you send a horse back out without knowing if maybe something was wrong with the horse.) I’ve come to realize this place is only CONCERNED about making money and NOT CONCERNED about their horses or their customers. They didn’t even offer us a refund!! I’m sharing my story so people think twice before going to Circle A Ride Academy. #circlearidingacademy in #howellNJ should be shut down!! #AllaireStatePark shouldn’t allow their horses on their property!! #horsebackriding #howellnj #circlearideacademy