BIG Heart Ranch, Malibu CA

We live in New York City, and this summer we decided to take our family to experience Los Angeles. Having our nieces with us, ages 4 and 7, we had to choose activities that both can attend and enjoy, which most of the time can be a challenging task. They both love horses, ranches and horse back-riding, but to our surprise we couldn’t find a horse ranch to accept both of them, because of the age. One of my dear friends recommended us to check out Big Heart Ranch. We didn’t make an appointment, as it was too late, so we decided to show up, and go from there. We had the most incredible and heartwarming experience. We were greeted by Nora, and even though we didn’t have an appointment she welcomed us with open arms.

You might think that only the girls were excited to see the ranch, but the adults were even more excited to experience the lovely ranch with a Pacific Ocean view. While touring the ranch, we’ve learn a lot about the rescued animals, but also the incredible work they do with kids. Both the kids and adults were in need of this experience at the ranch with Nora. The interaction with the animals at the ranch was incredible, the care that Nora showed for the girls was moving, the lessons she taught both the kids and adults was beyond what we could ever expect. Forever grateful for Nora and the love and connection she had with the girls, we are looking forward to bringing them back soon.

If you live in Los Angeles or just visit, Big Heart Ranch is something that we really recommend. The experience will offer you so much more than you expect.