The ranch does not have a pool, but is installing three hot tubs. On a typical weekend stay, guests at Ho's Ponderosa take an hour's horseback ride in the ranch arena after check-in Friday afternoon, followed by another hour's trail ride in Withlacoochee State Park. After a home-cooked dinner, a cowboy singer entertains guests. On Saturday morning, breakfast is followed by a four-hour trail ride and a picnic on the banks of the Withlacoochee River. After an afternoon hayride, guests go on another trail ride.
Evening brings line dancing after dinner.
Another trail ride is made Sunday morning before checkout. Most weekends carry a theme, and when the moon is full there may be night rides. In the 1860s, this St. Augustine building was constructed as a carriage house for the manor across the street owned by William G. Warden, a partner of Henry Flagler. Made of coquina rock, as was much of early St. Augustine, Castle Garden takes its name because it resembles a little castle, said owner Bruce Kloeckner. Once you enter the facility, though, you can dry off, change clothes and enjoy a unique experience.