The couple ride horses along the beach, staring into each other's eyes as pelicans and seagulls fly overhead and dolphins play in the surf. Only this isn't a movie, but a horseback ride you can take on the beach in the Canaveral National Seashore. The beach ride offered by the Ace of Hearts Ranch in Cocoa is one of the few places on the East Coast where you can ride horses on the beach. According to the comments left by guests taking the beach ride, horseback rides on the beach are a lifelong fantasy for many people. The ranch offers beach rides on horseback through Canaveral National Seashore until April 15 and starting again in November.
Most rides are in the morning when it is cooler for the horses.
The Ace of Hearts ranch is owned and operated by Dennis and Sandy Bressler. The couple traveled around the county on vacations taking trail rides while on their trips. We wanted to buy them and fatten them up. The Ace of Hearts Ranch now has 17 horses with six that they can take to the beach. It does take some training for the horse to be comfortable on a beach ride.