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Smoke Tree Stables

Palm Springs, California

Corporate Events & Team Building

Horse-whispering team building and guided canyon rides for your team.

Tell us about your group and what you have in mind, and we will write back by email.

Send a corporate inquiry Download the corporate packet (PDF)

Prefer to talk? Call 760-327-1372

Past Events

Team-building outings, retreats and dinners at the stables.

A sound bath set up on the sand under a tamarisk tree, with singing bowls and a gong, mountains behind. A group stretches on yoga mats in the corral at sunrise. Guests share a long dinner table under string lights at the stables, mountains behind. A candlelit table set with wildflowers and glassware.

See the Murray Canyon Haul Ride

Offerings

Five horses, one gray and four bay or black, stand in a line in the sandy corral with tall trees and a blue sky behind.

Horse-Whispering Team Building

Your team works with our horses in their natural herd, guided by certified equine specialists.

  • 2-hour session
  • Up to 12 people per group (larger groups for an added fee)
  • $2,500 flat rate
A group rides single file along a hillside trail lined with yellow wildflowers.

Murray Canyon Haul Ride

A guided ride through the historic Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. We bring the horses to the trailhead.

  • About 1 hour 40 minutes in the saddle
  • Up to 20 riders
  • $200 per person, plus stable fees

Photo @shel_leigh

Pricing

Horse-whispering team building
$2,500 flat rate · 2-hour session · up to 12 participants per group · larger groups for an added fee
Murray Canyon haul ride
$200 per person, plus a $250 stable fee per guide and 15% gratuity
Guides
1 guide for every 4 riders · up to 20 riders
Payment
Your ride is secured once payment is made in full

Terms & Conditions

Want it all in one place? Download the corporate packet (PDF) with offerings, terms, the height-weight chart and event-day instructions.

Booking & payment

Your ride is booked once it is paid in full. A hold does not reserve it.

Early guarantee

Some dates need an early guarantee. We will tell you if yours does. These rides are non-refundable, and the final headcount is due at booking.

Changes

We must approve any change. Riders cannot be swapped once waivers are in.

Children

Riders must be 7 or older. Let us know ahead of time if children are coming.

Helmets

Required for every rider. We provide them.

What to wear

Long pants and closed-toe shoes (jeans and tennis shoes are great). No hiking boots or thick, grippy soles. Wear sunscreen.

Personal items

Each rider gets a saddle bag and water bottle. Phones, medication and small items are fine. No backpacks, fanny packs, cameras around the neck or GoPros.

Pets

No pets, including service animals, and none left in vehicles. We ride on tribal land.

Late arrivals

Please arrive on time. Late groups may lose the ride and all fees.

Special accommodations

Tell us ahead if anyone needs extra help, and we will do whatever is safely possible. A rider we were not told about, or cannot safely accommodate, will not be able to ride.

Refusal of service

For safety, we may turn away a rider who is over the height-weight limit, under the influence, late, not dressed for the ride, will not wear a helmet properly, or brings an animal.

Height-Weight Chart

For the safety and comfort of both horses and riders, we follow the height and weight limits on this chart. Riders outside these limits, please feel free to call before booking. We’re happy to help.

Maximum weight for any rider: 240 lb.

Riders at or under these heights must also weigh less than:
HeightWeight limit
5'10" or underUnder 230 lb
5'9" or underUnder 220 lb
5'8" or underUnder 210 lb
5'7" or underUnder 200 lb
5'6" or underUnder 190 lb
5'5" or underUnder 180 lb
5'4" or underUnder 170 lb
5'3" or underUnder 160 lb
5'2" or underUnder 150 lb
5'0" or underUnder 130 lb

How the Day Works

Before the day

Send us your departure location, an on-site contact and their cell number.

Waivers, 72 hours ahead

Every rider signs a digital waiver, with height and weight, at least 72 hours before the ride. No waiver, no ride. Late waivers may forfeit the ride and fees, and riders cannot be swapped after.

When the bus leaves

Your contact calls 760-327-1372 with the final headcount and the names of anyone not coming.

At the stables

Guests check in at 2500 S Toledo Ave, get helmets, saddle bags and water, and can use the restrooms. Your coach then follows our staff to the Indian Canyons.

At the canyon

We show the coach where to park and walk riders to their horses. The coach waits until the ride ends.

Corporate Inquiry

Tell us about your group

We will write back by email. For a faster answer, call 760-327-1372.