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Cambria, San Simeon, North Coast
Madeline’s
Elegant Dining
788 Main St., Cambria
Dinner daily from 5 to 9 PM
Lunch daily from 11:30 to 3 PM
Madeline’s
on Moonstone
Wine Tasting
Mon-Thurs 3 to 8 PM
Fri-Sun 12:30 to 8 PM
Tapas Menu daily 3 to 8 PM
6276 Moonstone Beach Dr.
(805) 927-4175
madelinescambria.com
RESTAURANT • WINE SHOP
Ride a gentle giant at
Covell Clydesdale Ranch
Take a trail ride through acres of
Monterey pine forest, through
pastures of grazing cattle, and along
a spectacular ocean view. Covell
Clydesdale Ranch in Cambria
offers guided trail rides atop their
2000-pound gentle giants. Tara
Covell says, “These are gentle and
calm horses and easy to ride; you
just have to be able-bodied and able
to take instructions.” Imagining
sitting atop their broad backs can
be daunting, but many say it’s the
experience of a lifetime.
Trails rides, and
tours travel past
spectacular views
“The rides are mostly walking,”
said Tara, “with some trotting and
cantering depending on ability.” Chil-
dren must be at least seven years old.
Helmets are not required but are pro-
vided if wanted. Bring your camera!
784 Main Street in the West Village of Cambria
800.545.5079 • 805-927-8200
www.cambriavacationrentals.com
Other fun includes UTV tours
for groups of five or fewer or wagon
tours for larger groups. The tours
include the history of the ranch
and up-close encounters with
the pastured Clydesdales. Before
Tara Covell’s Clydesdale tourism
business, her father had raised
Clydesdales for nearly 40 years,
23 of those in Cambria, before he
passed in 2023. Originally based
in Azusa, California, he bred and
showed his huge horses throughout
the country. His search for more
rural space brought his horses and
family to a nearly 2000-acre ranch
amongst the Monterey pine forest
in Cambria. The Inspiration to
open the ranch to the public came
about in 2015 when Tara came up
with the idea to offer the rides and