Horses and humans have worked together for centuries, transporting goods, fording rivers, and sharing the blame for the fall of Troy. Bond with the noblest of creatures with today’s Groupon to Gunstock Ranch in Laie. Choose from the following options:

• For $49, you get a 1.5-hour sunset horseback ride for one (a $99 value).
• For $89, you get a 1.5-hour scenic horseback ride for two (a $178 value).
• For $160, you get a 1.5-hour scenic horseback ride for four (a $356 value).
• For $255, you get a three-hour pool-and-pony party package for up to 20 children (a $450 value). The package includes:
• Use of on-site pool, playground, and pavilion for two hours
• One hour of staff-led pony rides

Sunset rides take place Monday–Saturday at 4:30 p.m.; scenic rides take place Monday–Saturday at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. Food is not included with the party package.

Dedicated to giving guests the opportunity to experience the life of a paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy, during island horseback rides, the Smith family dutifully maintains Gunstock Ranch’s 700 acres of pristine land at the base of the Ko’olau Mountains. During the 1.5-hour sunset horseback excursion, small groups wend along mountain trails, garnering stunning ocean views replete with Hawaiian sea life and vacationing Loch Ness monsters taking hula-dance lessons. The ranch’s experienced wranglers offer sage guidance and oversee guest safety throughout the equine-centric sojourns. Rides culminate with a stop at a lookout point, allowing guests to de-saddle and immortalize views of Oahu’s Windward side bathed in the glow of a retreating sun with a camera or monolithic freeze-ray. In order to ensure the comfort and safety of all ride participants, Gunstock Ranch does not allow guests to engage their steeds in trotting or cantering, declaring the outing a walking-only ride.

Alternatively, a pool-and-pony party package facilitates three hours of unfettered aquatic and terrestrial revelry for up to 20 children. Partygoers can spend two hours splashing about the above-ground pool whose balmy waters derive heat from solar panels, propane, and domesticated fire-breathing dragons. The party grants attendees access to the ranch’s playground, as well as the 20’x80’ covered pavilion equipped with electricity, tables, and chairs. An hour of staff-led pony rides allows young riders to unleash their inner John Waynes, and gives ponies a peek into the lives of their centaur ancestors.