G & F Carriages

Love going to Victorian Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, there’s everything from shopping, eating. There’s even horse drawn carriage ride, G&F carriage only way to see Victorian Gardens.

I recently had my wedding and I always dreamed of having a horse and carriage at my wedding, so many people said it was for quinceañeras but I just went all out and got the Cinderella carriage it was beautiful and perfect for my entrance. The gentleman was the nicest and took us for an extra ride. We only hired him for an hour and he ended up staying a lot longer without extra change thank you so very much for making this day even more special and perfect!
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My wife and I hired G&F Carriages to provide a horse drawn carriage and driver for our wedding, and the service they provided for our special day was absolutely fantastic. When we were in search for a horse drawn carriage service, a friend of ours referred us to G&F carriages, but here is the problem we had thought we would run into, we live in Bakersfield, Ca and our wedding was also to take place here, so we didnt know if they would travel to us or if we were going to have to empty out our pockets just for them to do so. We figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask. We contacted G&F Carriages and spoke with the owner, whom seemed extremely thrilled about our idea and said «traveling to Bakersfield to make our wedding more than just memorable, wouldn’t be any sort of an issue at all». He gave us his pricing, in which we found more than fair after contacting a few other carriage companies. Our special day turned out just as the owner mentioned in his own words, not only did they make our evening memorable, it was a truly great experience and left us in satisfaction, especially after the attention and compliments we gained from pedestrians and our guests. I highly recommend this company for anyone in need of a horse drawn carriage.

Used their services as a surprise for my wife on our wedding day.
I went to their office met with George picked out the carriage that was to pick my wife up and take her to the church. I paid in advance and thought everything was taken care of. Big mistake.
When he showed up apparently George the owner said I still owed a balance. I’m waiting at the church and he refused to move until my wedding party would pay him additional money. By the time I was made aware our wedding was late by over 30 minutes. Next when he dropped my wife off at the church told her he had another job to go to and he had to leave since he was already late. Thus leaving my wife and I stranded after our wedding service. This is for the hour I had already paid for! When I called him the following day to discuss he continued to be argumentative. Aside from this, any guests that interacted with him commented on the negative and overall rude demeanor he displayed. I would have to say he runs a very dishonest, uncourteous, and lacking business.
I wish I had read reviews of other weddings and events he had serviced. I would have chosen another company for our wedding. Fortunately our florist, photographer, caterer etc were professionals that actually care about proving their clients a good service.
Sadly to say G & F does not.

Me and my husband were enjoying our night out celebrating our anniversary at Victoria Gardens. We decided to take a nice romantic carriage ride around the mall. We paid, got on, and sat patiently until our ride was ready. The horses appeared to be spooked by something that we could not see. The horses jerked the carriage a couple of times. We found out the mylar balloon vendor was the reason for spooking the horses. Once calmed, we began to go. Someone yelled, «I would get off if I were you!» We should have taken her advice! Everything was good but we were still a bit nervous. The drivers of the carriage decided to take the carriage to a back alley! We came to a stop without explanation and were there 10 minutes while they tended to the horses! When we got back we were happy to get off the carriage and we vowed not to go back on! We have rode these carriages before without incident, but tonight was simply bad! Be warned people!

This past Christmas I went to downtown Riverside to check out the Festival of Lights. Upon arrival, it was magical! There were tons of lights everywhere and people being carried by horse driven carriages adorned with MORE LIGHTS! My family and I immediately thought, «WE HAVE TO TRY THAT!».
While in route to the customer service desk we observed several working horses that were visibly tired, dirty, frail, and salivating profusely — I don’t think that is normal. When we finally got to the desk we were greeted by a disgruntled employee who was not at all happy to serve us. We also witnessed one of the handlers punch a horse in the chest for head butting another horse… It was totally ridiculous and at that point we decided not to participate in the animal cruelty that G and F Carriages was serving up.
Bottom line: It appears that G and F carriages does not take good care of their horses and the Animal Humane Society needs to step in, like YESTERDAY! They are using the horses from sun up to sun down during the festival with little to no rest. NOT OK!

Wanted to ride the carriages during the festival of lights, after a very long wait my elderly mother was getting tired of standing in the Cold and the was still a lot of people ahead of us so I asked for a refund. They refused to give my money back and said to sell my ticket to someone else. So I stood next to the booth and offered my ticket to the next group at which point they threatened to call the police. What horrible rude people. I told them fine I would be happy to explain to the police that I would like a refund. I’m pretty sure it’s against the law in California to refuse to refund a customers money. There is no sign stating their policy. Anyways, buyer beware.

My wife and I own and run If The Shoe Fits Character & Entertainment Co. and G & F was at a party we were doing as well. Everything went wonderful. Captain Jack Sparrow & Rapunzel had a wonderful time with the birthday girl and all her guests riding in the Cinderella Carriage. The Driver was so nice and all the guests had a wonderful time.

We hired G&F Carriages to do our wedding (Bride & Father drop off AND Groom & Bride EXIT), they were hired as surprise to all of our guests & even my dad (who’s wish was for me to be delivered to the isle by horse and carriage as my mom was delivered to the isle this way on their wedding day) well the ruined the surprise by parking in the main parking lot (although the driver was «told» to park there He Should Have Seen All Over My Paperwork He Was A Surprise & Asked To Move. the wedding was on a 28 acre property. lots of other places to park other than the MAIN PARKING LOT)
The driver had difficulty getting the horse & carriage up a hill that was steeper than he thought it was going to be, so he BEAT the Horse to get her up the hill on his 2^nd attempt, & on his first attempt while turning her around he KNOCKED MY MOM OVER IN HER MOTHER OF THE BRIDE DRESS, with no apology! (During our visit to the Carriage Shop to set up the Carriage, we did explain the layout of the property & advised the owner, George & for that fact the driver of the carriage was there also to go see the property as we were months ahead of the big day. CLEARLY THEY DID NOT VISIT THE PROPERTY)
After ruining the surprise for most, knocking my mother over & beating the poor horse up the hill it was time for me to enter the carriage with my dad & make my big entrance, lucky for us that was smooth, other than the look of Anger on the drivers face in every photo taken (SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT) then after dropping us off he went down to the trailer unhooked & LEFT!!! He did not wait for my Husband and I after the ceremony to drive off with him in the carriage… (ALL THOSE PHOTOS WILL BE MISSED FOREVER) Not to mention that we paid for a service and did not receive the Full Service. Sadly we called George the owner of G&F to explain all that happened, and got absolutely no where. We did discover that Buddy was the driver for the day of our wedding and that Buddy is his son, so OF COURSE none of the things I was telling him went wrong were true! THIS PLACE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED & TURNED OUT TO BE A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR US!!!

Horse drawn vehicles for all occasions, from weddings to funerals. Will Smith & Jada arrived in one of their carriages to host the 2005 BET Awards. I rode in one last week at the Redondo Beach merchants’ Holiday open house, an annual event to kick off & promote the Holiday shopping season locally. On the evening of Dec. 1, all the town’s shops opened their doors to offer complimentary food and drink to everyone. Hermosa Beach had a similar event simultaneously. There was hot food, salads, hors d’oeuvres, cider, pastries, candies, and more. Some of the merchants went all out and will be fondly remembered by the grateful crowd. In addition to carriage rides along the Esplanade on this mild ‘winter’ evening, there were carolers, bands and street performers. Oh, and Santa, of course. A good time was had by all!