Northstar Carriages

Bob was a beautiful horse. Half draught half paint. He was BIG!!!
We hired the «Traditional Carriage» for $ 145. The tour was a hour. The carriage sat the 4 of us very comfortably. You can have a party of 6 but if all are adults you will be cramped. Blankets are supplied.
Not one problem with our reservation.
Daniel was a good tour guide/​driver.
The Deerfield lights are nice but not «eye poppin» The joy of the experience was being with family in a horse drawn carriage during Christmas.

We made reservations for 12 girls to go see Christmas lights and once we got there we were told they didn’t have the wagon we reserved. They SUCK

Don’t waste your time. After completing the online reservation request, I was quickly contacted by Brian High to provide a quote. Brian High also offered to set up the reservation. I contacted him on at least 2 occasions to complete this reservation. No return contact, or anything. If you do not want to follow through with your offer to set up the reservation, let me know. I will take my business elsewhere.
Your business was referred to me by another carriage service in Fort Worth. Guess that you are letting that fellow business person down also.
Sorry.

Ever since we went to San Antonio and did a carriage ride there, my kids have been wanting to «ride on a horse» again. Northstar loads and unloads at the entrance of the Dallas World Aquarium.
On Sundays, they are supposed to be there at 1:00. A few weeks ago, we waited for them at 1:00. Called the company to see when they would be out and the guy said 2:00. At 2, it became 5:00. We had disappointed kids that day. Yesterday, called the company and the guy said they would be there at 1:00. They came at 2:00.
Anyway, we did a 30 minute ride through Historic West End of Dallas. I enjoyed listening to the history. The route JFK and his lady took when he got shot, which I already knew, but it was still neat to hear. Dealey Plaza and how the window was never closed since that day. The Holocaust museum, the railroad, and the Old Red courthouse.
Overall, my kids were happy and that’s all that mattered!

I scheduled a carriage ride for 10pm for after my wedding reception. The owner told me that I should move my reservation to 10:10pm so the horse would not be waiting for too long and get scared. I moved it to 10:10pm and they arrived at 10:30pm!!! my wedding guests were sitting outside for 20 minutes. I requested a refund and they agreed… but now they are ignoring my attempts to contact them and have no received the refund. Do not book them for your wedding if being on time is important to you.

Recently a few friends (ladies) visited me here in Fort Worth from Shreveport. All successful, well educated, professional people, all over 50. They were very excited to come for a Ranger game, and spend some time in Sundance Square. They stayed at the Omni Hotel, ate at one of our five star steak houses, visited Billy Bob’s and spent $$$$$ shopping.
The only mistake they made was flagging down a Northstar Carriage for a «nice» evening ride in the city.
They were excited, and began asking questions of the driver. Guest «Are you going to take us to the Stockyards? We want to see Billy Bob’s» Driver: «Nope, there ain’t nothin’ but a bunch of drunks that run the Stockyards and we’re not allowed down there». In the course of the «tour» the driver points out a building and says «There’s another perfectly good building they ruined»… Guest: «Are there any gay bars around here?» Driver: I ain’t goin’ down there without my gun”… Guest: «Why would you need your gun?» Driver: I don’t like the neighborhood” Guest:“Can you take us to the Omni instead of back to the Worthington, so we don’t have to take a cab?” Driver: «That’ll be $ 65» Guest: «That’s kind of high, but okay».
Driver continues to make negative comments about all the «drunks» in the bars, and the women in skimpy clothing… at that point, (there are four of us in the carriage) I said «just let me out here… My car is around the corner» to my friends I said «go ahead and finish your ride… I don’t want to ruin it for you, because this guy is making me mad.» So I got out.
The next day when we all met up for the Ranger game, the first thing my guests said was «You really missed it! The carriage ride only got worse!» I said «Really? How so?» Guests: «You remember we asked him to take us to the Omni? Well, he took us back to the Worthington, and when we said something about wanting to go to the Omni, the driver said «I’m tired of you bitches, just get out! You just got a free ride» …So they took a cab back to their hotel.
No one that evening was drunk. Excited? Yes. Drunk? No. No one was obnoxious or rude. For some reason this driver decided he did not like my guests and he was going to let them know about it. Just why, I don’t really know for sure, but I have an idea.
I called his boss in Dallas, and when he didn’t call me back, I called again. He said he has known the driver for five years and didn’t believe what I was saying. My reply was «I think it was the question about the gay bars that set him off.» He said «No, we do the gay pride parade in Dallas every year» I asked «Does this driver participate in that? His answer was «No».
I told him that an apology for the driver’s behavior was in order. The boss and owner of the carriage company said we were drunk… and he would not apologize.
Personally, I had nothing to drink that evening, so all of my senses were perfectly intact and aware of what was going on, and NO ONE I was with was «over the limit.»
I believe this incident was one of blatant discrimination. The carriage driver decided my friends were not his kind of people because they had asked about the gay bars, and if he knew where they were. There is no other logical way to explain his behavior and language.
All my guests wanted to do was go for a nice relaxing ride at night in a carriage. Why would they climb in, willing to pay, just to randomly harass a carriage driver?
Their experience with the carriage driver was all they talked about the rest of the weekend.
Fort Worth is MY City, and I have lived here for over thirty years. I love this town, and am very proud of our Downtown area, and Stockyards. For me the carriage ride was embarrassing. This driver should be an ambassador of good will and promotion for our city, not someone who presents a negative attitude, and treats people who come to Fort Worth with disdain.
Is this the professionalism and integrity the owners of Northstar Carriage boasts of on their web site?
The carriage company and driver are not from Fort Worth. For me, that right there explains a lot.

this was a great ride! it was a surprise proposal for my gf of 5 years… yep…she said yes! lol! our driver (alison) was very informative & very accommodating! the texas sun beat us up but the cool breeze still made it a pleasant ride. we will definitely be back but for an evening ride!

We wanted to do something different for our annivesary this year. Called the owner on Friday he was nice and informative. We ventured off to the Market St. area there they were all the carriages lined up and ready to go. It was magical seeing them decorated with their lights to adorn each carriage. We took the hour tour. Had a wonderful young lady named Allison as our carriage driver. «Miss Annie» was our carriage power for the evening. She and Allison did a fabulour job. Nothing like seeing Dallas at night. Allison took us through the historic district, Art district, all around downtown Dallas she gives you narratives about things if you need to know. Such a pretty view to see Dallas at night. We didnt need reservations but during the hoidays they say it gets a lot busier so that may be a good idea. This will be a definite return event for us. Hours will vary check Facebook for daily hours under Northstar Carriages. Loved it.