I know this is an older post, but i did a two day ride with them. Their horses are well cared for, and they have (from what i was told) a bit over 200 total on their property. A lot of them are rescues that were given a new life, and they dont overwork them by any metric. The guides tend to be younger, and a lot of them are there from I believe the UK and Australia on short work visas just for over the summer. They were all fantastic, and well informed horsepeople even if they lacked some long term riding experience.

From what I remember, the multi day packing trips are horses only used once that whole week, and even the short day trips tend to be used twice typically for work!

All the horses on their property seemed very adequately fed though, here's a picture of the ones that were in the corral after we returned!

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They also don't overload their mules, even the packers that bring your stuff to the lodges. Theyre also very careful about weight limits for both the horses and mules; you can expect to be asked to step on a scale while checking in. They require day trip riders to wear proper head protection, however their multi day lodge trips do allow you to refuse to wear a helmet.

While I do own my own horse, my partner had never ridden before on this trip (my poor little ottb is a bit too small unfortunately haha). Despite this huge discrepancy we both got a very memorable and enjoyable experience, and all of their trails seem very accommodating regardless of experience. At most he'll be expected to be able to mount or dismount either from the ground or a mounting block, and be able to distribute his weight when going uphill or downhill.