Thunderbay Riding Academy is a riding school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, open since 1990. It offers riding lessons for riders from beginner to advanced, aged 7 to 17, on its own school horses. The academy also runs camps, a show team and home shows for students. Riding helmets, tack and instruction are included in its monthly tuition.
Notting Hill Farm is a horse barn offering full boarding services with regular turnout, staff on property, and indoor and outdoor arena options. The farm runs riding lessons on its school horses, with private, semi-private and package options for riders at all levels. Riders can also lease a lesson horse or get help finding their own horse. Summer and day camps are offered for extra barn time.
Mighty Oak Farms is a horse breeding farm in Nokomis, Illinois, started over 45 years ago. The farm runs 465 acres of pastures, hay fields and crop land. Today the farm puts its emphasis on raising colts from its 28 mares. Many of these colts are broke, trained and sold at qualifying time, and the farm features horses for sale and its weanling and yearling crops on its website.
Grit & Grace Ranch is a horsemanship school in Missouri that offers private horseback riding lessons. The lessons combine ground skills such as handling, grooming and leading with mounted skills such as position, aids and gaits. The ranch also runs the Dream Makers Program, an equine facilitated learning program that teaches teen girls life skills. The site notes that the ranch does not offer trail rides.
Painted Ridge Farms offers full-service horse boarding and riding lessons on forty acres about thirty minutes outside Saint Louis. The farm has an indoor arena, outdoor arenas, trails, and a round pen. Its lessons program suits beginner to intermediate riders and adult amateurs. The farm is a private facility and does not offer public trail rides.
Providence at Hart Farms is an equestrian facility offering full-care boarding for horses, including grain and hay feeding, turnout in paddocks and grass fields, and 24/7 surveillance. It provides riding lessons from beginner to advanced levels for riders aged 7 and up, in assisted private, private and group formats. Its training program focuses on hunters, jumpers and equitation, and the team attends schooling and rated horse shows. The yard has three riding arenas, including lighted indoor and outdoor options.
Ridgefield Arena is a family-owned horse facility in Wildwood, Missouri, operating since 1970. It offers horse boarding with hay, grain, turnouts and stall cleaning, along with indoor and outdoor rings and a track for conditioning and hacking. The Ridgefield Riding Academy teaches riding from beginner to advanced in English and jumping, with lessons, camps and clinics. The business also offers horses for sale and lease and hosts schooling shows.
Mueller Veterinary Services provides animal care and medications for domestic pets, horses and livestock. The practice has a small-animal facility for pets and a separate large-animal workspace. The large-animal area includes a protected shelter and space for truck and trailer access, with a haul-in facility for horses and livestock. A fully equipped ambulatory truck allows the veterinarians to make on-farm visits.
Carrie Lynch Horsemanship is a horse lessons and training business based at a barn in Stanford, Illinois. It offers individual and group riding lessons, monthly training programs that include housing, feed and daily care, and single training sessions. Coaching at horse shows is also offered. The owner is an AQHA Professional Horseman with a focus on reining and ranch riding.
Sesser Animal Hospital is a family-owned veterinary hospital in Sesser, Illinois, serving Southern Illinois. The practice provides veterinary care for dogs, cats, horses, dairy and beef cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and some exotic species. It offers medical and surgical care, diagnostic services and a large animal service alongside its small animal care. The hospital also handles emergency and routine cases.
Castlewood Stables offers riding lessons for riders from beginners to early advanced, built around a foundation in riding, training and horse knowledge. Private and semi-private weekly lessons are available, and new customers can take a lesson package. The stable also runs group activities and Parent & Me sessions, where families feed and interact with the horses. These activities take place indoors and in a riding arena.
Miller Arabians offers riding lessons for riders from age 2 and up, from beginners to advanced riders. The business has a lesson horse program with 14 horses and tiny tot, regular and evaluation lesson options. Its Academy program prepares riders, including kids and adults, for showing horses in the show ring. The team is led by a head trainer and instructor with an assistant trainer.
Sho Me Mo Stables offers private one-hour, one-on-one riding lessons for riders aged five and older. It also provides full-service support for riders at horse shows. The owner, Samantha, has more than 30 years in the equestrian industry and focuses on teaching the fundamentals of eventing. The business also helps clients locate a horse to purchase.
Riverfront Equine Bodywork offers myofascial release massage for horses in St. Louis, Missouri and surrounding areas. Sessions are offered as one-hour whole-body treatments, with group rates for four or more clients booked in one location. A tracking assessment add-on targets problem areas in a horse's movement. The business also offers a canine session.
Amanda Thomas is an equestrian facility in Robertsville, Missouri, with a stall barn, indoor and outdoor arenas, and dry lots for turnout. The farm offers a training program for riders and horses, including horse care and shows. Riders can take private lessons and work on their riding goals with a committed trainer and barn manager on site. The facility also has an EquiGym for horse fitness.
Rusted Spur Stables offers Equine Assisted Learning sessions in Hillsboro, Missouri. Sessions take place in the arena with the owner's horses and are aimed at healthcare workers, women and men. The program covers stress, self-awareness, communication and social skills. Each session has a briefing, time in the arena with the horses, and a debriefing with reflection.
Rocky Branch Riding School & Livery is a riding school in Bethalto, Illinois, offering lessons for riders of all ages. Lessons use the business's own lesson horses and ponies and focus on a correct riding position and horse management. The farm also offers boarding for a limited number of horses on rotational paddock grazing. Riders can book visits to meet the horses before enrolling.
Forever Young’s Ranch is a family-run horse boarding ranch. The property has 58 acres, including 15 acres of pasture and scenic wooded trails. The ranch offers safe, spacious, and attentive care for boarded horses. Visitors can view a photo gallery of the horses and grounds on the website.
Exceptional Equestrians is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization. It offers horsemanship experiences for people with disabilities, aimed at therapeutic effect. Its programs include therapeutic riding, a licensed therapy program, summer camp and a US Veterans program. The organization also runs volunteer training and a Horse Buddy program.
Wild Colt Ranch is an equestrian facility in the South Saint Louis area that was established in 2023. It offers training for horses-in-training, including foundational training and colt starting. The ranch also provides stable and pasture board, with time blocks from one month up to four months. Upon special request, clients can take part in training sessions to learn to lead their specific horse.
Golden Gate Farms is a farm near Leslie, Missouri, offering horse boarding and beginner riding lessons. Golden Oldies Horse Boarding provides pasture board for senior or recuperating horses, with shelters, shade, daily feeding and winter hay included in the monthly rate. Happy Horse R&R offers beginner riding lessons and relaxing sessions for horse enthusiasts of all ages. The farm also offers horse leases and pony parties for birthdays and special events.
Thor Bay Polo & Stable is a horse boarding facility in St. Charles County, Missouri, with 32 heated stalls on 40 acres. It offers stall, paddock and pasture boarding, with turnout options and daily stall care. The yard has one indoor and two outdoor arenas and provides polo and riding lessons for boarders and non-boarders. Lessons are offered for all levels, and the business also hosts equestrian events for the local community.
Pegasus Hill Farm is a riding lesson and horse boarding farm near Weaverville, North Carolina. It offers year-round horseback riding lessons for all ages and levels, including private, duet and group lessons on school horses and ponies. The farm also provides horse boarding and training, plus show coaching for established clients. Its teaching draws on natural horsemanship and dressage, with a focus on hunter and jumper skills.
Schreiber Veterinary Services is a family-owned veterinary practice in Sorento, Illinois, serving pets, livestock and equine patients. The practice works with large and small animals and offers a wide range of medical services and surgeries. Horses are listed among the animals it treats, alongside dogs, cats, livestock and exotic animals. The practice offers 24-hour emergency service and house or farm calls.
