Alamad Horsemanship offers riding lessons for riders of all ages. It also provides horse training with a focus on trust, understanding and thoughtful development. Horse shows are offered to prepare horse and rider to perform with confidence. The yard also provides boarding, with the horse's comfort and wellbeing as the priority.
Our Day Farm is a show jumping stable based in Elgin, Illinois in summer and Wellington, Florida in winter. The team offers training for horses and riders in hunters, jumpers, equitation and ponies, with programs for riders of all levels. The farm also has two breeding stallions and helps clients select a stallion for their mare. Its stated aim is to develop horse and rider from local shows to FEI competition.
NCE Equestrian is a horse-centered business in Hampshire, Illinois. It offers boarding with a focus on horse care, riding lessons for riders of all skill levels, and showing support tailored to each rider and horse. The business also helps with the sale of select horses and ponies. The program is built on patient, foundation-focused work with horses and riders.
Forward Stride Stables is a full-service hunter and jumper facility in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. It offers full-service boarding with daily turn-out, grooming, tacking and basic aftercare, supported by a full-time barn manager and grooms. The yard provides training for young horses, riding lessons and support for horse shows. It also hosts clinics with visiting professionals several times a year.
Chicago Import Quarantine is a USDA-approved quarantine facility in West Dundee, Illinois, for horses arriving from abroad. The purpose-built barn offers stabling for horses of all breeds during their quarantine period. The facility is located about 30 minutes from O'Hare Airport. The team aims to give each horse a safe, stress-free and peaceful environment to recuperate after a long journey.
Fox Valley Saddle Association is a not-for-profit saddle club in Hampshire, Illinois, founded in 1946. It offers horse shows, competitions, clinics and learning opportunities for members and their horses. The club maintains indoor and outdoor arenas, stalls and a cross-country course that are also rented for shows and equestrian events. Membership is open to families and individuals regardless of breed or discipline.
Compass Equestrian is a horse facility that offers private and group lessons and training for riders of all levels, from beginners to advanced. The business provides boarding in a 26-stall barn with 12x12 stalls, plus indoor and outdoor riding arenas. It also offers horse sales and horse showing services. The facility sits on 48 acres in Illinois.
KarmaFarm is a horse boarding facility in Hampshire, Illinois. It offers 24/7 outdoor boarding with dry lot paddocks, pasture turnout and stalls for emergencies. Owners can supply their own grain and supplements, and the farm has a sand arena, jumps and access to nearby trails. The farm also keeps animals with special needs and welcomes visitors for animal meet and greets.
Hallmark Equine Insurance Agency is an insurance agency focused on equestrian risk. It offers coverage for horses, equine businesses, equestrian associations and farms. Its coverages are underwritten by American Equine Insurance Group, which has written equestrian coverages since 1983. The agency offers mortality, liability and farm policies, with availability varying by U.S. state.
Twenty One Farms is an equestrian facility on a 40-acre setting in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. It offers horse boarding, including stall leases for horse owners. The barn also offers introductory lessons in horsemanship, grooming and safety for people new to equestrian sports. Access to training programs is provided through partner trainers, and horse leasing is available for riding and training.
Zach Ausbildungsstall is a dressage training yard run by Günter, Krista and Timna Zach. It takes in horses from the age of five and trains them individually according to their abilities and progress. The yard also trains riders, mainly those who already ride and want refinement for international or tournament level. Training plans, video analysis and veterinary and complementary care are part of the offer.
Folgate Appaloosas is a horse breeding operation focused on Appaloosa horses. The farm keeps a group of stallions, which are presented on the website with their pedigrees. The business also offers horses for sale and welcomes visitors and breeding enquiries. The site states that the business has been established for more than 40 years.
Vintage Oak Farm is a full-service horse boarding facility in Libertyville, Illinois. Horses are kept on 35 acres of grass pastures with all-day turnout in groups or individually, plus 12 all-weather paddocks. The barns are heated and include grooming stalls, climate-controlled tack rooms and wash racks. The farm has a heated indoor arena and offers dressage training.
Run Inn Ranch is a horse property on 150 acres with two barns, pastures and an outdoor arena. It offers stall boarding and pasture boarding, with full and self-care options available on request. The grounds also include riding trails. The business is aimed at keeping horses well cared for on site.
Islandpferdehof Piet Hoyos is a family farm on a plateau near Graz in Austria, at about 700 m altitude. The farm breeds and trains Icelandic horses and has done so for half a century. It offers riding for riders of all levels, including riding lessons and training (Beritt). Around 80 horses are kept on the farm, which also offers boarding for horses.
Team Hall offers rehabilitation board and retirement board for horses. Rehab boarding is aimed at horses recovering from medical or discipline-related injuries and includes stall care, turnout, health checks and coordination with veterinarians and farriers. Retirement boarding covers veterinary and farrier scheduling, grooming, daily wellness checks, and special feeding and medication. The property has over 100 acres of pasture, four horse barns and an indoor and outdoor arena, and barn and stall leases are offered to outside trainers.
Face 2 Face with Horses offers private riding lessons in Spring Grove, either on the owner's horses or on the student's own horse. Lessons include a ground work section followed by riding, with a focus on timing, feel and how the rider influences the horse. Topics include trail riding, jumping and basic dressage. The owner also works on natural horsemanship and teaches students to understand a horse's perspective.
Sycamore Farm is a horse boarding facility on a 102-acre farm near Edenton, North Carolina, on the Albemarle Sound. Boarded horses receive daily stall cleaning, turnout in pastures, hay and grain, and daily health checks. The farm has a riding arena with a small jump course, round pens, a hot walker and trails. The farm was previously a breeding farm for Arabian horses and now operates as a boarding facility.
Reitschule Ragnaroek is a riding school and horse boarding yard in St. Margareten im Rosental, Austria. It offers classic riding lessons, including preparation for tournaments, and guided rides in the area. Riding pedagogy sessions introduce children from age three to horses, and riding therapy sessions use horses to help people with movement and physical or mental impairments. The yard also offers livery (Einstellplätze) for horses.
Littlewood Farm is an equestrian facility specializing in ponies, hunters, jumpers and equitation. It provides full-service horse care, including turnout, stall care, medication management and scheduling of vet and farrier visits, and offers share board. Lessons are available for all skill levels from age five, using a variety of school horses and ponies, along with summer camps. The farm also sells and leases horses and offers personalized training programs for both horse and rider.
Little Hunter Farm offers riding lessons for both casual and competitive riders. The farm also provides horse boarding with full care for its horses, including a customized feed program and extended turnout. Training programs, horsemanship programs and a show team are offered alongside supplemental educational programs and camps. The facility has heated barns and indoor and outdoor arenas. Horse leases and sales are also available.
Venn Agram Farm is a horse boarding and training facility on 40 acres in Antioch, Illinois. Its trainers work across dressage and eventing, with programs for both long and short-term training. Boarding includes matted box stalls, daily or nightly turnout in grass paddocks, and a heated barn and indoor arena. Lessons are available to boarders and trailer-in clients.
Double W Stables is an equine establishment in the Chicago area that has operated since 1985. It offers full-care boarding for horses, including daily stall cleaning, feeding twice daily, and all-day group turnout. The facility provides riding instruction for beginner and advanced riders, with an emphasis on individual attention. Indoor and outdoor arenas allow riding throughout the year.
HOPP GALOPP is a horse farm offering riding lessons for all levels, from first seat exercises to refined aids. It also runs guided rides in the countryside, from 45 minutes to 5 hours, including day rides. Pony riding is offered for children, with supervised time for grooming, leading and riding. The farm also provides livery, with horses kept in boxes or open stables and access to pasture.
