Aiken Polo Club hosts polo matches open to the public on Sundays during the spring and fall seasons. The club runs the Aiken Youth Polo program, which is coached by its polo manager. The site describes Aiken as a place to play polo and to breed and train polo ponies. Polo has been played in Aiken since 1882, and matches are held at historic Whitney Field.
GreenTree Stables offers horse boarding. The yard has 16 stalls spread across three barns, each with a wash stall and a tack and feed room. Boarded horses have access to 16 fenced grass paddocks and larger pastures that can be used for training and recreation. On-site living quarters are available only for clients who stable horses at the yard.
Stronghill Farm is an equestrian boarding and training facility in Aiken, SC. It offers full and partial care for horses, with individual walk-out paddocks from every stall. The facility has a large dressage arena, a round pen and trails on the property. Services include dressage training, exercise and rehabilitation, young horse programs and retirement programs.
Sea Lark Equestrian is an amateur-friendly eventing barn in Aiken, SC, run by owner and trainer Katie Clark. The barn offers riding lessons for beginners through advanced riders, including children and nervous amateurs, using its own lesson horses. It also offers board and train services and training rides, with a focus on bringing along young and green horses. Lessons cover dressage, cross country and show jumping, with outings to local shows and schooling venues.
Arrow Creek is a horse farm offering boarding with full and pasture board in a 16-stall barn. It provides custom training for horses, including young horses, problem horses, and foundation training for performance and show horses. The farm also offers lessons and horsemanship seminars, based on Vaquero Horsemanship with performance horse style. Breeding is listed on the site as coming soon.
LAM Dressage is a dressage training business led by Grand Prix trainer Leslie Ann McGowan. It trains horses from young prospects through FEI level and offers competition rides and on-site coaching at rated shows. It also works with riders of all ages on competitive and non-competitive goals. The business is based in Aiken, South Carolina.
Cary Frommer Sales buys and sells horses, with a focus on racehorses. The website shows a 2023 colt purchased at Fasig Tipton 2024 Saratoga for Hillwood Stables. The site also reports a horse from the business that later won a G1 race. Visitors are invited to get in touch for help finding a specific horse.
Rising Moon Stables offers short-term rental of stalls, a three-stall barn, and paddocks with run-in sheds for horses, for stays from a night to a month. Short-term full board is also available for owners who need a break from horse care. Horses can be schooled on the farm's full-size dressage arena, grass jump field and hacking loop. The farm also lists horses for sale or lease.
Windmill Equine is a family-owned horse farm offering boarding for horses. Options include stalls, field board, retirement board and seasonal boarding. A training board option includes regular rides, daily grooming and handling by the trainer. The farm also offers horses and ponies for sale, suited to youth, novice and amateur riders.
Kelly Sigler operates Looking Glass Farm, which offers foundation training for horses and ponies. The farm provides a boarding school where horses are trained and kept with 24-hour turnout. Kelly also teaches individual and group instruction and hosts clinics for owners and riders. The farm keeps a breeding stallion and competes in dressage and working equitation.
Grant Seger Sport Horses is the show jumping program of professional rider Grant Seger. Grant trains and manages a string of competition horses, with attention to their long-term development and well-being. The program also offers training, competition and care for riders and owners who want to reach their goals at every level. Grant has represented the United States internationally, including at Nations Cup level, and splits his time between Aiken, South Carolina, and Wellington, Florida.
Green Hill Farms is a 127-acre horse farm offering stabling with indoor and outdoor barns and fields for turnout. The farm has a half mile track, a quarter mile track, a stadium ring with jumps, and trails. It runs a polo season schedule and hosts eventing, fox hunting and jumping activity. Guest cottage and house rentals are also available on the property.
Jane Jennings Equestrian is a horse sales operation based in Aiken, South Carolina. It locates and sells sport horses for eventers, hunters/jumpers, dressage riders and fox hunters. The business also offers private boarding and training for horses. Its website lists sale horses and sold horses.
Good Fortunes Farm is an equestrian facility in Aiken, South Carolina, offering space to train horses and riders in eventing, show jumping and dressage. The farm has thirty-two stalls across five barns, twenty-eight paddocks, two large arenas and a cross-country course with jumps from Starter to Intermediate size. A round pen is available for breaking young horses and groundwork. Memberships give horses unlimited use of the facilities for a set period.
Palmetto Pride Paso Fino Farm is a farm in Batesburg, SC that breeds pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino horses. The farm keeps a group of stallions and offers live cover and AI services for certain stallions. Its stated focus is preserving the breed, which it describes as critically endangered. The farm also accepts visitors and offers on-site lodging.
Waylon Roberts offers horse training, private riding lessons and clinics from his base in Aiken, South Carolina. Training options include long-term and short-term programmes, along with consignment board for horses. The business also builds custom cross-country jumps. Waylon is a Canadian eventer and international show jumper who has competed at the Kentucky 5* and the Pan American Games.
Grey Horse Equine Therapy offers PEMF sessions for horses, aimed at reducing pain and inflammation and improving mobility. The sessions are also described as supporting cellular exercise recovery and providing pain relief. The practitioner is a certified Magnawave practitioner who also works with small animals and their owners. The service is run by Carson Langenberg, who has a background as a competitive three-day eventing rider.
Golden Rule Equine Services is an equine veterinary practice serving Aiken, SC and surrounding communities. Dr. Stephanie Simonson provides veterinary care for horses as well as canine and feline patients. Listed services include exams and consultations, lameness and injury care, digital radiography, diagnostics, ophthalmology, nutrition, preventative medicine, vaccinations and podiatry. Integrated options such as acupuncture and chiropractic are also offered for equine patients.
Enlightened Mind Counseling offers counseling and equine-assisted services for children, teens, and adults. Counseling sessions are available by telehealth video, while equine-assisted services are offered in person only. The equine-assisted sessions are listed as Equine-Assisted Therapy and Equine-Assisted Counseling, with package pricing on the services page. Sessions are led by a licensed professional counselor who holds an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning certification.
Fairview Equestrian Center is a full-service facility offering boarding, training and riding lessons. Boarding includes 12x12 stalls with rubber mats, hot and cold wash racks, tackrooms, and grain and hay. The center has a jumping arena and a dressage arena, and its trainers work in western, dressage and jumping. Lessons are offered to both beginners and experienced riders, along with trail rides.
Desperado Horse Farm offers guided horseback trail rides through more than 75 acres of pine forest and pasture near Rocky Point, North Carolina. Rides are open to all ages and experience levels, and riders are matched with a suitable horse and pace. The farm's herd is known for calm temperaments. Rides are booked by appointment by phone or text.
Paris Mountain Stables is a full-time horse boarding facility in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Blacksburg, Virginia. It offers full board and field board, with daily turn-out, stall cleaning and feeding. Facilities include indoor and outdoor arenas, a round pen, a cross country field and wash bays. Riders have access to 690 acres of private trails, and on-site horse trainers are available or owners can use their own.
C&C Farm is a family-oriented horse farm located near Raleigh and Wake Forest, North Carolina. It offers riding lessons for most ages, using lesson horses at various riding levels. Trail rides are available by appointment, with one-hour and two-hour options. The farm also provides pasture boarding on its 80 acres.
Lennon Oaks Farm offers horse boarding with matted stalls, wash bays and a secure tack room. Riders can use an outdoor arena and round pen as well as 2.8 miles of private trails across the property. The farm offers riding lessons for all ages and experience levels. It also hosts camps, birthday parties and community events, and welcomes volunteers.
