Mitey Riders provides therapeutic horseback riding for children with special needs in the Charlotte region of the Carolinas. Its mounted lessons teach riding skills using adaptive equipment and techniques, addressing physical, social and cognitive needs. Unmounted activities teach participants to care for the horses. Riding services are offered free of charge to riders.
Caitlyn Jensen Horses offers riding lessons for individuals and groups, with private, semi-private and group options. It also provides horse training, including horsemanship training for owners and training for young, unstarted or remedial horses. The business offers hoof trimming, with a barefoot trimming service that includes travel to the client. Cait's Riding Academy is part of the business.
Chestnut Lane Stables is an equestrian facility in Monroe, North Carolina, run by trainer Matt Lightner and instructor Lindsey Lightner. The farm offers riding lessons for riders of all ages and skill levels, with a structured level-based lesson program. It also provides horse training, educational clinics, summer camps, and full training boarding. The stable specializes in American Saddlebreds, Morgans, and Hackney ponies and also buys and sells horses.
Terranova Farm is a full-service hunter/jumper equestrian facility in Waxhaw, North Carolina. It offers full and partial board in a boarding barn with stalls, pastures, turnout and grooming areas. The farm provides lessons and training for riders of all levels. Its trainer also takes horses to shows on the C through AA levels.
LH Equestrian is an equestrian facility in Monroe, North Carolina, led by owner and head trainer Logan Harris. The business offers horse training, boarding, leases, riding lessons and horse sales. Lessons cover dressage and jumping, tailored to each rider's needs. The barn provides stalls, indoor wash stalls, conditioning hills, hacking trails and a derby field.
Chapelgate Farm is a horse facility that offers full boarding with premium feed, unlimited hay and turnout, and blanketing. It provides private, semi-private and small group riding instruction from trainer Sarah Bhayani. Training is offered for riders of all levels, with a focus on developing both horse and rider. The farm also offers additional services such as training rides, grooming, and rehabilitation rides, and it sells and leases horses.
Mending Strides Ranch is an equine-assisted psychotherapy barn in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Clients work with horses on the ground under the guidance of a trained therapist or counselor. Programs are aimed at people dealing with trauma, abuse and emotional challenges, and include summer camps and workshops. The ranch is operated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Deer Creek Farm is an equestrian facility with 20 stalls on close to 30 acres, with an arena in Wesley Chapel. The farm offers training, horse care, and the sale and leasing of horses. It works with a small number of clients on individualized training for both horse and rider. The site also lists the farm's show schedule for the season.
Riverbend Ridge Riders offers equine assisted therapy and equine assisted learning programs. The programs center on the relationship between horses and people. Therapeutic horseback riding is part of the offering. The organization serves individuals of all abilities and ages and also runs a veterans program. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Maplegate Farm is a boarding and training facility in Weddington, North Carolina. Horses and riders take part in regular lessons and training to prepare for shows around the country. The farm has two barns, grass pastures and wooded trails for individualized horse care and turnout. Maplegate also offers transportation with two rigs to take horses to and from competitions.
Topgun Veterinarian Service is a veterinary practice that treats many kinds of animals, both at its clinic and through mobile visits. The practice serves York County and surrounding areas. One of its doctors specializes in equine medicine. Services are listed for both small and large animals, including wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, diagnostics, and a Prepurchase Exam for horses. The practice also offers equine emergency contact.
Oak Meadows Farm Dressage is an owner-operated farm with locations in Edgemoor, South Carolina and Wellington, Florida. The farm focuses on breeding and developing high performance dressage horses. It offers training for competition horses, led by trainer Christopher Hickey, who has trained many horses to Grand Prix. Interested clients are invited to contact the farm through its website.
Tryon Equine Mobile is an ambulatory equine veterinary practice serving the greater Charlotte area. It offers on-farm diagnostics and treatments, including digital radiology, ultrasound, gastroscope, shockwave, laser, bloodwork, and dentistry, along with acupuncture and chiropractic services. Appointments and services can also be scheduled at a haul-in facility in north Charlotte. The practice provides 24/7 emergency service for regular clients.
D. John Deas Show Horses is a training operation based on a hundred-acre farm in Gastonia, North Carolina, within 20 minutes of Charlotte. The business specializes in training modern pleasure horses for the show pen. Training services are offered in several areas, including all-around events and jumping. The farm also keeps broodmares, young stock and a stallion, and sells horses in various genres.
Abernathy Farm offers riding lessons in English and Western styles on a set of lesson horses. Lessons range from flat work to low-level jumping for English riders, and Western lessons cover pattern work and ranch horse skills. The farm runs camps during most school breaks. It also offers boarding, providing a home for riders' horses.
Victory Farm is located in Gastonia, North Carolina, and offers therapeutic riding and adaptive horsemanship. The programs serve individuals with special needs and are planned together with medical specialists, families and riding instructors. The farm also rescues horses and provides lessons that let riders of all ability levels ride, partner with their horses and take part in the volunteer work. The organization was founded in 2010 and operates as a nonprofit.
Articulate Equestrian offers training and lesson packages for horses and riders, designed around biomechanics and classical fundamentals. The business provides on-site boarding and training, with the option of mobile services at the client's current barn. Its work includes starting and restarting young horses, addressing behavioural issues, and rehabilitating injuries. Hoofcare and barefoot trimming are also part of the services offered.
The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club is a nonprofit club founded in 1925 in Tryon, North Carolina, that encourages and promotes horse activities in the area. It organizes equestrian events, including the Block House Steeplechase Races and the Horse & Hound Show. The club also supports equestrian education, horse trails and community programs. Its membership includes horsemen, farm and estate owners, and members of the general public.
Carolina Sport Horses sells sport and riding horses from a farm in Clover, South Carolina. The horses come from various disciplines and backgrounds, and each listing includes videos and descriptions. The team helps buyers with the vetting process, shipping, and video or Zoom trials. Buyers can try horses in person by appointment once the full ad and video are posted.
Helms Hill Farms was founded by Ben and Phoebe Harkey and is run as a horsemanship business. It offers discipline-specific training sessions for horses, problem solving for horses with specific habits or vices, groundwork, and tuneups. The approach draws on traditional vaquero horsemanship and focuses on trust and patience. The farm also hosts a classroom series for horse owners with guest speakers on topics such as hoof care and equine nutrition.
Agape Acres is a small farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, that works with rescue horses. It runs equine-assisted activities in which vulnerable or struggling youth are paired with a trained mentor and a rescue horse to work on life skills and personal goals. Special needs individuals take part in programmes led by a PATH Intl. certified therapeutic riding instructor, with mounted and unmounted activities. The farm also runs outreach with its miniature horses, the Mobile Minis.
Healing Journey Ministry is a nonprofit that offers trauma care for teens and adults, using horses as part of the healing process. It provides personalized horseback riding lessons for riders of all experience levels. The ministry also offers horsemanship classes and an equine science class. Lessons use horses reserved for each rider, with preparation and aftercare included.
Bridges Riding Equipment is a family-owned retail and wholesale business serving the horse and tack industry. It sells saddles, tack and other equestrian merchandise, and orders can be placed by phone or in store. The business also works as a dealer for Wilson, Calico and Cargo Craft trailers. It has been operating for nearly 60 years.
Triple E Equine Transport Service is a family owned and operated company that transports horses across North Carolina and the Southeast. Its services include local and long distance hauling, event and show transport, farm relocations, and scheduled or time-sensitive transport. The company also offers recovery and emergency equine transport for last-minute relocations, weather-related evacuations, and breakdown assistance. Trailers are fitted with hay bags and water buckets set at the horse's height.
