Jen's Farm Friends is a retirement horse boarding business in Linden, Virginia. It specialises in long term care of retired senior horses. Horses are kept in small groups with 24 hour access to pasture, fresh water and shelter. Stalls are available for bad weather, veterinary visits and recovery stays.
Timber Dream Farm is an equestrian facility that offers boarding, board and lease options, and show board for horses. It provides lesson packages and coaching, including coaching and trailering at shows. The facility has an indoor arena with dust-free footing, and it hosts clinics for riders. Care and training are offered to both the horse and its owner.
Horse 'N Soul is a riding academy near Washington, Pennsylvania. It offers riding lessons for children and adults from age 5 upward, in outdoor and indoor arenas. It also provides horse boarding, camps, clinics and horse shows. The academy lists equine-assisted therapy among its services.
Diamond Ridge Stables is a premium equestrian facility in Chesterfield, Virginia, offering quality horse training and sales. It provides short-term training board for young, green, or problem horses, with training rides, lunge work, or groundwork several times a week. The farm also offers consignment for horses that need to be sold and keeps a selection of sale horses. Daily care includes stall cleaning, turnout, and feeding twice a day.
St. Helen’s Stables offers horse boarding in Powhatan VA. The site describes scenic pastures and grassy fields for the horses. Stabling includes run-in stalls, and fresh water and hay are provided. The yard also has a riding square. Contact is through Laura Graham or William Graham.
Saddles and Smiles is a nonprofit organisation that provides equine assisted learning experiences for children, teens, and young adults with a variety of challenges. Sessions are tailored to each client's needs and can include grooming horses, learning to put tack on, and learning to mount and dismount safely. Participants also take part in feeding and caring for the horses and other animals on the farm. The organisation runs summer horse camps and relies on fundraising, grants, and donations to provide its services free of charge to local participants.
Holly Hill Stables LLC is a small, family-owned equestrian facility near Raccoon Creek State Park. It offers private and group riding lessons, on the business's own horses or the client's horses, and online Zoom lessons. It also provides horse training in dressage and jumping. The facility has a 14-stall barn, an indoor riding arena and a newly fenced outdoor arena.
Finer Points Farm is a hunter, jumper and equitation training and show barn in Montgomery County, Maryland. The farm focuses on educating both horse and rider, with a training philosophy built on balance, rhythm, controlled forward motion and track. The owners began by teaching lessons on their own horses and ponies and later built a training facility with a 20 stall barn.
Little Neshannock Stables is a riding school in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, that has offered riding lessons since opening in 1991. It offers English and Western riding lessons, including Pony Pals lessons for children aged 6 and 7, lessons for ages 8 and up, and private lessons. The stable welcomes riders at any experience level, from beginners to experienced riders looking for coaching. The stable states that the safety of its riders and horses is of utmost importance.
The Ohio Horse Park is a horse breeding facility located in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. The facility selects bloodlines with the aim of producing horses with good conformation, temperament, and performance for disciplines such as show jumping, dressage, eventing, and western riding. Besides breeding, it provides care for mares and foals, including nutrition, veterinary attention, and early training.
Aude Bauserman Dressage LLC offers dressage instruction and riding lessons for riders. It also provides horse training, including full and partial training packages, and training rides. The business runs clinics and handles horse sales, and it offers boarding on request. It serves the Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg, Woodstock, Winchester, Staunton and Northern Virginia.
Claddagh Farm is a horse boarding facility in Jeffersonton, Virginia, focused on retirement board for senior horses. Boarding is the core service, with field board and a stall for retired horses. Care includes feeding programs, hoof trimming every 8 weeks, and fly control provided by the farm. The owner and manager live on-site and have a combined 50+ years of senior horse care experience.
Angelica Run Farm is a horse facility that offers boarding, mini leasing with instruction, and a non-competitive outlet for equine enthusiasts. Horses are kept in two herds in fields with run-in sheds, and the stalls are cleaned daily. The Pony Pool program offers weekly private lessons on one of the farm's horses or ponies, and the farm also runs an Advanced Rider Program. The farm has lighted outdoor rings, a round pen, and access to the W&OD trail. Boarders may also take lessons from their own personal instructors.
Woodruff Riding School offers riding lessons on its school horses and ponies. Options include group lessons, private lessons, lead line lessons for riders aged 5-7, and practice rides for students who can ride independently. Instruction focuses on sound basics and good horsemanship, led by owner and instructor Sue Knox, an A.R.I.A. certified riding instructor. Lessons are booked in advance by email.
Virginia Equine Adventures is a horseback trail riding business at Marriott Ranch in Linden, Virginia. It offers guided scenic trail rides on its own horses, along with carriage rides. The business also runs Scout badge experiences for groups that focus on hands-on horsemanship and equine education. The owners describe their approach as putting the horse first, with an emphasis on safety and guest comfort.
The Barracks Farm is a hunter/jumper barn in Charlottesville, Virginia, run by the Bishop family since 1973. It offers boarding, training, and selling of hunters, jumpers, and equitation horses. Lessons are offered to riders from beginners to serious show competitors. The farm also hosts horse shows and is home to the UVA riding team.
Acorn Hill Farm is a full service hunter/jumper facility owned and operated by the Sweely family. The farm centers on training, boarding, showing, lessons and sales. Riders can take private and group lessons as well as pro rides, and boarding options range from full board to field board. The farm also runs a breeding program for sport horses, with stallions and broodmares imported from Germany and Ireland.
Spring Ridge Farm is a horse boarding facility in the Blue Ridge foothills near Charlottesville, Virginia. Horses are kept in pasture with run-in sheds and box stalls, with daily feed provided. The farm offers instruction and training for pleasure riders and their horses, from green horses and new riders to more experienced riders. Horses are also occasionally available for monthly lease or for sale.
White Buffalo Horse Farm offers riding lessons for riders of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Lessons are sold in monthly sets and riders are taught several styles, including Dressage, Hunt Seat, Cross Country, Jumpers and trail riding. The farm runs summer camps that introduce children to horses and horse care, both mounted and on the ground. It also hosts a spring schooling horse show for students to experience competition.
Progressive Riding Program offers English-style horseback riding lessons for adults and children in Haymarket, Virginia. Lessons follow American hunt seat theory and include basic horse care and stable management. The program keeps its own school horses and offers discounts to students who ride their own horses. It also runs an interscholastic riding team for riders in grades 4-12. Instruction is given by a certified trainer.
Double C Ranch is a riding school in Charlottesville, Virginia, offering riding lessons and horsemanship classes for children and adults, from first-time riders to experienced ones. Lessons focus on groundwork, communication with horses and riding skills in English and western styles. The ranch also runs summer camps, trail rides with a mini lesson and a Pony Club riding program. The founder is a certified riding instructor from Germany who owns German Warmbloods and American Quarter Horses.
Shokota' Equestrian is an equine training, teaching and boarding facility located just outside Richmond, Virginia. It offers training for all kinds of horses, including unbroke, green broke, problem horses and restarts. The facility also offers an open group lesson on Saturday mornings as well as individualized private lessons. Owners are encouraged to take part in their horse's training through hands-on work, observation or follow-up lessons.
VM Equestrian offers riding lessons for beginner and experienced riders, with hour-long and half-hour sessions. It runs week-long summer camps and winter day camps that include riding instruction and horsemanship education. The facility has a riding ring, a 10-stall boarding barn and managed pastures. Horses receive hay, grain as appropriate, and blanket changes according to the weather.
Mahalo Farm is a farm near Charlottesville, Virginia, dedicated to horses and the land. It offers foundation horseback riding lessons for children and adults. It also provides pasture boarding for a small number of horses. Trail riding is available for an hour, a half day or a full day, without crossing paved roads.
