Crying Coyote Farm is a sport horse and pony breeding and training facility. It sells and leases horses and offers riding instruction through its riding academy. The farm provides reproductive services, including stallion management, and can provide on-site mare care and breeding. Its stallions include Welsh ponies and Trakehners bred for hunter and jumper competition.
Sparkleberry Ponies, based at Crying Coyote Farm in Dade City, Florida, breeds and develops show ponies and horses. The business keeps several pony stallions and a string of broodmares, offering on-site breeding services. Training, sales, leases and consignment are also part of the offer. The focus is on hunter and sport ponies for children and families.
All Star Farm, at Heavenly Acres in Bradenton, Florida, is a small miniature horse farm. The farm breeds Therapy Miniature Horses and trains them for therapy work in settings such as nursing homes, daycares, schools and hospitals. It also sells its miniature horses, including mares, geldings, stallions and foals. The farm describes itself as a certified, award-winning therapy horse program.
BioStride Therapy provides mobile equine therapy for horses at events and barns across the country. Its services include cold saltwater hydrotherapy, Equiscope microcurrent therapy, infrared treatment, and equine respiratory support. The aim is to improve horse performance, speed recovery after competition, and support long-term wellness. Treatments are brought to the event or barn where the horse is.
Freedom Farm Foundation is a nonprofit organization that uses horses in therapy services. Its core offerings are equine-assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic horseback riding. Services are aimed at developmentally disabled people, children, and veterans and first responders. The programs use the farm's horses alongside licensed or certified professionals. The farm is located in Pinellas Park, Florida.
AGES Serenity Center is the Serenity Center of Angel of God Equine Sanctuary, a non-profit in the Tampa Bay area that is home to rescued horses. It offers private and group equine assisted therapy sessions developed with Equine Specialists and Licensed Mental Health Providers. It also runs equine learning experiences and wellness events. Visits are by appointment or during special events.
Suncoast Therapeutic Equine Partners (STEP) offers equine-assisted services in Sarasota, Florida. Participants aged four and up work with its horses through equine assisted learning, which focuses on personal growth, communication and teamwork. The organization also runs a Horse Warriors program for veterans and a therapeutic riding program for people facing physical or cognitive challenges. Its programs are built on trusting relationships between participants and the horses.
Honey's Mini Therapy Adventures is a nonprofit organization that brings miniature therapy horses to facilities in Central Florida. The team visits hospitals, universities, nursing homes, schools, and pediatric and behavioral health units. The visits are aimed at people facing physical, emotional, or psychological challenges, including dementia and Alzheimer's patients. The organization also offers sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.
Cracker Trail Veterinary Services is a mobile veterinary practice serving the Moore Haven area in Florida. It treats cattle and horses, combining traditional veterinary medicine with holistic therapies. Services include general veterinary care for horses and cattle, acupuncture, CranioSacral therapy, chiropractic care and Equiscope therapy. The practice is led by Dr. Jess Landa and Andrea Hall, who have 14+ years of experience.
Carousel Sea Horses runs horseback riding tours along the beaches of Bradenton, Florida. Offerings include sunset rides, beach excursions, horseback riding photoshoots and rides for parties. The business states it has over 10 years of experience and cares for its horses. Excursions run as 90-minute rides on set days, with a photo package available for two people.
Amazing Grace Equestrian is a horseback riding school in Bradenton, Florida, serving riders from Lakewood Ranch, Parrish and Ellenton. It offers lesson packages for beginner through advanced riders, covering riding and horse care. Summer camps for riders ages 7 to 13 run on weekdays. The program focuses on horsemanship skills, with instruction that tracks each student's progress.
The Sarasota Polo Club hosts polo matches during its published season, with Sunday polo matches held every Sunday in season. It also hosts Thursday Sunset Polo events. The club offers a Learn To Play program and runs leagues including the Sunshine League and Sarasota Women's League.
Paddy's Forge is a farrier service for horses in Southwest Florida, covering Sarasota, Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish and nearby areas. The services include hoof care, trimming, hot shoeing and therapeutic shoeing. The farrier works with clients' horses of all breeds, including dressage horses, trail horses, heavy horses and senior horses. Appointments are kept on a regular schedule, and the farrier is happy to work with vets.
Belgian Acres offers custom horse-drawn carriage rides for weddings, parties, parades and other special events in Vero Beach, Florida. The business also offers hayride experiences for picnics, reunions and company outings. It is run from a 30-acre horse farm where its own horses, Belgians and Clydesdales, pull the carriages. The horses are kept on site and the service is built around them.
Tours On Horseback is a family-owned horseback tour operator in Fort Pierce, Florida. It offers one-hour guided rides along the beach, including a little through the water. It also runs guided eco-tours through the environmental preserves of St. Lucie County. The business maintains a string of 15 to 20 horses and rotates them so none is overworked.
Rockin' A Ranch is a boarding facility with stalls, pasture areas and an arena, located near local trails. The ranch offers several boarding packages. Western-style horseback riding lessons are available for all levels, overseen by the owner, Ashton Brown, with help from Kendall. The site describes a family-oriented atmosphere.
Palema Trotting is a training facility for harness horses in Vero Beach, Florida. The farm has a 1000 meter oval track and a 900 meter speed track. It also has 29 paddocks, 107 boxes and an underwater treadmill. The training camp provides offices, tack rooms and staff housing. It is run as a family business by its two owners.
Windkiss Ranch is an equine business focused on the Gypsy Vanner breed. It runs a boutique breeding program and keeps premier stallions that offer stud services to purebred Gypsy mares through artificial insemination. The ranch also offers equine clinics, private lessons, and full or fractional ownership of its horses. Its horses compete at events and competitions across the country.
Team JC Stable is a training yard for racing trotters, run by trainer Jonas Czernyson. The stable keeps a moderate number of horses so that each one receives close, hands-on attention. Horses are schooled and trained for racing. The site highlights several stakes-winning trotters that have been trained at the stable.
Reckless Ranch is a family-run farm in Florida that offers guided horseback trail rides for all skill levels. Rides are matched to suitable horses, and the guides provide pre-ride instructions and support during the tour. The farm also offers lessons and therapeutic rides, and it hosts special events such as birthday parties. The horses come from a rescue programme and serve as trail mounts for the guided tours.
The Vero Beach Polo Club runs polo matches as a Sunday season at the Vero Beach Polo Grounds. It offers polo lessons for all ages, taught on the actual field of play. The club's polo ponies are a specific horse bred for polo, usually a cross between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred.
Flatwoods Farm offers horse boarding, riding lessons and trails. Visits are by appointment only. The farm also runs the Equine Health Academy, which offers equine first-aid classes. Contact is by phone, text or email through the website.
Turtle Hollow Farm is a horse property in Vero Beach, Florida, offering horse boarding and dressage training. Lessons are available for aspiring riders. The farm has a sand arena, individual grass paddocks and mowed paths for leisure riding on about ten acres. Dressage training is led by trainer Claudia Tarlov, who works with adult amateurs and young riders.
Mikenda Farm is an equestrian facility in Central Florida offering full boarding for horses on a 40-acre property with an 18-stall barn, paddocks, arenas and trails. The farm provides riding lessons for beginner young riders through experienced adult amateurs. Individual instruction and training are offered in hunt seat, jumpers, eventing and dressage, including show coaching and hauling to shows. The farm also runs High School and Middle School IEA teams for riders in grades 4 through 12.
