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Camping with Horses

Camping with your own horses can be done on State land at New Discovery State Park in Groton. There are miles of trails and 47 tent/trailer sites. Another site that welcomes horse lovers is Camp Plymouth where you will find a large assortment of things to see and do.  Go to: http://www.vtstateparks.com/ for more information on Vermont State Parks.

Top of the Hollow Farm
Trail Rides &
Overnights, Wagon and Sleigh Rides 
Carol Shaw
65 Fisher Road Orwell VT. 05760
Phone: 802-948-2174
Email: topohollow@gmail.com
Web: www.topohollowfarm.com
Bring your own horse and let us do the work.  Guide, food, campsite....
We are offering a 10% discount on all full day or overnight trail rides when reservations have been made by June 1, 2009.

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Open Acre Ranch
Western Riding, Lessons, Trail Riding, Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Horse Sales
Rebecca Gilliette
1498 Blood Brook Rd., Fairlee, VT 05045
Phone 802-333-9196


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Boarding For Your Horse and You

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Head North, LLC, P.O. Box 6, Plymouth, VT. 05056  Phone: 802- 672-2044  Cell:732-996-3555 Email: toddtracks@aol.com
Planning a visit to our property and need a place for your horse to stay also?  We have facilities for horse boarding. 

Mountain Top Inn, 195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden, VT. 05757  Phone: 800-445-2100 Email: diane@mountaintopinn.com
One of the few resorts in the Northeast to offer horseback riding vacations, our custom tailored riding vacations can accommodate everyone from the never-ridden-before beginner to the more skilled horseman.

Salisbury Station B&B and Horse Farm 70 Dewey Road, Salisbury, VT. 05494  Phone: 802-352-9899  Email: romp.salisburystation@gmail.com
It's just a one-minute stroll to the stables, where you may board your personal mount while a guest at our Bed and Breakfast, or arrange to ride one of our horses.

Russell Young Farm B & B, 861 Russell Young Road,  Bristol, VT.  05443 Phone: (802) 453-7026, Toll Free: (877) 896-7026 Email: relax@russellyoungfarm.com


 

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Vermont Sleigh and Wagon Rides

 


Bennington - Lively's Livery, Tel: 802-447-7612
Chittenden
- Mountain Top Inn & Resort, 802-483-2311 Hay Rides.
Hinesburg -
Harry Russell, Tel: 802-482-2498

Hyde Park - Applecheek Farm, Tel: 802-888-4482 sleigh rides, hay rides
Hyde Park - Charlie Horse Sleigh & Carriage Rides, Tel: 802-888-2804
Hyde Park - Stony Brook Farm, Tel:
802-888-2650 wagon rides
Jeffersonville
- Lajoie Stables, Tel: 802-644-5347
Landgrove - Karl Pfister Sleigh Rides, Tel: 802-824-4663 - Sleigh rides.
Orwell -
Top of the Hollow Farm  Phone: 802-948-2174  Wagon and Sleigh Rides 
Peru - Horses for Hire, Tel: 802-297-1468 trail rides, sleigh rides
Plymouth -
Head North, LLC - Phone: 802- 672-2044  -  Sleigh & Wagon Rides
Putney - Green Mountain Horse Ranch, Tel: 802-387-2511 wagon and sleigh rides.
Shelburne -  Shelburne Farms, Tel: 802-985-8442 wagon rides
South Woodstock - Three Brothers Farm, Tel:
802-457-4934  Horse drawn carriage and sleigh rides.
Stowe -
Edson Hill Manor Stables, Tel: 802-253-8954 - Carriage Rides
Stowe -
Gentle Giants, Tel: 802-253-2216 -Sleigh Rides
Stowe - Peterson Brook Farm, Tel: 802-253-9052, Sleigh Rides

Stowe - Trapp Family Lodge, Tel:  802-253-8511
Stratton Mt.
- Sun Bowl Ranch, Tel: 802-297-9210 - wagon and sleigh rides.
Waitsfield -
Mountain Valley Farm, LLC, Tel: 802-496-9255 sleigh rides, hay rides, wagon rides
Waterford -
Mountain View Horseback Adventures at the Powers Farm, Tel: 802-748-8134, trail rides, sleigh rides
Waterville - Raven Ledge, LLC, Tel: 802-644-5189 - horse drawn carriage and sleigh rides.
Wilmington  - Adam's Family Farm, 802-464-3762 - Sleigh Rides
Woodstock - Billings Farm & Museum, Tel: 802-457-2355 Horse-drawn wagon rides and sleigh rides.


 

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Horseback Outfitters and Trail Rides
 

Head North, LLC
Accommodations, Trail Rides, Sleigh & Wagon Rides, Horse Boarding
Todd W. Parkins
P.O. Box 6 Plymouth VT 05056
Phone: 802- 672-2044  Cell:732-996-3555
Email: toddtracks@aol.com
Web: www.headnorthllc.com

Enjoy the beauty of the Green Mountains from our property while on horse back.  We have a variety of fun equestrian activities for your family or group.   Please call for availability and appointments.  Subject to suitable weather conditions. Horse Back Trail Riding –
guided tour through the Green Mountains.  Gently, easy, calm horses, great for the beginner – great experience.  Sleigh Rides -Enjoy a 2-hour guided horse drawn sleigh ride through snowy woods and fields. Wagon Rides - Enjoy a 2-hour guided horse drawn wagon ride through scenic fields in historic Plymouth Notch. Horse Back Riding Lessons, Horse Boarding Stays Available

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Mountain Top Inn                                                                                                                           Central Vermont
Inn & Resort, Cabins, X-C Skiing, Dog Sledding, Horse Back Riding, Youth Programs, Spa, Biking, Clay Bird Shooting, Fly Fishing
195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden, VT. 05757
Phone: 800-445-2100
Email: diane@mountaintopinn.com
Web: www.mountaintopinn.com
Located on 350 beautiful acres, surrounded by thousands of acres of National Forest and overlooking a recreational mountain lake, The Mountain Top Inn & Resort is the perfect setting for a  "Horseback Riding Vacation". One of the few resorts in the Northeast to offer horseback riding vacations, our custom tailored riding vacations can accommodate everyone from the never-ridden-before beginner to the more skilled horseman. Enjoy the spectacular property as you walk, trot or canter through serene mountain pastures, over miles of wooded trails,  the flowering fields of spring and summer and the brilliant colors of autumn’s foliage. Experienced rider or new in the saddle, our professional instructors will help you to improve your riding ability – English or Western – on your horse or one of ours. Serious riders can also take advantage of Jumping and Introduction to Cross Country Jumping instruction and clinics.

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Open Acre Ranch
Western Riding, Lessons, Trail Riding, Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Horse Sales
Rebecca Gilliette
1498 Blood Brook Rd., Fairlee, VT 05045
Phone 802-333-9196

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Salisbury Station B&B and Horse Farm
Lodging, Horse Stables, Mount Boarding, Riding Lessons, Summer Camps, Vacation Packages
Patti Romp
70 Dewey Road Salisbury VT. 05494
Phone: 802-352-9899
Email:  romp.salisburystation@gmail.com
Web: http://www.salisburystation.com/stables.html
Salisbury Station B&B and Horse Farm is located 8 miles south of downtown Middlebury, Vermont, the shire town of Addison county in the heart of the Champlain Valley. We offer guests the charm of a 19th century farm home with all the modern amenities such as Wi-Fi. We have 3 guest rooms, each with a private bath. We are unique in many ways - the first of which is our on site horse facility offering the usual equine amenities plus B&B for Horse and Rider. Bring along your best friend!! There is also an on site Wellness Center offering relaxing therapeutic massage and a variety of spa treatments. We are licensed to provide other meals, so we can meet your special dietary needs if necessary. It is just a short walk to the well known Otter Creek Covered Bridge & Salisbury-Cornwall Swamp. Our quiet country setting allows nature lovers the chance to enjoy all their favorite activities.

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Top of the Hollow Farm
Trail Rides &
Overnights, Wagon and Sleigh Rides 
Carol Shaw
65 Fisher Road Orwell VT. 05760
Phone: 802-948-2174
Email: topohollow@gmail.com
Web: www.topohollowfarm.com
Do you enjoy outdoors, horses, good friends, adventure and good old fun. Watching life come alive in the spring, the blooms and fragrances of a midsummer day, the peaceful song of peepers as the daylight fades, the changing of the colors in the fall or walking through the winters first blanket of snow? Then you have come to the right place. Imagine enjoying all of this on horseback or behind a beautiful team of Percherons. Enjoy the beauty of Vermont, ride through some of the most beautiful natural communities in the Southern Champlain Valley of Vermont. View wildlife as you meander through peaceful wooded trails, open meadows and quiet country roads with family and friends.

Full List


Barre - T-N-T Stables Tel: 802-476-3097
Bridport
- Mazza Horse Services, Tel: 802-758-9240
Brownington - Galloping Acres, Tel: 802-754-2337
Cabot - Wild Orchard Stables, Tel: 802-563-3261
Castleton - Pond Hill Ranch, Tel: 802-468-2449
Chittenden - Mountain Top Equestrian Center, Tel: 802- 483-6089
Danby -
Mountain View Ranch, Tel: 802 293-5837
Danby Four Corners -
Chipman Stables, Tel: 802-293-5242
East Fairfield - Broken Arrow Ranch, Tel: 802-827-6117
East Burke - D-N-D Stables, Tel: 802-626-8237
East Fairfield - The Cowboy Connection, Tel: 802-827-6117
Jeffersonville - Lajoie Stables, Tel: 802-644-5347
Jeffersonville - Brewster Ridge Horse Center, Tel: 802-644-8051
Johnson - Windy Willows Farm, Tel: 802-653-7300
Newfane - Winchester Stables, Tel: 802-365-9434
Plymouth -
Hawk Inn and Mountain Resort, Tel: 802- 672-381
Pownal - Valley View Horses & Tack Shop, Tel: 802-823-4649
Proctorsville - Cavendish Trail Horse Rides, Tel: 802-226-7821
Peru - Horses for Hire, Tel: 802-297-1468
Putney - Green Mountain Horse Ranch, Tel: 802-387-2511

Shaftsbury - Kimberly Farms, Tel: 802-442-5454
Stowe - Peterson Brook Farm, Tel: 802-253-9052
Stowe -
Edson Hill Manor Stables, Tel: 802-253-8954
South Woodstock
- Kedron Valley Stables, Tel: 802-457-1480 or 802-457-2734)
Stratton Mt. - Sun Bowl Ranch, Tel: 802-297-9210
Troy - Missisquoi Riverbend B & B, Tel: 802-744-9991
Waitsfield - Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm, Phone 802-496-7141
Waterford - Mountain View Horseback Adventures at the Powers Farm, Tel: 802-751-5884, trail rides, sleigh rides
Whitingham -
White Wolf Horse Ranch, Tel: 802-368-7867


  
                                                              
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Tack Shops

Bradford, - Farm Way Inc, Rt 25, Bradford, VT 05033, Tel: 802-222-9316 - English,
Castleton
,  - Horse Amour, 804 Eaton Hill East,
Castleton, VT 05735, Tel: 802-468-2200 - English,
Castleton
,  - Pond Hill Ranch Tack Shop, 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Rd, Castleton, VT 05735, Tel: 802-468-2449 - Western
Charlotte
,  - Zoes Tack Shop & Cafe,
3825 Rt. 7, Charlotte, VT. 05445 Tel: 802-425-JUMP
Chester
,  - Silver & Leather Tack,  561 Main St, Chester, VT 05143, Tel: 802-875-4527 - English & Western,
Chittenden
,  - Tommy Hunter's Tack Shack, 3288 Chittenden Rd, Chittenden, VT 05737, Tel: 802-747-0314

Danville
,  - The Pony Stall, 599 North Danville Rd, Danville, VT 05828, Tel: 802-748-9420
Essex Jct
.  - Tony's Tack Shop, 34 Park St #9, Essex Jct. , VT 05452, Tel: 802-876-4444 - English, Dressage,
Fairlee
,  - Fairlee Feed & Saddlery Inc, Fairlee, VT 05045, Tel: 802-333-4307 - English,
Ferrisburg
,  - Irwin's Tack Shop Inc, Route 7, Ferrisburg, VT 05456, Tel: 802-877-3665
Jericho
,  - Freedom Farm & Tack Shack, 11 Cilley Hill Rd, Jericho, VT 05465, Tel: 802-899-1878
Middlebury
,  - Paris Farmers
Union, Rt 7 S, Middlebury, VT 05753, Tel: 802-388-3139
Newport
,  - Missisquoi Valley Tack Shop, Email, 1877 VT Rt 105, Newport, VT 01855, Tel: 802-334-8560 - Western
Plainfield
,  - Hillcrest Tack Shop, 183 Fowler Rd, Plainfield,
VT 05667, Tel: 802-454-8597 English, Western,
Waitsfield
,  - Equus, An Equestrian Shop Ltd, 5031 Main St, Village
Square, Waitsfield, VT 05673, Tel: 802-249-64281 - English,
Shaftsbury
,  - Trumbull Mountain Tack Shop, 969 Trumbull Hill Rd, Shaftsbury, VT 05262, Tel: 802-442-9672 - English,
South Stratford
,
 - Stratford Saddlery Shop, 264 VT. Rte 132, South Stratford, VT 05070, Tel: 802-765-4485
South Woodstock
,  - Fairlee Feed & Saddlery Inc, Main,
South Woodstock,  VT 05045, Tel: 802-333-4307
South Woodstock
- High Brook Horse and Harness, Rte. 106, South Woodstock, VT.05045 Tel: 802-457-4677

South Woodstock
,  - Vermont Horse Country, PO Box 325, Rt. 106, South Woodstock, VT 05701, Tel: 802-457-4677
Williston
,  - The Horse Works, 31 Zephyr Rd, Williston,
VT 05495, Tel: 802-879-8935
Williston
,  - StateLineTack.com, 21 Trader Ln., Williston, VT 05495, Tel: 802-872-1819 - English & Western
Vershire
,  - Passamaquoddy Tack Shop, 8403 VT Rt. 113, Vershire, VT 05079, Tel: 802-685-3018 - Western,

 

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