Vermont Horseback Trail Rides, Lessons and Wagon Rides

Vermont has a surprisingly large number of horses and equestrian programs for such a small state. There are about 75,000 horses on Vermont and riding stables are scattered around the state. From trail rides and stables to camping vacations with your own horses, you can find the information on this page. We also list tack shops, wagon and sleigh rides and riding trails. Photo by Big Sky Farms. Hinesburg, VT.

Trail Rides and Riding Lessons

Horsemanship and Trail Rides

Horses and Pathfinders
Equine-Guided Horsemanship & Riding, Team Leadership Coaching & Retreats, Women’s Lead-Herd-Ship Sessions, Youth & Teen Leadership Camps
Moretown, VT
Equine-Guided Horsemanship & Riding
Embodied leadership, cohesive partnership and full awareness is crucial to a rider’s success and seat of power. Lessons in Equine-Guided Horsemanship & Riding are the perfect way to supercharge – or simply explore – your horse connection, leadership and riding potential.  If you are seeking to improve your riding, if you want to connect or re-connect with horses in a slow-paced, safe and authentic partnership, if you feel drawn to be with horses and not sure where to begin, if you have a child who is attuned to nature and animals — then you have found the right place at Horses & Pathfinders.

Stable Connections
Riding Lessons, Corporate Team Building, Personal Growth, Educational Services, Therapeutic Riding and Psychotherapy
Northeastern Vermont, Northern New Hampshire
Guildhall, VT
Web: www.stableconnections.com
By incorporating a variety of equine programs, we can offer riding lessons for beginners, corporate team building programs, personal growth, educational services, therapeutic riding and psychotherapy for residents of Vermont’s Essex and Caledonia Counties and Coos County of New Hampshire.

The Mountain Top Inn and Resort
Central Vermont
Inn & Resort, Cabins, X-C Skiing, Horse Back Riding, Youth Programs, Spa, Biking, Clay Bird Shooting
Chittenden, Killington, VT.
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.

Riding Stables

Clubs and Organizations

American Morgan Horse Association

Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association

Green Mountain Appaloosa Horse Club

Green Mountain Horse Association

The Green Mountain Draft Horse Association

National Museum of the Morgan Horse

Northwestern Riding and Driving Club

University of Vermont Equine Sciences

University of Vermont's Morgan Horse Farm

Vermont Equine Riding and Driving Association

Vermont Horse Council

Vermont Quarter Horse Association

Vermont Horse Council Trails

Riding in the Green Mountain National Forest

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.

Horseback Riding and Camping  in the Green Mountain National Forest

Equestrian Events

Founded in 1926, the Green Mountain Horse Association is the nation’s oldest continuously operating horse association.GMHA is dedicated to preserving trails and open space for equestrian use, and our trail network covers over 400 miles.

Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo Company
Weekly rodeos every Saturday from June to the end of August.

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
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,
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

List of Riding Stables

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
Ferrisburg - Kingsland Bay Stable, LLC ,  802-877-6914
Hyde Mountain Farm Trail and Theripuetic Riding, Randolph Center, 802-431-3612
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
Roxbury - Vermont Firefly Farm, Tel: 802- 485-8876
Shaftsbury - Kimberly Farms, Tel: 802-442-5454
Stowe - Peterson Brook Farm, Tel: 802-253-9052
South Woodstock - Kedron Valley Stables, Tel: 802-457-1480 or 802-457-2734)
Stratton Mt. - Sun Bowl Ranch, Tel: 802-297-9210
Townshend,  Friesians of Majesty, Tel: (802) 365-7526
Vershire - Vershire Riding School, Tel: 802-685-2239
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
Westmore - Greenhope Farm, Phone: 802-525-3011
Whitingham - White Wolf Horse Ranch, Tel: 802-368-7867

Vermont Sleigh and Wagon Rides

Brattleboro - Fair Winds Farm, 254-9067, sleigh rides.
Brownington - Perry Farm, 754-2396, sleigh, wagon, carriage & stagecoach rides.
Chittenden - The Mountain Top Inn & Resort, 802-483-2311 Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides (Winter) & Driving Lessons (Summer)
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.
Peru - Horses for Hire, Tel: 802-297-1468 trail rides, sleigh 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 - 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 - Sleigh rides
Stratton Mt. - Sun Bowl Ranch, Tel: 802-297-9210 - wagon and sleigh rides.
Townshend, VT.,  Friesians of Majesty, 802-365-7526 - 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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