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During the summer months, Grovespring Farm offers week-long equine and adventure day camps for children ages 6-15. The horse camp includes horse care, ring and trail riding. Small groups in the adventure camp ride, canoe, hike, bike, and explore, and enjoy a campout on Thursday night. The farm offers riding lessons, training and re-schooling horses year round as well as seasonal clinics, fun shows and foxhunting.
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Highpoint is a friendly, family oriented facility. We offer quality instruction on our horse or yours, in both the hunter and jumper disciplines, and coaching from the local through the A levels of competition. We start young horses and give them a good foundation, and “de-programming” ex-racehorses is our specialty. Our school horses come in all shapes, sizes, and experience levels, and some are available for lease. Our facility has a big indoor arena, outdoor arena, indoor and outdoor lunging pens, and over 400 acres to ride on.
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The Equestrian Center at Kelly's Ford offers horseback riding, along with riding and driving lessons for all levels of experience. Ride on miles of scenic country trails and back roads or enjoy the state-of-the-art arena. Trail rides given daily.
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Touch Point Farm is a 62-acre horse facility located approximately 15 minutes from Commonwealth Park. The farm offers full-stall and field boarding. Boarders have full use of the facility, which includes a 150' X 225' lighted, show-quality arena, a covered practice ring, a dressage arena, cross country jumps and trails. In the summer, Hunter, Jumper, and Dressage Schooling Shows are open to the public. Riding lessons are available.
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Exploring Shenandoah National Park on horseback is one of the best ways to go. Skyland Stables, located along the Skyline Drive (mile marker 42), will take you on a guided one or two and a half hour trail ride from April through early November (weather permitting) through the beautiful wilderness of this Park. You must be at least 4'10" to ride horses, but pony rides are available for the smaller children. You can make reservations at the Skyland registration building, or call the stables one day in advance.
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