Briarwood Farm
Facilities Briarwood Farm has 6 large pastures, 3 foaling pastures a quarantine paddock, two well illuminated center aisle barns and a nearby feed, bedding & equipment storage shed. The main barn has twenty one 12' x 12' stalls with automatic waterers, solid rubber mats over 6" of bluestone and a 3' sand/lime base, positive ventilation, automatic fly spray & deoderant system, air conditioned lounge overlooking the riding ring, full height tack lockers, washer and dryer, two 12’ x 12’ center draining heated wash stalls with hot/cold water and a covered farrier stall all under one roof. The broodmare/breeding barn has four 14' x 12' rubber-matted foaling stalls. Our riding ring is 125’ wide by 250’ long, with a stonedust base and our lunge pens are 36' & 50' with a deep sand base.
Services Our full service horse boarding services are stall-based and includes horse turnout seven days a week, daily stall cleaning, plentiful fresh water from automatic waterers in every stall, grain fed twice daily, hay amounts determined per horse based on individual needs and supplements as needed. Select quality hay and customized feed programs available. Bedding/shavings are stored separately from the barns in a nearby storage shed. Horse diet, medication, turn-in/out, blanketing, etc. closely follow owner/Vet instructions and each horse is inspected daily by knowlegeable staff for any physical changes or impending problems. Owners and the Farrier or Vet are called immediately if problems are detected e.g., hoof soreness, nasal drainage, loss of appetite, lost shoe, etc.
Services Our full service horse boarding services are stall-based and includes horse turnout seven days a week, daily stall cleaning, plentiful fresh water from automatic waterers in every stall, grain fed twice daily, hay amounts determined per horse based on individual needs and supplements as needed. Select quality hay and customized feed programs available. Bedding/shavings are stored separately from the barns in a nearby storage shed. Horse diet, medication, turn-in/out, blanketing, etc. closely follow owner/Vet instructions and each horse is inspected daily by knowlegeable staff for any physical changes or impending problems. Owners and the Farrier or Vet are called immediately if problems are detected e.g., hoof soreness, nasal drainage, loss of appetite, lost shoe, etc.
THE Trainers
We teach all levels of riders and ages. Our program is based on the forward riding system We specialize in hunters but also teach lower level cross country, jumpers and dressage. Our focus is teaching the importance of horsemanship and the horses ability and wellfare comes first. If you are looking to" keep up with the Jones"...our program is not for you. We stress the importance of goals and ability of each horse and rider.