This is a local gem. I called on Saturday morning to see if there was any last-minute availability…read morefor a trail ride for 2. Fortunately for us, we got a spot and were saddled up 3 hours later. We enjoyed an hour trail ride on a lovely sunny day. Our trail guides John was very helpful and quite pleasant, along with Kristine and Roseanne. They took extra care personally assuring each rider was comfortable during the ride. We've had a proper instructions before going for a trail ride. Absolutely a friendly energy from everyone we interacted with. The facilities were well maintained, and the horses seemed super happy and healthy. Those horses were rescued and they seem truly cared for and loved and I respect any organization that takes such care of their animals. We felt the positive energy as soon as we stept on the property. Excellent experience!

Farm owner is a kind soul. She is accepting of people with special needs/learning disabilities for…read morehay rides, etc. Great experience. A+

I cannot say enough good things about N&C Equestrian. Charlotte and Alicia are two of the most…read moretalented, hard-working and nicest people I've ever met. They work tirelessly at providing young riders with wonderful experiences and excellent instruction, and take well-experienced riders to the next level. I feel very lucky to have found N&C Equestrian, where my daughter has been riding and eventing for more than 9+years.

From the owner: Whether you'd like to learn to ride later in life or you're looking for any eventing barn, we can…read morehelp you. Currently based out of Silvermine farm with it's indoor and two outdoor rings with great footing. We keep a few nice school horses as well as lease horses and boarding for the horse of your own. Safety and good equitation is our main focus while we teach you how to ride outside of the ring as well. We enjoy going to the beach, horse shows, eventing, hunter paces, trail rides and fox hunting. Something for everyone. Please stop by and meet us.

Communicative and highly trained staff. Almost don't want to post such a good review for fear of…read morelosing a good thing BUT this horse farm and training facility deserves it big time! The grounds are impeccable, albeit small. The details are tended to, the organization and cleanliness off the charts and at this point I couldn't be happier for a riding location. The Pony Club and hosting center activities are amazing for children learning to ride and looking to develop a real talent on horseback. Let's cheer this place on and truly compare with the other mismanaged locations around and build up a business well in deserve!

I was visiting my mother in Redding from Seattle and being a regular rider at Stoneridge Equestrian…read morein Kent, I looked up horseback riding and found this barn. I received excellent one on one instruction from Max for an hour. It's always a challenge to work with a new horse, new instructor in a new setting. I was pleased with everything I saw and experienced, this is a place for riders who want a serious lesson. Beautiful facility.

My horse LOVES it here. They take great care of him. And Nicky is AMAZING! She is training my horse…read moreand he is learning so fast! It is a simple place and it is priced accordingly.!! If you want fancy, then this is not it, but if you want to board your horse and he be happy, this is it. Lots of space and turn out time. And the other review about being tied to a pole and being left there, that is good for the horse to learn patience, my horse often goes through this exercise and is learning how to wait and be a good boy, if he ever needs to be tied up somewhere else, he will know how to wait for me, duh. This person clearly doesn't know anything about horse and he's just talking nonsense. I'm sure he paid very affordable for those lessons. That's why it's done like that. If you want professional teaching his kid, he should definitely had gone somewhere else that would be a lot more expensive obviously. It's like he's paying cheap prices and expecting luxury kind of service. Besides, he doesn't know clearly anything about how horses are trained !! This place you get what you pay for. Affordable. Great people. Happy horses. No nonsense.

Beautiful setting with miles of trails. Horses are well…read moretaken care of and suitable for a beginner. The staff is very knowledgeable and safety is paramount.

I'm an experienced rider, have been riding and leasing horses since I was a kid, have worked in…read morebarns, have been a certified therapeutic riding instructor, and would not recommend this place because they don't conform to basic safety and horsemanship practices. I won't list all of them - just some highlights. My friend, who is not experienced, wanted to do this trail ride for our birthdays and we thought it would be fun. I've been on trail rides all over the world and know what to expect, and have never pulled out of a ride because I didn't feel safe until this place. I was the first person to be mounted and when the horse came out, I could see that the saddle was improperly placed too far back. I didn't say anything because it's not my place, but when I mounted, the girth was clearly too loose as the saddle started to slip. I told them that the girth was too loose and also that the saddle seemed to far back so Janet said let's reset the saddle and asked me how I would do it! She didn't seem to know the proper placement or how tight to make the girth because apparently this happened before. She then told me to walk down the lawn and let the horse graze while I waited for the rest of the group. It's not a safe practice to let horses graze while mounted, especially with beginners, but apparently that's what they do regularly. When the group was ready to leave, Janet started off on her horse and just about 30 yards from the barn, before even getting to the trail, the horse tripped and fell all the way down to the ground!! Janet fell off of course, and the horse walked off. If I had any doubt that all the red flags I'd clocked were right, this confirmed it. She was shaken up but ok, but didn't go on the ride, I don't know what was up with the horse but if a horse falls down just walking across a lawn, that raises questions about soundness and safety that are serious.

Beautiful place to ride! I love the fact that the owner has saved these horses. I highly recommend…read moreBBR!

Excellent boarding facility. Horses are monitored closely, fed regularly, always have water. Indoor…read morearena is dragged regularly; never used for turn out, so it doesn't have slick spots or stink of ammonia. I've done a 'dry stall' board there for the past 3 months. My horse calmer than he's been in the last year. Lessons are low key and well organized. The owner will admit her barn is a tad messy but the focus is on good horsemanship and horse care, and that's wonderful. There's never long handed tools laying around in the paddocks, completely broken fencing, or screaming, running horses. Highly recommend.

From the owner: Kettledrum Farm is a full care horse boarding facility. In addition to horse boarding, we also…read moreoffer horse leasing, riding lessons and a summer riding program. Our facility has a very large indoor riding arena, an outdoor riding arena and a small hunt field with natural jumps. We offer hay three times per day and high quality grain twice per day. We have daily turnout available in single paddocks or multi horse paddocks.

Candlelight Farms has such a magical charm about it…read more We were referred here by one of our good friends neighbors. Nancy was a wonderful host. She was able to accomodate us and our almost 6 month old. She had a pack and play already set up in the room for us! Everything was clean. Quiet. The parfaits so simple and delicious. I loved the charm of this place with great company and beautiful grounds. We got to meet Fiona the donkey so sweet my little one loved it Highly recommend!

I came to Candlelight Farms for a friend's wedding. I have zero experience with the owner or…read moresetting up the event; this review is merely for my experience as a guest at this gorgeous venue. We enjoyed the rehearsal dinner on the porch of the building next to the large silo. It was right before sunset, so we got to enjoy the gorgeous view of the land, trees, and lake while the August sun went down. There was a lovely breeze and we enjoyed our meal under twinkling string lights. There were tons of beautiful flowers blooming around the grounds, and we enjoyed lawn games on the rolling green grass. The next day, for the ceremony, we were located down by the lake. The ceremony took place on a lawn in front of a beautiful old tree, facing the water. Afterwards, we made our way into the old barn and enjoyed cocktail hour and the reception. The space was well designed and the whole experience was magical; candles and simple draperies. A beautiful breeze flowed through the venue as the rumble of thunder echoed in the distance. Despite the thunderstorm that passed through, we were safe and dry inside the barn. All in all, one of the most beautiful and magical wedding venues I've seen.