Its been a couple months shy of a year now and I see sooooo much improvement in myself. I came to…read moredunham woods with high nervousness around horses from my earlier childhood experience. Now I am much less nervous and have developed many new skills. I enjoy working with the trainers here, they are very patient and understanding. The horses are great as well, they have my different personalities and options for ever level of riders. I highly recommend this club to anyone looking to get into riding horses, or equestrian sports.

Rose and Michelle are two of the best in the business. Not only are they genuine and honest, they…read moreare true horsewomen who prioritize the well being of horse and rider above all else.

Beautiful facility with wonderful staff. Greg is wonderful and a fantastic instructor. If I still…read morelived in Chicago it would be my home away from home! Go check them out!!

I started riding as an adult and came to Canterbury Farm with-in my first year. I have been with…read morethem ever since, 17 years. Greg Franklin helped me purchase my first show horse through my Grand Prix horse. Greg has an amazing talent of figuring out the optimal horse rider combination. The farm is beautiful, the rings we ride in are amazing and the turn out for our BFFs are top notch, but that is not the reason I stay. I stay because from trainer, staff, boarders and owners we are a family. This group of passionate individuals care for each other and cheer the team on. I trusted CF with my training and horses and now trust them with my girls. They teach safety and responsibility first in a family - team oriented environment.

We've boarded our horse for two years now. The self waterer, the heated barn and the care have been…read moreexcellent. Our horse is thriving there. The facility is well cared for and the care schedule is great. Horses are turned out everyday except Sundays and holidays with the option of paying guys extra for Sunday turnout. Blanket, mask, boot service available. Several trainers available for lessons on multiple days a week at various times. Multiple levels of disciplines.

McCarthy Farm is a privately-owned stable located on 25 semi-wooded acres in Elgin. Directly across…read morethe street is a beautiful forest preserve with trails for riding. It's 400 acres! And approximately 5 1/2 miles of paths. The facilities feature a heated barn with large stalls and two arenas (one indoor and one outdoor). Amenities include large tack rooms, wash stalls for horses and wash rooms with showers. My friend boards her horse here and we went one weekend. The grounds and stables are immaculate, the horses very happy and well cared for, and the people there look like they just enjoy every minute of their time there. Even though I am generally not a fan of this area, if I could work here I would leave the city in a heartbeat! It's that great.

I purchased 2 "supposedly" pregnant mares from Lizbeth and Enrique Martinez at the Monte Cristo…read moreEquestrian Center when it was located in Illinois. They are THIEVES and RIP PEOPLE OFF! Neither horse was pregnant. They took my $10,000 and ran. I am not the only person they have stolen from. They don't return phone calls, emails, texts, or anything. They move to another state. I am in the process of filing a small claims court case since they wont cooperate. STAY AWAY FROM THESE DISHONEST PEOPLE!

This place opened around 1987 or 86 it was once one of the most fabulous places ever built. They…read morelater added on a huge barn. They were in the concrete business and made concrete fence posts they built the main barn out of concrete and a house too. it seems that money issues caused it to go down hill and suddenly it was closed. I used to love to visit the stallion barn there they had some magnificent animals housed there.

Indian Hills was foreclosed (i believe) a while ago. Recently this are has been blowing up due to…read morehim having a large airplane. If you found this through the airplane: please read. Bob had issues with money and ended up losing the farm that he loved dearly. But he would love to get it back. He issued a lovely statement stating that the plane has been defaced but he would love to bring it back to its old state. If you go here, PLEASE do not destroy the plane!!! Please treat it with respect! Don't destroy the windows, don't graffiti all over it. Admire it from up close or afar but this is not just SOME PLANE, someone does own this plane. As with any abandoned place or thing: please do not be destructive.

We had a fun trail ride. The horses were sweet and beautiful. Thank you again to our great…read moreinstructor. My horse Daisy is my spirit animal and I love her!! The scenery is so peaceful and lovely. We will be back.

I wanted to do something fun before the weather turned on us, so I decided to look up stables with…read moretrail rides for all levels of riders. I ended up finding Tower Hill Stables, only a short drive from me. Tower Hill Stables is exactly what you'd expect it to be. There are stables with beautiful horses and lots of land to wander around. The guided tours are, in my opinion, priced appropriately for an hour long ride. (There's a coupon on the website!) Basically, you walk around the large property on your horse, guided by an experienced rider. Our trail ride was basically private, since no one else had decided on our 11AM weekday time slot. It was really nice and calming. Glory, my horse, was a bit tired that morning, so we went a bit slow and occasionally had a bit of 'take out' from the trees on the path, but it was still lots of fun! After the ride, you get to hang around the stable and see the other horses. They're all too cute! The only thing this is lacking is an element that might extend your stay. I want to go with friends, but if we wanted to sit and chat, there's no place to do that, so we'd have to go to the neighboring town to find somewhere to talk about how awesome the ride was and maybe enjoy some food. Otherwise, this is a great place and I fully expect to go back before Winter hits!

Took my first riding lesson here yesterday! I must say it was a great experience and thoroughly…read moreenjoyed the lesson. The trainer, Randy was very knowledgeable, thorough in his explanations, friendly, gave his full focus and attention to my lesson and pushed me to be the best. I liked how he taught me new ways of riding by using my body and legs. Randy's teaching techniques are unique! They work to better you as a rider and strength your legs. The place is clean and well kept. The horses are healthy and beautiful. The only thing I would like to see change about this place is providing better English Saddles. I felt the saddle I rode on was a bit old looking. Also, the road NEEDS to be paved from the entrance to the barn. A big facility like that should look good from exterior to interior. Clients look for a well kept facility and it says a lot about how it's ran!