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PictureImage: New Jersey Department of Agriculture
The horse is the the State Animal of New Jersey as designated by a Joint Resolution approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brendan Byrne in 1977.

PictureImage: State of New Jersey
The horse's significance in the state's history also is illustrated by the prominent inclusion of a horse's head  at the top of the State Seal originally adopted in 1777. Below the horse's head are three plows, signifying the state's agricultural tradition which was dependent on the power of the horse in cultivating fields and hauling wagons and equipment. Into the 1920s, the horse also was the dominant mode of transportation throughout the state. 

       Based on the most recent survey conducted in 2007 by Rutgers University, New Jersey had some 42,500 equine animals, with about a third of the total engaged in racing activities. Racing, however, has been in long-term decline as it lost support in competition with other leisure activities, particularly those offering gambling options such as casinos. The state government has attempted to assist the racing industry through subsidies and allowing on-site off-track gambling on races throughout the country, but the future of New Jersey's three remaining tracks continues to be much in doubt.

       Horse farms have been impacted by development pressures, with several sold for more profitable uses as housing or other real estate ventures. They also have faced increased operating costs, including taxes and liability insurance, particularly for those which continue to be open to the public for lessons and trail rides. In some cases, county governments have sought to meet the demand for equestrian centers by adding such facilities to their existing park systems and recreational programs.
       Resources related to horses in New Jersey include the state Department of Agriculture, which maintains an Equine Advisory Board of representatives of diverse segments of the equine community; the New Jersey Racing Commission, which regulates tracks, trainers, jockeys and other personnel; the New Jersey Horse Council, a nonprofit advocacy and lobbying group incorporated in 1974; and The Horse Park of New Jersey, an 185-acre equestrian facility in Allentown which hosts many events and competitions. New Jersey also serves as the home base of the United States Equestrian Team, which is located at 180-acre Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, the former property acquired in 1911 by Wall Street financier James Cox Brady; the Farm hosts the Team's training for the Olympics and other world championships, as well as events such as the Dressage National Championships and many  horse shows, dressage, driving events and training clinics.
* Ocean County

McFarlane Riding Academy and Goldenfields Horse Boarding Stables (Jackson)
Boarding, training, riding and trail riding on private 31- acre farm three miles from I-195. Family oriented riding stable and farm. Private lessons include grooming and tacking, cooling out. Little Tike lessons for children between ages 3 and 5. Horse show coaching and transport,

Double T Ranch (Jackson)
Privately owned boarding and sales stable. Lighted outside arena, two barns and outside wash stall, heated boarders lounge, individual paddocks with daily turnout. English/Western lessons beginner through advanced. Access to miles of trails. Off I-195.

Handy Acres Farm (Jackson)
Boarding, lessons, shows, pony parties, wagon rides and trail rides. Large indoor arena; outdoor rings;  40-stall barn with hot and cold wash stall. Off I-195.

Sleepy Hollow Stable (New Egypt)
Boarding and sales, lessons for boarder clients with own horse, no school horses. Large lighted outdoor arena; indoor arena; heated tack room; matted stalls with outdoor paddocks; pastures for daily turn outs; round pen. Ten minutes from I-195, 15 minutes from New Jersey Horse Park. Close to Lebanon State Forest, Assunpink Wildlife & Colliers Mills Management Area, and Clayton Park. One hour from Philadelphia and 1 and 1/2 hours from New York.

Laurita Equestrian Center (New Egypt)
250-acre working farm with training and boarding facilities for standardbred horses. Home of Reindancer Therapeutic Riding Program, full-service equestrian program with on-site lessons, training, camps, experienced-based learning, field trips, boarding, team-building, competitions, volunteer opportunities. Hosts variety of shows and clinics for riders of all ages and abilities. Adjacent Laurita Winery and Dancer Farm 10-room bed-and-breakfast.

Mike Kelly's Horse Farm (Barnegat)
English and Western lessons at all skill levels with eight school horses, leasing. 16-stall barn on 17 acres. Outdoor arena  with sand footing.


*  Atlantic County

Timber Creek Ranch (Buena)
Adults can take the horse of their choice and ride along any of the trails or for the smaller children, 7 years old and younger, hand-led rides are available. Bring the whole family down for a day of horseback trail rides in NJ!
Besides horseback trail rides, Timber Creek Ranch also offers horseback riding birthday parties, summer camps for ages 7 through 17.

D & D Stables (Buena)
Individual and group lessons in western pleasure, hunter/jumper, dressage, ranch sorting, and team penning. 120-acre facility with lighted indoor riding arena; outdoor sorting arena; outdoor team penning area;  and consession stand for events. Hosts nationally sanctioned ranch sorting and team penning championship competitions. Boarding, sales, training, trail rides.

Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center (Egg Harbor)
Located on 13-acre Rolling Seas' Farm next to 400 acres of Atlantic County Park. Includes two schooling rings, round pen, nine-stall barn and trails. Member of  Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International (PATH International), with PATH certified instructors serving variety of disabilities, such as austism, cerebral palsy, down's syndrome, head trauma and brain injury and many others. Outdoor-only facility, lessons offered March through November.


*  Cape May County

Hidden Valley Riding Center (Cape May)
Full service  facility offering lessons, boarding, four annual horse shows and summer camp. Lessons for any level of rider, advanced riding instruction specializes in hunters and hunt seat equitation. Large show ring, practice ring and  lighted indoor riding arena.  Hosts four schooling shows each year featuring hunter and equitation classes as well as Marshall Sterling classes.  

Cape May Carriage Company (Cape May)
Offers horse-drawn carriage tours (weather and business permitting) on weekends during spring and fall months, daily during summer and during Christmas season.


Still a Hill Farm (Woodbine)
Full-service teaching, boarding and training facility offering riding lessons for all ages beginners through advanced, Specializing in hunters, jumpers, huntseat equitation and dressage. Day camps from June through August. Mommy & Me classes for children aged 2-5. Certified Equine Massage Therapy available for stabled horses and ship-ins..Home to Atlantic Cape Equestrians Interscholastic Equestrian Association Riding Team for middle school and high school riders in Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland and Burlington counties.​

Woodbine Equestrian Center (Woodbine)
Western-style and English riding. 15-acre farm features large barn, outdoor sand and and two-acre grass turnouts, indoor dressage arena with GGT footing attached to barn. Hosts various clinics to help rider/owner diagnose and adjust behavioral issues.

Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center (Egg Harbor)
Located on 13-acre Rolling Seas' Farm next to 400 acres of Atlantic County Park. Includes two schooling rings, round pen, nine-stall barn and trails. Member of  Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International (PATH International), with PATH certified instructors serving variety of disabilities, such as austism, cerebral palsy, down's syndrome, head trauma and brain injury and many others. Outdoor-only facility, lessons offered March through November.

Sea Horse Farm (West Cape May)
Established 1992 by Bob and Maria Schumann. Offers English and Western lessons, full care boarding, training, pony rides/birthday parties, summer camps also cover equine biology and diet to stable maintenance. Hosts two riding events in spring and two events in fall featuring riders throughout Northeast.

Star Hollow Stables (Cape May Court House)
Boarding, sales, training, lessons. English show barn offers training in Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation and lower level Dressage. Three riding arenas; heated/air conditioned tack room; trail riding access; summer camps; horse transport.

Pembrook Farm (Eldora)
Teaching, training, boarding and sales/leasing facility on 30 acres. Beginner through advanced lessons in hunter, equitation, jumpers and dressage. Facilities include  outdoor sand show and riding ring; outdoor grass ring; turn out pastures; sand and felt lighted indoor riding ring; two barns with box stalls; indoor hot water wash stall. Owner and manager Eleanor Robinson-Valtri a Certified Riding Instructor since 1977.  Hosts four riding events from April through October, including Marshall-Sterling Hunter Classic.


*  Cumberland County

South Jersey Equestrian Center (Shiloh)
Hunter/jumper training, boarding, sales, leases facility. Lessons, clinics. Outdoor Hunt Ring with full jump course on natural grass footing; outdoor junior ring with full jump course on natural grass footing; group and private turnouts; indoor arena with jumps and rubber footing; matted stalls all with windows and own hay rack; indoor wash stall; tack room.  Head trainer Lisamarie Stackow over 20 years experience in hunters, jumpers, and equitation, previously top trainer and rider for farm of TV producer Norman Lear, also for Whoopi Goldberg.

Indian Trail Farm (Vineland)
60-acre farm surrounded by woods. Features trail rides with some passing by exhibit of Lenni Lenape village, farm includes teepee with adjacent picnic tables. Indoor lighted riding arena with sound system. Private lessons for all skill levels. Farm also breeds, sells fainting goats, peacocks.

Rockin' Horse Stables (Bridgeton)
Hunter and Jumper boarding and training facility offers beginner to advanced English riding lessons, summer camps and horse sales. Head Instructor Kimberly Giannamore over 30 years experience, won various amateur championships. Jumper ring, two barns, 4 wash racks and 4 tack stalls.

Circled D Farm (Bridgeton)
Boarding, training, sales, lessons, summer camps. English, Western or Dressage. Indoor arena, lighted outdoor arena, jumping ring, barn with box stalls with mats and sawdust, round pen and wash racks. Owned and managed by Dotty Orzechowski. accredited judge, riding instructor and trainer with World, National and Regional championship titles with AQHA, APHC and PtHA breeds. Boarding also for rescue, injured and retirement horses.

Hideaway Acres Farm (Upper Deerfield)
Boarding, lessons. Lighted outdoor arena, main barn and separate private barns, round pen, individual tack rooms, multi-horse paddock with run in shelters.

Thundering Hooves Equestrian Center (Williamstown)
Boarding, sales, leasing, lessons, parties. Lessons in multiple disciplines include Gaming, Horsemanship, English and Western. Registered Nubian goats for sale.


*  Salem County

Eddis Equestrian Center (Mannington)
Full care boarding, training facility, lessons for all skill levels in English, hunter, western, centered riding,  dressage, eventing, pleasure riding. Summer camps, parties, trail rides, Surrounded by farmland and open country.  Indoor arena with viewing room; lighted outdoor ring with ggt footing; tack and wash rooms. Family run business in operation for over 20 years. 10 minutes from Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295, and 20 minutes from Commodore Barry Bridge. 

Raise Your Dreams Farm (Pilesgrove) 
12-acre farm with main ring and round pen with all-weather footing; cross country course with natural jumps; trails surrounding farm. Riding lessons at all levels based upon European balanced seat in  showing, jumping, cross country, dressage, gaming. Provides equine therapy for Salem County Center for Autism.

Snapper Creek Stables (Pilesgrove)
Boarding, training, lessons for beginners to advanced, training, summer camp, and pony parties. Specialize in dealing with problem horses, re-training Off the Track Thoroughbreds for Eventing, Jumping, Dressage. Access off Route 40.

Calumet Run (Pilesgrove)
Boarding, training, sales. 40 acres of pasture; 6 stall barn with feed area and tack room; wash stall; grooming stall; matted stalls; large fields and small paddocks with run in sheds and running water; grass ring with jumps. Access from Routes 40 and 45.

Chapter One Farms (Pedricktown)
60-acre farm with seven large pastures each with run-in sheds and wood fencing; five smaller paddocks for day turnouts; 20 large stalls and two extra large birthing stalls; outdoor and indoor arena; round pen. Boarding, training, sales, lessons. Packages for parties, weddings may include pony rides, carriage rides, stick races, face painting, outdoor activities, crafts. Also carriage and cart driving fields, trails. Rehabilitation specializing in performance and race horse industry.

Moonlit Run Equestrian Center (Mannington)
12-acre farm offers boarding. training. Large lighted indoor and outdoor arenas, wash and grooming stalls, daily turnout in grass paddocks, owners live on premises, in-house trainer for all disciplines.

Hollahan Stables (Elmer)
Training, boarding, sales, lessons, clinics, show coaching. Training for horses and riders of all levels, schoolmaster horses trained through Grand Prix available for lessons or on farm lease.  Working student Program, 4-H and classical dressage. Rehabilitation for injured, care for geriatric horses.


*  Gloucester County

Dream Park Equestrian Center (Logan)
Built in 2000 and owned by Gloucester County. Boarding, lessons, shows. Available for rental for shows, clinics, and other equestrian related events, active event schedule. Heated main barn with matted stalls for up to 74 horses; private turn outs with run in sheds; 2 lighted indoor arenas; multiple riding rings; hunter ring; Jumper training ring; dressage ring. Hosts Therapeutic Riding Center South Jersey, offers riding and driving lessons to children and adults with  variety of special needs. On Delaware River, off I-295 and Route 130. 

Sovereign Hill Stables (Mullica Hill)
Lessons, sales, boarding, training. Owned and operated by Michelle Sheets, native of Ireland and certified through British Horse Society as riding instructor and in horse care. Riding and horsemanship lessons taught year round, summer camp each July and August, pony parties on and off-site.


*  Camden County

Labrador Hill Sanctuary (Waterford)
Established 2000, dedicated to providing land and sanctuary for rescue and long-term care, training and rehabilitation of equines-donkeys, horses, ponies and mules. Also offers humane education,  on-site adoption program. New riding ring constructed 2015, extensive pastures. Private riding and horsemanship lessons for beginner to advanced, including for children and adults with disabilities. Group clinics for both children and adults throughout year. Summer camp.

Miller Farms (Berlin)
Owned by Miller family for over 80 years. Lessons, trail rides, summer camp, birthday parties, girl scout and youth group programs, horse drawn wagon rides. Events range from rodeos to mud runs. Hand led rides available for those under 7 years old.



*  Burlington County

Hopkins' Horse Farm (Wrightstown)
100-acre farm in third generation of family ownership. Training, boarding, lessons, sales. Indoor riding arena and lighted outdoor ring. Lessons at all skill levels and ages. Trail riding. Accessible from both NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, Routes 537 and 665.

Fox Hunt Farm (Lumberton)
56-acre riding, training, lessons, sales facility. Two barns with full concrete breezeways and 25 pine wood stalls connected to indoor arena; each barn houses wash stalls and tile floor tack rooms; multiple arenas, indoor with heated viewing lounge; outdoor rings include Grand-Prix sized jumping ring with all-weather footing and new dressage ring; 8 large, grassy field turnouts. 40 acres of riding trails available to boarders. Lessons from beginner to intermediate to show circuit competitor. Client successes include Equitation Finals winners, Pony Finals Qualifiers and numerous Green Hunter champions, including Manifesto, Deveroux Cup recipient at Washington International Horseshow. Joy Kloss, Owner and Head Trainer.

Happy Hooves Stable (Lumberton)
Boarding, English riding lessons, also specializes in therapeutic riding for children with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, ADD, Attachment Disorder, and mild physical or developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy or muscle weakness. Spring and summer camps, pony parties, and scouting events. Established 2003, owned by Linda Moser,  bachelor’s degree in Education and master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy. 

Gleneayre Equestrian Program (Lumberton)
Located on 100-acre farm with four horse barns and 34 stalls. Focus on providing experiential learning environment for children facing challenges such as academic, social, financial, family, or problems associated with military families. Children taught horsemanship, ethics, and character skills, accepts children from age 10 until completion of their 13th year of school. Students encouraged to participate in various activities such as 4-H and sanctioned equestrian events. Resident horses primarily semi-retired show horses. Also offers lessons for general public. Founded 1998 by Bob and Ellen Healey, owners of farm and parents of children involved in equestrian competitions.

Hidden Sun Farm (Shamong)
Small private farm offers boarding, training, lessons. Indoor riding arena with custom rubber footing, viewing deck and heated viewing room; outdoor arena with all weather footing, stadium lighting; grass Grand Prix field complete with natural jumps; 16 box stalls; heated tack room;  2 wash racks; large grass fields and paddocks. Nearby trails in Wharton State Forest.

Bit O Woods Farm (Hainesport)
70-acre family farm. Boarding, training, coaching, lessons. Outdoor and indoor arenas with heated viewing area; matted box and hot and cold wash stalls; indoor arena with watering system; field of cross country jumps. Clinics and Dressage Schooling shows throughout  year.

Majoda Stables (Moorestown)
Operates on property owned by and adjacent to CareOne Assisted Living facility. Offers lessons and summer camp for all ages and abilities with learning and communication differences, emotional and social issues, and physical differences. Instructors certified by Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH International).

Woodedge Stables (Moorestown)
28-acre farm with five riding rings, including lighted show ring and indoor arena. Lessons for all ages and skill levels in English hunt seat or Western, summer camp. Nearby trails through fields and woods. US Equestrian Association rated shows.Bob Allen, owner and director, nationally recognized riding instructor, judge, and trainer, in 2007 named one of  top 50 US riding instructors by American Riding Instructors Association.


*  Jersey Equine, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
*  New Jersey Horse Council
*  New Jersey Racing Commission, New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
*  Horse Park of New Jersey
*  New Jersey Horse Shows Association
*  United States Equestrian Team
*  New Jersey Professional Horsemen’s Association

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