Vacation with Your Horse
Enjoy Jugtown Forest’s awesome sandy footing and 100’s of miles of local trails to hill top views and local restaurants. Stay in your trailer, rent room or a camper on the farm!
Sleigh Rides and Christmas Wagon Rides
Sleigh rides are on for the winter of 2020 and 2021. All we need now is snow! Read the rescheduling information carefully before reserving to help manage your expectations. Gift certificates are also available.
Guided Horseback Riding
Come join us for the best riding in Maine. Guided Horseback Rides are available for any skill level. Enjoy all the great views that the Maine wilderness has to offer.
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What do you see on Carousel Horse Farm trails?
Local Wildlife Besides your horse’s ears and another horse’s bum….you will see everything you can think of in Maine’s natural environment. Our trails are mostly on Leach Hill with a great view of Mt. Washington at times. We have seen moose, deer, coyote, pilliated woodpeckers, porcupines, skunks, woodchucks, wild turkey, bobolinks, bald eagles, hawks, killdeer, […]
Why Trail Ride in a Straight Line?
Straight Line is Safe Some customers ask why they have to ride in a straight line. Its a four part answer. We are encumbered by many insurance requirements but most of all we have to make our own rules to reduce our liability and keep our customers and horses safe. Riding in a straight line […]
What Does Guides Discretion Mean?
We offer more ride types than any other venue in New England. With that, we have to be very careful and keep our safety standards high so we don’t have accidents that result in injuries. The Guides Discretion means that the guide is trained to not only judge your history in riding but also the […]
Sunset Guided Trail Ride
1hr $200/couple
This one hour ride is suitable for beginners and is scheduled to end at the time of official sunset. To get the full sunset experience we have to be up on the hill near the end of the ride so please arrive at least 20 minutes early.
1 hr Pears Ice Cream Ride
1hr+ ~ $90/person ~ 5/16-2020 to 9/7/2020
This is a 1 hr + guided horseback ride, you’ll see Mt. Washington on a clear day and then enjoy an ice cream
Beginner Ride
45 min to 1 hour ~ $65/per person
Also known as the Winter Wonderland Ride December through March. This ride is offered for individuals or families looking for an opportunity to horseback ride that does not require any
Private 2hr Trail Rides
2 Hours ~ weekdays $350/couple $125 each additional rider
Enjoy the wonderful Jugtown Forest on horseback. This ride is appropriate for beginners and intermediate riders but due to some technical skills needed on this trail children under 12 must have regular experience such as owning their own horse, regular lessons or a show history. All riders will have to show some proficiency at holding the reins, mounting and steering the horse within the first few minutes of the ride or we reserve the right to change it to a one hour during the ride. Please remember that our weight limit on this ride is 220 beginning November 1, 2020 This ride includes narrow trails, steep hills and water crossings.
A $50 deposit or the entire amount must be made at the time of the reservation, the remainder to be paid in cash on the day of the ride.
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Private Sunset Rides
1hr $300/couple
This one hour Sunset ride guarantees that it’s just your party and the guide. You can use this ride to propose or celebrate a special event such as an anniversary. The guide will take pictures along the ride so you will have a keepsake.
Quaker Ridge Ride
4 hrs ~ $520/couple
Thanks to a great new trail developed by the Lake Region ATV club, we are able to provide this ride more safely. The new trail includes
Linda S Maxwell
This past weekend in October 3 of us girls brought our horses to CHF and had 3 days of great riding and very good trails. The horses were comfortable and safe in paddocks and with shelter if needed. We enjoyed riding on the sandy trails. We appreciated Tiffany hospitality. LSM
Aaron B
“Great trail ride ” Reviewed May 23, 2016 My wife has only ridden horses a couple times but I wanted to surprise her with this little excursion. Stephanie was our guide and kept everything about the horses very simple and relaxed. We weaved in and out of multiple fields, pastures and other wooded areas for […]
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Traveller
Traveller In 2004 I bought a load of horses out of Canada to train and resell. Among them was a Clydesdale cross from Newfoundland. I had bought many of these crosses from the island because they were stocky, talented, well-trained and had great minds. There was only one Clydesdale stallion for as long as […]
Swinging Rockette
May 21st 2017 is Rockette’s 28th birthday. She is the only member of our trail ride program that is registered. Her full name is Swinging Rockette and she was registered with the Appaloosa Horse Club I found her while looking at a “trail gelding” that was not appropriate. Her price was much too high for […]
The Chubby Bottom Boys
Meeting the Chubby Bottom Boys After three years of looking for a reliable team of small drafts I decided to consider a team of Haflingers or Norwegian Fjords for our wagon, carriage and sleigh rides. After several visits and perusing many ads I found a post on Facebook about a pair of stout brothers that […]