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!
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 $250/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 15 minutes early.
1.5hr Pears Ice Cream Ride
1.5hr ~ $90/person ~ 5/16-2020 to 9/7/2020
This is a 1 hr and 30 min guided horseback ride where you can trot for a short amount of time in one of our fields, you’ll see Mt.
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 $150 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.
Sarah Gile-Acome
Awesome views and beautiful horses, who could ask for more?! We stumbled across this stable during our vacation and I’m glad we did. I’m hoping it’ll be a new tradition for us every summer!
mvbosch
“fall colors on horseback” Reviewed October 19, 2015 My daughters request a horseback trail ride on every vacation. This place was reasonable, very accomodating, and where some have cut 15-20 minutes from a 2 hour ride, this day we had 15-20 minutes extra! We had some experience so we got to trot and even canter […]
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Mango
How Mango Got Her Name This quiet little Haflinger rescue was named Mango, after listening to a slew of cutesy names for a little blonde girl. We settled on her name after Banana was suggested by Christine, which was a no go with Stephanie. I thought it would be great for kids to go home and […]