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Saratoga County Horses
The horse industry is a valuable part of Saratoga County agriculture. The county ranks number one in both the number and total value of equine across the state, according to the NY State Agricultural Statistics Service. Saratoga has a historic reputation with it’s thoroughbred and horse racing industry, however, that is just part of the diversity offered by the many farms in our county. Here you will also find farms featuring Western, English, dressage, draft, rodeo, trail riding, horse camps, boarding and lessons for the novice to the expert.
The horse is known as the athlete of the livestock world. There are over 25 breeds of horses in the United States. Horse breeds generally fall into one of three categories. Ponies, Saddle Horses and Draft Horses.
The categories are separated by height (hand) and weight. Ponies stand no more than 14.2 hands and weigh between 400 - 800 pounds. Common pony breeds include Shetland and Welsh.
Light or Saddle horses are over 14.2 hands and usually weigh between 900 and 1200 pounds. Common breeds include, Appaloosa, Arabian, Morgan, Mustang, Paint, American Quarter, Standardbred and Thoroughbred.
The Draft or Work Horses stand over 15.2 hands and weigh between 1800 and 2000 pounds. Draft horse breeds include, Belgian, Clydesdale and Shire.
Did you know that a 1,000-pound horse produces about 45 pounds of manure every day (that’s ten tons a year!), as well as nine pounds of urine and 8 to 15 pounds of soiled bedding. Bedding in stalls is used to absorb waste. A stall must be "mucked out" (cleaned) everyday because wet bedding can cause a horse to have thrush, a disease of the hoof.
Horses generally give birth in the springtime after a gestation period of 11 months and 5 days. People love to drive by a farm in the springtime to watch the newborn foals in the pasture with their mothers.
Breed:
A group of horses having common origin and certain characteristics that are inherited from ancestors.
Colt:
A male foal.
Dressage:
A classical system of schooling a horse to become more supple and obedient.
English:
A general term describing a style of riding in a flat or cutback saddle.
Filly:
A female foal.
Foal:
An unweaned colt or filly under one year of age.
Gelding:
a castrated male horse
Hand:
A unit of measurement for height of horses from the ground to the withers. One hand = 4 inches.
Mare:
A mature female horse.
Stallion:
a uncastrated male horse
Western:
A style of riding with a stock saddle like the cowboys used.
Yearling:
a horse that has passed Jan. 1 after it’s born, even though it may still be younger than 12 months.
Horses
Teddy Smith-Vallone, DVM & Vincent T. Vallone
67 Middleline Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-7773 vetteddy@yahoo.com
Offering Western & English beginner lessons for children or adults, boarding, pony rides, and a summer riding day camp for children. Open year round, please call ahead.
Andrew Jakubiak
591 Eastline Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-9038, jakubiakandrew@hotmail.com
This boarding operation has 30 horses and 60 acres in production and an outside arena. Offering lessons, trail riding, breeding, and free range eggs. Open year round.
Sue Knight
90 White Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-0402, skrtt@earthlink.net
Elizabeth Geary Joyce
507 Hop City Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-4653
Est. in 1984 on 25 acres with 35 horses. Devoted to training and showing with a horse sales business including Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, and Quarter Horses.
Karen R. Crandall - barn manager
428 Schauber Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 281-0088
We are a full service equestrian training facility offering boarding, lessons, summer camps and horse shows. Visit us on the web at schauberstables.com .
Sharon and Fred Rogner
383 Good St.
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
(518) 884-9153
A small horse farm with limited boarding, offering access to trails. Quality horse hay is for sale.
Barbara Lee Jensen
711 Waite Rd.
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 399-3310
A stable boarding 24 horses and offering English riding lessons in indoor and outdoor rings. Open year round by appt.
Bob DeLorenzo
23 Young Rd.
Middle Grove, NY 12850
(518) 581-0163
An 85-acre horse farm with approx. 30 horses, and 15 acres in hay. Natural horsemanship clinics, training and demonstrations. Please call for appt.
Jacques C. Boisvert
393 Brownell Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-7582
In operation since 1978, this 90-acre horse farm offers boarding, breeding, and foaling. Please call ahead.
Emma Griffen
703 Grand Ave.Ext.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 583-1989
A dressage training farm offering boarding, lessons, sales, indoor and outdoor arenas, heated tack room, and wash stalls. Please call ahead for appt.
Celeste Othmer Brown & Timothy G. Brown
161 White Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-0723, fax 884-0567, pnemdw@aol.com, www.pinemeadowfarm.com
Established in 1993, this farm has 30 Morgans and other breeds. Farm offers breeding, lessons, training, sales, a petting zoo, some tours, clinics and shows. Please call ahead for appt.
Barb and Tom Sanford
622 Middle Line Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-1020
Est. 1985, offering boarding. This farm houses 20 dressage and pleasure show horses, large indoor and outdoor arenas, a small hunt course and miles of groomed riding trails. Public welcome by appt.
Darryl & Nancy Lane
210 Washburn Rd.
Gansevoort, NY 12831
(518) 798-0880
A Paint, Quarter Horse, & Thoroughbred farm offering breeding, boarding, training, lessons, and sales. Multi-function facility with trails and an arena. Please call ahead.
Linda, Clint, and Courtney Barber
131 Rte. 32
Schuylerville, NY 12871
(518) 695-3872
Est. in 1990, this farm breeds, trains, and shows Morgan horses. The 30-stall barn has an indoor riding arena and breeding laboratory for artificial insemination.
June Corbett and Michele Peters
50 Duncan Lane
Gansevoort, NY 12831
(518) 695-5332
Est. 1985 on 75 acres, a Thoroughbred boarding operation providing quiet, rest and recuperation for ailing race horses.
George Peters
Rt. 32
Schuylerville, Ny 12871
(518) 695-5510
An Appaloosa & Quarter Horse farm with Longhorn beef cattle. Rodeo and roping contests year round, boarding and training. Please call ahead.
Mike & Diane Tetlak
103 Union Mills Rd.
Galway, NY 12074
(518) 883-4979
Raising and selling registered Quarter horses since 1976. Inquire about our Quarter Horse stallion.
Anne & Joe Mc Mahon and Family
180 Fitch Rd.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-3426, mcmahon@capital.net
Est. 1970’s. Over 200 Thoroughbred horses are boarded on 5 different locations. Approx. 100 foals are born annually. Home to 3 of New York's top stallions.
Tim Little & Anne Morgan
1019 County Rd. 70
Stillwater, NY 12170
(518) 584-9457
Thoroughbred horse farm est. 1989. We foal about 45 foals a year and board between 85 and 100 thoroughbred horses at 4 locations. A top quality NY stallion resides here.
Marsha S. Himler
22 Route 423
Stillwater, NY 12170
(518) 664-8370 www.marecare.com
Est. 1987. Welsh Pony breeding farm and Thoroughbred nursery. Foal and raise Thoroughbreds sired by NY-breds. We are open daily.
George J. and Lawrence G. Sweeney
369 Route 67
Mechanicville, NY 12118
(518) 664-5770
A diversified farm with field crops, firewood, Christmas trees, topsoil, and compost. Offers pony rides, lessons, trails, boarding, and riding camps. Open 6 days a week.
William and Christine Neilson
123 Flike Rd.
Stillwater, NY 12170
(518) 664-5361
A Parelli Natural Horsemanship study group farm offering boarding and English and Western riding lessons. Offer compost for sale.
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Saratoga County Cornell Cooperative Extension
50 West High St.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone:(518)885-8995 Fax:(518)885-9078 Email: saratoga@cornell.edu