Riverside Stables

Riverside Stables **By Appointment Only**
Located in Springfield, IL
We offer Public Trail Rides, Riding Lessons, Birthday Parties, Field Trips, and Toddler Pony Rides.
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Home of our well-loved Summer Horse Camp—serving families for over 25 years! APPOINTMENT ONLY. Call (217)522-7702 and leave a message.

09/10/2026

For all the work, long days and never-ending to-do lists… then you look up.

Tonight’s view from Riverside. 🤍

09/09/2026

Rain would sure look good about now.

09/08/2026

This is what herd life looks like. 🤍

No stalls. No isolation. They have the freedom to choose where they want to be and so often, they choose to be together.

During night check, we went out to shine the herd and take off fly masks (the flies have been horrible with this heat!) and couldn’t help but catch Sugar & Lolli grooming each other.

Freedom to move. Forage to eat. Friends to live with.

So if you’re still stuck in the old ways of thinking a horse belongs alone in a tiny box for half or most of its day, I encourage you to look at ways you can improve their daily life. More movement. More turnout. More forage. More opportunities for safe social interaction.

It doesn’t have to be complicated. Horses were made to move, graze and live alongside other horses. Give them the opportunity to simply be horses. 🫶🏼

09/05/2026

Winter pasture prep starts long before winter actually gets here!

With our horses living outside 24/7, maintaining their environment is a year-round job. Manure is regularly removed to keep areas clean, and right now we’re hauling in lime to help firm up high-traffic areas and prepare the ground for the wet months ahead. The goal is to prevent those areas from turning into a muddy mess once winter arrives.

We believe horses thrive with freedom to move, forage and living with friends - but giving them that lifestyle takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work to keep their environment clean, dry, safe and stimulating.

📹⭐️: Lolli & Liberty approved!

So while we’re off from trail rides this holiday weekend, the farm apparently didn’t get the memo.

Dolly Parton said “working 9 to 5”… farm people would just like to know who gets to stop at 5. 😂

09/04/2026

Sound on 🔊
I’m so glad I caught this for ya’ll. There’s just something about hearing the horses slurp up that river water.

It’s the simple things in life. 🫶🏼

09/03/2026

With the heat this week, we’re always looking for little ways to help keep our horses comfortable.

Even something as simple as keeping our draft horses’ long manes braided can help keep all that heavy hair off their necks and allow a little more airflow.

Of course, that’s just one piece of it around here! They also have their sprinkler system, plenty of fresh water, shade from the trees, and the freedom to choose where they’re most comfortable: outside grazing, under the trees, or in the shed with the fans.

Freedom, forage, friends… and plenty of ways to beat the heat!

08/31/2026

How do you make great horses?
You educate them. 🤎

Breyer is only a yearling, but yesterday he hit the trails tethered alongside his mama Farrah, one of our steady trail horses.

Seeing the world, experiencing new things and building confidence from the very beginning.

Great horses aren’t just born. They’re built through experience.

Last night kicked off our full fall lesson schedule!After a busy evening of lessons, this was the view our horses got to...
08/25/2026

Last night kicked off our full fall lesson schedule!

After a busy evening of lessons, this was the view our horses got to enjoy while they grazed.

Freedom, forage & friends under a gorgeous sky. How blessed are they?

08/24/2026

Sunday views like this. ❤️

So thankful for all the rain and the lush green grass it’s given our horses and for good seed that helped us produce it!

There’s always another job to do and plenty of work that goes into keeping pastures healthy, but standing back and seeing this makes it all worth it.

Address

2310 Chinchilla Lane
Springfield, IL
62702

Telephone

+12175227702

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