Horse Lovers Getaways

Giddy Up (Number 2 on the Top Five Ways to Get Lost in the Virginia Mountains list).
You. Your a)sweetheart, b)grand kids, c)best friends in the whole world, etc., follow on their horses just behind. The breeze whispers through your hair. The solid confidence of the 1,000lb beauty beneath you allows you to become one with the wind. Your tummy is pleasantly full from the picnic lunch by the stream in the meadow of new wildflowers just bursting into season. The sun warms your shoulders as you ride smiling in contentment. Then you realize: Life is about moments, and that's all. That's all we really have-just moments. And, this is one of those moments you know you'll remember fondly. A spring day in the Virginia Mountains ...being fully alive. This is where happy lives and in this moment the world is full of possibility. Disclaimer: This much pure fun is likely to make you, well, giddy ...which may be hard to explain to those who didn't take this trip with you. So, be sure to bring them with you next time so they can experience giddy too.

Guided Trail Rides

Take a guided trail ride through the Virginia Mountains at Cabin in the Blue Ridge. They have an certified AQHA rider and instructor. They have 8 ready to ride horses available and they are waiting on you to take them on a ride through the beautiful country. There are several horse riding trails to take you available to take you out on. Overnight rides are available, which include camping out under the stars and two meals cooked on an open campfire.

Visit Virginia's highest peak by taking a guided trail ride with Cregger's Stables. Trail rides are offered for the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Grayson Highlands State Park. Call (276) 783-4136 for more information.

Horse Trails

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Horse Camps

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Horse Farms

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The Four Pillars Horse Farm is located in Chilhowie, Virginia in the historic Apperson House, circa 1869.

This Greek Revival home is one of the oldest remaining homes in town, built at the close of the civil war by noted Confederate surgeon and brilliant businessman Dr. John Apperson, who chronicled the war in his diaries, now published as the book "Repairing the March of Mars". Perhaps you will meet his first wife, Victoria, as she roams the halls of our house, our own kindly ghost-in-residence in her midnight blue dress.

Visitors are always welcome to come see our newly-completed 15 stall barn and regulation, lighted dressage arena and meet our beautiful, friendly horses. Just be sure to bring some carrots! Shannon Rogers Simpson, together with her husband Scott, is breeding a dressage mount that will be competitive against the warmbloods, but filled with lightness that comes only from the original dressage horse, the Lipizzaner. Call (276) 646-5310 for more information.