Best Horse Boarding Facilities in Tampa

Avalon Stables is a horse boarding facility in Lutz that specializes in the care of American Saddlebreds, Friesians, Hackney Ponies, Morgans, and Standardbreds. The 30-acre camp offers monthly packages, such as pasture boards at $375 and general boards at $650. The full-service training board costs $1,000, and this includes twice-daily feeding with electrolytes and any needed supplements, fresh shavings, and private stalls. Avalon Stables opened in 1995, and it has a riding academy for competition, personal development, or leisure purposes.

Circle C's Ranch is a horse boarding and training facility in Lutz that opened in 2002. All stalls come with feed buckets, automatic waterers, and mats. Some of the barn amenities are wash racks outfitted with hoses and crossties, tack rooms with shelving and saddle racks, and windows that may be shuttered during inclement weather. Circle C's has more than ten pastures with automatic waterers and shaded areas, and it has a lounge for the horse owners and other guests.

Crazy Horse Boarding is a 32-acre facility in Riverview that provides daily and nightly turnouts as the weather permits. The amenities include stalls measuring 12 square feet, wash racks, a tack room, a sitting area for owners and their guests, and a secure automated access to the property. A client writes, “Our three horses...have lived [at the facility] for nearly eight years. During this time, we have watched as the stable has grown, from two stalls to sixteen...”

Galaxy Farms is an equine facility and show barn in Riverview that provides horse boarding and rider instruction services. The camp cares for horses of any size or breed, and its grooms are always available to look after the animals. The boarding facility includes a total of 41 stalls in two barns, automatic waterers and fly spray misters, wet and dry grooming stall racks, turnout paddocks and fields, and a climate-controlled tack room.

In the Breeze Ranch is a horse boarding camp in Tampa that opened in the 1970s. The 320-acre facility sits on a property at the edge of the woods that has a creek, and it is also available for hayrides, bonfires, parties, and horsemanship camps. In the Breeze Ranch is open to the public, and it has professional trail guides. Couples can have a romantic time at the farm for $129 per night, and the price includes champagne and marshmallows.

Rockin' Horse Farm is an equine camp in New Port Richey that sits on a 10-acre property. The full-board packages start at $500 per month, and the stable is “geared for the casual rider”. Rockin' Horse provides a children's party package, which includes 2.5 hours of safari wagon rides, pony grooming, and other activities that feature animals and nature. The camp runs the non-profit Horse Connections that conducts therapeutic horsemanship and riding sessions for special-needs students.

Suncoast Stables & Riding Academy is an equine facility in Odessa that provides horse boarding services, as well as private lessons for riders. The facility offers its boarders full care that includes thrice-daily feeding, daily turnout, automatic watering, and stall cleaning, and it has training programs for young or seasoned show horses. Suncoast also runs a youth club for horsemanship enthusiasts under 18 years old, and it hosts camps and events.

Whispering Oaks Equestrian Center is a facility in Tampa that boards horses. The monthly full-board packages start at $410, while partial boarding that does not include feed and hay costs $210. Whispering Oaks offers competition-level or for-pleasure lessons to riders aged five and above, and the introductory private lesson fee is $25 for half an hour. The center has a holiday horsemanship academy toward the end of December, and students only pay $60 per day during the season.