Horses Available For All Experience Levels
Dead Broke Farm’s mission is to provide horses and trails for people who love horses and riding but can’t have horses of their own. We offer a safe environment where you can come to ride without having to register for a series of lessons requiring a significant investment in time and money. Our passion and love of horses in conjunction with our desire to share that experience with others has resulted in our use of many horses that we rescued from terrible conditions of neglect, abuse, and even death. We’d like to share some of those rescue horse stories with you.
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Dead Broke Farm offers a fun and safe horseback riding experience for everyone. Our friendly, knowledgeable guides would love to take you riding on our beautiful horses through scenic, wooded trails and give you the horseback riding adventure of a lifetime!
Horseback Riding To Satisfy Every Need
Guided Trail Rides
Private Rides
Western Style Riding Lessons
Birthday Parties
Summer & Track-out Camp
Pony Rides
Field Trips
Corporate Outings
Overnight Camping Trips
Festivals
Youth Groups
Scout Merit Badges
Y-Guides & Princess Tribe Rides
Come Experience Our Horse Farm
Located on 112 rolling, wooded acres in the Raleigh / Durham / RTP area, Dead Broke Farm offers you the opportunity to experience North Carolina's beauty in the most natural way - by horseback!
At our farm, you'll ride along winding trails through a shady forest with rolling hills. You can hear the rhythm of your horse, a lazy creek, and an abundance of wildlife. It's almost as if - for a while - you've stepped back in time to rediscover the beauty that surrounds you. But for those of you seeking a more adventurous ride, we can pick up the pace on sections of the trail where it's safe to do so. (Advanced riders may want to consider a private ride to ensure that we can cater to your level of experience rather the level of the least experienced rider in the group.) And...
If you enjoy your ride, tip your guide!
Safety Considerations
Safety is an important consideration in all our riding programs. We provide experienced guides, riding instructions, and riding helmets at no additional charge. We are trained in CPR and First Aid techniques. And for your added protection, we carry liability insurance as well.
Weight Restrictions
We want to make horseback riding available and accessible to everyone, so we have at least 12 draft horses (similar to the Budweiser Clydsdales who pull the beer wagon) to accommodate larger riders. We can take riders weighing up to 450 lbs because our draft horses are very large boned and weigh around 2,000 lbs themselves. However, they are gentle giants and very well mannered. You can see one of our guides and Big John in the picture to the right. Believe it or not, the girl is 17 years old and not nearly as small as Big John makes her appear! We have mounting blocks, and we will assist you in mounting and dismounting as we do all our riders.
Age Restrictions
We have a variety of rides that children ages two and up can participate in.
They can ride on their own when they are six years old and up. If they are younger than six, they can do the 1-hour trail ride along with the rest of the family, but they will ride with the assistance of an experienced guide. Sometimes six year-olds are fearful of riding on their own on such a big animal, so we give them the option of riding on their own or riding with a guide's assistance. However, if a six year-old requests a guide, you need to indicate that on the reservation request. Otherwise, we will assume they are riding on their own. Children are never permitted to ride double with a parent because of safety concerns.
Another option for children under the age of six is a "pony ride" - a hand-led mini trail ride through the woods on horseback.
And there's no upper age restriction either. You're never too old to ride. If you have the desire, we will help you up onto your horse and help ensure that you have a safe ride.
So get taken for a ride at Dead Broke Farm, and let your horseback riding adventures begin!
