What wonderful people! Our little 4 year old and her bestie went for their first rides and had a…read morewonderful time. The staff knows what they're doing and provide a great experience. 10/10, WILL do it again!

Our Cub Scout pack visited the Grafton equestrian center to learn about horses and caring for…read morehorses. Vicki was warm and patient with our large group and so informative. The stables were clean, organized and her horses all treated like royalty. The stables have a attached indoor riding arena and they were given lots Of time and attention. There is a seating area for visitors to watch training sessions of rides and a lounge to relax in after a work out. The staff we met were kind And informative and we really want to visit again soon.

I bought my granddaughter a horse experience for Christmas and they were so nice and accommodating…read more It's a beautiful farm!!!

My daughter has been riding at Knollwood Farm since she turned 4 years old, which makes 7 years…read morenow! Many of you probably think it was stupid to put a 4 year old on a big horse and so did I. However I'm a softy for the tears and she was in love with horses so I took her there expecting a lesson or two and we would be done. WRONG! The professionalism of the trainers, the huge selection of school horses (I think about 28) and the eye on safety over hurt feelings really set them apart from all others. As far as the selection of horses, they start with Willie, "The Golden Sofa". Willie is the wonderful starter horse that knows what he is to do and gently carries the youngest to oldest beginners around the arena so they can get their first feel of the saddle without fear. Once when he was carrying a little girl, she lost her balance and started to slip off, before she fell, he simply stopped where he was and allowed the trainer to help her back up onto the saddle. He made it much more comfortable for my 4 year old to learn to ride (and for my nerves). For the most experienced riders there is Baxter, Hooper, Reggie and Merlin,. These are the real (academy) show horses and a thrill for those who get to ride them. My daughter has worked her way up from Willie through all the horses to Merlin and loves every minute of it. Safety. This is the main reason why we have remained at Knollwood for so long. The safety of my child means more to me than any stupid ribbon, a trophy or even her hurt feelings! Her first few times in the show ring off lead line, she rode an old pony named KC. She had rode several bigger better horses including Saddlebreds, but for safety, "bomb proof" KC was brought to the show just for her. Riding as a 4 year old she RODE THAT PONY and won her class against older kids (many over-mounted and unsafe) riding the prettier Saddlebreds. She went on to a fourth place finish in the championship against kids up to more than twice her age. At shows, I have witnessed kids, from other barns, so over-mounted (horse that is too powerful and beyond the kids abilities) getting run off with, falls and flopping around like a rag doll in the saddle. I even saw a little lead line girl get bucked off and stepped on. SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY. Some barns don't want their kids to wear helmets! They think that in a show they will be judged poorly for the helmet even though it is not to be part of the judging. Ribbons before safety, that's plain STUPID! Finally, in a lesson, if your kid is doing something that will get them hurt, it will be pointed out. If they ignore the instructor it will continue to get sterner. If they cry, the warnings continue over the tears, because the hurt feelings heal easier than bones. After so many years around Knollwood, I could go on and on (more than I already have). Another very important thing about Knollwood is rider participation in caring for the horses. Many kids and adults volunteer as helpers at the barn, they tack, groom, feed and cleanup after the horses. They help other riders and teach other riders about caring for the horses. My daughter was taught how to groom and tack at about 5 years old. If a horse poops, some kid is going to grab a rake-like thing to pick it up and put it in a muck bucket. I started writing this review after reading someone else's review of another barn far away, where she stated that their barn smelled, the horses were not groomed etc. etc. All I could think was, that this Little Princess would die at Knollwood because SHE would learn to care for the horses that she rides. Caring for the animals that work for THEM has countless positive impacts on a child's life. If you're looking for a pony ride, take your kid to the zoo. If you want a safe place for them to learn to ride and the responsibility of caring for the animal, I highly recommend Knollwood.

Scheduled a private trail ride over the phone. Upon arrival, I was provided instructions on safety…read morewith the horse. My guide, Liz was very helpful and informative during the ride. I felt safe and became much more confident on the horse by the end. Appy Orse Acres has been around for a long time and I can see why. Bernadette and her staff take great care of their horses and customers.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! I never leave reviews, but I don't want someone else's kid to…read moreexperience this so I'm hoping I persuade someone to find another stable for their equestrian needs. I don't know who is writing all these positive, glowing reviews about Bernadette, but our experience was absolutely terrible and left my daughter and her friend in tears. Since then, everyone I talk to has had a similar awful experience with her. She's an old crabby woman who's tired and has no patience for kids (the last person that should be running a summer camp). My 11 yr old daughter (an experienced rider who leases her own horse and takes private riding lessons twice a week, shows and has many awards and ribbons) signed up for a week-long, overnight riding camp last summer at Appy Orse Acres. She was soooo excited! But Bernadette's demeanor, approach to teaching the kids, and treatment of the horses left her begging and pleading to come home the first night. -- First of all the kids are left in old RVs on one end of the property, out in the middle of nowhere, without any adult supervision overnight. And they are not allowed to lock them. WHAT? -- They are not allowed to have any technology, no cells phones, tablets, anything. No one is allowed to call home. What if something happened overnight? Thankfully I deliberately broke this rule and allowed my daughter to have her phone in the RV. -- In a tour provided for the kids after arriving at the camp (I was the only parent that stayed for the tour), one of the staff said to the kids "I promise you, there will be tears tomorrow". Seriously, isn't summer camp supposed to be happy and carefree? -- During the first riding lesson of day 1, my daughter and her friend were riding together, and again remember they are experienced riders, Bernadette said on her microphone to her staff (she didn't know the girls could hear her), "these girls are terrible, who taught them to ride, they're just awful." During the entire lesson, she was yelling and criticizing them. In my opinion, who cares if they're doing things wrong or not to her liking... camp is supposed to be fun. We weren't paying Bernadette to "fix" anything she saw wrong. The intent was to go and have fun with the horses and friends... we quickly learned that this was not the intent of her camp. -- Also during the lessons if the horses weren't responding to the commands of the rider, she made the rider put on spurs so they could kick the horse. Anyone that knows anything about how to properly train and work with horses, knows that if you're doing it the right way, there is never a need for spurs. This was animal abuse. -- All the kids did the entire first day was have one riding lesson and then do manual farm labor the rest of the day with Bernadette and her staff barking orders at them, with very few breaks or time for fun. Both of our families confronted her about this, but of course she denied everything, and refused to refund us our $750 for the camp. What a joke. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO HER SUMMER CAMP but if you do, please make sure they have a way to contact you if they want to come home!

Wonderful facility with outdoor ring, trails and indoor riding ring. Paddocks with updated footing…read more Friendly environment. Wash stalls, indoor lounge, tack rooms. Onsite management with attention to turnout and weather conditions.

Dori Lou farms is now Green Ridge. I recommend this boarding facility. Katie does a great job…read morecaring for the horses, as do other staff. Horses are in pasture most mornings weather permitting. Also, as far as strangles. That was before the stable became Green Ridge, and was 1 isolated horse mildly infected.

They keep the horses inside 24/7 and charge you to turn them out! Absolutely no way to keep an…read moreanimal. I have no idea how this place is still open or has boarders. If you're looking for overpriced board, random fees for services that are normally free of charge, and mistreatment of animals, you've come to the right place.

Amazing company. They were so accommodating and helpful. We ran into some challenging weather and…read morethey moved our reservation around to make sure we could enjoy the time on the water. We recommend them to anyone looking for a boat rental in Wisconsin.

We LOVE this place- Susie and Larry are so responsive and on top of details but also laid back and…read morewant you to have the best time. We've rented other places once or twice and will never go back- nowhere near the quality of boats or service.

Cute little play place, my son has autism so I took him here to run freely, be himself and not be…read morejudge like he does in normal play places. He was a little shy at first but he warmed up and really enjoyed himself ! It's so nice they have a place like that are sensory friendly for kiddos on the spectrum.

What a great place to bring the kiddos! Toys and equipment for all ages. Super kind staff. Clean…read more Perfect activity when it's too hot or too wet/cold to play outside.