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    High Standards Equestrian Center

    High Standards Equestrian Center

    (4 reviews)

    High Standards Equestrian Center (formerly Hideaway Horse Center) provides summer camp sessions…read morethrough the Maryland Park and Planning Summer Camp Program for children ages 6-16. The camps are one week sessions (held June-August) for a maximum of six weeks. For Prince George's County residents the cost is $325 per week - non residents pay $390 per week. The summer camp program is advertised as a "horseback riding camp" but the children are only given 15 minutes of actual riding time in the mornings and if time permits, the same in the afternoon. For the cost per camper, I would expect more riding time. The children observe vet and dentist visits once a week and are able to paint the horses and play Jeopardy but again, for the cost of the camp, the stable should provide more hands on riding lesson time. With the lack of riding time that is provided, the Park and Planning Summer Guide should advertise the High Standards Equestrian Center's summer camp program as a, "petting zoo," at best. Another concern that I have is that the campers do the exact same thing every session. There is no advancement for campers that stay longer than one week. In essence, if children stay in the program for the entire 6 weeks, they are repeating the same things that they learned in week one every week - regardless of knowledge gained. The program never changes its weekly routine and doesn't provide advancement opportunities for campers that have mastered what was learned in week one. Lastly, but most important, the stable volunteers don't have the patience and training that is required to be summer camp counselors that represent the Maryland Park and Planning summer camp program. There were several occasions that a stable volunteer/employee used profanity when addressing my child (and at least two other children that I am aware of.) When the stable owner was made aware of the volunteer's verbal tirades, her response was, "Oh, he must be getting tired." That was an extremely unacceptable and unprofessional response. I would expect more from the establishments owner. I don't care how, "tired" your staff is - using profanity is never acceptable when working with young children in a summer camp setting. If the High Standards Equestrian Center volunteers/employees don't have the experience and training to be able to handle the responsibilities that go along with being summer camp counselors that represent the Maryland Park and Planning Summer Camp Program, the stable shouldn't be allowed to have camp sessions at their establishment. I am very disappointed with this particular summer camp program and the staff/volunteers at the High Standards Equestrian Center. I am giving them a below average rating and would not recommend this program to anyone that has expectations of a good, quality horseback riding summer camp program. However, this review does not, in any way, reflect the Maryland Park and Planning Summer Camp Program as a whole, it is specifically and solely directed to the services (or lack thereof) and treatment that my child received directly from the High Standards Equestrian Center staff and volunteers while attending the 2017 summer camp session in Brandywine, Maryland. *Please see the reviews that they received while under the name Hideaway Horse Center. The claims of animal abuse and statements of horses being removed from the stable by the county's animal control office are quite disturbing.

    I've been keeping a look out for a new barn for my daughter and I to join since moving to Maryland…read morefrom Virginia. This barn isn't that far from where I currently am and the facility appears very well done. I enjoy riding Western and primarily trail riding, whereas my daughter has enjoyed the show jumping and youth team divisions. This barn looked like it would be a perfect match having both trails and English instructors. However, I'd heard rumors from some horse people in the area about boarding here and then quickly moving on to other boarding barns after getting to know management. Others mentioned riding with April and never seeing progress despite tons of effort being put in. I tried to be indifferent as to what I'd heard but honestly, this barn is not the place for us. Management puts on a good show at first but the barn is very clicky and there's way too much drama and gossip that goes around the barn and its crew. Definitely not the type of crowd that I want my daughter to be around, having someone smile to your face and then immediately talk about you behind your back. Then you find out that while trails are confirmed to exist, it's very rare management will take you out to show them unless you happen to be their BFF. You're on your own with that one, which seems to me like a safety hazard. Overall, it seems to me that you're either in or out with this crowd, meaning that if you're not a teacher's pet, you're a threat. I prefer to have more character in a barn if I am to join one. As an aside, I also wasn't impressed with the main pastures that have the horses as there's no shelter anywhere except for the barn. The gelding field has some trees and isn't as bad when the entire field is opened up, but the mare field is practically a field of dirt under the sun with next to no shade. We were looking here in the fall, so I can't imagine what it must be like in the summer. And as for the 'border paddocks,' a single horse is isolated in a small, narrow paddock on a daily basis. Last I checked, horses are social creatures. I would not board my horse here if I got another one, nor would I recommend this barn for either boarding nor riding with. I will continue my search elsewhere. UPDATE in response to Miss Salta's response: Thank you for taking the time to respond to me as I do appreciate that. However I do not appreciate when people try to put words in my mouth or try to twist around what I've said. I'm not quite sure why you're trying to blame some other people from the past for an experience that I've had with your current facility.

    Little Burgundy Farm - Little Burgundy Farm

    Little Burgundy Farm

    (15 reviews)

    I've been taking lessons here with contract instructor Britton Marcoe for over a month. It's been…read moreincredible. I came to LBF feeling intimidated because, although I've grown up riding Western, I'd never ridden English nor tacked a horse, even though I worked at a horse farm during college. LBF insists you tack your horse, get him or her out of the paddock, etc. It's a real experience that teaches you to respect the animals, the sport and joy of riding. Britton is awesome to work with; she's kind and patient but doesn't let you off the hook. She expertly manages to keep your self esteem afloat while forcing you to improve. The farm is a surprise--it sits at the end of a nicer housing development and you'd never know it was there unless you were looking for it. Mark, the owner, is very cool and laid back, trusting of his riders and instructors. There is one arena, there is no indoor riding. It's not the fanciest of farms but that's just perfect for a novice like me who is already feeling a bit unsure. The last thing I need is a group of prisses casting sideways looks my way because I'm unschooled in picking hooves. I highly recommend this farm and Britton in particular. It's a great addition to your life. While it's a bit expensive, compared to other riding clubs and farms it's a steal.

    This is a tough update to post. I like the staff of LBF, I think it was a great place for a…read morebeginner rider, but... the owner recently increased the prices considerably. After a bit of outrage by all he changed his original increase from doubling prices to a $50 a month increase. I still have nothing but respect for the staff there and think it is a great place to learn to ride. As my daughter is getting more skilled, we have moved to an indoor arenas where she can jump snow or sun.

    Country Comfort Farm

    Country Comfort Farm

    (4 reviews)

    I want to start out by saying that I think this place is a perfectly respectable stables for…read moreboarding your horse, showing your horse, or retiring your horse. They are knowledgeable, respectful of the animals, and relatively organized. This review is to comment on the experience we had reserving a trail ride. First of all, it was not a trail ride... they claimed that due to the chiggers in the woods, we couldn't do the trail ride... so what followed was literally a walk up and back the gravel driveway to the adjacent property and a there and back trip around the fencing of the stables. Did I mention that the trail guide didn't even mount a horse herself? She just walked on behind, beside, or in front of us. Now this lady, Sally, was perfectly nice and pleasurable (all except for the instance in which we mounted our horses, but I'll get to that). Nevertheless, it felt like a pony ride at the fair, and me, with a pretty decent riding background, could not have been more disappointed. The issue that really got my goat was when it came time for us to mount at the outset of the ride. First off, English saddles.... I don't have an English accent and I'm not a girl, so I had never ridden English before... not that it's incredibly different, but it gives you an impression of the type of place you are at. Then our guide brings over the stool. Yep, that's right... I can't up and over like a man... I have to climb up a stool before mounting the horse... So here I am, a full grown man with experience leading rides myself on trails in the Appalachian mountains of NC, mounting a horse from a stool. Here is where I interject the fact that I am mounting a sweet but temperamental retired thoroughbred. Not a quarter horse or a big bad draft horse... but an inbred anxious thoroughbred... So no sooner do I get my foot in the stirrup and the entire saddle shifts left and starts to slide off the gelding's back. The horse bucks... as would I if I had a saddle grinding sideways against my back with a 200lb 6'1" human on me. The guide quickly instructs me to dismount, which I was already doing, and accuses me of "lingering too long" before fully mounting. Now I get it, you run a business. You are inches away from a potential catastrophe with a temperamental horse and a rider who, for all you know, doesn't know a horse from a cow. But don't blame a quick and spotty saddling job on your customer. The girth was clearly not tight enough. I have had horses in the past who don't like to be saddled bloat themselves in anticipation of being saddled, so that when the girth or cinch is secured, they exhale leaving the girth or cinch loose around their chest. May this have happened? I don't know... What I do know is my girlfriend and I felt like two big kids at the county fair getting a pony ride, and it certainly was not worth the $110 bucks.

    Thank you very much for today.  the ride was fantastic.  the guide (I didn't catch her name) was…read morewonderful.  We talked the entire time.  My son said it was one of the best things he's ever done!  Thank you for helping us make a forever memory!

    Westbrook Horse Farm - horse_boarding - Updated July 2026

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