Empire Equestrian, LLC

Empire Equestrian, LLC Empire Equestrian is a small private hunter/jumper lesson & training facility The farm consists of a seven stall barn with tack room.

Empire Equestrian is situated on six acres in Castle Hayne, NC within minutes of Wilmington. Since we are a smaller facility, we are capable of having more individualized programs for our students & horses/ponies. Each stall has its own attached paddock to give horses/ponies the option of being inside or out. We only feed the highest quality of grain & hay available. We also have a 100' x 190' gra

ss riding arena conveniently located right outside of the barn. Owner/trainer Mackenzie Ring lives onsite & oversees the daily care of the horses/ponies as well as the lesson & training programs. While she is one of the younger trainers & barn owners in the area, she is very knowledgeable. She has almost 10 years of experience working in boarding facilities & caring for everything from OTTBs, show horses/ponies, to retirees. She has been riding since she was very young, but has always had a love for the hunter ring. While in middle school, she rode with Anne Sibson in Massachusetts. With Anne, she developed a solid foundation in proper equitation. When she moved to NC in high school, she began riding & working for Wonderland Farm. In the 7 years there, she became a more effective rider & began riding the green horses/ponies & tuning up lesson & sale horses. She also furthered her knowledge in the care & keeping of horses & developed her teaching skills. After her time at Wonderland, she went on to ride for O'shea Stables for a year. In that time, she continued to work with green horses/ponies, sale horses, & tune up lesson horses. She also took on two of her own projects. In the past two years, Mackenzie has successfully ran her own boarding & lesson facility. She is known for providing excellent care for both boarders & her own horses. Her lesson program caters to all levels of riders whether they wish to ride for pleasure or compete. Her show team has been successful in the local hunter shows & will be pursuing larger shows this fall.

This weekend’s project is almost complete! We are slowly updating our turnout fencing. This is one of several projects w...
05/31/2026

This weekend’s project is almost complete! We are slowly updating our turnout fencing. This is one of several projects we have planned for the summer to further improve our facility!

Our former sale pony, Brighton Call Back, looking great!
05/31/2026

Our former sale pony, Brighton Call Back, looking great!

Horse Show Photo of the Day from the Showplace Spring B Show at Ledges Sporting Horses!!! Pony time at Ledges!

We currently have chicks available! These are a little over 24 hrs old. I have two more drying in the incubator and anot...
05/26/2026

We currently have chicks available! These are a little over 24 hrs old. I have two more drying in the incubator and another one pipped. Barnyard mixes, but most likely half Cochin as that is my most dominant rooster. Pm me for pick up!

05/25/2026

Happy to be back outside after a busy horse show! Thank you Safe Ride Equine Transportation, LLC for getting my ponies back home while I was finishing up at the show.

We had another busy, but successful weekend at Sedgefield at the Park!
05/25/2026

We had another busy, but successful weekend at Sedgefield at the Park!

Gotta love a young pony with a brain!
05/20/2026

Gotta love a young pony with a brain!

05/19/2026

Derby was a good boy for his first ride since his arrival two weeks ago!

Congratulations to the new owners of Set In Stone, aka Snoopy! I am going to miss having him in my barn, but I know he w...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to the new owners of Set In Stone, aka Snoopy! I am going to miss having him in my barn, but I know he will be an asset to his new owner’s lesson program!

Introducing So Happy, aka Derby! Derby arrived earlier today and is a 4 yr old Welsh/Quarter Horse cross. He has been li...
05/03/2026

Introducing So Happy, aka Derby! Derby arrived earlier today and is a 4 yr old Welsh/Quarter Horse cross. He has been lightly started undersaddle. I plan to finish him out and put some show experiences under his belt. Then he will be added to my wonderful string of lease ponies!

05/02/2026

Address

3630 Prince George Avenue
Castle Hayne, NC
28429

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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