Goodrich Farm & Stable

04/17/2026

Summer horseback riding experience for your child! Goodrich Farm & Stable will be offering 3 weeks of summer camp this season. Dates are June 1-5, Jume 8-12, amd June 15 tp 19. Camps run from 9AM to 3PM each day. Students will ride daily in lessons, plus do other hands on activities built around horses and horsemanship. USHJA credentialed instructor. Come for one, two, or three weeks! Ages 7-17. Located Mt. Vernon, IL

09/26/2025

Love horses and want to be around them but not necessarily ride them? Then our new program will be for you! Meeting on Thursday mornings at 10AM, we will set it up for you to be able to groom and spend time with a horse, followed by a cup of tea if desired on the sun porch! This is an affordable non-riding program set to give relaxing time around and with horses. Cost will be $20, payable when you come. We are asking for a heads-up if you are planning on coming just so we can plan!

08/15/2025

Horses for Homeschoolers fall session is open for sign-ups. This s a 9 week course meeting Thursday afternoons starting with the week of Set. 14. It combines a dismounted lesson in equine science with a tradional mounted lesson. It is designed for homeschool students ages 7 through high school. If you are a homeschooler and are interested, please contact me FMI and application.

08/01/2025

Horseback riding lessons for beginners through advanced riders All ages, from 4 years through adults in their golden years. Affordable rates, we offer lessons year-round with a USHJA credentialed instructor. Located Mt. Vernon, IL Contact us for more information.

Goodrich Farm and Stable has moved to Mount Vernon, Illinois

06/05/2025

We still have a few spots left in our weeklong Tiny Tots Horse Experience for ages 4-6. It is filling up fast, though, so get your information in if you have a kid in this age range that would like to do it. It meets from 9-noon Monday through Friday the third week of June. Located in Mt. Vernon. Contact me for more information

04/22/2025

Summer day programs! We are pleased to offer two sessions of a weekly day program. Session 1 will run from 9-3 M-F the week of June 2, and session 2 will run from 9-3 M-F the week of June 9. These programs are for kids 7-17. It will include horseback riding lessons and dismounted lessons in equine science and activities centered around horses. We will off a half-day program for kids 4-6 years of age the week of June 16, M-F. It will run 9-noon, and will include riding lesson and dismounted activities related to horses. Space is limited in these, so get your reservations now. For those that are interested in riding, we still do traditional riding lessons for all ages, from 4 years through senior adults! Contact us for additional information.

03/22/2024

Try something new this spring! Horseback riding lessons. USHJA certified hunt seat trainer/instructor. Sensible horses to learn on. All ages, from 4 years old right through senior adults! All level riders, from beginners through advanced. Contact us for more information or to set up a time to try a lesson. Located Mount Vernon, IL.

Goodrich Farm and Stable has moved to Mount Vernon, Illinois

06/11/2023

Try a new skill! Horseback riding lessons. All ages. All levels, beginners through advanced. Want to try riding with a friend or as a parent with your child? We can accomodate more than one rider at a time. Hunt seat (englsh) style lessons. Well behaved lesson horses, affordable rates. Contact for more information. Located in Mount Vernon, Illinois

05/18/2023

Learn something new! Horseback Riding lessons. USHJA certified hunt seat (english) instructor. Over 30 years experience teaching. Accepting all ages and all levels, from beginners through advanced. Located Mount Vernon, Illinois. Contact for more info

04/14/2023

Want to learn a new skill? How about horseback riding? I am a USHJA certified instructor/trainer, and am available for horseback riding lessons. I have had over 30 years experience teaching hunt seat in Maine, and have now moved to Illinois! I am accepting students from 7 years of age on up, including adults. If sufficient interest, we will later add lessons for younger kids, ages 4 to 6. If you have a student in that age range, contact me anyway so I can judge the demand for it. Located in Mount Vernon, IL. Message me for more info, or to set up a time to try a lesson!

04/13/2023

I haven't written on here for a while. We have been busy setting up our new farm in Southern Illinois. We will still be offering some sales, and in addition we will be starting a lesson program here. Keep watch for more information