Acadia Horse Center

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Acadia Horse Center

Welcome to Acadia Horse Center! We offer experiences for hands on learning about Draft horses and all they can do 🐴 Please contact us for more information.

(Formerly Carriages of Acadia)

We are located in Ellsworth, Maine - 16 miles from Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island. We offer horse-drawn carriage rides in Acadia National Park from May to October. We also have stalls that you can rent and bring your own horse(s) to ride and/or drive the 40+ miles of carriage roads.

08/02/2025

When you come meet and ride with the horses we also have a market here with a lot of nice locally organically sourced items!

07/31/2025

We’ve had a couple of great groups in the last couple of days that we’ve (horses & humans) really enjoyed!

Here are some of our offerings:
-Meeting the horses up close & learning about them
-Wagon rides
-Watching and learning up close how we work with them & what they can do
-Parties (we have the open space, tables/chairs & horses🐴)

Also be on the lookout for some fun events we may be offering coming up 👀

And did you know we also have a market here (Maine Amish Emporium) with lots of different offerings (preserves, pickles, baskets, indoor and outdoor furniture, cheeses, axes) 🧀🥒🪑

07/28/2025

Come visit us at Acadia Horse Center in Ellsworth! 🐴

We offer wagon rides, sessions where you can learn all about our Draft horses and get up close and personal followed by a wagon ride or just meeting the horses!

Call (207)606-5111 for more info! 🐴

(Pictured - Duke demanding attention after a group had just left and stopped giving him attention 😆)

07/26/2025

Looking for something fun and relaxing to do this weekend? Come for a wagon ride and meet the horses! 354 Bucksport Rd. Ellsworth. Call (207)606-5111 for more info

07/24/2025

I’m not touching youuuuuuu!

07/23/2025

On Monday we had the honor of hosting Blue Path’s Arthur for his first meeting with a horse friend. BluePath provides autism service dogs. Arthur is an 18 month old service dog in training and was the most well mannered boy meeting not just any horse but our biggest horse W***y. (W***y thinks he’s Arthur’s size). Given W***y’s size in comparison to Arthur he was very curious and calm meeting him. Thank you Kathleen Hayward for bringing Arthur over!

BluePath Service Dogs

07/22/2025

*Explanation of the contraption they’re standing in down below - please read until the end*

Yesterday was farrier day for some of the boys - which for those that don’t know means they basically had a pedicure. 💅

Horses should have their feet trimmed (and/or shoes reset if they need shoes) every 6-8 weeks. Right now none of our guys need shoes so they were just getting trims. This doesnt hurt them it’s just like us cutting our fingernails.

Now let’s talk about the “stocks”. The contraption you see Olaf & Sven standing in may look like some sort of torture device but I promise you it’s not for them. There are a couple reasons we use the stocks for the Draft horses to get their feet done.

1) Many draft horses are only ever started in the stocks when they’re young for the farrier’s safety (so they don’t fall on them, kick, etc). The downside of that is many of the horses we have (because we haven’t owned them their whole life) have never been done “on the ground” (without stocks) and therefore never learned how to hold themselves up properly on 3 legs…which you can imagine 1,500-2,000lbs leaving/falling on the farrier doesn’t make for a safe situation or a happy farrier 😬. Once they’re bigger it’s a lot harder to teach them to stand up and balance long enough.

2) There are many farriers who refuse to do any Draft horses regardless because of their size. So the stocks make it much easier and safer on the farrier and the horse.

Now the chains that you see over their backs and under their bellies are for their protection. Some horses can get worked up and try to jump out of the stocks or lay down in them and so these chains are helping prevent that. The farrier is able to tie one foot up at a time to work on it and then give them a break in between. Both Olaf and Sven walked right in the stocks which is great because when we first got them in 2021 they were pretty nervous about having their feet done - we’ve come a long way. You’ll notice the other horse getting done “on the ground” because he’s just a year old and doing really well with his feet so as long as he can balance and be safe we’ll do him outside of the stocks until needed.

Added note - if we have a horse who is injured or something and they’re not cooperating with us doctoring it we can use the stocks for safety and efficiency 😊

You can learn more about what we do, what the horses do and how we do it by coming by for a tour!

📞📱Call (207)606-5111 to schedule

07/20/2025

The boys are patiently waiting to see you!

Come for a wagon ride, barn tour or both and learn all about these big guys!

Call (207)606-5111 to book or any questions you may have

(Charmer & W***y pictured)

07/07/2025

🚨We’re OPEN! 🚨

Come enjoy a laid back half hour or hour with us! Choose either the hour option of learning about our Gentle Giants, getting to know all about them and seeing them get ready followed by a short wagon ride through the woods OR just the wagon ride and a short meeting with the horses!

Experience what it was like not that long ago when we didn’t have vehicles, machinery and cell phones to keep us constantly occupied!

Call us at (207)606-5111 or book at www.acadiahorses.com

Don’t see something that fits your schedule or what you’re looking for? Call or email us at [email protected] and see if we can make something else work!

06/03/2025

Help Wanted - Ellsworth
2 Jobs

Looking for someone to work at a small horse barn. This person would also possibly be interfacing with the public visiting the barn doing tours during the day. Duties would include cleaning stalls, handling horses (large Draft horses not saddle/riding horses), filling waters, grooming, keeping the barn clean, greeting customers coming for tours, and possibly other miscellaneous tasks that can be discussed. Prior horse experience is a plus - please note there are no riding opportunities with this as these are all Draft horses who are not ridden.

Looking for someone to work in a small store/market. Candidate will be greeting customers and assisting them with anything needed, taking payment for items sold, greeting and guiding any guests checking in for tours on where they need to go.

***NO HOUSING AVAILABLE***

Please email [email protected]

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas everyone!

I tried to get much better photos but Pete only wants to follow me and I can never get far enough away to get a full picture. And Gub…well Gub is Gubbing (please read their hats)😆

❤️🎄🎅🏻⛄️❄️

Address

354 Bucksport Road
Seal Harbor, ME
04605

Telephone

+12076065111

Website

https://www.acadiahorses.com/

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