Iron Gait Horse Farm

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Chester, VA
Iron Gait Horse Farm

Horse Boarding
Birthday Party Venue
Farm Visits
Pony Rides
Girl Scout
Horsemanship Clinics
EST JAN 2004 We offer stall plus pasture boarding.
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Iron Gait Horse Farm, established in 2004, is located on 16 Acres in the Heart of Chester, Virginia. We offer horse boarding, On-Site Birthday Parties, Pony Rides, Family Farm Visits and Girl Scout clinics. This type of boarding allows you, the owner, to care for and feed your own horse. In doing this, you have the opportunity to bond with your horse and gain that trust that is so greatly needed t

o form that special relationship! Our barn is an 8-stall barn with a wide-concrete aisle, individual tack rooms and room for hay storage. We also have a lighted-riding ring and access to trails.

06/22/2024

Good read ⬇️ Check your fans!

Do Not plug your barn fans or tack room window air conditioners into multi outlet bars.

They are not meant to handle that type of load and are prone to catching fire

Those box fans that you buy from a local store are very prone to catching on fire in a barn setting. Their motors are not enclosed and catch the dust.

Any fan you use in the barn should be inspected for rodent damage.

Additionally after it has run a few hours, investigated whether the cord is hot anywhere, or the fan itself.

Fans need breaks too. They aren't meant to run 24/7.

There are just as many barn fires in the summer as in winter so we need to be every bit as vigilant and careful.

06/22/2024

We enjoyed having the gang from Branches of Life out. They learned a lot about horses and how to care for them…. We have some new horse lovers now🐴♥️

06/21/2024

Praying for rain for all of us🙏🏻 We rely on our pastures to feed the horses in the spring, summer, early fall and save hay for the coldest months. It’s only June and this is only the 2nd time in almost 25 years I’ve seen it this bad, this early.

06/19/2024

We will have an opening for self-care horse boarding August 2024! If you are looking for a laid back barn atmosphere, clean facility and live close enough to swing by in the mornings and evenings to feed and care for your horse, send us a message! Access to trails and you can join us for a ride to The Village Grill, Three Leg Run, Dunkin' Donuts or just a stroll through the woods!

06/19/2024

Unfortunately, due to the extreme heat, headed our way this weekend. We are going to have to cancel our Smitty’s fundraiser event. We will reschedule once we get a break in the heat🥵 Smitty's cat rescue shelter

06/15/2024

Sad day in the horse community...Prayers for all involved🙏

A horse caused wrecks that closed Interstate 85 south for more than eight hours early Saturday morning in Dinwiddie County.

06/15/2024

KITTENS anyone?

06/13/2024

We love hearing from families that choose to celebrate with us! “ We were so impressed with Iron Gait Horse Farm! We had our daughter’s 8th birthday party here, and she is still talking about it! Michelle is wonderful to work with and maintains the barn/horses beautifully. The barn is decorated so cute and everything is so clean. I had multiple parents texting me after the party raving about how much fun their child had. My daughter has already requested her party be here again next year. Thank you so much, Michelle!!” - Christi

06/12/2024

Are the kids saying they are bored yet? Bring them to our family farm for a fun and educational experience! Perfect for animal lovers of all ages, our hands-on farm visits offer an engaging and informative adventure. Contact us today to schedule your visit!

We also host on-site birthday parties, horsemanship clinics, and field trips. Don't miss out—send us a message to set up your visit now!

06/12/2024

Come see us Saturday from 11 til 2 we have lots of other friends that want to play at your house too and our adoption fee is only 75.00 which is half price and it includes all of our shots and spay/neuter. Not sure you want to keep us forever? Well if you promise to bring us to all of the adoption events you can foster us .... so come on and meet us we will be at

13508 Route 1
Chester, va 23831
(Old shelter location)

06/11/2024

Happy Birthday Adeline🎉 Thank you for celebrating with us🐴

06/08/2024

Great article on aging horses...

06/07/2024

These two were being a little lazy today.... check out the comments and you will find one that's doing his job. I guess this is the reason Taz is so fat HA

06/07/2024

Smitty's is offering 1/2 price adoptions in June if you are looking for a cat/kitten!

06/04/2024

Update: I made it by there and picked up two of my favorites, pictures in the comments😊

The Treat Shop RVA has opened and they aren’t too far from the farm! I’ll be swinging by there tomorrow to get us some doughnuts … Been waiting for them to open🍩☺️

06/03/2024

Over the weekend, Girl Scout Troop 5391 visited the farm and participated in the Basic Horsemanship Course, where they gained extensive knowledge about horses. This achievement will help them earn their Horsemanship Badge. Great job, girls!

06/01/2024

05/29/2024

The calm after another downpour….Beautiful 🌈

05/29/2024

05/27/2024

Thank you 🇺🇸

05/25/2024

Starting the Memorial Weekend off with a trail ride before it starts heating up!

05/24/2024

We will be hosting Smitty's Cat Rescue on June 23rd from 11-2PM. Come on out and experience farm life, pony rides, snuggle with the kitties, adopt one, become a foster or just give a donation! Donations can be monetary, cat/kitten food (Any canned food, Purina Kitten Chow, Nine Lives Complete Dry), pelleted bedding from Tractor Supply or Heretick Feed & Seed.

Weather permitting we will be offering pony rides for the kids ( adults under 160 lbs). Rides are $15 and proceeds will benefit Smitty's!🐈🐾 🐴

If you are interested in adopting and would like to be able to take a kitty home the day you come, you need to visit Smitty's website and fill out an application:

https://www.smittyscatrescue.org/adopt-a-pet/

05/24/2024

05/21/2024

The kids from Covenant Crèche Daycare had a fun day learning all about horses! We always focus on safety first, we learn how horses think and how to behave/act around them and spend time getting to know them…. Then the best part, the ride💙

Address

12621 Branders Bridge Road
Chester, VA
23831

Telephone

+18043630370

Website

http://irongaithorsefarm.webs.com/

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Herd introductions…. Poor Piper. No worries everyone, things have already settled around here 🤣

Gotta love springtime on the farm #turkey #royalpalm #farmlife #irongaithorsefarm

Rubia, Breakfast 📢

Beautiful Sunday for riding in the woods 🐴

Today marks 20 years that Iron Gait Horse Farm has been in business. I have been so incredibly blessed to do what I love. I never imagined when we bought this farm, I would still be sharing my love of horses with others. Thank you all who have taken lessons, come for farm visits, boarded your horse, come for a horsemanship clinic, birthday party etc. We wouldn’t be here without you! Ps. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures from years ago as camera phones/social media wasn’t a thing!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year🎉

Don’t forget! Today’s the day, lots of kitties needing homes. Come on out and visit. We will be giving pony rides, weather permitting 🙏🏻 12-3PM We did receive a lot of rain so please do your best to stay on the gravel drive and avoid driving in grass areas! Thank you!

Pumpkins for dinner… Let’s go!

Take a tour! Interested in self care horse boarding, pony rides, birthday party, learning about horses? Send us a message!

Sunday back scratches with Nacho 🤣

Bring us your pumpkins… we love them!

Gorgeous day for a lunchtime ride to The Village Grill in Chester… best burgers around!

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Our Story

We are a christian, family-run, horse boarding facility and we have been boarding horses for 18+ years. In addition to boarding we also offer farm visits, pony parties and Girl Scout Horsemanship Clinics using our gaited horses. Iron Gait Horse Farm is located on 16 Acres in the Heart of Chester, Virginia. Our barn is an 8-stall bar with a wide-concrete aisle, individual tack rooms and room for hay storage. We also have a lighted-riding ring and access to trails. We offer stall plus pasture boarding at $200 per month. This type of boarding allows you, the owner, to care for and feed your own horse. In doing this, you have the opportunity to bond with your horse and gain that trust that is so greatly needed to form that special relationship!