Union Village Riding Arena

Union Village Riding Arena Western horseback riding lessons for beginners of all ages.

Friendly reminder the barn is closed today. We still have frozen sawdust in the arena. ☃️ see all you Monday lessons kid...
12/15/2025

Friendly reminder the barn is closed today. We still have frozen sawdust in the arena. ☃️ see all you Monday lessons kids back January 5th. Merry Christmas 🎄Happy New Year

For those who were raised by horses…Some people go through lifenever knowing what it feels liketo love a horse.Not just ...
12/13/2025

For those who were raised by horses…

Some people go through life
never knowing what it feels like
to love a horse.

Not just ride one.
Not just admire one.
But love one
in that deep, wordless, life-altering way
that changes the shape of your heart forever.

Horse people know.
We know what it means
to grow up in a barn,
to measure time by seasons and shows,
to learn courage in the saddle
and patience on the ground.

We know what it means
to be taught by an animal
who never speaks a single word
yet somehow understands more about us
than most people ever will.

Horses become part of your soul.
They teach you how to breathe
on the days when everything feels heavy.
They teach you how to trust
in a world that hasn’t always earned it.
They teach you how to stand tall
even when you’re shaking inside.

They see the parts of you
you don’t want the world to see—
the fear,
the doubt,
the hope,
the quiet dreams you only whisper
into a warm, waiting neck.

There’s a love between a horse and a human
that doesn’t fade.
It doesn’t weaken.
It doesn’t grow distant with time.

It settles into your bones
like something ancient and true.

Because horses aren’t just animals.
They’re the safe place you run to
when life feels too loud.
They’re the steady heartbeat
in a world that won’t stop spinning.
They are
freedom,
healing,
home—
all wrapped into one gentle, powerful being.

You can explain it to people
who have never loved a horse…
but they’ll never really understand
why one touch of a velvet muzzle
can undo you,
or why one soft nicker
can make your entire day lighter.

They won’t understand
why you still remember the smell of the barn
more clearly than the sound of your own childhood,
or why your best memories
are measured in hoofbeats.

But horse people understand.
We always do.
We carry these animals with us—
in our stories,
in our scars,
in our victories,
and in the quiet places
where the deepest parts of our hearts live.

Loving a horse is not a hobby.
It’s a way of being.
A way of breathing.
A way of becoming
who you were always meant to be.

And if you’ve ever been loved
by even one good horse…
you already know:
you are changed
for life.

12/09/2025

Some fun with Moon last night. He’s is a GOOD pony!

Lessons are cancelled tonight. ❄️☃️ Hope you enjoy a snow day with your kids 🤠
12/02/2025

Lessons are cancelled tonight. ❄️☃️ Hope you enjoy a snow day with your kids 🤠

A few made it before the snow came and 1 braved it to come during the snow ❤️
12/02/2025

A few made it before the snow came and 1 braved it to come during the snow ❤️

Kenzie and aveh took a snow ride ❤️
12/02/2025

Kenzie and aveh took a snow ride ❤️

11/22/2025

DECEMBER UPDATE:
I will be closed the following dates:
December 2,3,4 and
December 22-January 2

Jamie had a great lesson with Gus!
11/21/2025

Jamie had a great lesson with Gus!

Volunteers leading a game of Q&A and Simon says 🤠
11/21/2025

Volunteers leading a game of Q&A and Simon says 🤠

11/21/2025

After lesson barn shenanigans 🤣

Address

1556 S 400 W
Franklin, IN
46131

Telephone

+13174086135

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