Otter Creek Carriages

12/18/2023

Thank you to all the local communities and friends who had us at their events. What a great season of rides!

12/09/2023

Oglesby parade today at 4! 77 entries on the one mile path! The wind is crazy out here!

12/02/2023

Well, we just booked our last remaining day that is possible before Christmas! Oglesby parade on the 9th. Tomorrow, Dec 2 we will be giving rides in Minonk from 3-5 and at Light Up Lostant from 6-8.

12/01/2023

This will be fun and for a great cause! Caroling around the park.

11/12/2023

Join us for a new Streator event! December 16th from 4-7pm. Horse drawn carriage rides Christmas caroling around the park. This is a great way to see the beautiful lights, there will be warm drinks and a food truck and Santa will be in his house to see the kids! Hoping this grows in the future, proceeds go to Light Up Streator! I can’t wait.

02/18/2023

Dear friends, we are hoping to see you at this event for our FFA students a week from today! We donated a two hour carriage ride to this worthy cause and you may be able to get a great deal! We will soon be getting both teams of horses in shape for the upcoming events. Please come bid!

02/14/2023

The men are happy with their dude shoes! Lola and Willow caused a frenzy of love at scheels today!

12/25/2022

11/25/2022

Christmas gigs start tonight! We will be giving Santa a ride in the Ottawa Light Up Parade tonight and tomorrow night is Light Up Streator Parade with rides around the Streator Park following the parade! Hope to see you there!

11/01/2022

Getting ready for the holiday rides!

10/29/2022

Fun Halloween ride in kangley last night and exercising the Clydesdales today.

10/25/2022

This coming Friday in Kangley there will be trunk or treating for the kids and the public is welcome! We will be giving rides around kangley from 430-630!

10/12/2022

Horses run from 430-630!

10/12/2022

Getting the hitch wagon ready for our Halloween rides! We are booked for the 22nd, a private party and the 28th in Kangley where the public is welcome! Dress up the kids for their trunk or treat from 4-7! One event is still pending but we are available for the 29th and 30th if you want to plan a haunted horse hitch!

10/11/2022

Exercising the new mares. Their names are Pride and Joy.

10/10/2022

On this beautiful October evening, our new team has settled in. The rest of the family is nosy. We will be driving both teams around the section tomorrow, Columbus Day, if you are out and about and want to see. Depending on how they act, maybe a ride could be had!

10/08/2022

We will be giving horse and wagon rides for Kangley’s Halloween event on Friday, October 28th from 4-6 pm! There will be trunk or treating and games and prizes at Kangley Hall. Public is welcome to join in the fun! Horse rides start at 4:30 and run through 6:30. Can’t wait to see the kids costumes!

10/03/2022

Our newest addition!

10/03/2022

Excited about our second team! This time some Clydesdales!

09/23/2022

We will be giving carriage rides this Saturday from noon to three in Ottawa, IL at the scarecrow festival!

01/04/2022

Thank you for such a great holiday season in 2021. Happy 2022!

12/11/2021

We will be doing carriage rides in Peru at the Wesclox event tonight!

11/28/2021

The Light Up Streator parade was awesome! Over fifty entries! What a huge success for our quaint little town. Wow did the people show up! Loved seeing so many people!

11/22/2021

Beautiful wedding at Hornbakers Barn!

11/13/2021

We have some public events coming up for holiday rides! We will be at light up Streator after the parade on November 27, minonk and Lostant December 4 and lasalle at the wesclox event around 6 pm. We will also be in the light up Streator parade nov 27 and Ottawa parade nov 26.

09/05/2021

Ha I g a great ride today in Streator. Princess birthday!

06/14/2021

We had the best Christmas ride tonight! Everyone had fun riding around Grand Ridge singing carols.

02/08/2021

All is quiet on the ranch this beautiful morning. The horses love the snow and cold.