Riders Up at Lake Fork Stables

Riders Up at Lake Fork Stables Lake Fork Stables is a 501c3 nonprofit. Home to Riders Up! Providing Free and Discounted Riding Lesson to East Texas Kids. Lake Fork Stables is home to Riders Up!

ARIA Level II Certified Hunt Seat & Dressage Instructor, Horse Powered Reading Certified, PEMF, K-Tape & Cranio-Sacral Certified. and a horse boarding facility located near Lake Fork in Yantis, Texas. Lake Fork Stables is owned by Troy & Valerie Mellema. Valerie has a BS in Equine Business from West Texas A&M University.

I wonder how long it's going to take them to unload this feed? 😂
12/19/2025

I wonder how long it's going to take them to unload this feed? 😂

We're back at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas tomorrow night for Thursday night bingo! Paper sales star...
12/17/2025

We're back at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas tomorrow night for Thursday night bingo! Paper sales start at 6 and bingo starts at 7! Paper only - cash only - cash prizes!

Brisket Love Queen of Hearts Jackpot is up to $1309! Drawing to be held after bingo. Must be present to win. Tickets are $1 per or 25 for $20.

The most boopable snoop to kick off your morning.
12/16/2025

The most boopable snoop to kick off your morning.

12/14/2025
It's ! We couldn't do what we do without them! They also have a Christmas List of their own this year! Check out their ...
12/13/2025

It's ! We couldn't do what we do without them! They also have a Christmas List of their own this year! Check out their Amazon Wish List!

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Another great night of bingo at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas last night! Check out all these awesome...
12/12/2025

Another great night of bingo at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas last night! Check out all these awesome winners! See ya'll next week!

It's time for another Brisket & Bingo at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas! Bingo sales start at 6 and bi...
12/11/2025

It's time for another Brisket & Bingo at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas! Bingo sales start at 6 and bingo at 7! $2000 in cash prizes!

Get your Queen of Hearts raffle tickets for $1 per or 25 for $20. Jackpot is $1129!

12/10/2025

When the massage hits just right....😂

We have a new program coming to Lake Fork Stables and we need some SPONSORS! Sponsors and donations will cover the suppl...
12/10/2025

We have a new program coming to Lake Fork Stables and we need some SPONSORS! Sponsors and donations will cover the supplies and instructor time needed to offer this program. It is limited to 6 students at a time, so we need 6 new lunge lines, 6 lunge whips, etc. Donate on our Givebutter link below or purchase these items on our Amazon Wishlist!

❤️About the New Program 🐴

Stable Futures offers youth impacted by substance abuse in any capacity a safe and supportive space to rebuild trust, confidence, and emotional resilience. Through guided interactions with horses—who respond honestly to behaviors and emotions—participants learn healthy coping skills, communication, and self-awareness. The powerful bond formed with these gentle partners helps youth process trauma, reduce anxiety, and develop a renewed sense of purpose and hope for their future.

Each student will be assigned a horse from our herd of retired racehorses and lesson horses. Students will learn to navigate their relationship with their assigned horse just as they would with people in real life. Students will work through a three-level ground training curriculum in which they will train their horses and themselves to work through challenges. Each class will include both groundwork training and horsemanship/horse care sessions.

Upon completion of the groundwork courses, students will earn ribbons for each level and may be eligible to continue in our Riders Up! program and receive free or deeply discounted riding lessons.

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We had a great first bingo night at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas Thursday night! $599 cashboard winn...
12/07/2025

We had a great first bingo night at Brisket Love Barbecue & Icehouse - Lindale Texas Thursday night! $599 cashboard winner and $100 instant ticket winner plus $1000 paid out in cash prizes! We look forward to see everyone again this Thursday! The Brisket Love Queen of Hearts is up to $1129! Bingo sales start at 6 and bingo starts at 7!

This could be fun!
12/04/2025

This could be fun!

2026 show dates!!

All shows held at the Mary Bonham Equine Pavilion 3224 SH-24 S, Campbell, TX 75422.

Address

270 CR 1880
Yantis, TX
75497

Telephone

+19033663052

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Lake Fork Stables, a 501(c)3 public charity, is home to the Riders Up! Youth Mentorship Program, which offers free and reduced rate riding lessons to East Texas kids. We offer English and Western riding lessons to people of all ages as well as horseback riding experiences. All proceeds from paid riding lessons, horseback riding excursion and boarding go to support the horses and the Riders Up! Program. If you’d like to donate for just the price of a coffee, you can via ko-fi.com/ridersup. Every little bit helps!

Lake Fork Stables is owned by Troy & Valerie Mellema. Valerie has a BS in Equine Business from West Texas A&M University. She has been riding since the age of 5 with a short 7 year break after graduating college and starting a business. She then got back in the saddle in 2012 and a few years later Lake Fork Stables was built.