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.

11/16/2025
  is on the horizon and you'll be receiving a ton of emails and letters and asks. I feel like as a nonprofit, we're alwa...
11/15/2025

is on the horizon and you'll be receiving a ton of emails and letters and asks. I feel like as a nonprofit, we're always asking because there's always a need. A horse needs this, a kid needs that - a life needs saved (literally and figuratively). While we're in this season of charitable giving, don't forget about those same charities throughout the year. A little extra cash during the holidays is nice, but it runs out quickly. A little bit here and there throughout the year means just as much, if not a lot more.

This year, we are launching the Rider's Up VIP program. You give a little and we'll give a little back with some great perks. Sign up and give monthly (as little as $10 is fine! That's a day of grain and hay!) and you'll also receive:

🩵 Digital Certificate sent when you begin.

💚 Punch card for one $50 Computer at Big Bass Bingo each month PLUS an exclusive invite to our annual VIP party.

🩷Invite to Quarterly Open Houses at Lake Fork Stables and other special events.

💜Sponsor name plate hung in barn after 1 year and one for your home/office!

💙 Behind the scenes access

🧡 A good feeling and a warm heart knowing you're helping a kid or horse in need.

❣️ Sign up at https://givebutter.com/Ridersupvip

If you're already giving monthly, you'll start receiving these same benefits as well!

By Lake Fork Stables

These cats...🐈 🐈‍⬛
11/14/2025

These cats...🐈 🐈‍⬛

Horse show prep this morning! Everyone has improved so much over the past few weeks! I think we will have a great show i...
11/12/2025

Horse show prep this morning! Everyone has improved so much over the past few weeks! I think we will have a great show in a couple of weekends!

Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸Our Horses4Heroes program offers half-priced riding lessons and equine-assisted therapy programs ...
11/11/2025

Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸Our Horses4Heroes program offers half-priced riding lessons and equine-assisted therapy programs to all veterans, first responders, and law enforcement families. Ages 6 and up - so adults qualify as well!

Additionally, we can point you in the direction of possible extracurricular grant funding for the children of deployed National Guard and Reservists, as well as the children of Post 9/11 combat-injured vets.

Contact the page for more information!

Rascal did his first lesson over the weekend with Morgan! JC name Rascals Back Again is an Oklahoma-bred gelding that is...
11/11/2025

Rascal did his first lesson over the weekend with Morgan! JC name Rascals Back Again is an Oklahoma-bred gelding that is another funds recipient from The Paddock Foundation. He continues to improve with every ride!

A first for these two this afternoon! Kevin (JC: Tilt a Whirl) and Blush (JC: Soft Blush) rode out in the field today af...
11/11/2025

A first for these two this afternoon! Kevin (JC: Tilt a Whirl) and Blush (JC: Soft Blush) rode out in the field today after great rides in the arena.

Soft Blush is a former broodmare saved by an amazing group of people and a funds recipient from The Paddock Foundation!

Jack is ready for the cold front!
11/10/2025

Jack is ready for the cold front!

We have a TON of tack, breeches, show clothes (including new Kerrits brand), coolers, shipping boots, polos, girths, bri...
11/08/2025

We have a TON of tack, breeches, show clothes (including new Kerrits brand), coolers, shipping boots, polos, girths, bridles (pony up to warmblood size) and various parts. Several quality saddles at killer prices! Come on down! 4216 TX-154, Yantis, TX.

Check out this amazing resource for both schooling and show clothes - including tall boots! The Rider's Closet is a reso...
11/07/2025

Check out this amazing resource for both schooling and show clothes - including tall boots! The Rider's Closet is a resource for those who can't afford to buy new riding apparel!

The EQUUS Foundation is the only national charity in the United States dedicated solely to horse welfare and the horse-human bond.

Here's a taste of what we will have at the sale Saturday! Plus sheets, polos, boots, shipping boots and more! 10am to 3p...
11/06/2025

Here's a taste of what we will have at the sale Saturday! Plus sheets, polos, boots, shipping boots and more! 10am to 3pm Saturday. 4216 TX-154, Yantis, TX

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270 CR 1880
Yantis, TX
75497

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Our Mission

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.