ByWay Farms

ByWay Farms ByWay Farms is a premiere Hunter/Jumper farm, owned and operated by Merilee Ventura. We offer boarding, training, lessons, showing, and sales.

Congratulations Jordyn and Merilee!
05/26/2026

Congratulations Jordyn and Merilee!

05/26/2026

Sedgefield at the Park Memorial Day Classic was such a fun, unusually cool, weekend.

Penelope Gasiorowski and Cocoa Puff took home some great ribbons in the Short Stirrup Hunters.

Katie Kaplan and Fe Liberto had some nice trips with ribbons in the Low Children’s Hunters.

Rylee Jones and Qordelia had their horse show debut in the Short Stirrup Hunters and brought home a Reserve Champion.

Liza Gasiorowski and Olympia received two blues in the equitation on the flat in the Long Stirrup Hunters.

Jordyn Rachels and Tater Tot were first in the Beginner Crossrails Derby.

Jacqueline Larsen and Aluxzander moved up to the Low Adult Hunters and brought home some ribbons.

Congratulations to all the ByWay riders on a great horse show! Looking forward to seeing everyone out at the next show!

04/21/2026

From desert heat to hurricane-like winds, we saw it all with the weather at the Triangle Farms Spring Outdoor I, and our team held their own!

Penelope Gasiorowski and Cocoa Puff brought home great ribbons in the Short Stirrup.

Jacqueline Larsen and Aluxzander received first in their second Open Hunter trip.

Liza Gasiorowski and Olympia had great ribbons in the Long Stirrup.

Katie Kaplan and FE Liberto were Champion in the Low Children’s Hunter and 7th in the Hunt and Go Derby.

Congratulations to all the ByWay riders on toughing it out and riding so well in all conditions! See you this weekend at SATP!

04/10/2026

Green pony schooling morning! Love watching these guys learn and grow. Blaze, the chestnut pony is for sale as a lovely Children’s Pony prospect. Message to inquire more about him!

04/08/2026

The ByWay Farms Show Team had a fantastic weekend getting their feet wet again and diving into the show ring! There were new partnerships, new divisions, and smiles all around.

Liza Gasiorowski and Olympia had their first horse show together, competing in the Long Stirrup with great ribbons awarded.

Katie Kaplan and Fe Liberto also had their debut in the Low Children’s Hunters with great ribbons.

Penelope Gasiorowski and Cocoa Puff moved up to the Short Stirrup division and were Reserve Champion 🥈

Jacqueline Larsen and Aluxzander received great ribbons in the Special Hunters.

Congratulations to all the ByWay riders on a fun show full of productivity and growth!

Ringing in the New Year with our Winter/Spring show schedule. Can't wait to see everyone out there!
12/29/2025

Ringing in the New Year with our Winter/Spring show schedule. Can't wait to see everyone out there!

Sedgefield at the Park End of Year Awards Ceremony was absolutely lovely, filled with holiday cheer, delicious food, and...
11/25/2025

Sedgefield at the Park End of Year Awards Ceremony was absolutely lovely, filled with holiday cheer, delicious food, and beautiful awards.

Penelope Gasiorowski and Cocoa Puff were Overall Beginner Crossrails Champion 🥇 and Overall Beginner Crossrails Equitation Champion🥇.

Jordyn Rachels and Tater Tot were Fourth Overall Beginner Crossrails and Fourth Overall Beginner Crossrails Equitation.

Georgia Olive and Phaedra were Overall Long Stirrup Champion 🥇 and Overall Long Stirrup Equitation Champion🥇.

Marissa Wilson was Fifth Overall Long Stirrup Equitation.

Katie Kaplan and Simply Blue were recognized with a special Reserve Champion 🥈that observed their standing at their last show together. A beautiful custom plate was painted for Merilee bearing his image and his name in memory of Chaco.

Madison Stephens and Art’s Voice owned by Norma Stephens were 6th Overall Sedgefield Hunter.

Liza Gasiorowski and Tinkerbell were Overall Short Stirrup Reserve Champion🥈.

Rylee Jones and Ringfort Swan Song were Third Overall Short Stirrup Hunter and Third Overall Short Stirrup Equitation.

Jacqueline Larsen and Aluxzander were Overall Special Hunter Reserve Champion🥈.

Wylie Holmes and Just Jack were Fourth Overall Walk/Trot Poles and Fourth Overall Walk/Trot.

A few sentimets from the show team:

“Great end to the show year! These shows are exhausting, but I’m disappointed It’s going to be a couple months until the one! Couldn’t do it with all of y’all, definitely takes a team!”

“I truly thank you all for being such great moms and wonderful people to be around.”

“ We’re so glad we found Byway and lucky to be a part of the team! Looking forward to next year ❤️”

Congratulations and Happy Holidays! Looking forward to another successful show year in 2026.

10/07/2025

That’s a wrap for the North Carolina State Fair Hunter Jumper Show! There is something about the State Fair that always brings excitement with the smell of fall in the air, ushering in a welcomed change in the season. This show was no different and such a fun time.

Katie Kaplan debuted for the first time on Phaedra in the Low Children’s Hunter with great ribbons.

Maggie Broadhead and Devil’s Edge were first in the Low Adult Equitation Over Fences and Under Saddle and great ribbons in their hunter classes.

Maggie Colbert and Totally Cool brought home a second in the Marshall Sterling US Pony medal as well as ribbons in their pony division.

Well done riding, team!

Congratulations to the Gasiorowskis on their great NCHJA Finals awards. Liza and Tinkerbell received a 4th in the Short ...
09/29/2025

Congratulations to the Gasiorowskis on their great NCHJA Finals awards.

Liza and Tinkerbell received a 4th in the Short Stirrup Under Saddle.

Penelope and Cocoa Puff received a 3rd in the Beginner Crossrails Handy Hunter Round and 9th Under Saddle.

Great riding team!

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340 Ventura Lane
Carthage, NC
28327

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+19105285000

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