Dunroven Farm LLC

11/30/2025

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08/18/2024

Horse for partial lease at Dunroven Farm in Harvard MA.

Keegan is a connemara gelding, 15 h seeking an adult rider interested in dressage, trails, working equitation, versatility .
Price depends on number of rides/week. Lessons may be required- depending on riders skill set. Opportunities to show for the right person. Possibility to work off lease.
Keegan loves to work and stay busy.
Farm offers an indoor, outdoor, fields and hacking trails, obstacle course, and a great group of fellow riders
Please contact Laura at 978-618-5568 or [email protected]
if interested!

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07/06/2024

Dunroven Farm in Harvard MA is looking for weekend help.

Am/Pm shifts or full day
Sat/Sun one or both days!
Usual daily chores for horse care
Pay/hr depends on experience
Can include ride time or work off board!
Flexible start times

Multi discipline barn with a great group of boarders and well behaved horses

message for more info and for a barn tour

08/24/2022

Nigel ❤️‍🔥
Dunroven Farm LLC

06/01/2021

People often say “I don’t want to do anything fancy, just trail ride...”
Sometimes they mean they don’t have lofty show goals and enjoy relaxing rides, which is just great! Sometimes, however, they mean they aim to cut corners with their and their horses education.

Let’s examine what’s involved in “just trail riding”:

For the horse:
-ability to trailer load and tie calmly
-ability to stand calmly while saddled and fly sprayed, often while tied to the trailer in a new setting
-ability to stand quietly while mounted, at the trailer and possibly on the trail
-the balance and fitness required to manage uneven terrain, hills, fallen trees, etc
-confidence and exposure enough to deal with the unforeseen: wildlife, ATV’s, bikes, hikers, dogs, etc.
-confidence enough to ride in a group (potentially with people who don’t have great environmental awareness or control of their horse and can potentially get you in some sticky situations) or alone
-confidence enough to ride back home or to the trailer without anxiety or rushing

Now the human:

-environmental awareness - taking note of themselves, the horse, and the environment at all times. Do you tend to zone out and just plod along, reacting once something has happened? Or can you stay aware and head off trouble?
- a balanced seat enough to manage hills and all kinds of terrain without grabbing the reins or interfering with the horses balance
-confidence enough to handle a little spook, jog, a canter or whatever movement happens as a result of “real life” on the trail
-fitness enough to have good posture in the saddle for a length of time

And much more....

A good trail horse can take quite some time to educate, and sometimes even more time than teaching an arena horse. Personally, I don’t want to be out in the woods or mountains without a good seat on a horse who is lacking education, but I like living and aim to live a long life with all my parts 🙂

Photo is of my personal horse who has become a great, reliable trail horse over the years (years!!) and my other, less confident gelding learning the ropes from her.

10/04/2020

Interesting

06/08/2020

Congratulations on your purchase of Jax!

SOLD!

Congratulations to Jax and Nancy! A perfect match 💛