Stonehouse Stables.
Family-run hunter/jumper barn near Williamsburg, Virginia offering English riding lessons, boarding, and show training
The brief.
Stonehouse Stables is a family-owned hunter/jumper barn operating since 1996 in Upper James City County, Virginia, near Colonial Williamsburg and accessible via I-64. Lead instructor Tara Mathews Best became a certified USHJA Instructor in 2025 and teaches English Hunt Seat Equitation focused on correct position. The program competes under USEF, USHJA, and VHSA. Facilities include 12x12 wood-lined stalls with Nelson feeders and Behlen heated waterers, indoor and outdoor wash stalls, a heated/cooled rider's lounge, three large fields, and seven paddocks. Weekly veterinary service is provided by Virginia Equine of Manakin-Sabot. Offerings span riding lessons for boarders and school-horse students, full-care boarding, a structured riding-school program, and hunter/jumper show training.
4. ways in.
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Boarder Lessons
For: Boarders (age 7 and up)Weekly English Hunt Seat Equitation lessons for clients boarding a horse at the barn, taught by USHJA-certified instructor Tara Mathews Best with a focus on correct riding position.
$225/month half-hour private weekly; $150/month one-hour group weekly
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Riding School Program
For: Riders age 7 and up leasing school horsesStructured program for students leasing school horses, with two lessons weekly (Monday–Thursday). Riders must own an equestrian helmet. Requires a rolling 30-day commitment; waiting-list form available online.
Trial $100/90 min; Beginner $500/month; Advanced beginner–intermediate $600–$700/month
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Boarding
For: Horse ownersFull-care monthly board covering stall, bedding and cleaning, hay, grain, pasture turnout, blanketing, and worming. Optional private or semi-private paddocks. A November–March hay surcharge and grooming services (bathing, clipping, mane pulling) apply separately.
$900/month full board; $40/day daily; +$75–$150/month paddock turnout
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Hunter Jumper Show Training
For: Riders competing in and out of the show ringHunter/jumper instruction focused on correct position and effective riding in and out of the show ring, competing under USEF, USHJA, and VHSA. Pricing and schedule available by contacting the barn.
Worth knowing.
- 01Family-owned and operated since 1996Source ↗
- 02Instructor Tara Mathews Best became a certified USHJA Instructor as of 2025Source ↗
- 03Full board is $900/month including stall, bedding, hay, grain, turnout, blanketing, and wormingSource ↗
- 04Program competes under USEF, USHJA, and VHSA governing bodiesSource ↗
- 0512x12 wood-lined stalls with Nelson feeders and Behlen heated waterers; weekly vet service from Virginia Equine of Manakin-SabotSource ↗
Get in
touch.
- Website
- www.stonehousestables.com
- Phone
- 757-566-0666
- Address
- Upper James City County, near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia