Bring Your Horse with You to Dallas

There are few cities in the United States that are as welcoming to horses and their owners as Dallas. The variety of boarding facilities, training opportunities, horse shows and rodeos all make Dallas one of the most horse-friendly places around.

One example of the excellence in Dallas is the Park Lane Equestrian Center. This is hard to believe, but part of the facility called the Park Lane Ranch includes over 18,000 square feet of climate-controlled riding space! There is just as much outdoors as well, but with that kind of opportunity available to you, you can ride all year long! Making sure that their space appeals to everyone in the family, the center also offers volleyball, softball, golf, a driving range and a petting zoo. Some of the other local boarding stables include Rocking M Stables, the Jo Labec Riding Stables and the White Rock Stables. If you enjoy polo, the Dallas Polo Club hosts a variety of events every year.

There are also plenty of chances to purchase horses as well. The Chappie Stout Horse Sales, Quality Thoroughbred, Caballistas Equine Solutions and Mesquite Horse Sale are just a few of the better known breeders. Other facilities that offer several annual shows include the Las Colinas Equestrian Center. The Dallas Hunter Jumper Show and the Dallas Harvest Horse Show are exceptional because all proceeds go to providing therapeutic riding to disabled children and adults in the community. Some of these organizations include Riding Unlimited and Equest.

Texas was Made for Rodeos

Believe it or not, there is a huge rodeo that happens just fifteen minutes outside of the downtown area. The Mesquite Rodeo has bull riding, calf roping and barrel racing. If you head over to Fort Worth you can attend the Cowtown Coliseum, which is home to the very first indoor rodeo. The nice thing about this rodeo is that they have one every week, which means that your family can regularly enjoy the excitement of attending a rodeo. If you want to attend one of the largest rodeos in Texas, you can go to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. This event has hundreds of contestants and performers and really is something to see. This is such a large event that there is also a parade that goes to the downtown area of Fort Worth as well as other types of activities that are all meant to embrace the heritage of Texas.

Fort Worth is also home to plenty of boarding stables, such as the Cartwright Ranch and Stables, the Curragh Equestrian Center, the Rafter P Bar Ranch and Rodeo, the Eagle Mountain Equestrian Center, the M Terry Stables and the Silver Creak Ranch. In exceptional facilities like these, you can rest easy knowing that your horses are well cared for.

Be Around Others Who Share Your Interests

An interesting way to getaway and experience the Texas wilderness is to visit one of the dude ranches in this area. This is a great way to see history come to life. There is horseback riding in addition to other forms of entertainment. Some of the better-known dude ranches include the Austin Ranch, Beaumont Ranch, the Bill Bates Cowboy Ranch and Brentlinger Farm. Both Dallas and Fort Worth have stayed true to their equestrian heritage and have kept traditions like rodeos, ranches, stables and horse farms alive and well. The best was to see Texas is still on horseback.