Services
Additional Information
Our primary objective is to have happy, healthy horses, and for the owners to have a place to enjoy their horses and each other. Briar Patch Stables is located in Mills River, North Carolina. We are convenient for folks in Asheville, Hendersonville, and Brevard. The W.N.C. Agriculture Center is just 5 miles away, while Turkey Pen Trails are 3.5 miles. We are also a short drive to Mills River Trails, DuPont Forest and Biltmore trails.
FULL BOARD
* All stalls have rubber mats, and are cleaned every day
* Safe, daily turnout.
* High Quality hay and grain fed twice a day.
* Neat, clean environment.
* Knowledgeable caretakers and owner lives on property.
PASTURE BOARD
* Large pastures with safe fencing
* Run-in shelters
* Quality grazing - Limed, fertilized and mowed
* Free-choice hay in the winter
* Heated water in the winter
*Emergency stall available for pasture horses
About Us
Elexa Craword, Barn Manager
Elexa Crawford was born and raised in Mills River, North Carolina. Elexa has been with Briar Patch Stables for almost four years. She is the barn manager, trainer, and riding instructor. Elexa has been riding and training horses for almost ten years. She has always loved horses for as long as she could remember, she started riding in western and barrel racing her first pony. Elexa soon fell in love with jumping and now she rides in english eventing. She offers riding lessons for children and adults of all ages. She also does training with problematic horses and works with OTTB'S as well.
Contact info: Cell 828-458-6496
Camille Riley, owner
Have loved horses with a passion that has grown with time, from the first horse I saw. Took lessons, and rode at Estaire Berkeley's riding academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where I got my first horse at 8. Spent all my summers in Hendersonville with my grandmother, and rode my uncles TWHs every day she would take me. Also caught a donkey on Davis Mountain and rode her every day. Learned a lot from"Jenny Pearl". About 35 years ago I decided to raise American Saddlebreds. Enjoyed raising and training the babies, but found it too heartbreaking to sell them. Decided to open the barn to a few boarders, and now enjoy them and a few of my own. Love to trail ride and camp with horses and friends!