Equestrian Activities
142. Don Your Derby Hat for Barrington Children’s Charities
Dust off your derby hats and spruce up your seersucker suits, Barrington Children’s Charities’ second annual Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby party is coming up this Saturday and we’re all invited. Barrington Hills resident and Children’s Charities founder, Darby Hills (seen here on left), says there are fun new details in store for this [...]
292. Meet "Taco" – Barrington’s Award Winning Horse
The new year is off to an exciting start for our friends at Walk On Farm in Barrington. It’s a riding center devoted to making life easier for people with disabilities and one of their therapeutic horses named “Taco” just won a prestigious Equine of the Year award! The North American Riding for the Handicapped [...]
159. Barrington Hills Polo Part II
There’s a certain mystique about the sport of polo that has always made me curious, especially since it’s played right here in Barrington. So I recently stopped by the Barrington Hills Polo Club’s Oakwood Farms field to check out a scrimmage, learn more about the sport and meet some local players. My husband, two kids and I [...]
158. Barrington Polo & the Kalaway Landowners Cup
If you’ve always wanted to get a close-up view of a live polo match, here’s your chance! Barrington Hills is home to one of the Midwest’s finest polo clubs and next weekend the club is hosting the 6th Annual Kalaway Landowners Club, Chicagoland’s biggest polo event of the year. The Kalaway Landowners Cup will take place next [...]
138. Witness Wonders at Walk On Farm
There’s a farm in Barrington where horseback riding brings such joy, kids’ faces light up as soon as they walk in the door. People drive long distances, just to be part of this special place. It’s called “Walk On Farm” and it’s a riding center designed to make life easier for people with disabilities. Six-year-old [...]
136. Find Your Way to The Foley Farmstand
I was driving through Barrington along Cuba Road today when a bright wooden road sign caught my eye. It was handwritten, ripe-tomato red and it was calling my name. From Cuba, I turned North on Harbor. When I came to street called Henry, there was another sign pointing to the left, so I obeyed, curious [...]
122. Communicate with your Four Leggeds
When asked if she has children, Brooke Baxter usually responds ‘yes four leggeds’. And that’s because she has 3 horses, 3 dogs and 2 cats. The phrase soon became the inspiration for Four Legs & A Soul started 2 years ago when Brooke moved with her husband to Barrington Hills from New York. I went [...]
87. Horse Trials by Day, Ron Hawking by Night
The Horse Trials are underway in Barrington Hills this weekend. About 300 upper-level riders from around the country are competing with their beautiful horses today and tomorrow at the Barrington Countryside Park District Riding Center. These experienced competitors will be jumping larger obstacles, including a challenging water complex this weekend. The popular celebrity course walk [...]
42. Meet the Equestrian Diva
Barrington is well known as an equestrian community, its map spotted with pastoral horse properties and winding riding trails. There are all kinds of activities for horse enthusiasts, but I never knew I lived so close to The “Equestrian Diva”. The sign on her office door says it all. She’s serious about competitive horseback riding, she’s [...]
