The field notes
What to come here for.
Amara publishes unusually accessible detail about its physical setup: a 72 × 160-foot indoor, a larger outdoor, jumping areas, trails and grass paddocks with sheds. The farm’s lesson and boarding pages make it a useful starting point for a southern Vermont search, particularly for dressage or eventing.
The full-board and turnout-board prices should stay in separate columns. A lower boarding number is meaningful only after the living arrangement and owner responsibilities are clear. The published rates are undated, so use them to frame a conversation, then replace them with a current quote before budgeting.
Our reading of the offer
A useful two-option boarding inquiry. Compare the care arrangements first and update the undated prices second.
The boarding arrangement.
Published reference · USD
$750 full board · $525 turnout board
These are undated published monthly rates. Turnout board is a separate care arrangement; confirm both current prices and inclusions.
Review this reference in the planner ↗A zero additional commitment in the planner means no separate requirement was identified on the reviewed pages. It is still a question to confirm with the farm.
Lessons & getting started.
$40 / 30 minutes · $70 / hour
Published private lesson rates. The site also lists one-hour group lessons for three or more riders at $30 each. School horses are available for children and adults.
School-horse status: Mounted school-horse lessons. An advertised service does not establish a current opening or a suitable match.
Facilities & daily care.
- 72 × 160-foot indoor and 100 × 200-foot outdoor
- 12 × 12-foot stalls and grass paddocks with sheds
- Stadium jumping, cross-country areas and trails
- Wash stall, heated tack room and on-site presence
These are operator descriptions. The list is selective and does not establish every inclusion in a boarding contract.
Take these to the farm
Three useful questions.
- What is included in turnout board, and when is a stall available?
- Are the posted lesson and boarding rates still in effect?
- How is indoor access shared between lessons and independent riding?
Source record.
Reviewed September 11, 2026. Prices are in US dollars and preserve the operator’s published unit or the unresolved billing condition. Undated rates are not represented as current quotes. No visit, inspection, rating or affiliation is claimed.
How we make these profiles ↗