Additional private trips can be planned with us for your group of 3 or more riders. Availability is limited June through August.
Prices are listed as
1. Painted Bar Stables Student and Horse 2. General Public with Own Horse Requiring Transport 3. General Public with Own Horse and Trailer
Biltmore Challenge Endurance Trip
May 2, 2023 – May 9, 2023 $2600 / $2100 / $1800 Travel to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC for the 30 mile Biltmore Challenge endurance race. Stops also include Dupont State Forest and Carvins Cove.
Otter Creek Trips
The trails at Otter Creek are the most prime riding trails in all of New York State!
May 15th – 18th: Recreational Riding with Erika $1300 (midweek discount!) 3 Night trip May 15th: Check in at 3:00pm, Evening Ride May 16th: All Day Ride May 17th: All Day Ride May 18th: Check Out at 11:00am
May 18th – 20th – Endurance Mileage Bootcamp with Jen $1200 2 Night Trip May 18th: Check In 1:00pm, Evening Ride May 19th: All Day Ride May 20th: Early Morning Ride, Checkout 11:00am
May 20th – 22nd: Novice Friendly Vacation with Erika $1350 2 Night Trip May 20th: Check In 1:00pm, Evening Ride May 21st: All Day Ride May 22nd: Early morning ride, Checkout 11am
Each Vacation is limited to 4 riders.
Prices listed below are the prices for prepayment before our holiday party on 1/7. Prices may be reevaluated after that time to account for changes in overhead costs.
Discounts may be available to riders who stay for consecutive dates.
Price includes: Cabin: Bed in a Luxury Woodland Cabin with stall and paddock for the horse. Horse: Horse, Tack, Horse Transport, Feed Staff: Guide, Horse Support, Meal Preparation Food: 3 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 3 Breakfasts
NY Adventure Endurance Trip
May 26, 2023 – May 28, 2023 $750 Travel to New Berlin, NY for the 30 mile NY Adventure endurance race.
NE Challenge Endurance Trip
Late August, race dates not yet set $1500 Four day Travel to Buckfield Maine for the 30 mile New England Challenge endurance race.
Hope4Horses Biltmore Endurance Trip
September 19, 2023 – September 26, 2023 $2600 / $2100 / $1800 Travel to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC for the 30 mile Hope4Horses endurance race. Stops also include Dupont State Forest and Carvins Cove.
As the owner of Painted Bar Stables, the premier public riding facility in the N.Y. Finger Lakes Region, Erika hosts over 5,000 trail riders and lesson students per year on her herd of 30+ horses.
An avid horsewoman and traveler, Erika has spent the past decade combining those passions and repackaging them into adventurers for all levels. From walk only trail rides to EquiTreks through the Finger Lakes National Forest to endurance races with seasoned riders across the Biltmore Estate, her goal is to craft personal experiences and memories for the riders sharing her love of the trails and the adventures to be found out there
Erika has received numerous honors for her work, including the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014 by the U.S. Small Business Administration for the Syracuse N.Y. District. Erika is the organizer of the annual Schuyler Equine Conference and serves on the marketing advisory board for the Finger Lakes Tourism Association as well as the Schuyler County Cornell Cooperative Extension Pro-Ed Committee.
