Room to roam · East Tennessee

Honest horsemanship. Hands-on, every day.

A horse farm in East Tennessee — boarding, lessons, training, and youth programs. Every horse gets looked at, handled, and fed by the same people every single day. No shift workers, no guesswork.

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Two of the Gracewood Acres crew working quietly with a horse in the paddock, the barn behind — black and white
365 Hands-on care,
every day
[ HERO / a group ride, golden hour ]
What we do

Three ways in.

We keep it simple. Board your horse with real daily care, learn to ride from scratch, or bring us the horse that needs work. No upsell — just the work.

01

Board with us

$450/ month

Pasture board with real daily care. Twice-daily feeding, free-choice hay, and a hands-on check of every horse, every day.

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02

Learn to ride

$60/ lesson

Lessons for kids and adults. Total beginners welcome. Horse, tack, and helmet included — you just bring boots and long pants.

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03

Fix your horse

$1,500/ month

Problem behavior, trailer loading, starting colts. Honest 30/60/90-day training, board included. No magic — just time and consistent work.

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A guided trail ride to the falls at Clark's Creek, rider resting a hand on a palomino
New · guided trail ride

Ride to the
falls.

A 2.5-hour guided trail ride to Clark's Creek — capped at two riders, so it's genuinely yours. Real backcountry, real water, and a horse that knows the way.

$150 per person · 2 riders max · 2.5 hours · fully guided
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The Gracewood difference

The same hands
on your horse,
every day.

We're not the fanciest barn in East Tennessee and we have zero interest in being. What we are is a tight crew that's hands-on every day. Meg trains and teaches. Becca runs the barn and knows every horse by name, quirk, and preference. Robbie keeps the fences standing, the pastures mowed, and the water running.

Your horse is not dropped off and checked on twice a week. It's fed, handled, and looked at by the same people, every single day.

That's it. That's the pitch. — The Gracewood crew
A horse lowering its head to nuzzle one of the crew sitting in the grass, East Tennessee hills behind
What families say

In their
words.

Real five-star reviews from the families who ride, learn, and grow up here.

★★★★★
"Meg is patient and thoughtful and understands that learning is not linear. If something isn't working, Meg will dig in and find the best way to reach them. They do real work there and it shows… Meg, Mammie and Robbie are a blessing and we are so glad we found them."
— The Akers family · riding since March
★★★★★
"What started as a place for lessons has become a second home for our daughter. She's gained so much confidence, responsibility, and happiness. If you're looking for a place where people genuinely care about both horses and families, this is it."
— The Ashley family · lesson family
Building the waitlist

Something
is coming.

We're moving to a bigger place. More pasture, real trails, a barn we get to build the way it should be built — simple, functional, and ours. It's the next chapter for Gracewood, and it's more aligned with what we actually are: a working farm, not a show barn.

We're building a waitlist now. Want to be first in line for boarding spots, lesson slots, and the full trail-access program? Get on the list. No spam — just a heads-up when doors open.

Two horses grazing on the open hillside pasture at Gracewood Acres, the barn off to the side