Birthday Parties at Dead Broke Farm

We offer many options for Birthday Parties depending on the children’s ages.  You can choose the one that best meets your needs and budget. We will customize the party to suit you.

There's no limit on the number of children that can attend. It’s a real riding experience through the woods. We have picnic tables on the premises so you can serve your birthday cake and open presents. You can use our heated clubhouse during the winter months. We also have a jungle gym and merry-go-round for the children to play on while they take turns riding. The birthday child will be given a free DBF t-shirt in honor of their birthday. Children really enjoy feeding the horses, so if you'd like to bring apples, carrots, or pears, the kids can feed the horses while they're here. Some parents even give out "treat bags" rather than party favors as it's cheaper and helps to entertain the kids.

Hand-led Rides for Young Children

Suitable For Ages 2 - 7 Years Old

You'll have the horses for an hour of riding, but it takes time to get the children's helmets on and to get them up on the horses, so the riding portion of the party will take up to 1.5 hours. The children are hand-led on a 20 minute trail ride through the woods, so they have a real riding experience. They're not just led around in a circle inside a riding ring or around the barn. Since each horse can do the 20 minute ride 3 times in an hour, you'll need to divide the number of children by 3 to arrive at the number of horses you'll need.

You're welcome to use the shaded picnic area when the weather's warm, or the heated clubhouse when the weather turns colder. You can have as long as you'd like to open presents, serve cake, play on the jungle gym and merry-go-round. Riding helmets are provided for every child at no additional cost. If they have their own equestrian helmet, they are welcome to bring them, but no bicycle helmets may be used.

Rates For The Hand-led Riding Parties

The basic birthday party package costs $200 and includes 2 horses and use of the playground and picnic area. Since there are three 20-min. rides in the hour, 2 horses will accommodate 6 children. You can add additional horses for just $40/horse.

Schedule for Younger Kids

The schedule above refers to the starting time of the ride. You can choose to either ride first or have cake and presents first unless you are having your party at 3pm during the winter months (Nov - Feb).  In that case, you need to plan to ride first and have cake and presents after the ride to avoid the possibility of having two birthday parties wanting to use the heated clubhouse at the same time. The clubhouse is only large enough to accommodate one party at the time.

Horse Riding Parties For Older Kids

Suitable For Ages 6 And Up

Each child will be riding a horse of their own. You will have as long as you'd like to open presents, serve cake, play on the jungle gym and merry-go-round.

Rates For Older Kids

Schedule For Older Kids

Children riding on their own follow the regular trail riding schedule.

What Happens If It Rains?

If it rains, you can simply reschedule your party.  You can even pre-select a rain date to include in your invitations for any day except the day immediately following the originally scheduled date.

Horseback Riding Liability Release Forms

If you will bringing children to the party whose parents won't be attending, you will need to have the children's parents sign the horseback riding liability release form and bring them with you in order for their children to ride.

Reservations and a $40 deposit are required.  Reserve your child's party today!

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