Facility

By Chance Farm rests on a pastoral 111 acres in Eastern Frederick County Maryland.

We are located just outside of Libertytown on Bessie Clemson Road about 20 minutes from Frederick, Westminster and Mount Airy. Our secluded location offers a quiet setting for you and your horse to relax and enjoy your riding time. We strive to maintain a low-key, relaxed environment at the farm.

Our farm offers over 70 acres to roam and enjoy the scenery, including 20 acres of wooded trails. We have several logs and small cross country fences integrated into the property and trails. Many of our boarders use the outside perimeter of the property for conditioning their horses. We often have small groups of boarders go on hacks around the property as an alternative to ring work.

By Chance Farm welcomes dogs, but they must be properly socialized, well behaved and current on vaccinations and de-worming. We want you and your four-legged friends to have the most enjoyment possible! Many of our boarders bring their dogs for exercise and fun, but we do ask that you keep an eye on your dog and not let them run free while you are riding.

The facility offers three barns, indoor arena, outdoor arena, trailer parking and turnaround, and 8 turnout pastures on just over 33 acres. We also have 3 sacrifice paddocks for those horses who need limited grass. For more information about our amenities, please click the links below.

We also host multiple dressage schooling shows each year and a weekend USDF Licensed and USEF Recognized dressage show in late July. Our schooling dressage shows are once a month from March through October. Our boarders often compete in these shows which offer a convenient way to experience a show environment without the hassle of trailering off the property. Of course, if you board with us, you might get recruited into volunteering for a show at some point, but there are plenty of benefits, including Charlene’s fabulous food! We always have a great time at our shows and everyone seems to really love them.

Barns

Main Barn

By Chance Farm is home to a beautiful center-aisle barn with an attached indoor arena. The barn boasts the following amenities:

25 - 12 x 12 matted stalls
Nelson automatic waterers
2 Hot/Cold water matted wash stalls with heat lamps
2 Heated tack rooms with dehumidifiers
Separate Feed Room with locking door and lidded feed bins
Cozy observation lounge with heat and air conditioning
Heated Utility Room with the following: Bathroom, Utility sink, Washing Machine, Dryer, Microwave and Refrigerator

Outside Barn

In late 2013 we decided to add an outside barn in one of our larger fields. This barn was intended to be leased as a barn/field combination, but one of our boarders laid claim to the two stalls very quickly! We plan to continue small improvements to this barn as time passes. Currently, this barn includes the following amenities:

2 – 10 x 12 matted stalls
1 – 10 x 12 attached run in shed
Dutch doors
Rear windows for ventilation
Use of the entire facility

Riding Arenas

Indoor Arena

We boast a large, airy and bright indoor arena which was renovated in the summer of 2012. We cleaned the entire arena, varnished the walls and replaced the base and footing with a new dust free blend. We have plans to continue improvements in the future with more mirrors, fans and light. We are also constantly analyzing the consistency of our footing to ensure the best possible riding surface.

80′ x 190′ with a sand and Lightfoot blend
2 – 16′ x 8′ mirrors with plans for future additions
3 large sliding doors for cross ventilation in the summer months
Stirrup guard/kick wall approximately 4.5 feet high surrounding arena
Arena Moist Polymer for moisture enhancement and dust control
Daily watering and grooming using a Red Master Arena Harrow

Pastures and Turnout

By Chance Farm offers 8 turnout areas totaling over 33 acres of pasture for our boarded horses. All of our fields are fenced using high quality oak sight boards and no climb wire. The fields are separated by 12-foot alleys to discourage horses from playing across the fence. This minimizes possible injury and increases the overall safety of our horses. We take great care to maintain our fencing and regularly inspect it for potential problem areas. Our maintenance personnel routinely check for broken boards, popped nails and damaged wire as well as keep the fence lines free of unwanted growth and weeds. Our pastures are maintained during the summer with regular mowing and routine application of horse-safe broad leaf weed killers to reduce the amount of high-sugar legumes. During the winter months we regularly feed high-quality round bales in the larger groups and square bales in the smaller groups. All of our pastures have Nelson automatic waterers which are heated in the winter. We regularly clean and inspect the waterers to ensure proper function and cleanliness. Available Turnout Areas