UVM Morgan Horse Farm
Working Farm · Weybridge, Vermont
A working horse-breeding farm on a hill at Weybridge, run by the University of Vermont, where the Morgan has been bred continuously since 1907. The Morgan is one of the first horse breeds developed in the United States and it is Vermont's state animal - every one of them traces to a single stallion in the 1790s. Joseph Battell built the farm in 1878 to preserve the breed, the federal government ran it for a time producing cavalry horses, and it has been the university's since. There are usually more than forty Morgans here, the barn is a handsome nineteenth-century one, and the tours are given by people who clearly like the horses.
74 Battell Drive, Weybridge, Vermont, 05753, United States
⚠ SEASONAL - open DAILY, MAY TO OCTOBER, roughly 9am to 4pm, with GUIDED TOURS ON THE HOUR, and closed the rest of the year. A modest per-person admission covering the tour and grounds, cheaper for children and students; free parking on site. Phone 802-388-2011; group rates are arranged in advance. ⚠ COME IN LATE SPRING IF YOU CAN - May and early June is when the FOALS are on the ground, and it is by a clear margin the best time to visit. Mornings are better than afternoons for seeing horses out and active. ⚠ THIS IS A WORKING BREEDING FARM RUN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, NOT AN AGRITOURISM ATTRACTION: there is NOTHING TO PICK, there are NO HORSE RIDES, and there is no free-roaming petting area. Children must stay with adults and follow the guide's instructions around large animals being handled and trained. Stable dust and animal allergens are a genuine consideration in the barn.
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