Boarding in NYC with public transit

[Mohan]

The UK isn’t Europe first of all. And she doesn’t want a car. Why people think that’s odd is beyond me. I personally would rather be tortured than to commute in the greater NYC area so I get where the OP is coming from.

I never said people were attacking the OP so that’s an interesting word choice on your part. I do not understand why people can’t accept the OP won’t buy a car and drive to a barn. Her horse is fine where it’s at and OP was merely wondering if a suitable place was around that met her criteria. One doesn’t. Cool. Move on.

[Foitin]

I think some people are interested in the question of having horses around NYC rather than just in the OP’s case. This is certainly the case for me. I’ve just come back here to defend US transport. There are plenty of excellent subway and commuter transit systems in this country! Amtrak is abysmal, no question, but its not all bad.

[Tha_Ridge]

Eh, most people who say that just can’t afford it but would secretly love to have a car. It’s not this weird mythical thing people make it out to be. Driving is fine as long as you’re not a total moron, and you pay for a decent garage where you can text what time you want your car ready, and voila. Most people who shit it on haven’t done it and don’t realize how straightforward it is. My insurance isn’t even that bad, I have a newish “luxury” car.

[Bogie]

One of my friends rides here. She says it’s a train ride plus a short cab or uber.

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[halla]

I have taken public transit to ride in another US city (Philadelphia) and I actually don’t think it’s a failure of public transit so much as a positive aspect of horse keeping here. There’s an expectation that horses should have a lot of turnout and that means they’re in places that don’t make a lot of sense for public transit. I doubt most rural European farms are on bus lines. I was able to take a bus some 30 miles outside the city in not much longer than it took to drive in rush hour with the advantage that I could spend that time reading, but then had to walk a mile or so to the barn. Bus could have been more frequent but I wouldn’t expect it to take me to the barn gate. Another place I took the train to, that was a shorter walk but had limited sidewalks.

Now it would be nice if there were far fewer suburbs between the city and the farms. That’s probably a big difference in Europe. But I’ve also heard that turnout is less available there.

[Mersidoats]

I garaged my car when I lived on the UWS. Alternate side parking is annoying to deal with. I found one that didn’t break the bank, but the cost was nothing compared to the annoyance of tickets and going to the tow pound to pick up my car. Funny, my insurance was cheaper on the UWS than it currently is in Florida.
As a single person making less than 6 figures in the city, there was no hope for me of ever having a horse within a reasonable commute. I did end up finding a half-lease up in Orange County near Cornwall that was in my budget. I would drive up on the weekends, and the occasional Friday/holiday to ride and lesson. I spent a small fortune in gas and tolls, but the horsey time was worth it.

[Chall]

Boarded at foxhill for years with my two horses. They have turnout, (lots of barns don’t) and access to the well maintained Rockefeller trail system.Take MetroNorth from Grand Central to Pleasantville (about 40 min) then a cab (5mins) to the barn.
Back when I was there board required lessons, and no jumping without a trainer present (but not necessarily in a class).
Usually the horse had to be trained by staff as well. They were sensible and safety conscious and very experienced, barn is run by second generation family.
They don’t specialize in jumpers, rather hunter type, but you could call and see if they would accommodate. Don’t know their prices, I eventually couldn’t afford it.
Twin Lakes (Eastchester) offers board and lessons. Nobody uses the trails, but they exist. Your horse needs to be bike broke, I’ve ran into bicyclists in groups and motorcycles (illegal) when I boarded there. I was there under different management, so can’t speak to that.
P.S. congestion pricing on drivers, plus toll hikes make it harder. Two years ago I got a monthly parking in NYC for $600.

[TBLover]

The Grenci family sold Fox Hill a few years ago. Ed Calabrese is the main trainer there now.

[keepthelegend]

Maybe Boulder Brook in Scarsdale?

[Headsup123]

Boulderbrook, Fox Hiill and number of other suggestions here do not offer a training and showing program appropriate for someone wanting to show jumpers at the 1.10 or 1.20 level. They are basically schoolhorse barns and the boarders they have are showing in the crossrail or 2’6" hunter divisions. Similarly Sage Hill is primarily a bunch of kids showing every single week at one day shows at low levels - no serious 1.20 jumper competitors. Lionshare at Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford is probably the closest to NYC with serious jumper riders but board is over $4000 and you can’t walk from the train station and it is more than 30 minutes away.