A young rider hugging Teddy, a grey school horse, in the ring at sunset at Brentsville Stables.

Brentsville Stables

Manassas, Virginia · Since 2012

English lessons for kids and adults with a certified instructor, seven kind school horses, and lighted indoor and outdoor arenas.

Horses grazing in a green pasture behind a black board fence at Brentsville Stables
Welcome to the barn

Family-owned.

Brentsville Stables sits on quiet ground off Brentsville Road in Manassas. Anne Humphreys teaches most of the lessons, with Marina teaching two days a week — hunt seat equitation, flatwork, and jumping when a rider is ready — on seven school horses Anne has chosen for their kindness and honesty.

We've been voted Best of Prince William every year since 2019. We're proud of that, but what we really care about is that riders leave here more confident than they arrived — and knowing their horse by name.

We're a lesson program, not a trail-ride business. We don't offer trail rides to the public.

The Brentsville Stables property seen across the pond — covered arena, red barn, windmill, and farmhouse under a blue sky
Our farm

Eleven acres off Brentsville Road — pond, pastures, a red barn, and a covered arena.

$80
45-min private lesson
$70
Semi-private lesson
$60
30-minute lesson
Seven
School horses
What lessons look like

You'll learn the whole horse, not just how to sit on one.

Grooming and tacking

Every lesson starts on the ground. You'll learn to catch, brush, and tack your horse before you ride.

Position on the flat

Walk, trot, and canter with a balanced hunt-seat position — no shortcuts.

Jumping when you're ready

Poles first, then crossrails, then small courses. We wait until the rider is steady.

Horsemanship

Reading a horse's mood, staying safe in the barn aisle, and being useful around a stall.

Life at Brentsville

Sunrises, sunsets, and the horses who live here.

Real photos from the farm — taken by us, not a stock catalog. Tap any photo to see it larger.

Get in touch

Come out and meet the horses.

Give us a call or send a quick note. Anne will get back to you — usually the same day — with times that work.

(703) 472-5012 brentsvillestables@gmail.com
8827 Brentsville Road, Manassas, VA 20112

Or call us at (703) 472-5012 — we usually reply within a day.

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