Horse-Friendly Layovers in Connecticut

Candlelight Farms provides overnight stalls and grass turnout on a 600-plus-acre equestrian estate with ample room for large rigs. Hay and water are available, and the on-site inn offers five guest rooms with breakfast included. Daylight arrival is recommended for easiest access.

S and A Farm offers box stalls, limited turnout paddocks, and a round pen with direct access to the Larkin Trail. The quiet facility has ample truck-and-trailer parking and is about 1.5 miles from I-84, with hotels, restaurants, and veterinary services nearby.

Silver Bear Farm offers a large run-in shed with paddock, a stall with a private small paddock, pasture, a round pen, and a small riding ring. Barns have electric and water plus tack and hay rooms, and the property provides easy trailer turnaround and parking in a quiet area east of Hartford and north of New London.