I am shocked by this very sad news! The closing of Claremont stables is a very sobering reality for all of... [MORE]

Cookie Burke

May 7, 2008 21:44

My trips to New York always meant visits to Claremont. So many precious memories....the chubby cat glued to their wicker... [MORE]

lotz

Mar 16, 2008 14:51

I used to take the train from my high school to Claremont on Wednesday early evenings for my weekly jumping... [MORE]

Jo DeGiovanni

Feb 21, 2008 22:01

Claremont I will miss your riding experience foreever..I rode at your academy for over 20 years and still think of... [MORE]

Lynnette

Feb 7, 2008 00:32

Since I missed my chance to see the stables inside, does anyone have any photos of the inside of the... [MORE]

Margi Evans

Nov 4, 2007 19:33

I took weekly lessons for a couple of years growing up on Long Island. When I moved to the UWS... [MORE]

ileen

Oct 24, 2007 20:38

I have always dreamed that one day I would ride in Central Park. I grew up on a farm in... [MORE]

Maureen

Oct 6, 2007 00:18

Alice was the first instructor that I had who refreshened me on the basic's of horse back riding. She was... [MORE]

T'angelo Magee

Sep 19, 2007 10:29

Ralphy was an amazing horse that I first rode when I started my days as an equestrian in Claremont. He... [MORE]

T'angelo Magee

Sep 19, 2007 10:16

To help fill the void left by the closing of Claremont Riding Academy, River Ridge Equestrian Center offers guided trail... [MORE]

Anthony

Aug 12, 2007 15:06

Sturdy bay gelding, 12 years old, white stripe, 15.2 hh, about 1200 pounds, trailered to Claremont fall 2006. From there,... [MORE]

E. Clarke

Jul 7, 2007 00:58

I travelled to New York from my home in the Cayman Islands one Friday evening in November 2006 and rode... [MORE]

Sara Galletly

Jun 27, 2007 16:03

I lived in New York in the '80s and whenever I had some extra money, I took a ride in... [MORE]

Valerie Stanol

Jun 19, 2007 17:28

This is sooo sad to hear! I was just planning a short business trip to NY to include some time for... [MORE]

andrea

Jun 14, 2007 16:56

In 1973, at the age of 12, I rode Willow in a horse show taking home third place. While I... [MORE]

Graham Wood

Jun 9, 2007 14:48

Now I live in the country and I am again taking riding lessons and someday I hope to have a... [MORE]

Annie

Sep 9, 2007 14:01

This last Christmas I lived my lifelong dream of riding horseback in Central Park, on the feisty gelding Blanco, from... [MORE]

Elaine Nash

Jun 9, 2007 01:30

I envy Elaine's opportunity to ride at the Claremont Stables. I just, today, returned from a vacation in NYC. I... [MORE]

Margi Evans

Nov 4, 2007 19:21

I am so disappointed to see these news; you see, horseback riding in Central Park was one of the main... [MORE]

Dana

May 29, 2007 20:27

I wish I had a couple million dollars to keep stables open in Central Park ... even in Arizona we... [MORE]

kathryn

Jun 9, 2007 00:36

I was watching Regis and Kelly at the end of April 2007 (when Regis returned to TV after his heart... [MORE]

Ginny Long

Jun 10, 2007 02:41

I have only just found out, through an American friend that Clarmeont has closed am still in shock. I live... [MORE]

Jane Bailey

May 16, 2007 05:07

In a town filled with skyscrapers, natives and tourists rushing here and there, and the constant blasting of car horns,... [MORE]

Melissa

May 11, 2007 08:19

My dream of riding in Central Park will never happen now, I will take it off my "to do list".... [MORE]

marsha

May 8, 2007 07:55

I have been reading these articles with tears streaming down my face. I can't imagine the city without Claremont. I... [MORE]

Pat O'Connor

May 2, 2007 18:11

My daughter and I will miss the opportunity to take another Park ride on Patches and Gillespie. In the picture,...

Patricia J Ingram

May 3, 2007 01:19

Last August I took my teenage daughter to NYC. We are riders and she wanted to ride in Central Park.... [MORE]

Cindy

May 8, 2007 00:50

I was so saddened to learn that Claremont Riding Academy is closing its doors. Claremont was the first barn that... [MORE]

Joan O'Brien

May 11, 2007 07:47

Will NYC have any personality left when the developers are through with hit? Yet another wonderful asset of the City,... [MORE]

Alice Alquist

May 1, 2007 18:40

It is really sad that this barn has to close down. There is fewer and fewer places lef to ride.... [MORE]

Anna

Apr 30, 2007 18:10