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What is special about Diamond Oaks Farm?   Our riding experiences are for kids down to age 2 as well as adults, and we offer free-rein guided horseback riding experiences with your private group, rustic to luxury lodging, pasture RV rentals, RV hookups, and horse boarding - the best Ocala Florida ranch get-away and family retreat!  This is also a ranch where you can bring your own horse, and stay on property in your own RV if you wish.

What stay options are there?  You can enjoy living in the historic home for 1-6 guests or romantic hotel room suite for 1-4 guests, an RV camper rental for up to 5 guests, or at the RV hookup campsite. 

What is there to do nearby?   We are only 20 minutes from Silver Springs for the glass bottom boat ride, and great horseback riding trails.  There is a nearby children's playground, we are only 15 minutes from downtown dining, and there is gorgeous horse country surrounding us to enjoy on foot, horse or bike.  Santos Mountain biking park is 25 minutes from us, and you can hike, bike or horseback ride the land bridge near there. Ocala dog show and HITS is 25 minutes, and the World Equestrian Center, Florida Horse Park, Juniper (great swimming) and Rainbow Springs are 30 minutes.  

If I am looking for horse boarding, why Diamond Oaks Farm? We offer horse boarding with a smaller community, grass pastures, professional coaching with career equine expert Jennifer L. Schuck, and close attention to you and your horse's needs.

What can we do at the ranch? Diamond Oaks Farm has professional riding lessons, unique customized horseback riding experiences for just your group of 1-6 riders, carriage rides, horse grooming/braiding or care workshop sessions, self guided farm tours with picnic in the pasture or greet the horses, and exploration of the 25 acre horse farm with walking or biking.

What discounts are offered?  There are discounted riding rates for lodging guests and the lodging rates are less typically for Sunday -Thursday nights and low-season bookings of early November, December, and late July. 

 Let our home be your home - our farm be your farm - experience it overnight to seasonal or year round! We have vacation rentals, RV hookup campsites and pasture tent camping. Bring your own horse and your own RV if you wish - or use ours for a unique ranch lodging and horseback riding experience!  There are plenty of opportunities for your family adventures!   

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This is the best of the Ocala Florida horse farms for ranch vacations! Stay and ride -children age 2 and up ride! We have full RV hookup campsites and pet friendly lodging in king hotel suite (spa shower, deep tub, deck), accommodation for 6 in the home,  and RV rentals and full hookup and tent campsites. This ranch offers pasture horse boarding and stall facilities. Being on the horse farm is therapeutic!  We offer discounts for horseback riding trail rides and lessons for lodging guests, and horse country carriage ride tours.  There are lots of things to do on the farm and nearby with Silver Springs Ocala National Forest 20 minutes away, and Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Disney World all 1-2 hours away.  We offer a serene environment for WEC lodging and horse board - add more to your experience for less cost - WEC is only 25 minutes away. Ocala Florida is great for a vacation, holiday, or weekend get-away!  

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