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Chateau Stables

Chateau Stables 1 Pony Rides Stables Hells Kitchen Midtown West

One of the great benefits of Manhattan Sideways is the opportunity to explore parts of the city that receive little attention. For example, there are a few stables on the far west side that provide homes for the carriages and horses that navigate through Central Park, one of the great tourist attractions of New York. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting the people who run these stables and spending time with them and their horses. Everyone has a fascinating story to share, including the inviting and enthusiastic mother and daughter team, Gloria and Anita.

For close to fifty years, Chateau Stables has been a family business. Sadly, Gloria lost her husband in 2003, but the two women have continued to carry on the tradition of providing a multitude of carriage rides for any occasion. For the ultimate entrance to a wedding or sweet sixteen, there are Cinderella coaches or elegant antique carriages. There are even one-hundred-year-old horse-drawn hearses, an Amish buggy and a Roman chariot that was used in the original Ben-Hur movie. There are endless ways to be transported by their beautiful horses and impeccably kept carriages in and around the city. Chateau even offers hay rides in their fashionable wagons in Central Park and, for the little ones, pony parties right in their stable on 48th on Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 5:00pm. And recently, they brought horseback riding back to the park.

While spending time with Anita and Gloria, I learned that the building I was standing in was 150 years old and has always been used as a stable. Anita told me that they both board and own horses, but every three months they rotate the animals out of the city to their farm in Pennsylvania. The carriages are all housed in New Jersey but the four precious ponies are kept here with the ladies.

There was no doubt that Anita and her mom are passionate about their business. As Anita said, "For us, it is not just a family business, but a lifestyle...and one that we continue to adore."

Through talking to and meeting the people behind this impressive establishment, the Manhattan Sideways team has gained great affection for these stables, and the people who run them. We are grateful for the generous insight to this iconic New York institution, which unfortunately may not be around for very much longer due to the continued effort to impose a ban that would eliminate horse-drawn carriages as soon as mid-2016.

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