Some of the upstate’s finest equine facilities will be featured for this month’s Horse County Farm Tours. The self-directed farm tours, slated for every third Saturday March through October, allow visitors to see commercial horse farms up close and personal. The farms opening their gates this month include training and lesson programs, sales and boarding operations. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. There is no charge. The April 20 tour will include:

 Carolina Horse and Carriage

890 Ravan Dr. Landrum

Carriage tours and special events

Clear View Farm

101 Smith Rd., Landrum

Lessons, boarding and sales

Club Hipico el Recuerdo

120 Jesse Brooks Landrum

Lessons, boarding and sales

Margarita Stables

208 Lexington Rd., Landrum

Lessons

Square Oxer Farm

226 Pleasant Hill Rd., Landrum

Lessons, sales and training

For more information, call 828-817-3753.

– article submitted by Libbie Johnson