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Lakeside Carriages LLC, Wolfeboro, NH (2026)

10/18/2026

🎃🐴 DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE! OUR HALLOWEEN RIDES ARE FILLING FAST! 🐴🎃

The woods are getting darker, the nights are getting colder, and something mysterious is waiting along the trail… 🌙👻

Our Halloween Carriage Rides at Spider Web Gardens are just around the corner, and reservations are rolling in!

If you’ve been thinking about joining us for a spooky adventure through the enchanted woods, NOW is the time to claim your spot! 🖤

🕸️ October 28th – November 1st

🕯️ 6 PM – 10 PM Nightly

📍 Spider Web Gardens
252 Middle Rd, Center Tuftonboro, NH

🎟️ $25 per person
👻 Children 5 & under ride FREE!

Expect eerie sights, mysterious encounters, and perhaps a visit from the legendary Kelpie of Winnipesaukee… 🐎🌫️

Our rides are spooky and atmospheric without gore or major jump scares, making them a fun Halloween adventure for families, couples, and anyone who loves a little mystery!

⚠️ Reservations are required Once a time slot is booked, it’s GONE!

📩 Message Lakeside Carriages LLC or email [email protected] to reserve your ride! Or use the ticket link in the comments.

🖤 The woods are calling… will you answer before it’s too late? 🎃

10/18/2026

🐴❤️ Meet the Herd Day 5: Rosie ❤️🐴

You’ve heard about Kevin. Now meet the beautiful mare who stole his heart. ❤️

You may have noticed that our herd doesn’t include many mares. Over the years, we’ve found that geldings tend to fit our work a little better, attitude-wise. That doesn’t mean we won’t rescue a mare in need and we have many times!
Rosie was a beautiful gray Percheron and nearly a perfect match for another gray Percheron already in our herd.

The thought of two matching gray Percherons pulling a carriage together was hard to resist. And since Rosie desperately needed a second chance, we decided to give it a try. If she fit in and enjoyed the work, wonderful! If not, we’d still give her the love and care she needed while finding her a home where she could thrive.

What we didn’t know was that Rosie would become much more than a beautiful carriage partner—She’d arrive with a very loud boyfriend and one very unexpected surprise. 😂❤️

Rosie’s story begins down south, where she worked for a carriage company that eventually disbanded. Unfortunately, when the company closed, Rosie’s life took a heartbreaking turn.

She spent months being passed through auctions, eventually finding herself on a meat truck headed north to Canada. We don’t know whether it was luck, fate, or simply the universe deciding this sweet girl deserved another chance, but for whatever reason, that truck was turned away.

Rosie ended up in a holding barn, surrounded by uncertainty, with one very loud donkey who you might recognize by now. Kevin. 🫏❤️ In a place where neither of them had much to be happy about, they had each other.

Rosie and Kevin became inseparable. Two animals who had found themselves in an unfortunate situation, finding comfort and companionship in one another. Kevin absolutely adored Rosie, and Rosie seemed to find a little peace in having him by her side.

And that’s where we found them.

When we learned their story and saw the bond they shared, we knew we couldn’t leave either one behind. So Rosie and her very opinionated little boyfriend came home to become part of the Lakeside Carriages herd.

Our plan was simple: get Rosie healthy again, give her the care and love she deserved, and see how she settled into our herd. If everything worked out, she could become the beautiful matching carriage partner we’d been hoping for.

Well, it didn’t take us very long to realize we’d made the right decision. She is one of the sweetest, gentlest, most patient horses you could ever meet. Whatever ridiculous new adventure or nonsense we introduce her to, Rosie takes it all in stride.

She doesn’t demand attention. She doesn’t throw tantrums. She doesn’t seem particularly concerned with being the center of anyone’s world. She simply shows up with her quiet, gentle personality and does her best to understand whatever we’re asking of her. Somewhere along the way, without making much noise or demanding much of anything, Rosie completely stole our hearts.

We could already picture her beside our other gray Percheron, pulling a carriage together and looking absolutely stunning. It seemed Rosie had found her place in our herd after all.

But, as we’ve learned over the years, horses have a funny way of reminding us that our plans are merely suggestions. Because a few months after bringing Rosie home, we discovered she had been keeping a rather significant secret.

Rosie was pregnant! 🤰🐴

Who the father is, we haven’t the slightest idea!

Apparently, showing up with a donkey boyfriend wasn’t quite enough excitement for Rosie. She decided to bring along a mystery baby, too. While this certainly wasn’t part of our original plan, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome this unexpected little life into our family.

Rosie is still enjoying a little light work to help her stay in shape, but we’re taking things easy as she prepares for motherhood. Her future as a beautiful carriage partner is still waiting for her, just with a little maternity leave first!

After everything she’s been through, we’re more than happy to let Rosie write this next chapter at her own pace.

But there’s something about Rosie that makes her story especially meaningful to us.
Rosie isn’t the loudest horse in the pasture. She doesn’t have the larger-than-life personality of some of our other horses, and she certainly doesn’t announce her presence to the entire neighborhood like Kevin does.

She’s quiet. She’s gentle. She’s content to simply be loved.

And sometimes, those are the horses whose stories stay with you the most.

Because when we look at Rosie, we don’t just see a beautiful Percheron mare.

We see a horse who spent months being passed from place to place, with no control over where she would end up next. A horse who came frighteningly close to never getting the chance to experience a safe, happy home again.

And yet, somehow, after everything she endured, she still found the courage to trust people.

She trusts us to care for her. She willingly tries new things. She allows herself to be loved, even after a world that hadn’t always treated her kindly gave her plenty of reasons to be afraid. That kind of trust is something we will never take for granted.

Today, Rosie has a herd of friends, plenty of love, a very devoted (and incredibly loud) donkey boyfriend, and a future filled with possibilities.

She has a beautiful carriage-driving career ahead of her, a surprise baby on the way, and most importantly, a home where she will never have to wonder if she’s wanted.

We brought Rosie home hoping we could give her a second chance at life. We never expected just how much she would add to ours. While we don’t know everything that happened to her before she came to us, we do know one thing for certain.

Her past may have been filled with uncertainty, but her future will be filled with love.
Welcome home, sweet Rosie. You, Kevin, and your unexpected little addition are exactly where you belong. 🐴💕
💕Stay tuned in spring for little Rosie💕

10/17/2026

🎃🐴 A LITTLE MORE ABOUT OUR HALLOWEEN CARRIAGE RIDES! 🌙👻

We’ve had some questions about pricing and just how spooky our Halloween rides will be, so here’s what you need to know!

🎟️ $25 per person
🧡 Children ages 5 and under ride FREE!

👻 How scary will it be?
Our goal is to create a mysterious, eerie, and magical Halloween experience, not a terrifying one! There will be no gore or major jump scares, but you will be traveling through dark woods where you might encounter some mysterious characters and spooky surprises along the way.

Some children will absolutely LOVE the adventure, while others might find the darkness and atmosphere a little too spooky. Every child is different, so we leave that decision up to you!

And don’t worry, adults… there’s plenty of Halloween magic for you to enjoy too! 🖤

📅 October 28th – November 1st
🕕 6 PM – 10 PM nightly
📍 Spider Web Gardens
252 Middle Rd, Center Tuftonboro, NH

🐎 Our beautiful horses are ready, the woods are waiting, and the legend of the Kelpie of Winnipesaukee is coming to life…

🎟️ Reservations are highly required. You can use our ticket link in the comments below or
Send us a Facebook message or email [email protected] to reserve your seats!

🌙 We can’t wait to welcome you into the woods… just remember, not everything in the darkness is what it seems. 👀🖤

10/17/2026

🫏🚨 Meet the Herd day 4: Kevin. Yes, Just Kevin. 🚨🫏

We’ve introduced you to some of our big, beautiful draft horses. Horses with majestic names, impressive strength, and incredible stories. Today, we’d like you to meet Kevin.
Just Kevin. Kevin is a donkey.

Kevin is also, without question, the loudest, sassiest, most opinionated creature to ever set four hooves on this property. Kevin would like everyone to know that HE IS IN CHARGE HERE. The horses haven’t officially voted on this arrangement, but they’re all too afraid of him to object.

Kevin came into our lives as part of a rescue deal involving a pregnant mare. You see, Kevin was completely and hopelessly in love with her, and separating the two apparently resulted in a full-scale emergency broadcast.
So, naturally, they came as a package deal.

When Kevin arrived, he was underweight, his hooves were severely overgrown, and we were told he was “trained.”

Now, we’d like to clarify what trained apparently meant. Could you put a halter on Kevin? Absolutely. Could you actually lead Kevin somewhere? Well, You weren’t so much leading Kevin as you were accompanying him on whatever journey he had already decided to take.

Underneath all that attitude was a little donkey who needed some serious care, patience, and a safe place to call home.
He found it, and made himself very comfortable…

First, let’s discuss the noise. We’re not talking about your typical, adorable little donkey bray. We’re talking NUCLEAR AIR RAID SIREN levels of noise.

To all of our neighbors, we’d like to take this opportunity to formally apologize. We promise nobody is being murdered. Nobody is in danger. And no, the barn is not collapsing. That’s just Kevin.

Kevin has a strict schedule, and he expects everyone to follow it.
Breakfast is four minutes late?
🚨 KEVIN.
Dinner hasn’t arrived at the exact moment he expected it?
🚨 KEVIN.
A carriage goes by on the trail without acknowledging his existence?
🚨 KEVIN.
A person, horse, vehicle, or suspicious-looking object enters his line of sight?
Believe it or not, also 🚨KEVIN🚨.

He has VERY strong opinions, and unfortunately for everyone within a five-mile radius, he believes those opinions deserve to be heard.

Then there’s the attitude. Despite being the smallest equine on the property, Kevin has absolutely no idea that he’s small. Our enormous draft horses, some weighing around 2,500 pounds, have learned that when Kevin wants the oats or hay, it’s probably best to move along. Imagine being a massive draft horse and getting bullied away from your dinner by a donkey named Kevin. But that’s Kevin. Small body, enormous ears and an absolutely astronomical ego.

Over time, with proper care, patience, and a whole lot of negotiating, Kevin has gained weight( maybe too much), gotten his hooves back into shape, and even learned how to be led like a respectable member of society. Well… mostly. He CAN walk on a lead rope now. He just doesn’t particularly understand why it’s necessary. Kevin much prefers following us around the property on his own terms, supervising whatever we’re doing and making sure nobody forgets that he’s the most important employee here.

When we first agreed to take Kevin, the plan was simple. “We’ll get him healthy, work with him, and find him a really good home.” That was the plan. A perfectly reasonable plan. Then Kevin started greeting everyone, following us around, screaming at passing carriages and demanding his meals with the precision of a very angry alarm clock.

But somehow, without any of us quite realizing when it happened, the conversation changed from…“We’ll find Kevin a good home.” To…“Kevin is staying. Kevin is never leaving.” ❤️ And just like that, we became the permanent employees of a small, loud, extremely demanding donkey.

Kevin may not pull a carriage. He may not know how to use his inside voice. And he certainly doesn’t believe rules apply to him.
Yet, underneath all that sass is a little rescue donkey who deserved a second chance just as much as any of our big horses.

He’s healthy, he’s happy, he’s loved, and he’ll never have to worry about where he belongs again. Sometimes the animals you never planned on keeping are the ones you can’t imagine living without. We thought we were rescuing Kevin. Turns out, Kevin was acquiring property, staff, a personal chef, and an entire herd of draft horses to supervise. Apparently, we’re all just supposed to be grateful for the opportunity.

We love you, Kevin. Even if the neighbors don’t. 🫏❤️

10/16/2026

Come meet the horses tomorrow at the Fall Festival at Spider Web Garden!

10/16/2026

🐴☀️ Meet the Herd Day 3: Apollo — Our Golden Boy 💛

Most horses come into your life with a story you’ll never fully know. Apollo is one of those horses.

Apollo was on his way to Canada to be slaughtered when a friend of ours, who was transporting him, reached out. He told us about a sweet, young, gentle giant who deserved a second chance.

That was all we needed to hear. We hitched up the trailer and left that very day.

When we arrived, we found a scared, skinny horse covered in scars. We don’t know exactly what happened during Apollo’s first few years of life, but one thing became very clear.

Someone had spent a lot of time teaching him how to work, but not nearly enough time teaching him how to be loved.

It took hours of patience and convincing before Apollo finally climbed onto our trailer. Little did he know, he was headed to his home. ❤️

Now, you’d think he’d be thrilled with his new life, right? Absolutely not. We turned Apollo loose in the pasture that first night, and he promptly decided he wanted NOTHING to do with any of us. We couldn’t catch him for an entire week.

Eventually, he realized these strange humans kept showing up with food, and maybe we weren’t so terrible after all.

That first picture was taken during his first week with us. He was still terribly thin, still frightened, and still unsure of everything around him. But that day, he allowed me to sit quietly beside him while he ate. To most people, it’s just a picture of a horse eating. To us, it was a huge victory.

He was finally beginning to understand that we weren’t there to hurt him. Slowly, he started allowing us to brush him. The weight began coming back, and little by little, we started earning his trust.

Eventually, Apollo let us put a harness on him and that’s when we met an entirely different horse.

Apollo is an absolute MACHINE when he’s pulling. 💪🐴

Put him in harness, give him a job, and that shy, uncertain horse suddenly becomes a brave, bold, confident powerhouse. He knows exactly what he’s doing, takes his job seriously, and absolutely LOVES having something to do.

Working was never the part Apollo needed help with.It was everything else.

Learning that hands could offer scratches. That people could be trusted. That not every interaction meant he was expected to do something and most importantly, that he didn’t have to earn love by working for it.

That’s something we’ve all made a point of teaching him. Every single person who handles Apollo knows that he needs a little extra reassurance. Whether we’re feeding him, grooming him, harnessing him, or just walking past him in the pasture, we try to make every interaction an opportunity to remind him that he’s loved. Because for Apollo, those little things matter.

We want him to know that he’s just as important to us standing in a pasture doing absolutely nothing as he is pulling a carriage full of people.
His worth has never been measured by how much he can pull. ❤️

Apollo is still shy to this day. He’s not always the first horse to come looking for attention, and he’s certainly not going to hand his trust over to just anyone. But once he gets to know you? He’s got plenty of love to give. 🥰

Underneath that cautious exterior is an incredibly sweet boy who enjoys affection just as much as the rest of our herd. He just needs a little more time to believe it’s genuine.

We named him Apollo, our Golden Boy, because we thought this beautiful horse deserved a name as bright and powerful as he is. ☀️

Apollo’s story is a reminder of why we do what we do. Rescue isn’t always about dramatic transformations or teaching a horse a new skill. Sometimes it’s about taking an animal who has every reason to be afraid and showing them, day after day, that the world can be kind.

Sometimes , progress looks like a horse finally allowing you to brush him, it looks like a horse leaning into a loving hand and sometimes, it looks like a skinny, frightened horse finally feeling safe enough to eat while someone sits beside him.

Apollo already knew how to work. What he needed was someone to show him how to be loved and we’ll spend the rest of his life reminding him. 💛

We love you, Golden Boy. ☀️🐴

10/16/2026

🌕🐎 THE WOODS ARE HIDING SOMETHING… AND IT’S WAITING FOR YOU.

Legend tells of a mysterious creature lurking around the waters of Winnipesaukee. A creature that takes the form of a horse, luring unsuspecting travelers closer…

But this Halloween, the legend isn’t staying by the water. Something has made its way into the woods of Tuftonboro. 🌑

Climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage and journey into the darkness, where shadows move between the trees, strange sounds echo through the forest, and you never quite know what’s following behind you.

⚠️ If you hear hoofbeats behind the carriage… DON’T LOOK BACK.

An unforgettable haunted Halloween carriage ride!

📅 October 28th – November 1st
🕕 6 PM – 10 PM
📍 Spiderweb Gardens
252 Middle Rd, Center Tuftonboro, NH

🎟️ $25 per person
🐴 Children 5 years old and under ride FREE!

🖤 RESERVATIONS ARE LIMITED and REQUIRED!

Don’t wait until the darkness falls to secure your spot.

📩 MESSAGE US NOW TO RESERVE YOUR RIDE!
Or email [email protected]

The horses know the way through the woods…
But will you dare to discover what follows? 🐎🌕

10/15/2026

🐴❤️ MEET THE HERD: Day 2 DUKE! ❤️🐴

Every herd has its characters… and then there’s Duke. 👑😂

Meet Duke, our resident prima donna, professional belly rub enthusiast, part-time employee, and full-time diva.

Unlike some of our horses, Duke was lucky enough to come from a home where he was already very loved. His previous owner had rescued him and given him a wonderful life, but due to personal circumstances, she had to make the heartbreaking decision to find him a new home. We are incredibly honored that she trusted us to be that home and love that she still follows his journey with us, cheering on her best boy❤️

Now, Duke has a very particular outlook on life. He firmly believes that all humans were put on this earth for two reasons: to feed him and to provide belly rubs.

When it comes to work, Duke operates on his own schedule. Some days he’s ready to give 110%, going above and beyond anything we ask of him. Other days? Well… he decides he’d rather have the day off and watch others work while shouting his opinions from a distance. We’ve learned that Duke doesn’t work for us. We work for Duke.

If you’ve ever wondered why you don’t see as many beautiful, serious photos of Duke as you do some of our other horses, there’s a very simple explanation.

Duke refuses to cooperate with the paparazzi. 📸

The moment we try to capture a majestic photograph, he makes it his personal mission to ruin it. Whether it’s a ridiculous face, an awkward pose, or some perfectly timed nonsense, Duke makes sure we never take ourselves too seriously.

He’s goofy, dramatic, occasionally opinionated, and completely convinced the world revolves around him and you know what? Around here, it kind of does. ❤️

We couldn’t imagine our herd without this big, lovable goofball. Duke reminds us that these horses aren’t just here to pull carriages. They’re individuals, each with their own personalities, opinions, and quirks, and we wouldn’t change a single thing about them.

Everyone, give a little love to His Royal Highness, Duke! 👑🐴❤️❤️❤️

10/14/2026

🐴❤️ MEET THE HERD — DAY 1: CAESAR! ❤️🐴

2,300 pounds of pure muscle, a heart of gold, and a work ethic that puts the rest of us to shame. 😂

Meet Caesar, our 12-year-old Belgian draft horse, professional cookie inspector, and quite possibly the hardest-working employee at Lakeside Carriages.

Now, most of our horses have rescue stories. Caesar? Well, Caesar is one exception to that rule.

There came a time when we desperately needed a horse who was ready to step into the job. No training projects, no uncertainties, just a solid, dependable horse who knew what he was doing.

Enter Caesar.

We bought him to do a job, and boy, has he delivered. Caesar is the definition of a working horse. He genuinely loves having a purpose, and we’re fairly certain he finds pulling our carriages downright insulting. After all, when you’re built like a freight train, pulling a little carriage around is practically a day off. 😂

Whether he’s pulling a carriage, participating in a parade, or helping make someone’s wedding day unforgettable, Caesar is always ready for his next adventure.

Don’t let that impressive work ethic fool you. Underneath all 2,300 pounds of muscle is an oversized puppy who loves attention, has absolutely no concept of personal space, and firmly believes every visitor owes him a cookie. 🍪

While Caesar may not have needed rescuing, he has become an incredibly important part of our little rescue-centered operation. Having a dependable horse like him allows us to keep doing what we love while giving other horses the time, patience, and care they need.

Not every horse comes into your life because they need saving. Sometimes they come into your life because they’re exactly what you needed. ❤️

And that’s our Caesar. Our gentle giant, our dependable boy, and our self-appointed head of quality control for all treats entering the property.

🐴 Have you had the pleasure of meeting Caesar? Tell us about it!

Stay tuned for Day 2 of Meet the Herd!

10/13/2026

🐴❤️ MEET THE HERD — LAKESIDE CARRIAGES EDITION! ❤️🐴

You’ve seen them pulling carriages, making fairytale wedding entrances, attending festivals, and occasionally getting themselves into a little trouble…But how well do you REALLY know the horses behind Lakeside Carriages? 👀

Over the next week, we’re pulling back the curtain and introducing you to the four-legged personalities that make everything we do possible!

Some came to us with heartbreaking pasts and second chances they desperately deserved. Others have personalities bigger than their 2,000-pound bodies. We’ve got gentle giants, professional troublemakers, attention seekers, and a few who are absolutely convinced the entire world revolves around them. Each horse has a story, a personality, and a very important place in our family.

Today, these incredible animals get to share their personalities with the public while helping us continue doing what we love most — giving horses a second chance. ❤️

Pictured here are just a few members of our crew! And trust us, the ones who didn’t make it into the picture have PLENTY to say about being left out. 🤣

Starting tomorrow, we’ll introduce a different member of our herd every day! You’ll learn their stories, their favorite things, their ridiculous quirks, and what makes each one so special.
Some stories will make you laugh. Others might make you cry. But we promise you’ll never look at our horses quite the same way again.

❤️ Now we want to know! If you’ve visited Lakeside Carriages or met our horses at an event, do you already have a favorite? Tell us who stole your heart! If you haven’t met them yet, stick around. We have a feeling you’re about to fall in love with a few very large personalities. 🐴❤️

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