The Main Pavilion is the centerpiece of community for Black Prong residents. Guests will enjoy a fully accessible main hall with a grand fireplace, business center, conference room, fitness center, snack bar, restaurant, full kitchen, screened in porch with fireplace, beach entrance four foot deep swimming pool, hot tub, pool house with showers, and bathrooms. When not rented for private events, guests may use facilities during 8AM-5PM. Wifi is available within the Main Pavilion and throughout most of the campus.
Facility
Black Prong Equestrian Village is a collection of first class facilities for both the equestrian and the equine.
Main Pavilion




Stabling
(10 barns and growing!)
The permanent barns at Black Prong are outfitted with roomy stalls each lined with rubber mats. Aisles have rubber pavers and large fans which ensure a cleanly and well circulated environment. Each barn hosts a rubber matted wash rack and climate controlled tack room. Spacious grass paddocks are located around the barns and are included with every stall rental.
Outdoor Equine Training Grounds
Black Prong offers a wide variety of outdoor training environments for the elite equine athlete preparing for competition or maintaining fitness during his stay.
- Turf Arena (40m x 100m)
- Sand Arena (40m x 80m)
- Carriage Marathon Course
- Covered arena (50 meters x 110 meters) coming in Fall 2021
- New and Improved Show Office (Coming in 2021)


Other Amenities
- Fenced Dog Park with waterers and benches
- Electric Golf Cart rentals
- Bicycle rentals
- Laundry facilities
- Onsite Convenience Store
Planned facility improvements and structures
- Covered Arena with top of the line fiber footing (Coming Fall 2021)
- Tennis & Pickleball Courts (Coming Fall 2021)
- Additional RV Pads (Coming 2021-2022)
- Bed and Breakfast (Coming 2022)
- Onsite Convenience Store (Coming 2022)
Nearby Attractions
- 53,000 acres with 100+ miles of trails in Goethe State Forest immediately adjacent to Black Prong
- HITS Ocala (23 minutes)
- World Equestrian Center (34 minutes)
- Blue Grotto (12 minutes)
- Devil’s Den Prehistoric Spring (18 minutes)
- Cedar Lakes Woods & Gardens (19 minutes)
- Cedar Key (45 minutes)
- Crystal River (45 minutes)
- Two Tails Ranch (24 minutes)
- Kirby Family Farm (16 minutes)
- Levy County Quilt Museum (23 minutes)
- Hooked Up Charters (45 minutes)
- Pure Water Wilderness (32 minutes)
- La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie (47 minutes)
- Big Cypress Tree Hike in the Goethe (23 minutes)
- Sweetwater Wetland Park (39 minutes)
- Rainbow River & Springs (36 minutes)
- Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation in Gainesville (34 minutes)
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville (39 minutes)
- Morningside Nature Center in Gainesville (46 minutes)
- Devil’s Millhopper Nature Trail in Gainesville (49 minutes)
- World’s Largest Occupied Bat Houses at UF Gainesville (45 minutes)
- Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (1 hour)
- Peacock Springs (1.5 hours)
- Butterfly Rainforest (43 minutes)
- Zip the Canyons (36 minutes)