OCALA CARRIAGE AND TOURS AROUND OCALA

Nancy Fore and Family having a ride about the Ocala Square Monday evening...You will see a link to an Audio Post on the right of the page, Please click it to hear the interview that we had with Mary and Julio.

I had a great time in Around Ocala Monday, I took my Girls out to go Ice Skating in Florida and while we were there we came across two Carriages being pulled by some of the largest horses in Florida, 2 named Duke 1 named Dan and 1 named Chad. They work with Mary Garland and Julio Cano giving rides to folks around the square in Ocala. In fact they are there for there most every night while the square is lit up , but according to Mary they are there every Friday and Saturday Evening all year ( weather permitting) Duke and Dan are these two gentle 2200 pound Percherons, Raised by the Amish these horses are as gentle as can be. Ocala Carriage and Tours is the home of these horses when they are not at the Ocala Square giving rides to folks. Mary ( the owner) told me that they not only give rides around the square but that they are also available during the week for Tours around the horse farms in Ocala and for weddings and all sorts of other events. I went to their website today while was typing this and found that they also SELL carriages of all sorts, shapes and sizes. It is kind of making me want to get a horse and a carriage for my family for our AROUND BELLEVIEW exploits. ( HMMM)

Well after Skating and Sledding the girlsa and I went on a ride around the Square with DUKE and CHAD and JULIO. Hope, Alandra and Jo Jo and I had a Great time.
Hope is telling me while I type this, " They were really big horses.. one of their hooves was as big as my head" Anyway we put blankets on and rode about and had a nice time. Mary told us that thes horses will eat one giant round bale, ( you know the big ones in all the firlds that are about 6 feet high) every three days! Amazing! She Also let us know that she has at her farm a decendent of SAMPSON the largest horse in the world and that they are looking forward to putting him in the world record books when he is full grown!



You can contact Ocala Carriage and Tours to make reservations or to purchase gift certificates, by calling 877-WWOCALA (that's 996-2252) or in Ocala, please call (352) 867-8717. Contact them by e-mail at info@ocalacarriage.com.

What we NEED BELLEVIEW, is to have these FOLKS AROUND BELLEVIEW TOO! AROUND THE LAKE POSSIBLY? FOUNDERS DAY? LIGHT UP LAKE LILLIAN? NINE MILE POND?

JUST A FEW HINTS!