What town is she in/around? I live in central MA but work up north and grew up down south, so I know of barns all over the eastern side of Massachusetts.
Oh crap Boston area. Duh. Learn to read, Amanda. Anyway, I don't know the Boston area well. I don't actually know of any lesson barns around here (hah, figures!), but if you direct her to EquineSite.com, and tell her to go to the bulletin boards on there and ask, she's extremely likely to find someone who can direct her.
Unfortunately there are very slim pickings in the Boston area. The only T accessible stable closed down last year. I know of some barns that you could take the commuter rail and then a cab to get to, but none are very convenient at all (we're talking like a 4 hour round trip to ride, and at least $30 between train fare and cab fare, and if your friend is new to riding, I doubt she'll have that kind of dedication).
I'd suggest heading over to equinesite.com and and searching in the Massachusetts Discussion-- someone asks this question about once a month there. Otherwise make your own post. The people of equestrian are very knowledgeable, but you'd probably have better luck in an active local board like equinesite. :)
You can actually access Liberty Tree off the Fitchburg commuter rail. It's a short walk from the South Acton stop. The website is here: http://www.libertytreefarm.com/ They have a fairly good reputation in the area (I grew up in Littleton), and from what I've heard, a well established lesson program.
Depending on how long it takes your friend to get to North Station, it's probably a 2 hour trip (about 50 minutes on the commuter rail, 5-10 minute walk, and then I added an hour for the T). But this is probably the best bet for riding while living in the city, unfortunately.
Unfortunately, horses and the city/inner suburbs don't mix well. The land value is just too high to devote any space to horses. Liberty Tree that someone else mentioned is the only public transit accessible lesson barn I can think of.
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I'd suggest heading over to equinesite.com and and searching in the Massachusetts Discussion-- someone asks this question about once a month there. Otherwise make your own post. The people of equestrian are very knowledgeable, but you'd probably have better luck in an active local board like equinesite. :)
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Depending on how long it takes your friend to get to North Station, it's probably a 2 hour trip (about 50 minutes on the commuter rail, 5-10 minute walk, and then I added an hour for the T). But this is probably the best bet for riding while living in the city, unfortunately.
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