Our operating expenses are deferred with service fees, allowing us to fulfill our mission to help those with special needs. Operational revenue is provided by donations and/or service fees for your special function.
- Weddings
- Anniversaries
- Engagements
- Company events
- Private events
- Birthdays
- Graduations
- Holiday events
- Parades
Belgian Acres Carriage Rides exist for the sole purpose of making dreams come true. If you always dreamed of arriving at your wedding in a beautiful, horse-drawn Cinderella carriage, we are here to make that dream come true.
Our custom carriage was hand-made just for us by Justin Carriages and our horses are the magnificent accompaniment to this work of art. Our staff and horses are all here to provide you with the most magical of experiences. When looking for a special touch that would take your event from just okay to memorable and magical, think of Belgian Acres.
Belgian Acres itself is a 30 acre horse farm on the Treasure Coast of Florida. Belgian Acres is run by two long time Vero Beach residents, Don and Melissa. At Belgian Acres we currently house 6-8 horses and that number can vary depending on how many foals will be delivered during the season.
The two breeds of horses here are Belgians and Clydesdales. Our breeds are well suited to pulling our beautiful carriages. Both Don and Melissa are well qualified drivers; they learned to drive draft horses from some of the best teamsters in the country. In fact, Don’s grandfather was a blacksmith in western New York and it was through his grandfather that Don got his first exposure to draft horses.
Most people know of Clydesdale horses from watching them pull the Budweiser wagons in various events and parades throughout the country.
The Belgian horse breed has been the United States since last 1800’s. They were known of the “great horse’ of medieval times. The knights rode this beautiful, but sturdy breed of Belgian horses into battle. Over time, as knights and battles went by the wayside, the breed became well-known as the work horse breed. They were used by Coors Brewery draft horse hitch in competition of the Budweiser Clydesdales. The Belgians are known to be powerful, strong, and yet beautiful all in one horse. Many Belgians can still be seen in the North and Midwest plowing fields and pulling hay wagons.
Both of these breeds, the Belgians and Clydesdales, are what is known as draft horses. Since the advancements of modern motorized farm equipment, draft horse utilization is our society has dwindled. But in more recent times, the interest in the draft horse breeds has been awakened. At our farm, we love to display the magnificence of the Belgian and Clydesdale breeds that helped to develop our grand county.
Weddings are our specialty, but we also do engagement parties, photo shoots, proms, birthday parties, funerals and even hay rides. We offer not only the Cinderella carriage top, but also an open carriage, a cassion for funeral processions, a John Deere carriage to seat larger parties and our Vis a Vis where passengers may sit facing each other. If you are looking for something different for your fundraiser, think about hiring Belgian Acres.
