Tryon International Equestrian Center

We went here for the Saturday Night Lights Oktoberfest night. The event was free and wonderful. The grounds are absolutely stunning and the backdrop of the mountains is amazing! There was live music, German food and pints, carousel rides, and a jumping competition for riders from all over. There are shops and restaurants on the property as well. A lady was painting in what I think was her studio, and all I have to say is WOW!!! We had a lovely time!

Love this place! Great restaurants and outdoor seating make this a must see for tourists and locals alike.

Wow! Came here for Winterfest and it did not disappoint. Parking lot was easy and simple. Lots of staff around if you have questions. The place here was great and lots of bathrooms all around. Lots of options for food. I will definitely come back here again!

Had reservations for the 11:30 seating for our Thanksgiving meal today at Compagna Restaurant. The meal was served family style for a table of 4 people. The food was cold. It was not even warm! It had a decent flavor but to not be served Cranberry sauce really blew my mind. On the bright side, the coffee was fresh & hot!

Fantastic day trip. Wonderful destination for the whole family. Put this on your calendar when in the area. You won't be disappointed.

Participated in a race here so have less experience with the spectators amenities than the participants. The grounds are beautiful, easy access in and out both before and after the race. Parking was nice, the course was a little rocky, staff was responsive to racers needs. Great little spot nestled away on the NC SC border. Large grandstand at the start / finish. Infield was well taken care of and well marked. Lots of stables, restrooms etc.

Aroo! I'm here for a Spartan Race. This is a nice venue! It's clean and well maintained.There's plenty of space for parking.I noticed there's a lot of construction going on, but it's cordoned off from the public for safety.

While visiting my brother Phil and his wife Gaye in Tryon, I wanted to take them out to dinner. We discussed various places to go, and finally settled on going to Roger's Diner at the Equestrian center. Equestrian Center, I asked? What the heck is an Equestrian Center? They said, you'll see, and that it was only 5 minutes down the road. I asked, "now, are these country minutes, or my minutes"? My brother has a tendency to measure distance in words. He'll say, "over yonder, or just down the hill/road/next bend". I think when he says that, he's thinking like a crow, and how long it would take him to fly there. But that doesn't work right, cause he'd stop along the way to chat up the goings on or' to the next holler, or the latest gossip on the new woodpecker couple. So anyway, after 15 minutes and countless twists and turns on country roads, we arrive at this massive complex. The place is huge, but more on that later. We ambled (as is the way of the hills) our way over to Roger's Diner. It wasn't too busy, so we were immediately seated. Actually, we got to choose where we wanted to sit. After a bit of hem and hawing, we sidled up to a booth, and took our seats. Upon sitting, I wish we would have hawed a bit more, closer to the booth of pretty girls or' yonder. But such has been my life. The menu held what you would expect in the way of diner food. Burgers, fries, chicken things, shakes, and such. I got the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. It was good, and well worth the price. I can't remember what Phil and Gaye got, but it was good enough for them to bring some of it home. Or maybe it was for their dog. Either way, it made the trip home with us, and boy, what a trip it was! After ambling around the complex for 30 or so minutes, (that would be MY minutes) we saw a building off in the distance, and were wondering if it was part of the complex. So we hopped into the All Wheel Drive (this comes into play) Subaru, found a dirt road, and headed to the distant structure. It was still under construction, or the construction was halted because of Covid. It almost looked abandoned. It was a big project just sitting there. Who knows how many hundreds of thousands of dollars were sunk into this thing. But that was for someone else to ponder, we had more pressing business. Gaye says "oh look, I wonder what that is over there "? I said that it looked like a grass runway for small planes. "Let's go see", so off we went. And went we done did. Well, as it turns out, it was a fairway for a golf course! We managed to get ourselves onto a golf course! And us in a Subaru, not a golf cart. Thanks Gaye!! Now how do we get out of here without getting busted? We followed the yellow dirt road of course. It took us up and down and around. The all wheel drive came in handy. Finally it brought us to pavement, and that's when I heard "oh, I know where we are ". Great Gaye, now which road do I take to get us or' yonder!I'm thinking the golf course is now part of the Equestrian center complex, and not in use. I told you that this place is huge. Who knows what that building was/is. Maybe I'll find out next visit. Quick Tip: If you find yourself driving around the outskirts of the Equestrian Center complex, stay to the right, cause that second left is a doozy!

Just wow this place is amazing, family friendly and very clean place had a blast had their coffee in one of the shops and tried a few other restaurants it's just amazing place to visit and the free horse jumping shows and horse carousel for free, free face painting free parking how much better can it GET!! Very claim place;)) Had a blast with the wife and 2 little girls 4 and under.

We drove 40 miles for the drone show on Nov 30, 2024, which was supposed to start at 7:00pm. It was delayed until 7:30, then 8:00 then 8:30. When it didn't happen at 8:30, we left after sitting outside in the cold for 1& 1/2 hours and spending $10.00 to park. When I called to complain, they hung up on me.