Lexington Carriage Company- Virginia

07/23/2025

Happy Wednesday! We just wanted to share a little update on Mutt, and thank everyone for your prayers and encouragement. Mutt is on a combination of daily oral meds and a chemotherapy cream that we apply directly to the tumor twice each week—both of these treatments are meant to hopefully shrink the cancer enough to eventually freeze it off. While it’s something of a slow process, it does feel like we are making good progress. Poor Mutt—he hates the chemo cream (and who wouldn’t?) but he’s a really good patient all things considered, and he only half-heartedly tries to kick my head as I apply it! 😜. Deep down, he knows we’re just trying to help him. He is in good spirits and holding his weight well. He’s always one of the first to call to us when we’re approaching the barn and he still makes sure to get any and all the cookies that he can, so he seems to be feeling pretty good. Please keep the prayers and good thoughts coming for him—it might be a marathon instead of a sprint, but we’re hopefully getting there! ❤️

07/20/2025

It’s not the heat…it’s the humidity! The air is so thick that it’s just difficult to be outside for long, especially with forecasted highs in the 90s, so we have decided to close tours for today (Sunday the 20th). We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you soon— on a cooler day!

07/17/2025

Jake says we ordered the wrong size kiddie pool—this one seems to be a little small for him! Seriously, though, as a reminder for these hot days we can’t seem to get rid of—please plan your ride early in the day! We take the horses home when the temps get too high, so most of the afternoon tour times (in the hottest part of the day) will be canceled. Thank you for sharing our concern for these sweet horses!

07/04/2025

This Independence Day marks a very special milestone for us. It was July 4th, 1985, that the Lexington Carriage Co was officially started by the Nicely family, and now all this time later, we celebrate 40 YEARS of operation! Here are a few photos of horses past and present who have been a part of this incredible journey. There aren’t as many photos from the pre-2000’s, but we will carry the fond memories of driving Lucy and Lester, Dick and Dan, Casey and Lacey, Maggie and Major, Ed and Jill, Bobby and Tommy, and so many others with us always. If you have photos from past weddings, tours, etc, please share—we would love to see them! We are so thankful to still be around after 4 decades (😱🤯) and look forward to hopefully doing this horse life with you all for many years to come! ❤️

07/02/2025

Happy July, everyone! We will be CLOSED tomorrow (July 3rd) due to the Freedom Food Festival and its associated street closures. However, we will be OPEN on the 4th and throughout the weekend. Come and celebrate America’s birthday with us!🇺🇸🎆🇺🇸🎆

06/18/2025

We would be very grateful for any and all the prayers and positivity you all can send up for our precious boy, Mutt. He has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. While it is not typically a cancer that spreads quickly throughout the body, it’s still a very scary and devastating diagnosis. HOWEVER, He’s a fighter and we are fighting right along with him to do whatever we can to give him the best chance for a good outcome. We so very much appreciate that you all share our love for these sweet souls, so we will try to keep you updated as we go along with his treatment. ❤️❤️

06/09/2025

Weston is the poster boy for “barn hair don’t care” 🤷‍♀️. We’re not quite sure what he has going on with that forelock, but what can we say? It’s his day off, he can cut loose!😆

05/30/2025

Check out our awesome Jenny and Jake rocking the cover of the Lexington, Virginia and the Rockbridge Area Tourism visitor’s guide! ❤️❤️

Our new Visitor's Guide has just been released! Request your copy or see the digital version now 👇

https://lexingtonvirginia.com/visitors-guide

05/28/2025

For this "Wedding Wednesday" we celebrate the wedding of Riley and Caden at the always beautiful Scottland Farm in West Augusta. Congratulations, Riley and Caden-- Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your special day! ❤

05/26/2025

We hope that you have all enjoyed a safe and blessed holiday weekend. May we never forget the sacrifices made by so many so that we may enjoy the freedoms we have today. ❤️. (Pictured is Weepy posing so sweetly that I couldn’t resist sharing)

05/17/2025

We were honored to be a part of Allegheny High School’s prom hosted by MenNefer. Even the rainy weather couldn’t stop the evening from being absolutely magical!

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all the awesome moms out there! We know that it can often be a hard job (kind of like trying to get a group photo of these stinkers!) but it’s worth it! Have a blessed day!❤️❤️