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THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SEASON...
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!
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The HorseAbility Haunted Hay Barn Terror on the Trail will feature over a dozen themed scenes on the grounds of our historic 1912 horse stables, from unnerving to the down right terrifying.
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Home to possibly a few more frights then the ones we provide, it's sure to touch on your every nightmare...
not for the faint of heart.
HorseAbility's Haunted Hay Barn is an annual fundraising event to benefit HorseAbility, its special needs participants and therapy horses.
HorseAbility is a 501c3 Not for Profit Organization
History of the HHB
The Haunted Hay Barn fundraiser was established in 2014 by Rae Natale and Jamie Thomas-Martin. Rae is a staple in the LI haunt community; for over 20 years she was one of the masterminds behind the Bayville Haunted Fire House. Jamie spent many years in their ranks as an actor and assisting with prop/set creation. After their haunt was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, Jamie recruited her support for a new haunted house fundraiser opportunity for HorseAbility. Jamie is the Director of Operations for the organization and Rae is a committee member of the organziation's Board of Directors.
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In 2012, HorseAbility relocated their operations to the 'Broad Hollow House' Stables, the F. Ambrose Clark estate designed by Rogers & Zogbaum and built in 1912. Clark was an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune and was a very prominent race horse breeder and owner. His estate comprised over 400 acres, the property which now makes up most of the SUNY Old Westbury campus. The stables were left vacant for over 30 years ... it was clearly the perfect new home for our haunted house.
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Since its inception, the HHB has been recognized as one of the top 10 haunted houses on Long Island by LIHauntedHouses.com. In 2016 eared the award as Haunt of The Year.
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Haunted Hay Barn Committee
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Rae Natale
Co-Founder/Co-Chairperson
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Jamie Kolodziejski
Co-Founder/Co-Chairperson
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Alicia Levy
Events Coordinator, HorseAbility
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Rashad Abdelkader Rachel Golden Denise Ryder
Eileen Booth Max Gould Carly Nelson
Jim Booth Kerry Kolodziejski Mike Scarano
Rich Doris Michelle James Patrice Miller Katelyn Morrie
Haunted Hay Barn
Terror on the Trail...
Weekends in October
2020 Season begins 10/16 6:00-10:30pm
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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR....
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I'm Lost! How do I get to the HHB?Hopefully you enjoyed the scenic tour of the beautiful town of Old Westbury, Brookville, and/or Jericho. We are located on the Campus of SUNY Old Westbury off of Route 107N (unless you are coming from 25A then it's south!). Best thing to do.. plug Jericho High School into your GPS. They are just south of us across the road - when you pass them make your next LEFT and follow the orange signs up to the Campus Center Parking Lot.
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I'm at the parking lot... Why can't I see the HHB?Because that would be physically impossible! You need to locate the HHB shuttle stop located by the central entrance to the campus center. If you need assistance, look for the delightful parking attendants in orange vests! They will be happy to assist you!
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Are there any rules I should be aware of?Absolutely, very few but very important! 1. There in NO SMOKING on our property. Sorry, our horses lives are much more important than your nicotine craving. As you can assume, hay is extremly flamable. 2. Use of DRUGS and ALCOHOL is strictly prohibited. Sad but true, SUNY Old Westbury is a dry campus and the state police that are patrolling will have no sympathy for reasons for use. 3. Grabbing, Touching, or Threatening of Actors will not be tollerated. Lets think about this logically.. you are coming to get scared... that is a terrible excused to lash out at these wonderful people who are giving their time to help raise some money. There are some actors that are under the age of 18 in our house, would you want to hear that someone attacked your kid for doing volunteer work... Just don't do it.
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Is it a haunted shuttle? Do I have to take the shuttle?Depends on the day and the driver... All guests must take the shuttle to the farm unless you have handicap permit parking needs please speak with parking attendants and they will direct you on where to go for handicapped parking.
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Life is expensive... Got any discounts? What about for parties/groups?Why yes we do! But remember, every dollar spent at the HHB helps to support our amazing therapy horses, riders, and programs! Check our social media pages and LIHauntedHouses.com for promotions. We offer discounts of tickets for pre-booked birthday parties/celebrations and for groups of 10 or more. Contact our office for details and reservations 516.333.6151 or email Jamie@HorseAbility.org.
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How long should I expect to be at the HHB? Is there anything else to do?You are welcome to stay as long as you want... or until we kick you out at closing. The haunt takes about 10-20 mins to navigate or as long as you make it, we want you to enjoy your interactive experiance (just try not to linger... akwardness can be scary its not really fun for anyone!). We have carnival games, selfie photobooth, concessions, music, and more in our courtyard to expand on your experiance. You may even get the chance to meet one of our therapy horses as they miander around the courtyard. More likely you will be met with one of our coutyard entertainers... they may or may not be clowns.... but they are clowns.
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Somebody Touched Me! You can't Touch Me!Well.... technically we said YOU can't touch the actors. We never put anything out there specifically about the opposite! Our actors are provided techniques in making people feel uncomfortable or intimidated without the use of physical contact. IF for some reason you did get touched there can be several reasons... it was indirect with an object or a material between, you were too close to them when they were making their way through their act, or imagine this... it was an accident!! Everyone in our haunt wants you to have a fun, positive experiance. They will never intetionally do something to cross that boundary.
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So I bought my tickets, but now my kid is too scared to go in? Can I get a refund?"How unfortunate for you that you didnt heed our advice that our attraction may not be suitable for the youngins (or your teenager). There is NO REFUNDS once tickets are redeemed for entry into our attraction. If you managed to not even get that far, check in at our ticket booth and request an audiance with Rae or Jamie we would be happy to assist you.
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I'm starving, got any grub around here? "Of course! There are snacks, hot/cold drinks, and such available for purchase.
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That was AMAZING! Can I go through AGAIN?!Of course it was amazing... what did you expect?!? We love re-runs!! But its gonna cost you... just $5.00! Speak with our Carnival Staff when you leave the house they will escort you to the ticket booth to redeem your haunt repeat run.
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Let's Do This!!!!! Can I buy tickets RIGHT NOW?!Online sales would be super convienient for all parties involved, however due to the nature of our haunt (and nature in general) we unfortunately are weather dependent for opeations. We already broached the subject of how much we dislike giving refunds...
SUPPORT
Help our dollars go further for our fundraiser....
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Inkind Contributions ​
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Make OUR Fundraiser YOUR Fundraiser! Contact Jamie@HorseAbility.org for Fundraiser Opportunities!
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BUILD OUR HAUNT
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Construction of our 2020 haunt begins this summer! Looking for community service hours? Team-building group looking for a project? Artist looking to share their talent? Contact Jamie@HorseAbility.org
VOLUNTEER
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Our haunt is 100% volunteer acted and operated. Cast recruitment begins July 2019.
Actors, Ticket/Concession sales, Carnival game operators, and more.
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Click Link Below to Sign Up!
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Get Involved...
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Contact and Directions
HorseAbility's
Haunted Hay Barn
PO Box 410-1
Old Westbury NY 11568
Jamie@HorseAbility.org
516-333-6151
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Ticket Booth Phone Number
TBA
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HorseAbility is located on the campus of SUNY Old Westbury. GPS coordinates of main entrance:
40.799726, -73.549537
OR use the address for the church ACROSS THE STREET 2534 Cedar Swamp Rd, Brookville (When it says Right and arrive at destination – make the LEFT into the campus instead). Parking is STRAIGHT AHEAD in the CAMPUS CENTER PARKING LOT. Take Route 107 North- exit for 106/107- Long Island Express Way exit 41N / Northern State Parkway exit 35 N. Turn right onto 106/107. Stay left for Route 107. Travel about a mile and a half you will see the main entrance on left– make left at light. Follow HHB signs to Campus Center Parking Lot/HHB Bus Stop.
