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Stopek Stables is proud to own and stand the approved Trakehner stallion Prelude By Mozart.

Photo of Prelude By Mozart by Richard J. Hildreth

Thank you for visiting Stopek Stables on the web.  Our goal is to produce, train, show and sell exceptional hunters, sporthorses, and sportponies.  Our stallion has the best to offer for dressage, eventing and hunter/jumper enthusiasts.  We currently have several Trakehners and other fine sporthorses and ponies for sale.  We offer foals by our  approved Trakehner stallion, Prelude By Mozart .  They are eligible for ATA registration, branding, and ATA Futurities.  To learn more about our sport horses and ponies for sale, please click here. 

Stopek Stables offers riding lessons and specializes in Dressage, Hunt Seat and Jumping lessons for all ages.  Students are welcome to ride their own horse or one of our "user friendly" school horses or ponies.  Some school horses are available for half-lease to our students.  Competition in schooling and rated shows is optional.  Our services also include training, conditioning, and showing of your horse.  Our staff is headed by the Mother/Daughter teaching and training team of Karen Stopek and Heather Huntoon.

Stopek Stables' facilities include over 20 acres with 5 pastures, box stalls, an indoor arena, a 100' x 200' outdoor arena with  jumps, a round pen, and trails that go over the river (well, the creek in our case),  through the woods and up and down hills to our private hunt field for cross country practice.  Limited stall and pasture boarding is available to select clients.  The owner/manager lives on site.

For your convenience, we accept Pay Pal.  You may pay for lessons, training, stud fees, board, or even the purchase of a horse by using either your credit card, debit card or checking account through PayPal.  Send PayPal payments to Karen@StopekStables.com. 

Please call 515-988-2700 or email with any comments or questions you may have.   If you are in the Des Moines, Iowa area, please call to arrange a visit in person.  We are conveniently located approximately 20 miles west of Des Moines, just off of I-80.  Click here for a map of our location.  If you are visiting from out of town, we will be happy to provide transportation for you from the Des Moines International Airport.  For now, please enjoy your "virtual visit" to Stopek Stables!

Two year old Hailee Huntoon on Ponylicious in Lead-Line.

We have 2 new foals by Prelude here at Stopek Stables in 2011 and we are expecting many more in 2012.  Click here to see more!