Below are our beloved school horses.  Horses that are suitable and trustworthy enough to be used to teach riding lessons are very special and worth their weight in gold!  Blessed be the school horses!!!  Carrots are always appreciated!!!

Some of our school horses are available for our Half Lease Program.  Leasing a horse provides an excellent way for potential horse owners to test out what it would be like to have a horse of their own.  The horses are available to be used by their lessees on the days they are not used for lessons (3-4 days per week).  This would include weekends since we do not teach lessons on the weekends.   Some restrictions do apply:

     1.    Leases are only available to students who are currently taking lessons at Stopek Stables.

2.    You must be able to demonstrate that you are able to catch, groom, tack, ride and put away the horse correctly, safely, and without the help of an instructor to qualify to lease.

3.    Horses may not leave Stopek Stables property without permission from Karen.

4.    Lessees get first dibs on showing “their” horse at a show.  Plus, if you are leasing a horse and take it to a show, you only pay the coaching fee, not the school horse fee, thus saving money!

5.    Tack may also be available for lease (if you do not have your own).

6.    Leases will be available in one month terms; therefore you do not need to make a long term commitment! 

Since you will be only “half” leasing the horse, you only have to cover half of the horse’s expenses!  Board will be paid by the lessee, but vet bills, farrier bills and insurance will be covered by Stopek Stables.  There is no long term commitment required.  If you are interested in half leasing a school horse, please discuss this further with Karen. 

Aly V. and Ponylicious

Hailee and Ponylicious in Lead-line.

Click below to see Ponylicious' Hunter Debut at 2'.

13 hh black Medium Pony mare.  She is registered with the American Quarter Pony Association and Pinto Registry.  "Panda" is a beautiful mover and exhibits text book form over fences.  Panda can take a beginner into a Walk/Trot class as well as take an advanced rider into the Hunter ring.  She loves to jump and has automatic lead changes. Panda is pictured above at her first show with Stopek Stables where she won Pony Hunters and won her hack class against horses in the 2' Hunter Division.  For Sale

1999 12.1 Hh Section A Welsh Pony

"Buck" has a charming disposition.  He loves kids and was ridden by a 7 year old girl at his previous home.  He is easy to handle and fun to ride and a school horse at Stopek Stables.  Buck loves to jump and has a tremendous bascule (pictured above). For Sale

Photos by Molly Mellinger

"Decaf" is a 2003 17.2+ hh Thoroughbred gelding shown here at his Hunter/Jumper show debut after being owned by Karen for less than 2 weeks.  He ended up Reserve Champion of the 2' Hunter Division.  This was his first show ever!  He will be pursuing his career in both dressage and hunter/jumpers. For Sale

"Emmy" is a 2005 beautiful black breeding stock APHA mare.  She stands 15.3 and is quiet and gentle enough for beginners. 

For Sale

Jewel--1998 13.3 Hh Palomino American Quarter Horse mare-- Used in English, Western, Hunter Over Fences, Equitation and Trails and has foxhunted.

"Misty"-1991 gray Arabian/Quarter Horse mare-Misty is talented in English, Hunters, Equitation, Dressage through First Level, Lead-line, Western, Trails and has foxhunted. 

Electa is a 1989 17 hand liver chestnut Swedish Warmblood mare.  She is by Elektron, a black Swedish Warmblood by Gaspari by Parad and out of Farah by Favorit by Magnifique.  Electa has competed successfully in dressage and is a schoolmaster.  Known around the barn as "Lexi Lou", she is currently being shown at First Level, and still performs Third Level movements from time to time.

"Big Lexi" is currently being leased.

"Trinket" is a Thoroughbred mare that is approved by both the American Trakehner Association and the Oldenburg NA.  She has become a hunter/jumper since retiring from a successful career on the race track.  Trinket is a very scopey jumper and a beautiful hunter.  When not being used as a lesson horse, Trinket is a broodmare at Stopek Stables. 

"Squirt" is a 2000 Section A Welsh pony gelding.  He is broke to ride and drive.  Squirt loves to stand still while kids learn how to groom him and pick out his hooves.  He'll do almost anything for a peppermint!!  Owned, groomed, loved and shown by Hailee Huntoon.

 

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This page last updated on January 12, 2010