First-Class Horse Boarding Just a Short Drive from the Twin Cities

Onsite Offerings

Amenities

Heated Grooming Stalls

Heated grooming stalls, tack room, and lounge

Heated Indoor Arena

Heated indoor arena, watered and groomed daily

Large Outdoor Arena​

Large outdoor riding arena with drainage system and footing refreshed annually​

Groomed Turnouts​

Turnout with small, compatible groups. Horses turned out in groomed turnouts with heated automatic waterers.

Customized Care​

Feed and hay tailored for each horse. Supplements and medication is given at no additional charge.​

Top Notch Horse Boarding

Enjoy peace of mind knowing that your equine partner is well cared for in a facility that emphasizes caring for horses in the most appropriate way.

About Shadow Creek Stables

Shadow Creek Stables first opened its doors in 1979, and has been providing quality boarding, lessons and training ever since. Located in Forest Lake, we are just 30 minutes from the Twin Cities. We strive to be a complete learning center, offering lessons, boarding, training, and show opportunities. With decades of experience, we offer your horse the best care available.

What We Offer

Shadow Creek Stables prides itself on a comprehensive lesson program designed to develop independent, strong riders. Our instructors are available onsite and provide our clients with great options.

Whether you are an experienced rider looking to move to the next level or just starting out, we can help you!

All of our instructors focus on correct horsemanship, emphasizing safety around horses. We offer lessons in Hunter/Jumper, Vaulting, and Dressage. Take lessons on your horse, or one of our great lesson horses!

A full service boarding facility just 30 minutes from the Twin Cities metro.

In 1979, Shadow Creek Stables opened its doors as a boarding facility, and has provided quality service ever since. We take care of your horse like you would, with customized care options to keep your horse happy and healthy. The arena, lounge, tack room, and wash stalls are all heated in the winter for your comfort. All you have to do is come and ride!

We can also help you find a great horse to lease once you’re ready! Lease a lesson horse or let us help connect you with a boarder looking to lease a horse that would be a great match.

Leasing offers all the benefits of horse ownership without the commitment! Full and half leases available.

Opportunities to show both in-house (Hunter and Dressage) and off-site (local schooling and rated Hunter/Jumper).

On-site trainers ready to work with you and your horse.

We offer a comprehensive lesson program with instruction in hunter/jumpers, dressage, and vaulting. Lesson on your horse or one of our lesson horses!

Meet the Trainers

Meet Deah
Deah Szymanski
Trainer
Deah’s main interest is in safely finding balance and communication between horse and rider. She caters to all disciplines and levels of riding and training and draws on teachings from both natural horsemanship and classical techniques. She tailors lessons to fit you and your horse’s needs and is a strong advocate of obtaining professional help with the process of purchasing a horse.
Meet sandy
Sandy Morris
Trainer
Sandy has over 20 years of experience instructing riders and training horses. She’s had students ranging from lead line to qualifying for Marshall and Sterling Finals. With a primary focus on Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation she teaches with an emphasis on positive reinforcement and personal growth.
Meet Denise
Denise Armstead
Trainer

Denise combines her passion for dance and horses, bringing an acutely trained eye and intuitive communication style to resonate and connect immediately to the student and the horse, whether they are beginners or advanced riders. Denise focuses on developing a program based on the needs of the horse and rider. Denise has trained and competed in both dressage and hunter/jumpers and is currenting working with her German Riding Horse, Cody.

Meet Sam
sam Ness
Trainer

Sam has been riding, training, and teaching for over 15 years, starting at Shadow Creek Stable when she was just 10 years old. She has several years of experience in multiple disciplines and has taken pieces from them all to tailor her program to address every want and need of each horse and rider.

Whether students simply want to learn more about horses and horsemanship or strive to move up through the levels and compete at horse shows, Sam can make it happen!

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Meet Laura
Laura Fraser
Trainer

Laura’s Bio here.

 

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Contact
Shadow Creek Stables

Please contact us to schedule a time to come see the barn or watch a lesson.