Skillman Stables

Skillman Stables Skillman Stables is a boutique farm located in Upper Falls, MD! We offer boarding, training, lessons. Welcome to Skillman Stables! Your first time? No problem!

We are a boutique riding facility that can board, care for and train your horse. We offer lessons to a large variety of riders. Our skilled trainers have 15+ years in riding and training. We specialize in new riders ages 2 and older. Been riding for a while? We have the ability to help you further your riding skills and become the rider you were meant to be. Our main focus is to spark a passion fo

r horses while creating good horsemen with a strong work ethic. We plan to have a lot of laughs while learning! In our boutique setting riders will receive lesson plans personalized to their specific goals. Our small group lessons allow our trainers to focus on each rider individually for an increased education. Give us a call! We're excited to hear from you!

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Congratulations to the Pfister family on their new lease, Corot! Thank you to Lisa Canova Fulco for trusting us with her...
02/28/2026

Congratulations to the Pfister family on their new lease, Corot! Thank you to Lisa Canova Fulco for trusting us with her boy this summer.

Congratulations to the Skillman Stables show team on a great year! This past year all of our riders decided to go to dif...
01/17/2026

Congratulations to the Skillman Stables show team on a great year! This past year all of our riders decided to go to different venues with new competition rather than chase points in one association. Even with showing 5 or less times in HHSA, the girls all came home with prizes.

A huge thank you to the HHSA board and volunteers who made this past season and banquet possible. Thank you to all of the venues and managers who put on quality local shows in our area. Thank you to our clients who put in the hard work every day to come out better than they were before, as riders, horsemen, and humans.

As we look forward to 2026 we are excited for the new partnerships, new friends, and new experiences we will have.

Congratulations to the Epple family on their new addition! Sami is excited for her future with Land of Dreams.
12/23/2025

Congratulations to the Epple family on their new addition! Sami is excited for her future with Land of Dreams.

This week we have worked on having a solid base and correct balance over fences. Starting on the flat we work without st...
09/19/2025

This week we have worked on having a solid base and correct balance over fences. Starting on the flat we work without stirrups and reins, then move to jumping small x rails before moving on to a small vertical. The main ideas are for the riders to trust themselves and their horses and well as feel how to hold their own bodies over the jump without relying on the horse to hold them up.

These lucky two were the only ones riding when Daniel came out with his camera. Everyone else has made it by without photo evidence 😂😉

We had a great day at Molly Hill last weekend!Lucy and DADDY'S BOAT MONEY started us off with 2nd and 3rd in Hopeful Hun...
09/18/2025

We had a great day at Molly Hill last weekend!

Lucy and DADDY'S BOAT MONEY started us off with 2nd and 3rd in Hopeful Hunter for their first show back after Lucy's knee surgery.

Sydney and WICKED HALLUCINATIONS pinned 2nd and 3rd in Pre Childrens Hunter while also winning the Pre Childrens Medal.

Grace and WICKED HALLUCINATIONS brought home her first Champion ribbon with two blues and two reds in Beginner Equitation.

Sarah and BLUE RIDGE RISE AND SHINE won primary colors in Special Hunter for their second show together.

Jen and CHOOSE JULIA won three of the four Special Hunter classes to bring home Champion, along with a few happy tears.

Bella and GM'S AS YOU WISH won the Pony Medal and had good courses in the 2'6 pony hunters.

Chloe and INTRIGUE were 1, 2, 3 in the Low Childrens Hunter walking away with Reserve Champion and had a clean sweep of the Low Hunter for Champion.

This show had a Teal Out class to support Ovarian Cancer Research so we decked ourselves and our horses out in teal for the day in support of one of our barn moms.

Ludwigs Corner Fair 2025! We had a great weekend and could not have asked for better weather.GM's As You Wish and Bella ...
09/03/2025

Ludwigs Corner Fair 2025! We had a great weekend and could not have asked for better weather.

GM's As You Wish and Bella had some of their best trips to date, including jumping around their first derby with no schooling.

Intrigue and Chloe made huge improvements from last year winning both the Equitation and hunter under saddle classes and pinning in every over fences.

Wicked Hallucinations and Sydney had two good flat rides making it into the call back of two huge flat classes. They also laid down a fabulous trip to earn 4th of 54 in the 2' derby.

RH Rowdy Boy and Sami won several over fences classes on their way to Champion Low Childrens Hunter.

Wicked Hallucinations and Abi played in the 2'9" Thoroughbred bringing home Reserve Champion.

Intrigue and Abi had two good over fences trips and won the flat in a very competitive Low Hunter division.

Battle Aray and Lauren van Dam were 3rd in the 1.10 speed stake and completed their first 1.25m mini prix CLEAR!

It takes a village to have a successful weekend and we have a great one. Thank you to all of our girls and parents for helping each other, Daniel for taking photos, and the entire staff at Ludwigs for being kind and keeping the show running smoothly.

We had a long, hot, successful day at the The Cecil County Fair with all of our riders doing something new! It was Grace...
07/21/2025

We had a long, hot, successful day at the The Cecil County Fair with all of our riders doing something new! It was Grace's first horse show, Sydney, Bella, and Iris all moved up in divisions with their horses, and Natalie and Sami stepped into the 2'6 Hunter Derby taking the high options. We came home with multiple tricolors and a few sashes! Onto the Summer Sizzle August 2nd.

Thank you to all the volunteers who work so hard to put on the Cecil County Fair open show. The classes were huge and they managed to fit everyone in before it was completely dark. Its also always fun to see familiar faces out and about.

We had a fantastic day showing at McDonogh! As always, the rings and courses were great. The staff was helpful, organize...
06/22/2025

We had a fantastic day showing at McDonogh! As always, the rings and courses were great. The staff was helpful, organized, and kind. They even had a table of refreshments and sunscreen for everyone at the show!

Intrigue and Lauren van Dam started off the day with two blues and a Reserve Champion ribbon in Adult Amateur Hunter.

Intrigue and Iris Hamilton then brought home three blues and the Champion ribbon in the Low Children's Hunter.

GMs As You Wish and Bella Mohr brought home a slew of primary colors in the Pony Hunters and a second in the Pony Medal.

Lauren van Dam piloted Dream On GSF around his first ever courses and finished with a 3rd, 4th, and 6th in a large group of Hopeful Hunters.

Sydney Bagwell and Wicked Hallucinations had successful courses, with ribbons in every class, in a large group of Pre Childrens Hunters.

06/19/2025

Equestrian sport for all. 🏳️‍🌈

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We had fun showing on the grass at Elkridge this weekend! Our photographer (Daniel) was only able to come for a few hour...
06/09/2025

We had fun showing on the grass at Elkridge this weekend! Our photographer (Daniel) was only able to come for a few hours due to being on baby duty while Abi was training at the show.

RH ROWDY BOY and Sami - Champion Novice Equitation, Reserve Champion Low Childrens Hunter, First place in the Pairs Class

WICKED HALLUCINATIONS and Sydney - Champion Hopeful Hunter, Champion Pre Child/Adult Hunter, and First Place in the Pairs Class

DADDY'S BOAT MONEY and Cara - Reserve Champion Leadline 5-7

DADDYS BOAT MONEY and Lucy - Top four placings in every class in Hopeful Hunter and Pre Child/Adult Hunter

INTRIGUE and Chloe - their first show of the season earning a top finish in the Low Hunter

DREAM ON GSF and Iris - used this show as a great learning experience and he jumped all the fill in the horse ring on his first try! No better way to learn to show than going to a show.

A big thanks to Kathy Wells for keeping our kids going while Abi is away on maternity leave! Iris, Bella, and Sami kicke...
04/21/2025

A big thanks to Kathy Wells for keeping our kids going while Abi is away on maternity leave! Iris, Bella, and Sami kicked off the BCHSA season this past Saturday at St. Timothy's School with improvement in every course and some good ribbons!

Thank you to Matt, Skylar, Renn, Miranda, and the rest of the St. Timothy's staff for keeping the ring running and doing a great job.

Address

Upper Falls, MD
21156

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+14436171476

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