Swan Creek Stables Carleton, Michigan
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The indoor riding arena with freshly dragged sand footing, open timber roof trusses and a wide door letting in daylight
The facility

Everything on the property

Two arenas, a full barn and turnout on all sides. Here is what you get to use.

Indoor arena
TBD
Outdoor arena
TBD
Stalls
TBD
Paddocks
TBD
The main barn at Swan Creek Stables, a long single-storey stable with a blue metal roof and covered walkway, seen across the white-fenced outdoor arena
The main barn and outdoor arena
The barn

Built for Michigan winters

A long, well-ventilated barn with a covered walkway running its full length — so tacking up in the rain is not a problem. Wide concrete aisles, good lighting, and a door at each end for airflow in August.

  • TBD number of matted box stalls, TBD size
  • Exterior window in every stall
  • Wide concrete aisle, swept daily
  • Heated tack room with individual lockers
  • Hot and cold wash rack
  • Restroom and boarder lounge
The indoor riding arena with freshly dragged sand footing, open timber roof trusses and a wide door letting in daylight
Indoor arena, freshly dragged
Indoor arena

Ride in any weather

The reason most people board here. Sand footing, dragged on a regular schedule, under an open timber roof with clerestory light down both sides. Big enough to work properly, lit for evenings, and never closed for a lesson programme.

  • TBD dimensions
  • Sand footing, dragged regularly
  • Overhead lighting for winter evenings
  • Kick wall and full-height sides
  • Open to boarders during all barn hours
Riders and horses gathered in the sand outdoor arena on a summer evening, with white fencing and green pasture behind them
Evening in the outdoor arena
Outdoor arena

Summer evenings outside

A large sand arena sits right beside the barn, fenced in white three-rail with pasture and treeline on every side. Lit for evening riding, with a round pen nearby for groundwork and young horses.

  • TBD dimensions
  • Sand footing with good drainage
  • Arena lighting for evening rides
  • Round pen for groundwork
  • Seating for anyone watching
Wide green pasture bordered by white three-rail fencing under tall summer clouds, with a small red barn at the edge of the treeline
Turnout

Grass, space and shelter

TBD number of acres of pasture and paddock, divided into TBD a number of fenced turnout areas so groups stay small and settled. Run-in shelters and automatic water in the larger fields.

  • Grass pasture and sacrifice paddocks
  • White three-rail fencing throughout
  • Run-in shelters in the large fields
  • Automatic waterers
  • Groups matched by temperament
Also on site

The practical stuff

Trailer parking

Space on the property to keep your trailer, included with board.

Hay & bedding storage

Enclosed storage kept stocked, so we never run short in a bad winter.

Trails

Farm tracks and open ground to hack out on when you want a break from the ring.

Pictures only go so far

Come walk the barn and see the footing for yourself.

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