Pine Tree Stables

10/05/2026

Our website is back to being live!

If you’ve ever been apart of our barn family, and would love to be included in the website, please drop your favorite pictures below!

www.pinetreestables.com

09/27/2026

09/24/2026

Excited for our new friends at NC03 NBHA to make their way over this Saturday for a fun day on the track

09/17/2026

Pine Tree Stables | Camden, SC

With 40+ years of experience starting young horses and decades of experience across training, rehabilitation, racing, competition, and sales, our goal is to develop confident, well-balanced horses with a correct foundation for long-term success.

We currently have availability for horses needing a place and a program, including:
• Breaking & starting young horses
• Sales preparation & conditioning
• Layups & bringing horses back into work
• Training & conditioning
• Rehabilitation
• Individualized programs based on each horse’s needs

With an Equibase sanctioned 5/8ths dirt track and starting gate, we can get your babies started and ready to get that gate card.

With owners and trainers living on-site, horses receive consistent oversight and attentive daily care.
Whether you just purchased a yearling or young horse, have a horse coming back from a layup, need a horse started, are preparing a horse for sale, or simply want a consistent training and conditioning program, let’s talk.

Pine Tree Stables
Camden, SC
Kevin Conto

09/09/2026

2027 Pine Tree Derby Series — Interest Check

We are looking at launching a new four-show Derby Series at Pine Tree Stables in Camden, SC

Proposed 2027 Dates
March 6 — Spring Kickoff
May 22 — Spring Derby
September 25 — Fall Derby
November 27 — Series Finale
These dates were selected with the regional show calendar in mind, while also taking into consideration the weather.

Derby Divisions:
Crossrails
2' / 2'3"
2'6" / 2'9"
3' / 3'3"
Open Derby

The second height listed would be the high option for that division.

The Open Derby would be the larger-money feature derby. Riders would need to also compete in one of the scheduled derby divisions, an equitation division, or a jumper division, and would be able to select the height they want to compete at.
If there is enough interest at the upper heights, we may split the Open Derby into multiple height sections. We want to make sure our crossrail and lower-level riders aren't competing directly against horses showing at 3' and above.

Equitation Challenges
Crossrails
2'
2'6"
3'

Rather than cash prizes, equitation competitors would have the opportunity to win quality prizes, such as saddle pads, halters, grooming boxes, coolers, and other useful items. Prize levels may vary by height.

Jumper Classics
Crossrails60m80m90m
1.00m

Other heights may be added and penciled in if there is enough interest.
Jumper classics would be money classes, with the exact prize structure dependent on entries.

The Series
Each show would stand on its own, but riders would also have the opportunity to accumulate points throughout the year toward the Pine Tree Derby Series Finals.
The November show would serve as the Series Finale, with year-end awards and potentially additional championship prizes.

There are still quite a few details to work out before the official prize list is released, including entry fees, purse sizes, series points, awards, class specifications, and which additional divisions will be offered.

We are trying to get a feel for how much interest there is in the concept and which divisions riders would actually enter.

If this is something you would be interested in riding, hauling into, or sponsoring, let us know what divisions and heights you would want to see offered.

We want to build the series around what riders in our region actually want to compete in.

09/05/2026

A couple of our 4 legged residents got some “back to school” photos for their “yearbook”

It’s been a blast to watch these two young horses grow up and develop over time.
Watching Birdy go from her 3 year old lanky self, to a very grown up 4 year old.
And to bringing Raison home January of her yearling year, being only about 12.3hh at that time, to a nice 16.1hh in her 5 year old year.

It’s moments like these that remind us what it’s all about

08/03/2026

The jump fairy is back in town, which means we have some fun projects coming this way

07/16/2026

Nice evening here at PTS

07/14/2026

What better way to keep the learning going after a lesson, than to have a braiding lesson

Good boy Pickles making a good test dummy

07/08/2026

Great day of racing today as our own, Daboom, wins a mile on the dirt. Now making him a winner both on the grass and dirt!

Check out those ears pricking up down the stretch when he realizes he’s in the clear