Poplar Hill Stables

09/15/2022

Try this---

If you can't do it, and if you find it causes discomfort to stretch this far, well, obviously you are being disobedient and need to be strapped into the human equivalent of draw reins or some other type of leverage device, so that your body can be forced into this shape.

Doesn't make any sort of logical sense, does it? Why, then, do humans do it every day to so many horses?

It goes beyond bad horsemanship to force horses by mechanical methods that they are powerless to resist. No wiggling or self justifying needed.

09/04/2022

Poplar Hill Stables on Instagram: "Congrats to Josephine and Witches Goldberg B on their win in the 1.25m NAL Junior/Amateur Classic at the Swan Lake Quentin Fall Classic. Check out their jump-off! The pair also took home reserve champion of...

It’s a win for Josephine and Witches in the NAL 1.25m Junior/Amateur Classic.

The pair also took home Reserve Champion of their division.

Poplar Hill Stables shared a post on Instagram: "Congrats to Josephine and Witches Goldberg B on their win in the 1.25m NAL Junior/Amateur Classic at the Swan Lake Quentin Fall Classic. Check out their jump-off! The pair also took home reserve champion of their division! ...

08/12/2022

Continuing with our moving up theme…

Tatum and Dolly moved to the USHJA 2ft and the Children’s Pony. They had some great rounds and ribbons, including 4th in their first Classic!

📷 Paws and Rewind

08/11/2022

All of our riders moved up Princeton Show Jumping and we will be sharing pictures and videos all week!

Here is Corinna and Lars in the Children’s Hunters.

08/10/2022

Josie and Witches braved the downpour to move up to the Low Junior Jumper (1.25m) and were 8th in a large class. Congrats Josie and Witches!

08/06/2022

Rayann and Bob moved up to the 1.05m and won the class!

08/01/2022

Tatum and Dolly topped off their week with Reserve Champion in the Children’s Pony Princeton Show Jumping

08/01/2022

Josephine and Witches in the high children’s jumpers Princeton Show Jumping

07/30/2022

A clear round for Makilly and Alex

07/24/2022

Witches and Josephine starting strong in the 1.10m Princeton Show Jumping

07/21/2022

Ponies at Princeton Princeton Show Jumping

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07/01/2022

A huge congratulations to Bam Ba Lam and Rayann on their ribbon in the undersaddle of the 3’6” olders at Junior Hunter Finals!

They were 18th in a huge, impressive class of riders. We are so proud!

06/30/2022

Welcome to Junior Hunter Finals!

06/28/2022

Beall Spring Raquel with a win in the 2’6” Baby Greens

06/26/2022

A great weekend for Corri D’Autheiux and Rayann in the Eq, finishing off with a win in the USEF/NCEA

06/24/2022

A Twist of Fate and Alex with a double clear in the 1.10m!

A huge thank you to All About Equestrian and Samshield for making sure Alex’s new helmet came in time.

06/23/2022

It’s a blue for Witches Goldberg B and Josephine
in the 1.05m

06/21/2022

Congrats to Anabell and Lexi on their Reserve Champion in the Virginia Bred Pony.

06/20/2022

Not much cuter than watching your tiniest riders take the Grand Prix ring for Leadline.

These three did a great job and had a great time.

05/16/2022

Josie and Witches with a great first show together

05/07/2022

We are so excited to congratulate Josephine on her new jumper, Witches Goldberg B. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this match possible! We can't wait to see what the future holds for this pair! Grace Christerson

04/28/2022

It was a good day in the 7 & under Leadline

04/21/2022

This one is going to be amazing

04/19/2022

Fox Creek’s Chorus Doll and Tatum had a great first show together in short stirrup.

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04/18/2022

Otteridge Up in Lights and Kerianne

04/15/2022

Congrats to Fox Creek’s Chorus Doll and Madden on their Reserve Champion in the 4&u Leadline.

We love watching our students get their first tricolor!

04/12/2022

Congrats to Corinna on her lease of Steel the Game (Lars). We can’t wait to see what’s in store for this team. Thank your to Elback Equestrian for your help making this match!

04/10/2022

Congrats to Beall Spring Raquel and Rebecca on their win over fences in a big class!

04/04/2022

Congratulations to Tatum and Madden on their lease of Fox Creek’s Chorus Doll (Dolly). We can’t wait to see what’s in store for these girls.

Thanks to Katie Petronelli for you help matching this team!

03/08/2022

Poplar Hill Stables updated their website address.

Poplar Hill Stables updated their website address.

03/07/2022

Bam-Ba-Lam and Rayann in their handy round

02/28/2022

Are you looking to step into the show ring more this spring?

Poplar Hill Stables has a stall opening.

Boutique Hunter Jumper barn in Poolesville, MD. Owner lives on property. Horse/pony will get the best care. Large stalls, indoor and outdoor ring, and heated/AC tack rooms. Magnawave and Haygain on site.

Riders from age 5-adult. We hit WEF, WEC, VET, Tryon, Traverse City, etc, as well as local schooling shows.

Inquire for board options.

02/26/2022

Anabell was mid-circuit short stirrup champion! We are so grateful that our kids get to show this pony superstar.

02/21/2022

Poplar Hill Stables

Bam-Ba-Lam and Rayann just celebrated their 3 year anniversary together. When Ray got Bam, he didn’t know how to jump around a 2ft course. This past weekend they celebrated qualifying for Junior Hunter Finals, by taking Reserve Champion in the 3’6” Juniors.

Congrats Ray and Bam! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what else is in store.

02/20/2022

Alex and Fey jump around the 1.15m

02/10/2022

Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Tatum

02/09/2022

Anabell and Chloe in the Children’s
Pony Hunter

02/08/2022

Kerianne and Otteridge Up In Lights

01/30/2022

Beall Spring Raquel starting off strong with wins in her first 3 classes!

01/28/2022

Want to know what’s going through an equestrian’s mind when packing for a show? Check out Josie and she gets ready to head to

01/25/2022

Josie and Bell flying together. We can’t wait to see these two take on this weekend.

01/02/2022

With Covid rates on the rise, the barn will be closed until Friday, January 7th, as we keep everyone safe.

01/01/2022

Just as 2020 brought unprecedented times, 2021 continued them. We are grateful to have been able to remain healthy and provide a sense of normalcy for our riders and their families.

This year we said goodbye to two huge personalities at Poplar Hill Stables, Scruffy, Pearl, and Penny the pony. All lived long, amazing lives, and we all continue to miss seeing their faces in the aisles.

We also said “see you later” to Jenna, Lindsey, and Phoebe, as they all headed off to college. Their visits over breaks are always highlights to us, and we love watching them thrive in this new chapter of their lives.

This year we welcomed new people and horses to our family. We watched our riders take on new challenges in the show ring. From new divisions to first horse shows, we’ve loved helping them achieve their goals and cannot wait to see what the future holds.

Thank you to everyone for being apart of this incredible journey. We are lucky to have each and every one of you.

Happy New Year from Poplar Hill Stables

12/22/2021

Tatum set a goal for herself to get into the short stirrup ring in 2021. We were excited to help her work throughout the year, where she mastered her diagonals and leads, and continued to build her relationship with Stormy.

They met that goal this weekend, and Tatum left the ring with the biggest smile on her face. These two had great rides, getting 3rd and 5th on the flat, and 3rd over fences.

12/01/2021

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We are less than two months away from Florida, and if we want our horses ready, we should be ready too!

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📷 Erin Gilmore Photography

11/17/2021

Josephine and Belle

11/15/2021

Alex and Makilly DZ with their winning round

11/12/2021

A great start to our show weekend, as Alex and Raquel take home champion.

11/10/2021

Rachel and Sal in the 1.20m