Great Escape Stables, LLC

04/24/2025

Thank you so much to all of our clients, family and friends for supporting GES. We exceeded our goal! You guys are truly the best!!!

04/23/2025

Only 5 shirts left to meet our goal!! Only a few hours left to do it.

Show your love of Great Escape Stables with the HOT new shirt design!

04/20/2025

Last call!! Only 4 more days to order!

Show your love of Great Escape Stables with the HOT new shirt design!

04/08/2025

This was such a fun experience!

04/06/2025

Anyone who saw the shirts Kari Devine made for the in-house or anyone that wants to support Great Escape here is a link for t-shirts. Thank you!!

Show your love of Great Escape Stables with the HOT new shirt design!

04/06/2025

Yesterday was our Spring In-house show and what a blast! There was goodie bags, an easter egg hunt, gift card awards, a bucket of stuff, parent leadline, cake walk and so much more!

Huge thank you to Kari Devine for helping me put it all together as well as her and crew for providing the food.

Thank you to Larissa Sibel Oktay and Lindsay Paxton for judging, you guys stuck it out for the long day and I truly appreciate you.

Thank you to Dover Saddlery - Crofton, MD for the gift card prizes and to Maryland Saddlery Consignment Crofton for the treat bags, coupons and the gift bucket. These donations are definitely the kids favorite part.

Another huge thank you to the parents that spend the day supporting our farm and all the kids. I truly have the best clients and barn family!!

The BIGGEST thank you to Michael Ross who was dragging rings and stuffing Easter eggs late at night getting ready for yesterday. Not mention all the picking up and setting up he did. I couldn't do any of it without him.

03/27/2025

This past weekend was our first show of the season and it was the best season opener we have had to date! There were a few hiccups but all the girls rode their absolute best and thats all I can as for. We had new pairs, a first time showing, new disciplines for some, and everything went so smoothly the entire day.

Mobil Night and Penelope Chandler ended up Champion in their 18" division. This team has been working so hard and the improvements since last year are remarkable. Penelope has really put in the time and dedication and watching these two grow together has been such a joy. These two deserved this Champion for sure. Keep it up Penelope!

Chloe and her new horse Insuspense had a rail in their first round of her 2'3" jumpers and ended up winning their 2nd round which gave them the reserve champion. Watching/helping Chloe figure Stan out has been really fun. He is a pretty cool dude thats going to teach her so much! Good job Chlo!

Paige and Winning Shot are a fairly new team and this was Paige's first show. The long stirrup was a huge division and they managed to keep it together in their flats. A few refusals in their over fences but Paige got him through and finished their round. Another dedicated rider with a tough horse that is going to teach her so much. Can't wait to see these two progress over the season!

Emmy and Cleopatra were 2nd and 3rd in their open equitation and had great flats in their long stirrup. Emmy's confidence has exponentially increased thanks to her dedication and willingness to push herself. Their first show of the season was significantly better than their last show of the previous season. Can't wait to watch their progress over this season!

Elise and Sweet Little Lies had their second show together, first time at BEST Horse Shows and first time in the jumper ring. They did fantastic, with a 2nd and 4th just missing reserve champion. This mare is a tough ride but Elise puts in the time and they contrinue to grow and improve as a pair.

Sophie and Mack Truck competed in the open pony hunter. This was tough competition with loads of cute ponies. They managed to pull a 7th in the flat. Their first flat Mack decided to stop to p**p, their second course was much better. This was also Sophie's second show and first time at BEST. Good job Sophie!

Kate and Reeses Pieces competed in the green OTTB. This was a major step up for them and Rhys is still trying to figure out big boy courses. They did a fantastic job with 3 4ths. I expect significant progress over the season for these two.

Ella and Noah competed in the walk division with Mack Truck and Oliver Twist. Thank goodness for these two ponies who pack these kids around with minimal complaining.

The dedication from these riders is proven time and time again. I am grateful for the opportunity to train them and watch their relationships with their horses blossom. Good luck with the rest of the season girls (and Noah) you guys have set the bar pretty high.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all our wonderful clients!!

12/23/2024

The sweetest, fluffy mini snoozing on this FREEZING cold day.

12/12/2024

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A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

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11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to the best clients and barn family. We are so thankful for you!!

11/17/2024

Had a great time at the BEST Horse Shows banquet last night. So proud of these girls and Noah 😊. Looking forward to what will hopefully be an even better 2025 season!