Triton Stables

Triton Stables Triton Stables is a beautiful facility offering horseback riding, lessons, boarding, professional tr Shep has competed at shows throughout the eastern U.S.

Shep Welles is the owner and operator of Triton Stables and has been riding since the age of 7. He has over 35 years of riding and teaching experience as a professional, and currently instructs the more advanced students at Triton Stables. including Washington, Harrisburg, Devon and the Florida Circuit. In recent years he has focused on riding and teaching aimed at preparing riders for the NCHJA h

orse shows. Shep is known for producing excellent riders and horses who consistently win top awards at the NCHJA “C” shows. Shep’s main objectives include providing quality instruction and training for the horse and rider in a fun and enthusiastic atmosphere. He strives to educate each individual to reach his or her maximum potential so they can thoroughly enjoy the equine sport. He has been awarded the Horseman of the year award twice and the Sportsmanship award of the year from the NCHJA. Megan Ward Trump is the head instructor and coordinator of the beginner and intermediate riding school at Triton Stables. Coming from an established horse family, she began riding at Triton in 1994. By 1996 she began showing successfully at the NCHJA “C” shows. She spent many years as a junior traveling on the east coast showing ponies and horses in the Pony Division and Children’s Hunter Division. At the age of 16, she began an apprenticeship with Shep to further expand her riding and understanding of all aspects of the horse industry. In the fall of 2004, Megan began riding and teaching alongside Shep as a professional. Since then she has continued to teach, ride, and coach to expand the riding program at Triton. Additionally, Megan has developed, and coaches, the Triton IEA team. Megan is a hands-on, enthusiastic instructor that produces riders with a strong understanding of the horse and the basic fundamentals of successful riding.

Triton had a knockout weekend at the SATP Memorial Day Classic!!!❤️💙🤍 thank you so much to all the Sedgefield staff for ...
05/28/2026

Triton had a knockout weekend at the SATP Memorial Day Classic!!!❤️💙🤍 thank you so much to all the Sedgefield staff for putting on such a great show. This show is one of our favorites every year, and it’s incredible that such a massive show could be run so smoothly and effortlessly each day! We’re also so thankful the weather held out for us, it turned out to be a beautiful weekend!

❤️Cafe Americano Z and Shep had a great weekend in the Performance hunters taking home champion on Sunday!

🤍Out of the Balou and Jordan had fun in the derby in the field on Friday! And brought home solid placings all weekend in the Adult hunters!

💙Quintessential and Katie had a knockout first show with us bringing home reserve champion both days in the low adults, and weekend champion!

❤️Just Imagine and Caroline had a fantastic first away show together taking 5th in the Mini Derby on the field, and Champion on Sunday in the Low Children’s

🤍Isn’t She Something and Penny blew their Low Children’s debut out of the park taking home Reserve Champion on Sunday and weekend champion!

💙Semi Charmed Day and Lainey put down solid trips all weekend in a huge group of Low Children’s to take home good ribbons all weekend

❤️Mary Jane and Coco had their first away show this weekend (MJ’s first away show ever!) and brought home great ribbons out of a huge group of Long Stirrupers all weekend and put together a great trip on the field in the mini derby.

🤍Finn’s Up and Kylie were super consistent and strong all weekend in the Long Stirrup taking home great placings out of a huge group, and a great mini derby round.

💙Moulin Rouge and Sylvie killed it in the Long Stirrup even bringing home Reserve Champion on Sunday!

❤️Say Cheese and Taylor had a great first show with us. Baby Cheese blew us away with how brave he was all weekend and put together some great rounds. They even brought home the hack win both days!

💙Valley Runs Enzo and Peyton had a great first away show together even bringing home Reserve Champion in the Children’s Ponies on Sunday!

🤍Annie B Good and Sofia had a great weekend in the Short Stirrup with great ribbons all weekend in a big group, and taking home reserve champion on Sunday!

💙Brownie Points and Victoria had a great weekend in the crossrails bringing home great ribbons out of a gigantic group.

❤️Daddy’s Paycheck and Emerson had a great weekend in Crossrails bringing home champion on Saturday! Emerson was such a trooper and rode with an injured eye on Saturday, and still rode to the win!

🤍SaLynns Rainey Day Blues had a great weekend taking home good ribbons with Natalie in the Walk Trot Poles, and with Cat in the Walk Trot Canter

Huge congratulations to all our riders!

We had a blast last weekend at the Triangle Sandhills Classic!! Our riders have been putting in so much work and it’s so...
05/20/2026

We had a blast last weekend at the Triangle Sandhills Classic!! Our riders have been putting in so much work and it’s so special watching it pay off in the show ring.

⭐️Nana Folia and Dawson crushed it in the 0.95m jumpers taking home 1st and 2nd and put together beautiful trips in the THIS and the NCHJA Children’s Medal finishing 6th in both.

⭐️Otto Correct and Isabel made their debut in the Children’s Hunters and put together some really beautiful trips on Saturday. This pair is learning and growing so much and we can’t wait to see where the rest of the year takes them!

⭐️Bedazzled and Saylor teamed back up this weekend and put together some great trips taking home some top ribbons out of a giant group of S/M Children’s Ponies

We’ve got a jam packed summer ahead, and we can’t wait to see you all!💙🏆
05/09/2026

We’ve got a jam packed summer ahead, and we can’t wait to see you all!💙🏆

We had such a great week at Aiken Charity Horse Show I! Such a beautiful venue, and such a fun show. Our horses and ride...
05/06/2026

We had such a great week at Aiken Charity Horse Show I! Such a beautiful venue, and such a fun show. Our horses and riders were all fantastic!

Knock on Wood WNE was a superstar at his first horse show. This coming 4yo blew us away with how confident he could be at such an impressive venue. On Friday, he showed in the 2’3 USHJA with Maddie and got better each trip, jumping some beautiful jumps, and took home 3rd in the U/S with Dawson. On Sunday, Dawson piloted him confidently around the long stirrup, even taking home the hack win!

Surreal and Isabel partnered for the weekend and were such a fun pair to watch. The pair took home 4th in the M+S Pony Medal on Friday, and put together solid trips all weekend in the Larges among a super competitive field!

Bedazzled and Saylor teamed up this weekend and blew us away with some great rides! Including 2nd in their first trip on Sunday! This pair was so fun to watch

On Saturday, the show got cancelled due to weather, but we didn’t let that rain on our parade!! Between taking care of the ponies, we enjoyed spending the day together, and rounding it off with a KY Derby Party. We had a blast🐎🥂

Huge congratulations to Peyton Bednaz on her 6th place finish at IEA Nationals in Future Novice on the flat. After a fan...
05/06/2026

Huge congratulations to Peyton Bednaz on her 6th place finish at IEA Nationals in Future Novice on the flat. After a fantastic season, Peyton had 2 beautiful rides at nationals that landed her her 6th place spot, and we could not be more proud!

Triton Stables C Show – This Saturday, May 9! 🐴We’re excited to host our upcoming C show this weekend at Triton Stables!...
05/06/2026

Triton Stables C Show – This Saturday, May 9! 🐴

We’re excited to host our upcoming C show this weekend at Triton Stables! In an effort to keep all horses safe and healthy, we are implementing an important health requirement:

📋 Temperature Logs Required for All Incoming Horses
• Begin taking temperatures twice daily starting Wednesday
• Include at least one temperature reading on the day of the show
• Logs must be checked by staff before any horse is unloaded

🔗 Access the temperature log form here:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61f162b5d77c757d19c5648a/t/69f7e9145a3a3b38b795b602/1777854740827/Temperature+Log_May.pdf

⏰ Registration Deadline
All entries must be submitted by Friday at 5:00 PM to avoid a late fee.

🔗 Register here:
https://horsespot.net/shows/results?name=triton%20stables&searchDate=

Thank you for helping us keep our horses healthy and our show running smoothly. We look forward to seeing everyone at Triton Stables this weekend!

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Huge congratulations to Cafe Americano Z owned by Lauren Liles and piloted by Shep Welles for claiming the top spot in t...
04/30/2026

Huge congratulations to Cafe Americano Z owned by Lauren Liles and piloted by Shep Welles for claiming the top spot in the $1500 Hunt and Go Derby at the SATP Spring show. This young horse is developing so beautifully and we can’t wait to see what the future has in store for him!💙🏆⭐️

We spent two weekends this month at the Carolina Horse Park for the Sedgefield Early Spring, and Spring shows. We had a ...
04/28/2026

We spent two weekends this month at the Carolina Horse Park for the Sedgefield Early Spring, and Spring shows. We had a blast both weeks and are so proud of both groups we brought!

Some highlights include:
Early Spring:
💙Daddy’s Paycheck and Emerson 1st Place Crossrails Derby
💙Galileo and Lynne 1st place team and 4th place individual finish in the Nations Cup
❤️Annie B Good and Sofia 2nd place Mini Derby
💛Out Of The Balou and Jordan 3rd place $1500 Hunt and Go Derby
💛 Finn’s Up and Kylie 3rd place Mini Derby
⭐️Cafe Americano Z and Shep 7th Place in the $1500 Hunt and Go Derby
⭐️Isn’t She Something 8th place Mini Derby

Spring:
💙Cafe Americano Z and Shep took top honors in the $1500 Hunt and Go Derby
❤️Isn’t She Something and Penny took 2nd Place in the Mini Derby
💛Daddy’s Paycheck and Emerson 3rd place Crossrails Derby
💛Kiddin Around and Amelia 3rd Place Mini Derby
⭐️Out Of The Balou and Jordan 6th place in the $1500 Hunt and Go Derby

Congratulations to all our horse and rider combinations for two stellar shows this month!

03/19/2026

**EDITED W/ SCHEDULE CHANGE**

We can’t wait to kick off our Triton Stables C Show Circuit this Saturday! The schedule will run as follows:

Ring 1: 8am on
Short stirrup
Long stirrup

Ring 2:
Xrails
Walk trot

Ring 1:
*open schooling Hunter cards*
Ch pony
Low child
Ch l/adult hunter

The food truck will arrive at 11:00. We can’t wait to see everyone!

Address

2521 Baptist Road
Durham, NC
27703

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 9am - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 6:30pm
Sunday 9am - 6:30pm

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