stockton's plum creek stables

I came here with a large group and went on a hayride in the evening. The horses pull you along on large trailers through the countryside. The horses didn't move too fast which was fine - it lasted about 45 minutes or so. There wasn't a lot of see but the view of the mountains at twilight was very memorable. Afterwards we had a cook out and made a campfire. The place is a little rough around the edges, but i guess that is to be expected at a horse ranch. The one drawback was how dark it was walking back to the car. Almost stepped in something the horse left behind :( But overall Stockton's is worth visiting.

Things must have a changed a lot at the Stable in the past several years. I started boarding my horse there in 2011 and have been on hayrides and rented horses there. It's definitely not the prettiest place but everyone there is friendly, the boarders and the workers, and my horse has gained quite a bit of weight in the last 6 months, and the trails are beautiful to ride on, lots of trees and stream crossings

I've been stabling my horses there for 10 years and have been very happy with the facility. When the stable was broken into several years back the owners called me at work to inform me of the situation and asked that I come immediately to check and be sure nothing had been stolen from the tack shed I use. My older horse died there 3 years ago through no fault of theirs (she was old) and again they called me immediately and were most sympathic and helpful. While the facility is not picture perfect (not a hunt club) there is ample room in the fields for the horses, at will feeding with huge hay rings and plenty of water. It gives you the feel of the old west and that works just fine for me. The runs are cleaned daily and the horses in the runs are feed on schedule twice a day. I know because I had mine in runs for about 6 months until room became available in one of the fields. Access to the ample riding trails in Chatfield park is wonderful.

When I was at Stockton, the horses were in terrible shape. Their runs and pastures were a mess, their tack was far from acceptable, and the horses weren't treated right. They ask you to tighten the girth too much so it hurts the horse. They tell you to kick and kick the horse which is TOTALLY unnecessary! They overcharge on lessons and leasing and they teach you a load of crap.I'm so glad my mom pulled me outta there. It was horrific for both me (to see them in such distress) and for the horses!

I kept my horse in a "run stall" on their property for enough time to learn how things don't work out there. To start the place is just a freaking dump..they don't clean stalls well at all, they have junk scattered everywhere, everything falls apart or is falling apart, there isnt one light to see at night with, and basicly they just don't care. When the horses are fed, sometimes they get their required feed amount, sometimes they don't. Their water buckets are covered in slime and algae, they are almost never cleaned. Water also runs dangerously low at times. If your horse gets hurt, they don't call you..because they couldnt find your number in their clutter! They never work/groom the arenas, the stalls ground is made of sharp asphalt, etc.. i could just go on and on of how they DON'T function!

Stockton's Plum Creek Stables is a wonderful place to horseback ride. The people there are great, the facilities are beautiful and the trails are unparalleled. The best part of the experience is the overall "true west" feeling you get from riding there. The rides lack the forced western nature that other trail rides rely on; here the people and the rides are natural, as close as one can come to a "true cowboy" ride.Overall, I would highly recommend these stables to anyone that loves the west and that loves to ride!