Shadow Creek FarmBoarding · Training · LessonsClient Login Shadow Creek Farm offers full-care boarding and year-round riding instruction in Chadds Ford and Ridley Creek State Park. From first lessons to competitive goals, our program builds confident riders through thoughtful instruction, hands-on horse care, and a strong foundation in horsemanship.
How we work
Our approach brings together attentive horse care and instruction tailored to each rider. Both barns share the same standards for care, teaching, and communication, with room for beginners, returning riders, and experienced competitors to learn and grow.
Meet the people behind our daily care: Sarah Siegele, Chadds Ford barn manager, and Gabrie Deans, Ridley Creek barn manager. Our team will help you get to know each location and the programs available there.
Boarding & lessons
Explore boarding and riding lessons, introduce your child to horses at camp, or celebrate with a pony party at Ridley Creek.
Full-care board at two locations, with indoor riding, horse-specific care and published rates.
Compare boarding options 02Private and group lessons for beginners, adults, returning riders and competitors.
Explore riding lessons 03Riding, grooming, tacking and barn work in a structured youth day camp.
Review camp information 04Celebrate at Ridley Creek with a two-hour pony party, including one hour of guided rides and access to our indoor party room.
Plan a pony partyChadds Ford and Ridley Creek
Both locations offer indoor and outdoor riding, with distinct facilities and programs. We’ll help you explore the options and find the right setting for your horse, your goals, and your family.
Chadds Ford
Thirty-two stalls, an indoor arena, an outdoor jump field, heated aisles, automatic waterers, three hot-and-cold wash stalls, climate-controlled tack storage and a comfortable lounge.
Explore Chadds Ford
Ridley Creek
Ridley Creek has indoor and outdoor riding, multiple turnout options, and a climate-controlled boarder tack room. Boarders can access more than four miles of state-park trails. We do not offer guided or public trail rides.
Explore Ridley CreekRiding with purpose
Lessons include handling, grooming, tacking, riding, judgment and responsibility.
New and returning riders start privately. Lessons cover safe handling, grooming, tacking, position and control.
Adults and recreational riders build skills and independence at a pace that supports their interests and goals. Competition is optional.
Riders ready for technical work can add focused private coaching and ability-matched groups.
Before you enroll
Explore our programs, rates, and two locations.
Tell us about your interests, experience, and preferred location so we can guide you through the next steps.
Before enrollment, we provide the applicable written policies, scheduling or care information and program-specific requirements.
Visit Shadow Creek Farm
We’d love to learn about your horse, your riding goals, or your family’s interests. Contact us to explore a program or arrange a visit with our team.