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Equestrian Community
Soft Landing Stables is a hunter-jumper show horse facility offering full-care and field board, horseback riding lessons, and leases to local equestrians. SLS provides hunter-jumper show horses and riders top of the line care and a supportive environment.Boarding, horse leasing, lessons and horse training are what we do and we love it all!
Soft Landing Stables is proud to call long-time trainer and 'r' rated hunter and equitation judge, Lyndi Prettyman-Caruso, our resident trainer. Lyndi offers private and group lessons for our riders as well as coaching at local rated and unrated shows. She guides beginner or advanced riders toward their goals, whether they want to compete and win at "A" shows or develop a balanced seat for trail riding.
Soft Landing Stables is conveniently located just 20 minutes from Capitol Hill, 30 minutes from downtown DC, and 15 minutes from Old Town Alexandria. The 40 acre facility offers 25 acres of well maintained pastures enclosed by three-board oak fencing, and nestled quietly within the privacy of the surrounding treeline and Potomac River. The horses are kept in large pastures (up to 10 acres in size) and have plenty of room to run and play.
BOARD AVAILABILITY
There are currently no openings for field board or full-care stall board. We welcome inquiries to join our waiting list.
LEASE AVAILABILITY
All SLS horses are currently leased. Please check back.
For general information, photos, and videos, please see our Horses for Lease page or to schedule an assessment ride please Contact Us.
UPCOMING SHOWS
06/15/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
06/16/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
07/13/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
07/14/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
08/03/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
08/04/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
08/17/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
08/18/2013 - BEST Hunter/Jumper Show
PG Equestrian Center (MD)
CURRENT EVENTS
05/16/2013: SLS welcomes Eloy and Nicole Bracera who are now leasing Geronimo. Pictures coming soon!
04/24/2013: SLS welcomes talented rider Sarah R. who is leasing Zack. Pictures coming soon!
04/20-21/2013: SLS riders Tara, Liane, Lauren and Stef as well as trainer Lyndi put in stellar performances at the last BEST show. Lyndi showed Soft Landing's Standout at 3' and taking division champion, pictured below.
03/25/2013: A great performance both Saturday and Sunday at the BEST Horse Show hunter series. In attendance was Lyndi Prettyman-Caruso, our resident trainer, leading the way, along with Catherine with Tara on Cocoa, Liane on Gracie, Jerri with Denra on Cruise, and Stephani and Lauren on Bert. More updates with pictures and video will be posted soon!
03/18/2013: SLS will be well represented at the first show in the BEST horse show series this coming weekend with a large group of our riders and horses expecting to compete in both hunters and jumpers.
03/17/2013: Adding another splash of color to the pastures, SLS welcomes Julia's new horse, Max, to the barn! Max joins Julia and Tommy and their horse, Cody, who moved to SLS last fall.
02/21/2013: A belated welcome to Kaitlin who moved in with Freebie last month (pictured below). We are still waiting for a picture of Liane on Gracie.
02/03/2013: We are excited to welcome Kate Hicks to SLS on February 16th to give private lessons to a few of our riders. Among many other accomplishments, Kate recently competed and placed 15th in the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** event and is sure to bring with her a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our riders!
01/15/2013: Soft Landing Stables welcomes new boarder Liane Hesse with her Oldenburg mare Gracie. Liane comes from California where she ran her training practice for many years at the L.A. Equestrian Center. Picture coming soon!
01/12/2013: Multiple championships and reserve championships at the BEST undercover show.
Brandy-Michelle with Fred pictured below.
Owner Bonnie Erbé showed for the first time since her major injury in May 2011. She and her horse, Standout (Stan), were champion in the senior pleasure division.
Bonnie with Stan pictured below.
Tara and her new pony, Cocoa, continuously improved as the weekend went on, placing in the ribbons in over six classes and taking home a reserve champion at their first show!
Tara and Cocoa pictured below.
01/05/2013: Soft Landing Stables welcomes new boarder Kaitlin and her stunning TB eventer Free Admission to the barn! Pictures soon!
12/21/2012: Holiday Party at the barn. A good time was had by all!
12/08/2012: Catherine, Tara, and Brandy hit the road to Frying Pan Park's Hunter Show once again, only to meet an unusually high turn-out of entries. Given that their divisions had still not started by 7pm, the team packed it up, called it a day, and chocked it up to a good dress rehearsal for Catherine and Tara's new pony!
12/07/2012: Catherine and Tara welcome their new pony, Cocoa to Soft Landing Stables!
11/03/2012: Catherine, Tara, Lauren, Denra, and Brandy enjoyed taking home plenty of ribbons as well as the unseasonably warm weather at Frying Pan Park's Hunter Show.
Fall 2012: Soft Landing Stables welcomes the addition of three new boarders. Julie Weisz and her three horses, In Style, Lance and Delilah join us from California. Julie provides hunter and jumper lessons on her horses.
Julie Weisz
Fall 2012: Soft Landing Stables welcomes Tommy and Julia with their horse Cody, pictured below.
