Updated May24 2010

CSP Stables, a small hunter/jumper, sales/showing barn, is situated on 6.5 acres in beautiful Coldstream in the Okanagan Valley. We offer an excellent lesson program including day camps for all school breaks with the show scene in mind to be successful. Our students are a wonderful group of keen riders that love horses/riding and all aspects of horsemanship. Check out our lesson program & lease offers with the opportunity to show & jump competitively. We attend all local shows, cheering & helping each other through our accomplishments.

Quality ponies are often offered for sale. Our ponies are professionally trained and screened for perfect manners. We pride ourselves on honest representation and reasonable prices. Click here for references.

Check out our ponies for sale or contact us to request your specific pony needs. We may have a
pony not yet listed. We often know of several nice ponies for sale that may be your Perfect match.

CSP also offers boarding/training consignment to help sell your pony. We do the work for you, including advertising, pictures/video, presenting, vetting, trials, paperwork, etc. We have various options available to meet your needs. Contact us for more info/prices.

"We truly love what we do"!!!!

Recent Events & News

Welcome to new student this week, Makena who rode wonderfully on Mr. today.

Vernons H/J show is just 12 days away. We will be there for the whole weekend having fun thanks to the "Doroshuk-Trailer".

Mel, Aja, Caileigh, & Emma & Emma are getting ready for a great weekend. "Kawabunga" is making his first showing debut...and will do great even though he just started jumping this week in a lesson!!!

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First show of the year, jumping at Topline Stables Show Park.......Aja & Darby won both their divisons on jumper day as did Caileigh & Eddie win top ribbons.

All their classes had over 15 competitors in each. A beautiful day with great success. "happy mothers day"

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Welcome "Miley"

Nell has purchased a new horse for herself. Miley is a cute small mare, grey with black points.

First Horse Show is just weeks away....we will be competing at all shows that offer Jumper classes for our talented young riders & their horses.

Welcome to another great season at CSP Stables. Riding ring is open & our students are working hard at getting ready for the 2010 show season. Emma Elders is excitedly getting her new pony "Bumble~Buzz" ready for a successful year. Good Luck to Emma E., Emma W., Aja K. & Caileigh D. on a grand start to our showing season.

Riding lessons & coaching at shows is still available for students with there own horses.

Riding lessons on our ponies is now available on a limited basis depending on your needs. Email/phone for an appointment.

Note: we are looking at bringing in some nice consignment ponies for sale. (the best way to succeed in riding is to have your own equine bond)
Please let me know if your interested in buying a pony/horse for your child.

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2010 Local Show Schedule
June 5-6 Vernon H/J Show
June 20 Vernon Jumper show

July 16-18 Topline Summer Derby Show
Aug 7 Vernon Open Show
Oct 1-3 Topline Fall H/J Show

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To all our students, boarders & friends I share with a very heavy heart & sad anouncement that my beloved large pony "Minnie" aka: "Minika" has passed away due to colic complications. I can't express enough how much all your support & kind words/memories have meant to me. It has been a shocking/life changing experience, she really was that special, to not just me, but every student that had the opportunity to ride such a pony. She gave you a ride for the experienced or a safe quiet ride for the beginner....but no doubt if showing/jumping you would win.... it didn't matter if packing a walk-trotter or a speedy jump course, she'd WIN!!!!!! She loved to jump & it showed. To my best "Super~Pony" I wish you greener pastures over the "rainbow bridge".

"NEWS BLAST"
Emma W. has purchased a new pony, super~cute "Ozzi" is a Reg. New Forest Pony, steel grey & ready for a new career in jumping.
Emma E. liked Buzz so much she has a new pony & looks forward to showing him next season.

Nell has acquired "Respect in Sport/Speak Out" a fabulous course which promotes tools to ensure a coach is fully aware of their actions & of others so that children are always moving forward in a positive manner in regards to there chosen sport.

VDRC Annual Awards night for high point 2009 members found our 2 members & students Emma Elders winning her Walk/Trot Trophy again riding "Fancy Snow Pants" & Aja King receiving a lovely tack bag for her reserve Youth award riding "Royal Remington".

* Thank you so much to all our wonderful students & their families for trusting our farm to take care of all your safe riding needs & learning experience.
We take pride in our knowledge & personal attention to you & your horses needs or your ridng aspirations through lessons.

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***Our student Aja King is not only a great young rider, but an accomplished author with a wonderful book called "Three Grin Salad" Along with a great read, a wonderful choice of pictures inside....our own large pony "Minika" is famous in the book!!!!!

Aja & her horse "Darby" aka: "Royal Remington"

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A typical new pony shoppers experience:

I'd be very leery of the cheap, find 'em at the auction route. There's many reasons why a pony would be at the auction, and most of those reasons are not good.

Maybe I just kept coming across bad ponies in my search, but even trying an inappropriate pony can have devastating consequences. I was quite clear in all communication with pony sellers that I needed a bombproof pony for a timid walk/trot rider. One of these little darlings took off at a dead run and then spun on a dime, with my 7 year old on her, throwing him *hard* into the wall of the indoor. Yep, that did a lot for his confidence. It got to the point that no matter how small the pony, we were looking at, *I* got on it first. One pony was so barn sour that it threw itself on the ground (and me!) when I asked it to walk forward (but better falling on me than my son). Another pony was so strong that *I* could not steer it, forget about my son. We found a wonderful pony - quiet, could be ridden by my son in a halter & leadline - it had severe soundness issues behind where it couldn't pick up a foot to be picked without great difficulty. Vet said "no way" without even taking x-rays. And these ponies are just some of my stories - I have more.

Why go to the auction and potentially be stuck with a pony like we encountered? For an experienced adult rider who knows the risk of potential behavior/physical issues of getting a horse at auction, fine. For a kid? For a first pony who needs to be a saint? No way!

Lisa Cook Brookline, NH, USA

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*Please note: We are not responsible for misrepresentation of ponies we do not own or keep on our premises. We try to the best of our knowledge to get the most accurate information on all ponies offered for sale. We pride ourselves on honest representation & disclose all we know to the best of our knowledge.