Scio Church Stables

11/28/2023

Small private barn looking for 2-3 hours of help mornings. Feeding/turnout/stalls beginning at 8 am or stall cleaning/barn work with flexible start time. 2-5 days/ week - willing to work with the right individual to come up with a workable schedule. Hay barn in picture- separate stables.

04/18/2023

What’s going on at Scio Church Stables??

While many older barns in the Midwest are falling into ruin, we continue to restore, renovate, and revitalize the buildings on this historic farm.
The land was homesteaded in 1832, when Michigan was at the frontier of westward expansion. The big hip barn that you see in this picture was built around the turn of the last century. We know that it is more modern than the smaller middle barn. Rather than pegs and hand-hewn axe marks on the timber, the big barn has both pegs to hold the beams, some hand-forged nails, and rotary marks on the timbers, indicating use of a mechanical saw.
Weathering on the big barn’s southern exposure from the sun has gradually resulted in a labyrinth of holes for birds of all kinds! Very nice for the birds, but not so nice for storing the high quality hay that we grow, harvest, and store here.
The barn is built of old growth wood, sourced from the property from trees that likely emerged from their seeds in the early to mid 1800’s, is being replaced with new cedar planks. The new siding will hopefully take the barn into the next century. If anyone is interested in salvaging the beautiful old barn siding please contact me!
As stewarts of this place at this time, we are happy to participate in preserving a bit of Michigan.

03/03/2023

Just a bit of weather today…

02/13/2023

Shout out to Scio Church Stables’ alumni Cecilia Lundberg and Cascor 💜
Best wishes for the upcoming show season as members of the Norwegian National Eventing Team!! 🌟

02/13/2023

Yes! We have a small, cooperative barn community providing excellent horse care and riding opportunities in a beautiful, relaxing environment for equines and their people.

01/31/2023

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood ☀️

01/29/2023

Beautiful winter day for a ride in the snow ❄️

05/29/2022

Cecilia and Cascor pass their vet check trot up at Baborowko Equestrian Festival, Poland. Stadium jumping today!

05/15/2022

Refurbished sign! Needed a little touch up after 17 years!!

04/13/2022

03/27/2022

Tack Sale Day 2!!
True, yesterday was a bit chilly and true, today may be just a bit chillier yet, but the sale must go on!
We are protected from the elements in a 200 year old historic barn, with many saddles, bridles, bits, boots, training gear, barn supplies and other items remaining in search of new homes.
Open noon to 4 pm today!!

03/21/2022

TACK and BARN SALE!

Saturday March 26, 10am - 2pm
Sunday March 27, 12pm - 4pm

Spring is here and it’s time to gear up for summer!

We have hunt seat, saddle seat, western, driving equipment as well as stable and farm supplies! Saddles, bridles, bits, show clothing, horse books! Sizes range from Shetland to Hackney to Arabian to Warmblood!

We have something for everyone. Come see if we have just what you are looking for, or something that you did not realize that you need until you see it!