Gemstone Stable

Gemstone Stable GemStone Stable....Where every horse is a treasure. We are a small and personal farm. We are a small stable in Cearfoss Maryland.

I have 2 Quarter Horses and love to spend time with them, they are 13 and 18. I have been around horses since I was a teenager. I also enjoy natural horsemanship and trail challenges but welcome all disciplines and would not mind learning more about other areas of the horse world. Come check us out and see if we can help you with your horse needs. Stall board is $450 a month and includes:
- 12X12

Matted stalls
- Stalls each have individual paddock so they don't have to be cooped up.
- Each stall has inside and outside access.
- Includes grain twice a day.
- Includes hay multiple times a day depending on the pasture.
- Daily turnout to pasture, weather permitting
- Large paddock is mostly covered
- All paddocks are cleaned daily.
- Heated Feed and Tack Rooms
- Locked Tack Room
- Bathroom
- Outdoor arena
- 60' Round Pen
- Horse Trailer parking
- Lots of TLC
- Apply fly masks and spray (owner provides)

- Blanketing at an extra charge

We also have 2 outside spots for $350. We now have a short term rental for horses and people. Check out our website for more information.

01/06/2025
01/04/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

We have accomodations for horses and people. Check out our website for more information.
01/01/2025

We have accomodations for horses and people. Check out our website for more information.

Galloping Getaway now has its own grill.

See our reviews on google:
12/26/2024

See our reviews on google:

5.0 ★ · Horse boarding stable

Happy birthday Jesus!Merry Christmas everyone!
12/25/2024

Happy birthday Jesus!

Merry Christmas everyone!

12/24/2024
Hope everyone has a blessed day with family and friends.
11/28/2024

Hope everyone has a blessed day with family and friends.

Thanks Renee, Pat and Resplendent Majk for staying with us in our horse hotel. Renee just won him in a raffle, a regist...
11/02/2024

Thanks Renee, Pat and Resplendent Majk for staying with us in our horse hotel. Renee just won him in a raffle, a registered 2.5 year old arabian gelding. Such a nice horse!! Congratulations Renee!

Pizza party with horse friends at Gemstone Stable yesterday. Always a good time.
10/26/2024

Pizza party with horse friends at Gemstone Stable yesterday. Always a good time.

Great day for a trail ride.
10/19/2024

Great day for a trail ride.

Great day for sunflower pictures.
10/19/2024

Great day for sunflower pictures.

Make sure to check out and "like" our short term apartment rental. Thanks
10/17/2024

Make sure to check out and "like" our short term apartment rental. Thanks

10/01/2024

Spotted lanternfly are laying eggs now through December. If you spot the following, make sure you kill the eggs before they hatch next spring.

How to scrape eggs ➡ https://bit.ly/34yiHGg

Dixie loves being a barn dog.
09/26/2024

Dixie loves being a barn dog.

Address

14802 Hamby Drive
Hagerstown, MD
21740

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17177292767

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GemStone's Galloping Getaway is now open. "GemStone's Galloping Getaway" was recently finished in the lower level of the house for overnight stays. Come enjoy the brilliant sunrises and sunsets over the rolling hills outside your window. Your invited to stay a night or stay a week and enjoy what the tri state has to offer. We have accommodations for you and your horses. www.GemStoneStable.com

We've had horses come and go here and the goal is if they leave they leave better than they came, hopefully the owner too. This little paint horse named Gunner came here in June when his wonderful owner Sue bought him. He was a bit of a mess, she pretty much paid to rescue him.... his hooves were so bad, probably hadnt been trimmed in a year or more; was skinny and dull hair, his teeth were never done; sometimes gimpy; and his personality was blah. Sue has prayed and prayed for him and we have all showed him love and good feed and forage and he has just blossomed. He is healthy and curious and seems to love life. Just makes my heart full of joy to see him play like this with Red and Jasper, the alfa horses. A totally different horse.

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We are a small stable in Cearfoss Maryland. I have 2 Quarter Horses and love to spend time with them, they are 8 and 12. I have been around horses since I was a teenager. I enjoyed barrel racing until Nov 2018 when I had a horse accident and now I’m learning more about natural horsemanship, cowboy dressage, and obstacle courses. We welcome all disciplines and would not mind learning more about other areas of the horse world. Come check us out and see if we can help you with your horse needs. Stall board is $325 a month and includes: - 12X12 Matted stalls - Stalls each have individual paddock so they don't have to be cooped up. - Each stall has inside and outside access. - Includes grain twice a day. - Includes hay. - Daily turnout to pasture, weather permitting - Primarily board and wire horse fence. - Heated Feed and Tack Rooms - Locked Tack Room - Bathroom - Outdoor arena - 60' Round Pen - we now have a large roof over our paddock, all horses will have shelter when turned out. - Horse Trailer parking - Lots of TLC - Apply fly masks and spray (owner provides) - Blanketing at an extra charge

We also started layover boarding in their own private area. Very nice if you are traveling and need to give your equine friend a break.