Tower Hill Stables

Our school used them for a petting zoo. They were on time, polite, and the animals seemed to be treated well. I would recommend them.

Extremely rude trail guide. He even said he gave us «lazy» horses. We wanted to take our son but that won’t be happening.

My daughter has been riding at Tower Hill since she was 6 years old. She is now 15, this barn is excellent! The owner and staff are all very warm and welcoming. The horses are very well cared for. I am happy we found this barn almost 10 years ago. We love it and the staff!

I was referred to Tower Hill by a very reputable private stable for casual trail rides. This is one of the only stable in the area that owns enough property to have trail rides without insurance problems. I made a random call on a Thursday and was given a private ride less than an hour later. Brad was great. Good trails, great discussion, and helped out with the idea of expanding my riding experience. We talked about the reality of owning a horse. I am now tempted to plan a purchase in the future. Impressive after 1 visit. I don’t know others in the area but after today, why would I need to? Everyone here was smiling and pleasant, much better than expected.

I have boarded two of my own horses and shareboarded three others at this farm. The facilities are expansive. Large stalls, big indoor with new footing, three outdoor rings and numerous large turnouts. Four outdoor sand rings with cross country jumps placed around the property as well. Grass track and trails too. My second horse was brought to Tower hill directly off the racetrack. In less then a year my trainer and I took her to her first rated horseshow. Within two years she is now showing Jumpers on the ‘A’ circuit.
Tower caters to a melting pot of riders. From pleasure to show jumping, they have trainers and care for all types of horses. I have watched little people ride their first walk trot lessons and learn all the way up Junior show riders at this barn. First rate care and knowledge makes this a great place for a horse. My horse is happy and thriving there.

tower hill stables is horrible place to board your horse. the trainers are shockingly rude, always late and really have little knowledge. the barn is full of gossip and thieves. the owners seem to care little about the horses and only about money. really not worth the price or the headache. bottom line: if you care about your horse or your sanity you will not go to tower hill stables

I would definately NOT keep my horse at Tower Hill Stables in Hampshire IL for several reasons all coming from my own personal experience.
The first being the owner, he is «hot headed» and seems very unethical. From what I can tell, I“m pretty sure not only does he not «like» horses but he «dislikes» them. Many boarders there share this same opinion.
A few things:
1) They cut the feedings in ½ and then raised the monthly fee and DIDN“T tell the boarders. I found out from one of the workers. My understanding was this property was paid for so it wasn’t like it was for «survival» for the stables and even if it was I don’t think that’s acceptable with out first telling boarders that you have removed one of the feedings.
2) There was a horse that «attacked» yes «attacked» several people (at least 4 that I know about), knocking 1 to the ground and almost getting another in the head with his back hooves. When they told the owner at Tower Hill, he said «it must have been something you did».
3) When shareboarders came to pick up my horse, they physically refused to let them take him even though October was paid for and he was leaving «before» the end of October. They tried to include him on a «stall agreement» requiring 30 days notice which he was not in, he was pasture board and there was no such agreement. If he was in a stall and I signed an agreement for that, I wouldn’t have a problem, however, they were was no agreement as such and he was just tossed in with a bunch of other horses. When I asked for a copy of the agreement, it took them a long time to respond and then they just sent me a BLANK copy. The Shareboarders just paid so they could leave but he told them the amount they were paying was ½ of the board which was a COMPLETE and TOTAL LIE. He really charged them the entire month!
4) Several horses got cut by old fencing in the pasture, which they didn’t do anything about and then my horse got a cut. I understand things like that sometimes happen at a stables but after that many times it should really be addressed.
5) They charged me for care of my horse after I got him stitched up, even though, I took care of all his needs (which were minimal, he only had 2 stitches and we all questioned if it even needed to be done but I figure better safe than sorry). So they charged me for something they «claimed» they did but didn’t discuss it with me whatsoever and I saw no signs at all that there was any care for him when I went out there. I just saw the extra charge on my credit card.
The bottom line is, even though they clearly see it as just a business and $$$, they don’t even do well at that piece of it, but above all, we always want our animals to be cared for by people who actually «love» animals. I just don’t believe that to be true here.