Beavercreek, Oregon

Connecting horse & rider since 1971

Highland Stables is a teaching and training barn about six miles outside Oregon City. For over fifty years we have welcomed riders of every level, teaching horsemanship on the foundations of classical dressage.

Call (503) 632-4740

5.0 rated on GoogleAges 8 to adultIndoor & outdoor arenasOwner on-site

Rider on a white Lipizzaner horse in the indoor arena at Highland Stables

From the barn

Real horses, real riders, right here in Beavercreek

School horses in the arena, young riders in the pines, and the white Lipizzaner lines this barn was built around — photographed here at Highland Stables.

Inside the barn aisle at Highland Stables with stalls on either side — Inside the barn — stalls and heated viewing room

Young riders on horses with an instructor outdoors at Highland Stables — Young riders learning together outdoors

Rider schooling a white horse in the outdoor arena — Schooling in the outdoor arena

What happens here

Lessons, camps, clubs — and a home for your horse

Riding Lessons

Personal attention built around your skills and goals. Individual programs strengthen your riding in any discipline, on a foundation of classical dressage.

Lessons & pricing

Full-Care Boarding

Daily stall cleaning and turnout, AM & PM feeding, matted stalls, wash stall, heated tack and viewing rooms — with the owner living on-site.

Boarding details

Riding Camps

Week-long camps through North Clackamas Parks & Recreation for ages 8 through adult — riding, horse care, and a horse show at week's end.

Camp seasons

Highland Riders Pony Club

Our United States Pony Club chapter builds riding, horse management, responsibility and leadership in young riders.

Meet the club

Eagala Programs

Equine-assisted growth and learning with certified professionals — ground-based sessions where horses help people learn about themselves. No riding, no horse experience needed.

How Eagala works

Clinics & Events

Anita Adams classical dressage clinics return in 2026 — March, June and October — taught in the Mikolka system from the Spanish Riding School tradition.

2026 clinic dates

Why lessons here

Good instruction makes riding safer — and the partnership better

Anyone can benefit from the training and knowledge given by a qualified instructor. The right kind of lessons make the sport safer and lead to a more rewarding relationship with your horse.

For individual lessons, our instructors create a program based on your skills and abilities — whether you're putting a first ride on a young horse, coming back to the saddle after years away, or polishing for the show ring.

Rated 5.0 on Google — a small, personal barn where riders and boarders know each other by name.

Margaret Gill with her Lipizzaner stallion Siglavy Sagana II

Come see the barn

We're at 16723 S Williams Road in Beavercreek — about 40 minutes south of Portland and 10 minutes from Oregon City. Call ahead to schedule a tour, ask about boarding availability, or find the right lesson program.

Call (503) 632-4740 Get directions

Riding lessons

A program built around you and your horse

We specialize in teaching horsemanship using the basics of classical dressage — the foundation that strengthens riding in any discipline. Individual lessons are tailored to your skills and abilities, with personal attention toward your own riding goals.

Private lessons & training

One-on-one instruction for riders who want a program of their own — from first rides to competition polish. Contact instructor Martine Baccellieri to find out more about private lessons and training.

Martine Baccellieri — call / text(503) 780-0548

Emailfmmebacc@comcast.net

Pricing for private lessons is set with the instructor — call for current rates and scheduling.

Group lessons through NCPRD

English-style riding programs run through North Clackamas Parks & Recreation for ages 8 through adult. Riding helmets are provided — bring your own flat-soled boots and a signed waiver before you ride.

Fall / Winter / Spring session$200 · $225 non-resident

Summer week-long camp$350 · $438 non-resident

Questions about the program itself (not registration)? Contact Margaret Gill at (503) 887-5143.

New to horses? Group lessons start with being comfortable on and around horses — grooming and basic care, saddling, and looking after your riding equipment — before building riding skills step by step.

Meet your instructors

Decades in the saddle, both of them

Margaret Gill — Owner

Margaret has dedicated decades to teaching English-style riding, instructing students from childhood through adulthood. Her passion began young in Scotland, and her deep understanding of horsemanship has guided countless riders to confidence, knowledge and skill. Her commitment to excellence has made her a known figure in the equestrian community — and her legacy is bringing the benefits of horsemanship to many.

Martine Baccellieri

A seasoned dressage instructor with decades of experience teaching children, teenagers and adults. Students value Martine's patient guidance and tailored coaching — from young beginners to seasoned competitors, her instruction builds strong bonds between horse and rider and helps every level achieve their goals. Martine also coordinates the Anita Adams clinics held here.

Horse boarding

Full-care boarding, natural care first

Highland Stables offers full-care boarding with a strong emphasis on natural care, backed by decades of experience. Contact us for tours and current availability.

Care includes

Daily stall cleaning & daily turnout
AM & PM feeding (grain / special feed provided by owner)
10×10 matted stalls — shavings provided
Blanket washing and repair
Hot / cold wash stall
On-call veterinarian & on-call farrier

Ask about boarding — (503) 632-4740

Facility amenities

Indoor arena with dust control
Outdoor arena with dust control
Indoor warm-up arena
Poles, cones & training aids available
Easy trailer access
Heated tack room & heated viewing room
Heated meeting room (sink & fridge)
Owner lives on-site

Riding camps

A week with horses they'll never forget

Our camps run through North Clackamas Parks & Recreation and are open to beginners, ages 8 through adult. Riders spend real time in the saddle and learn how to care for and maintain a healthy horse — grooming, tack, equipment, and riding skills taught to the US Pony Club D standard. Each week finishes with a horse show, a great chance for family to see what they've accomplished.

Summer Camps

Week-long camps, Monday–Friday, June through August.

Fee$350 · $438 non-resident

Fall · Winter · Spring

Group lesson sessions, September through spring — same learning experience, cooler weather, smaller groups.

Fee$200 · $225 non-resident

What to bring: Helmets are provided. Riders need their own flat-soled boots and a signed waiver before riding. Program questions? Margaret Gill — (503) 887-5143. Looking for private lessons instead? Contact Martine Baccellieri at (503) 780-0548.

Camp riders on horses outdoors with an instructor at Highland Stables

United States Pony Club

Highland Riders Pony Club

The United States Pony Club is a national organization for youth that teaches riding, mounted sports, and the care of horses and ponies — developing responsibility, moral judgment, leadership and self-confidence along the way.

Members put what they learn into practice at competitive rallies in the area, testing both riding and horse-management skills. Our local club is Highland Riders, based right here at the barn.

We're excited to talk with you about your child's participation — reach out to the club directly:

Caroline Booker

Director, Highland Riders

Phone(503) 939-5341

Emailhighlandriders@gmail.com

Erik McCarty

Secretary, Highland Riders

Phone(503) 793-5707

Emailerikmccarty@msn.com

Equine-assisted learning

Eagala at Highland Stables

The Eagala model (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) brings horses into personal-growth and mental-health work through a global network of certified professionals. Every Eagala practitioner is a credentialed Mental Health Professional or Equine Specialist, trained and certified to a standard.

Horses on the team

Horses mirror conscious and subconscious behavior, giving instant, non-judgmental feedback — and room to explore, build skills, and grow, for individuals and teams alike.

Ground-based, in the arena

Sessions take place in the arena, facilitated by Margaret Gill, Eagala-certified Equine Specialist since 2007, alongside local certified mental-health professionals. No riding — wear closed-toed shoes or boots and dress in layers for the weather.

For groups & individuals

From personal growth journeys to work teams building clearer communication, sessions are structured around your goals. To ask about a session, email margaret@highlandstables.net.

Margaret's own path to Eagala began with her horses carrying her through grief — she has worked with mental-health partners in the Oregon City area since 2007. Read more in Our Story.

Events · 2026

Anita Adams Dressage Clinics

Anita Adams has devoted her career to classical dressage as taught by Karl Mikolka, former Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. With nearly twenty-five years in the Mikolka system, her teaching helps riders become confident and knowledgeable in getting the best performance from their horses.

March 23–26

Monday–Thursday · Highland Stables

June 15–18

Monday–Thursday · Highland Stables

October 19–22

Monday–Thursday · Highland Stables

Riding sessions (1-hour)$275 / day · 2 days $550 · 3 days $825 · 4 days $1,100

Stabling (self-care)$35 / day · trailer parking available

Sign-ups & info — Martine Baccellieri(503) 780-0548 · fmmebacc@comcast.net

Entry forms and flyers are available from Martine, or via the stable at (503) 632-4740. Please note: no refunds on the clinic.

Our history

From Glasgow to Beavercreek — Margaret's story

For as far back as Margaret can remember, horses were her first love. This is how a girl from the British Pony Club built one of Oregon's longest-running teaching barns.

Glasgow, Scotland

Born, raised and educated in Glasgow, Margaret's education with horses grew through her teenage years with the British Pony Club. After training at the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy, she worked for the Master of the L&R Hunt — riding second horse during fox hunting season, and grooming and exercising three top-level field hunters and steeplechasers. She earned her BHSAI certification from the British Horse Society in horse management and instruction.

1972 — Beavercreek

A year in Canada became three when she met her husband Greg. They married in 1972 and moved to his hometown of Portland, buying a home on five acres in Beavercreek and acquiring two horses. Soon she was teaching the neighborhood kids to jump their horses — and Highland Stables began.

1980s — Breeding & Siglavy

From 1981, Highland Stables stood Thoroughbred, Lipizzan and Morgan stallions at stud. Margaret competed on her Lipizzan stallion Siglavy Sagana II, winning awards and championships across the West Coast. In 1987 they took High Point Performance Horse at the National Lipizzan Show in Burbank, California — where Margaret also won the Open Driving class with Sig's three-year-old colt, in his very first competition.

1991 — Carried by horses

The sudden death of Margaret's youngest daughter changed her life forever. It was the presence of her horses — the need to care for them, the welcome whinnies at feeding time — that got her up each morning. One special horse, Siglavy, showed her the way back, one step at a time, until she was back in the saddle, learning from international instructors including Erik Herbermann, Herwig Radnetter of the Spanish Riding School, and Karl Mikolka himself.

2007 — Eagala

At Eagala training with Dr. Margaret Kelleher, Margaret shared her story with a whole group — and walked away feeling good. She was certified as an Eagala Equine Specialist that year and has partnered with mental-health professionals in equine-assisted work ever since, opening the facility to therapy groups again in recent years.

Today

Highland Stables still does what it has done since 1971: lessons, camps, Pony Club, boarding and clinics in Beavercreek — connecting horse and rider, one partnership at a time.

I, Siglavy

I, Siglavy by Lisbeth Asay tells a story of salvation and adventure from the point of view of Lipizzaner stallion Siglavy Sagana II — a poetic tale of the deep connection between animal and human, for horse people and those who have never known an animal alike.

Find the book

The short version

Founded in Beavercreek in the early 1970s
Roots in the British Pony Club & British Horse Society
Lipizzaner heritage — national champions in the 1980s
Spanish Riding School lineage through Karl Mikolka
Eagala-certified equine specialist since 2007

Contact

We'd love to hear from you

Questions about lessons, boarding, clinics, camps or any of our programs? Call the barn, or send a message below — it opens in your email, addressed to us, ready to send.

Visit

Highland Stables
16723 S Williams Road
Beavercreek, OR 97004

About 6 miles outside Oregon City, 40 minutes south of Portland. Dining at Kissin Kate's or Buffalo Bill's is a few minutes away, with more choices 10 minutes away in Oregon City.

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Who to call

Barn — tours, boarding, general(503) 632-4740

Margaret Gill — programs & Eagala(503) 887-5143

Martine Baccellieri — private lessons & clinics(503) 780-0548

NCPRD — camp & group registration(503) 794-3877

Pony Club — Caroline Booker(503) 939-5341

Email Margaret: margaret@highlandstables.net
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