Across The Way Stables was opened in November 2002. The Stable grew out of our own problems with finding a safe \ fun place for my horse.  I had moved my horse 4 times in 1 year. We were at the 1^st stable 6 months, but the owner sold out to a developer. The 2^nd stable; Billy was seriously hurt within 2 weeks of moving there. We stayed for another 2 months while he healed enough to be moved. The 3^rd stable, well he suddenly developed a fear of water hoses, and one evening when I stopped by, the “owner / trainer” was in the process of moving the horses. She was being kicked out of the barn she leased. After that I started spending the majority of my day at the barn to insure my horse wasn’t moved again, and to insure he was being cared for.

Within a month of moving the horses the “owner/trainer” decided she had had enough and just left a barn full of horses. I took on the responsibility of caring for the horses until I could notify the owners (some whom were not aware their horse had even been moved) that they needed to make arrangements for their horses. During this period, I approached the property owner and asked if I could lease his barn and pastures. We struck a deal and Across The Way Stables was born.

We chose the name Across The Way Stables because we were on Highway 124... Across The Way from Chateau Elan. The barn was a 24 stall converted chicken barn. Included in my lease (with the property owner) was 10 acres. In addition, I leased 50 acres from the farmer next door to the barn.   The operation grew fast and within a year, I had a full barn, a lesson program and field boarded horses on another field I leased that was approximately ½ mile from the barn. The Duluth Police even boarded their three horses with me.

In August 2004, I purchased 25 acres. My original plans where to clear the land, develop the pastures, build the barn and house before moving the horses. However, the property owner of the leased barn became upset that I had purchased land other than his place. He gave me two months to move.

We cleaned 5 acres, built a ten-stall barn, found a place for all but 10 horses and moved to our current location in October 2004. We then set about cleaning up and clearing another 5 acres and building a house. The house construction is finished. In addition, we've clear another 15 acres and built an all weather (M10) arena.

In the interim, I have changed the focus of Across The Way Stables. I’ve decided to become an adult rider / OTTB training facility. I'm limiting the number of full board horses to 10, so as to give them the attention I expect for my horses.

In the end, we've gotten back to what we intended to do ... Ride and Enjoy the company of our horses