About Us

Started in 1997, Shannondale Farm promotes Dressage, Equitation, and Hunter-Jumpers. Many of our students have competed successfully in 'A' circuit shows such as the Washington Intl. Horse show and in Palm Beach/Wellington. Owners, David and Julie Shannon, live on the property and have extensive knowledge and experience with sport horses, including training, breeding, showing, and management of upscale sport horse facilities. We also have dedicated, experienced farm employees living on the premises to help provide instant on-site care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our clientele range from Moms, to young riders, to business professionals. Some of our clients show and some ride for pleasure, but all are serious about their horses and their training. Our show schedule consists of a regular calendar of shows in the Southeast as well as a local schooling show set for our novice riders. Shannondale Farm is very team related and we all support each other in pursuit of our riding goals.

Our 65 acre farm includes:

World-Class Indoor Arena featuring a climate-controlled tack room, lounge, kitchen, and 2 level viewing area
Three Barns providing stabling for 30 horses, hot water wash racks, well-ventilated stalls with mats and fans. Stalls are cleaned several times each day and bedding is deep and banked. Fresh water is available at all times and buckets are scrubbed daily.
Stallion Breeding Center contains an adjustable breeding phantom and a semen processing lab, including on-site frozen semen storage. We have the ability to store and ship frozen and fresh-cooled semen. Our expertise is available to outside stallion collection/shipping as well as stallion training/semen collection/freezing in accordance with Dr. Fayhrer-Hoskins, DVM (University of Georgia's repro specialist) and his team.
Two outdoor arenas with well-maintained footing.
Grass Pastures with cultivated grass and four-board fencing. Paddocks are cross-fenced with lanes.

We are conveniently located to several show facilities such as the GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK, WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTER, CHICOPEE WOODS AGRICULTURAL CENTER, and POPLAR PLACE FARM. Our Farm is nestled in Alpharetta horse country, central in the city of Milton, and 7 miles from access to Interstate 400.

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Julie Shannon

JULIE SHANNONa former hunter/jumper and eventing rider, has trained in Dressage for almost 20 years.  Working for In Your Dreams Farm at its inception, she was instrumental bringing in big-name clinicians, including Patty Stovel, as resident trainer and worked with her to set up IYDF as the training base for the USET show jumping team prior to the 1996 Olympics.

Julie trained in dressage with Gunnar Ostergaard for 7 years, riding and showing on the Palm Beach winter circuit, as well as hosting many Ostergaard clinics in the area.

She maintains a close relationship with the Schockemoehle Training Ctr. and travels to Germany to ride at Paul Schockemoehle’s stable with his head dressage trainer, Anja Englebarth, as well as to select sale horses.