Sterling Stables is a small family run warmblood breeding farm. Each horse/pony is at the farm is treated with a personal touch. On occasion we are able to take horses for boarding, consignment or rehab. We aim to produce exceptional horses for the hunter and jumper rings at the highest level. Our mares are outstanding, accomplished show horses themselves. We offer only one or two babies each year. The select horses we produce and bring along are of extraordinary quality, and have gone on to be wonderful, successful show horses.
The farm is owned and operated by me Debby Sterling and my husband Jon. I have grown up in the horse industry with the guidance of my mother, retired TB trainer/breeder Judy Cook. Judy operated River Run Farm, which is adjacent to Sterling Stables for many years. Throughout my youth, I exercised racehorses and broke thoroughbred babies for the racetrack along side my mother. I have reschooled many OTTB’s (Off Track Thoroughbred’s) for the show ring. In addition to working with racehorses, I began competing in equestrian events in 1973. My equestrian career began in the hunter ring, with some dabbling in western riding as well, and later expanded to the jumper ring in 1982. Not limited to the hunter/jumper circuit, I has also evented in the Delmarva region.
I have been bringing along young horses for as long as I can member. I simultaneously worked as a middle school Visual Art and Technology teacher in the Margate City School District starting in 1992 and was raising my two sons. I retired from teaching in 2023 after 31 years in the classroom. Since my retirement my energy I've been enjoying time with our growing family, working on the farm and raising our babies. I enjoy to riding in occasional paper chases/hunter paces but breeding and bringing along young horses is my passion. My husband Jon is a former Polo player, and has been a farrier since 1991. He travels to many counties in NJ for clients throughout Central and Southern New Jersey.
In addition to our horse business I have continued to instruct Art. I have made a quaint Art studio here on our farm with a few wheels, a kiln and a variety of art supplies for hosting groups for art parties in different mediums. I call my studio STG Arts and as of November 2025 I am very excited to offer private and small group art instruction, as well as Paint and Sip parties here at Sterling Stables in addition to offsite!
The farm is owned and operated by me Debby Sterling and my husband Jon. I have grown up in the horse industry with the guidance of my mother, retired TB trainer/breeder Judy Cook. Judy operated River Run Farm, which is adjacent to Sterling Stables for many years. Throughout my youth, I exercised racehorses and broke thoroughbred babies for the racetrack along side my mother. I have reschooled many OTTB’s (Off Track Thoroughbred’s) for the show ring. In addition to working with racehorses, I began competing in equestrian events in 1973. My equestrian career began in the hunter ring, with some dabbling in western riding as well, and later expanded to the jumper ring in 1982. Not limited to the hunter/jumper circuit, I has also evented in the Delmarva region.
I have been bringing along young horses for as long as I can member. I simultaneously worked as a middle school Visual Art and Technology teacher in the Margate City School District starting in 1992 and was raising my two sons. I retired from teaching in 2023 after 31 years in the classroom. Since my retirement my energy I've been enjoying time with our growing family, working on the farm and raising our babies. I enjoy to riding in occasional paper chases/hunter paces but breeding and bringing along young horses is my passion. My husband Jon is a former Polo player, and has been a farrier since 1991. He travels to many counties in NJ for clients throughout Central and Southern New Jersey.
In addition to our horse business I have continued to instruct Art. I have made a quaint Art studio here on our farm with a few wheels, a kiln and a variety of art supplies for hosting groups for art parties in different mediums. I call my studio STG Arts and as of November 2025 I am very excited to offer private and small group art instruction, as well as Paint and Sip parties here at Sterling Stables in addition to offsite!
