TopDeck has been adopted!!
TopDeck has found a wonderful person to adopt and care for him. He will be staying at his current home as a permanent placement. He is living with Marshall and several other horses there. He has really filled out, and is very happy.
Sebastian has been adopted!!
Sebastian has found a loving woman to adopt him. He is living on a 30 acre horse farm in Warwick, NY with three other horses and dogs. He is very happy there.
Marshall has been adopted! He is living with TopDeck on the farm in Flemington. What a Life!
Tar has been adopted by a wonderful family in monmouth county. He is living on a farm with other horses, lots of fowl friends, cats, rabbits etc. A real 4-H family!
Charming has finally found her forever home. After 18 months living as a SHOW horse in the Watchung Stable, She has been moved to RYERSS retirement home. She is living large with all her new friends in a wonderful barn with grass fields and turnout companions. It is situated on several hundred acres in Pottstown PA. 
Charming is pictured here with her new companion Matisse at RYERSS in October 2009.
April 15th , 2010.
We are sadly reporting that both CoPilot and Houston had to be humanely euthanized recently due to severe health concerns. They both had enjoyed their retirement homes, however long or short their retirement lasted.
Georgie It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend Georgie on September 15, 2009. He was retired four years ago after serving 13 years in the troop program. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, both human and equine.
Teddy has passed away in October 2008 after suffering from the effects of old age. He lived a happy life, and had enjoyed three years of retirement. He will be missed.
We are sadly reporting that Napoleon has passed away on Monday, May 29th, 2006. He had been suffering from asthma, and he was no longer able to endure. He was a wonderful animal. He was fortunate to be able to live out his remaining time in a wonderful retirement home with loving providers.
The end of Picasso's life
Our first official retiree, Picasso, our beloved old man, had been retired from the Watchung Troop Program, which he had diligently served for 20 years. He started his service to the county in 1982 as a six year old, serving many generations of riders. He was residing on a horse farm in Flemington, NJ. where he was very happy, until his untimely passing on 9-10-05
"It is with a heavy heart I am emailing everyone to report the passing of Picasso today. Picasso was accidentally kicked and suffered a broken leg. The vet humanely euthanized him. Ira, Paula and Ally are beside themselves with grief. Picasso had a wonderful two years with them and gave them a lot of joy. Nancy" Sat 9/10/2005 10:11 PMFor information on possibly adopting a retiree of the Watchung Stables, please e-mail a letter of interest to the SHOW Retirement Program. We will evaluate the request and contact you for further information. Anyone interested in providing an appropriate placement home for our horses is encouraged to send an email to SHOW at the following address. Nancy At SHOW
Adoption forms will be mailed to any person(s) who emails the club expressing an interest in adopting, and once the adoption forms are returned completed, via US mail, they will receive serious consideration from the SHOW Retirement Program.
***SHOW requests an adoption fee of $500.00 for our fine steeds***We are located at the Watchung Stables, in Mountainside, NJ. We can be reached by any of the major highways, including US Rts 22,24,78,GSP,NJ TPK and Rts 1&9. Rt 22 west from Newark, Hillside, Union, Springfield; Travel into Mountainside and take the first right turn(at the Getty gas station)onto Summit Rd. Travel north, up Summit Road to the top of the hill, where you will come to a traffic light. Turn left, (west) on Summit lane, and proceed past the first street (Sylvan Lane) to the next right turn. This is the driveway to the Stables. Proceed down the drive to the first parking area on your right; or, keeping to the right, around the center island, turning left, past the admin building and straight to the parking lot ahead. Sundays are a good day for the public to visit the Stables and barn.
