About Joyce and Shadowbrook

After competing as a hunter/jumper rider and spending many years foxhunting throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, Joyce Glover McDonald founded the original Shadowbrook Farm in 1972 in Elkridge, MD. In the 34 years that she was based in Elkridge, Joyce trained countless riders from their first lessons though competition on the A circuit to year-end awards and qualification for the MHSA, Gittings, and VHSA Equitation Finals. Joyce served on the boards of several regional horse show associations, including the Howard County Horse Shows Association. She also hosted annual clinics with five-time Olympian and two-time Silver Medalist Anne Kursinski, Olympic three-day rider Bruce Davidson, and international Grand Prix rider Ray Texel.

In 2004, Joyce and husband Dermid sold the Elkridge property and moved her downsized business to Gettysburg, PA, where she modified the existing structures into an equestrian center. She now provides group and private lessons both at Shadowbrook and at clients' home farms, as well as offering clinics and lectures to Pony Clubs and local riding organizations. Dermid, retired from a 35-year career as an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman, now serves as Farm Manager.

The McDonald's new goal is to develop a schooling horse show series that is professional, safe, and --most of all--fun and low-key. Competitors at Shadowbrook at Gettysburg Horse Shows will find well-designed courses, quality jumps, safe footing, and a collegial, supportive atmosphere for riders and horses at all levels.

Shadowbrook at Gettysburg is situated on 60 acres just a few miles north of the historic battlefields and played a role in that great event. During the battle of Gettysburg, rebel General J.E.B. Stuart reportedly made his camp on the farm, taking food and fresh horses from the owners prior to engaging with General George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Hunterstown. The historic brick farmhouse was built in 1840, according to county land records. Over the years, the property served as a crop farm, tree nursery and alpaca farm prior to its conversion to an equestrian center.

Shadowbrook at Gettysburg, LLC | 303 Rentzel Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-337-1926