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  • Welcome
  • About
  • Legacy Chase
    • Tickets
    • LIVE STREAM – Legacy Chase 2021
    • Legacy Chase Program
  • Events
    • Green Spring Valley Point to Point
      • LIVE STREAM – GSV Point to Point
    • LPT Junior Champions’ Day
    • Maryland Combined Training Association Horse Trials
    • Charm City Run
    • EASYFIX fence schooling
    • Maryland XC Series – Hunt Valley
  • How to Help
  • Contact

About Shawan Downs

Our History

In the summer of 1997, the heirs to Shawan Farms sold 300 acres of mostly inactive farmland near Hunt Valley in Baltimore County. Unsettled by the growing likelihood that eager homebuilders would transform the tranquil acreage into a cluttered, bustling development, a group of local citizens acquired the property under the aegis of the Land Preservation Trust (LPT), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation. The property is now preserved and the intention is to maintain its agricultural legacy, allowing no new residential development.

Re-branded as Shawan Downs, the property has grown into a first-class equestrian center and steeplechase course which is home to the Legacy Chase each September. This premier event has established itself as an annual “must attend” event for many Marylanders.

Shawan Downs also features several other steeplechase races and eventing competitions throughout the year. In keeping with the center’s preservation mission, no significant infrastructure is required to accommodate the equestrian facilities.

Shawan Downs Property

Situated between the bustling Hunt Valley Town Center and the peaceful Worthington Valley, Shawan Downs is the perfect transition between the urban and rural settings that make-up Baltimore County. Come see us today.

The Courses

The Courses

Shawan Downs features flat and steeplechase courses for racing under the sanction of the National Steeplechase Association. Designed by former New York Racing Association racetrack superintendent Joe King, the near 1 1/8 mile steeplechase course is noteworthy for its safety and aesthetics. The irrigation system enables the course to be maintained at a professional level.

The Barns

The Barns

The Shawan Downs property includes a once-magnificent, twin-silo barn in need of restoration. The Land Preservation Trust anticipates the barn’s rehabilitation; however, a partnership with an appropriate end user who shares in the Shawan Downs mission will be necessary to complete such restoration.

Preserving a Legacy

The Land Preservation Trust has worked to protect Baltimore County’s agricultural and rural heritage for more than 20 years. LPT is dedicated to the preservation of Baltimore County’s historic landscape.

To date, property owners have worked with LPT to permanently preserve more than 352 properties containing 12,668 acres in Baltimore County. LPT has developed Shawn Downs into a state of the art steeplechase course to celebrate the equestrian heritage of the area.

The Piney Run Watershed Rural Legacy Area sponsored by LPT is one of the most successful Rural Legacy areas in Maryland.

Get Involved

LPT is dedicated to preserving the beauty and agricultural flavor of the area. If you would like to consider adding your land to the list of preserved properties in the area, please contact Ned Halle at 410-771-9900, x106 or via email

Land Preservation Trust Audit, 2018 Final
Land Preservation Trust Audit, 2017 Final.
Land Preservation Trust Form 990, 2016 Final.

Events Calendar

EVENTS CALENDAR

  • Green Spring Valley Point to Point:
    Sunday, April 3rd, 2022
  • LPT Junior Champions’ Day
    TBD
  • MCTA Horse Trials (recognized)
    Saturday, June 4th – Sunday, June 5th
  • MCTA Schooling days
    Tues, Wed, Thurs, June 7th, 8th, 9th
  • MCTA Horse Trials (unrecognized)
    Sunday, June 12th
  • Green Spring Valley Pony Club
    Saturday, June 25th – Sunday, June 26th
  • MCTA Pop Up Schooling Days
    A few days in August. Will only use MCTA field.
  • The Legacy Chase
    Saturday, September 24th
  • Maryland XC Invitational
    Saturday, October 8th
  • MCTA Fall Event
    Sunday, October 9th
  • MIAA Cross Country Championship
    Tuesday, November 1st
    TBD

LOCAL/NATIONAL RESOURCES

  • Central Entry
  • NSA
  • NSF
  • MSA
  • Land Preservation Trust

CONTACT US

info@shawandowns.org

443.386.2097

Location/Directions

LOCATION/DIRECTIONS

1401 Shawan Rd
Cockeysville, MD  21030

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