About Us

We have Friesian horses for sale and are also Friesian horse breeders.  Please give us a call or email if you are interested in a Friesian for sale.  Friesian foals, Friesian fillies, Friesian colts, Friesian broodmares, Friesian geldings and we also import Friesian horses to evaluate, train and find the perfect match for their forever home. 

Shady Nook Farm is owned by Bill Jackson and is located in York, South Carolina. York is conveniently located in upstate South Carolina and is easily accessible from I-77 and I-85. The 150 acre farm was purchased in 1999.  It was the dream of Pam and Bill Jackson to produce quality Friesian foals.  Pam Jackson passed away October 11th of 2008 and Bill continues the dream for the farm and the passion he and his wife shared for the Friesian horses.  Their first Friesian, Octavia, was purchased in  2000.  Under the guidance of Pam and Bill the broodmare band has grown to include Model and First Premium Star mares.  Our goal is to breed six high quality Friesian foals per year. We have the broodmares in place for this goal and hope for the first full crop of foals to be born in 2007. We have worked hard to provide the best environment possible for mares and foals. We believe that lots of fresh air and exercise make for good, healthy and happy foals. Each of our mare/foals have private 16 x 18 stalls, private paddocks and private pastures. The pastures adjoin so that babies can socialize safely.  At foaling time we are on twenty- four hour watch aided by the use of foaling cameras.

We enjoy sharing the wonderful Friesian horse with others and our horses often go "out and about". We regularly take them to Equine Affairs, parades, private carriage events and the show world. Some of our horses show in the Saddle Seat Circuit both under saddle and in driving classes and we are proud to have won many Grand Championships. We have also shown in the International Friesian Show Horse Association's Grand Nationals in 2005 and 2008.  We also enjoy having visitors to the farm.

We believe and adhere to the rules and regulations of the Friesian Horse Association of North America (FHANA) and the parent organization the Friesch-Paarden Stamboek (FPS) and are members in good standing.