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Mist lying over the paddocks at SFJ Stables, horses grazing beyond a white rail fence

Sergio Osmeña · Zamboanga del Norte

SFJ Stables

A private countryside escape like no other.

A private countryside estate for those who come for the horses, the mountains, and the quiet.

What this place actually is

Before you book

We want to be honest with you
about something…

What we are not

  • A restaurant
  • Room service
  • A concierge desk
  • A resort activities team

SFJ Stables is not a traditional hotel or resort. We share this so that every guest arrives with clarity, and leaves with a meaningful experience shaped by honest expectations.

What we have is this

  1. Living room with carved wooden furniture, leather sofas and a view out to the paddocks

    A stone fireplace in a living room filled with things that tell a story.

  2. Leather sofas under a warm wood ceiling, floor-to-ceiling glass looking onto the paddocks

    Leather sofas and warm wood ceilings and a view of the paddocks through floor-to-ceiling glass.

  3. Bedroom with an exposed brick wall and a wall clock

    A bedroom with a brick wall and a clock that reminds you time moves differently here.

  4. A laid breakfast table on the terrace looking over the paddocks to green mountains

    A terrace where breakfast — whatever you choose to bring — becomes something worth remembering because of the mountains in front of you.

The stallion

Home of the Philippines’
only Friesian Stallion

Meet the Friesian only at SFJ Stables. He is the reason a good many people make the drive up — and the reason a good many stay longer than they planned.

The herd he stands with is a working one: mares, foals born on the property, and the school horses that carry first-time riders up the hill.

A black Friesian stallion standing alert against the white rail fence
A handler leading the black Friesian at a trot along the fence line
A chestnut mare and her grey foal in the pasture
The herd grazing across open pasture at the treeline
A dark horse worked in the sand arena as the far ridge turns gold

Horseback riding

Two windows a day,
and the light is the point

Checking the schedule…

  • Morning8:00 am — 11:00 am
  • Afternoon1:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Riding is scheduled, not on demand — message ahead so a horse and a handler are waiting for you. Guided rides are included with a stay; see the rates below for how many riders each stay covers.

Two riders halted on the grass below the estate’s grand staircase

Dress for the ride

A rider walking a chestnut horse along the terraced hillside
Handlers walking two children on horseback along the rail
The round pen and paddocks seen from above, backed by forest

The Manor & the Guest House

Warm, chic
& cozy

A fully private, self-catering farm villa — think Airbnb in the mountains, with horses. The entire villa is exclusively yours: your own pace, your own space.

Entrance
Indian Rajasthani antique door fortress — nearly 300 years old, an unforgettable blend of history and craftsmanship
Private entrance
Elegant fountain, landscaped garden and serene courtyard
Living space
Open glass windows overlooking mountain views and lush greenery; fresh mountain air throughout
Private balcony
Spacious, glass-walled with panoramic mountain view — dine or unwind outdoors
Courtyard
Start mornings with tea, unwind to the calming sound of the fountain and the gentle presence of horses
Check-in / check-out
3:00 PM arrival → 12:00 NN departure the next day
Guests under the Manor’s high timber rafters and skylights
The Guest House exterior, a steep-gabled building in pale stone and glass
Saddles on a rack in a warm timber-lined room
A lantern hanging over the view deck, paddocks and hills beyond

Guests will experience

The estate spread across its ridge, buildings among planting and open grass
A goddess statue standing at the head of the cypress-lined garden
The fountain in the courtyard outside the Guest House
A long table laid on the terrace above the paddocks

What your stay includes

SFJ Stables operates as a private farm stay experience, similar to an Airbnb-style accommodation. When you book your stay, you are primarily paying for exclusive access to the property’s scenic spaces; the accommodation in either The Manor or Guest House; the overall countryside atmosphere, views and landscaped surroundings; and access to horseback riding experiences and farm interaction, when scheduled.

Rates & inclusions

The whole space
is yours

Entire villa · per night

  • Solo Retreat1 – 2 persons · 1 rider₱3,500
  • Cozy Gathering Stay2 – 3 persons · all guests ride₱5,500
  • Social Club Stay4 – 6 persons · 3 riders₱7,500
  • Family Stay7 – 8 persons · 2 riders₱9,000

₱500 per person for excess guests · maximum 12 persons · additional riders ₱500 per rider. Each stay includes a guided ride at sunset or in the morning, for the number of riders shown.

Guest House · overnight, per head

₱1,500/pax

Minimum 5 pax · ₱750/pax for ages 4–12

  • Sleeps up to 10 — 2 queen beds, 2 queen floor beds and a sofa bed
  • Private entrance with fountain, garden and courtyard
  • Bright living area and a glass-walled balcony with panoramic mountain view
  • Minimalist bath with antique brass fixtures and essentials
  • Fully equipped kitchen with farm view · free parking on premises
  • A/C, WiFi, kitchen essentials, outdoor dining, retro chess set

Photography & film venue · Package 1

The Day Escape

₱15,000

  • Full venue access, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Guest House or The Manor guest room as a holding area
  • Good for up to 15 pax; additional guests at standard day-tour rates

A note on the two price lists. SFJ Stables publishes both a whole-villa nightly rate and a per-head Guest House rate, and they do not reconcile — a party of five pays ₱7,500 on one card and ₱7,500 on the other only by coincidence, while a party of six differs by ₱1,500. Both are reproduced here exactly as published, and the estimator below shows both. Confirm which applies when you message.

No payment, no deposit — the estimator hands you the numbers and the stables’ own contact details.

From soil to saddle

We paused.
We rebuilt.
And now we rise again.

For years you knew us as SFJ Organica Farm — a quiet place tucked in the hills, where life was simple, organic and deeply rooted in nature.

From SFJ Organica Farm, one of the early agritourism spaces in the province, we now gently reintroduce ourselves as SFJ Stables — a more focused expression of our evolution into a pioneer equestrian and countryside stay destination. This reintroduction is not a reinvention, but a clarification.

Our team remains small, close and deeply hands-on: Maricel Buscato and Clinton Corona, and a dedicated group of staff who have grown with us over time and now feel like family. This is a reborn chapter for us — not rushed, not perfect, but intentional and true.

From Soil to Saddle — our journey rides on.

The Manor on its ridge under a burning evening sky
An alpaca standing among cypress at first light
Cypress trees lining the path above the paddocks
The Guest House entrance lit warm against the dark, guests at the door

Horsemanship training

Run at the stables by Clinton Corona, Head Instructor and Project Manager. Riders have come from as far as Australia and finished the course in a matter of days. Message the stables for the next intake.

Finding the gate

Bagong Baguio,
Sergio Osmeña Sr.

Zamboanga del Norte 7108. The last stretch is mountain road — come up in daylight, and message ahead so someone is expecting you at the gate.

Book only through these channels

SFJ Stables has no website and no booking portal. Everything runs through the numbers and accounts below. If an account asks you to send a deposit to a personal e-wallet, or a message claims your booking or the page is about to be cancelled, it is not the stables.

Both mobile numbers above are published by SFJ Stables on its own material — the first on the page’s contact card and the ride notices, the second on the Guest House and Day Escape cards. Either reaches the stables.

Sunset over the ranges seen from the estate, the paddocks laid out below
Looking west from the view deck.

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How many are coming?

2

Guests · maximum 12

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What SFJ publishes

Both figures come straight from SFJ Stables’ own rate cards, which do not agree with each other. Nothing here is a booking and nothing is charged — take the numbers to the stables and they will tell you which one applies.

Call 0995 045 1838 Email the stables