Windermere Equestrian Center

Our 2024 - 2025 show dates have been finalized, and we are thrilled to announce our February judge and clinician as renowned Geoff Teall!
Dates are also listed on our website, and the prize list has officially been added!
Please text the office cell at 586 - 839 - 2009 or email info@windermereequestrian for stall and shavings reservations as stalls are limited and will sell out!

November 2 - 3 MHJA C & Pony and Winter Series I

December 7 - 8 Winter Series II

January 4 - 5 Winter Series III

February 14 - 16 MHJA B and Winter Series IV
February 17 - 18 Post-show clinic with judge Geoff Teall

March 1 - 2 Winter Series V

April 5 - 6 Winter Series VI

Shows OUR SHOW FACILITY Windermere Equestrian Center is proud to host multiple MHJA recognized horse shows and a Winter Schooling Series each year. We want you to truly enjoy your visit with us by providing a safe and fun environment, organized competition schedules, and beautiful prizes. COME JOIN US FOR...

Congrats to the Windermere crew that showed at MHJA B Finals at Hunters Run this weekend. Great job Kaitlyn and Gus, Audrey and Cherry and Kayda and Abe!

Congrats to the Windermere crew at the MHJA North Adams C & Pony show at Win-A-Gin this weekend. Great job Paulina and Ellie, Makenzie and Paige, Savannah and Hannah and Peyton and Uno. Thanks to Kylie Kotowicz for showing Sneakers.

Our Clanfair Mirabeau boys got to have a little reunion at our August show a few weeks ago! Percy “Persnickety”, now owned by the Smith family, and big full brother Sneakers “Sneak A Peek” definitely seemed to remember one another!

Congrats to our two duos that competed at the MHJA Win-A-Gin B show this weekend. Great job Kaitlyn and Gus and Audrey and Cherry. Thank you to Rachel Kotowicz for coaching Saturday and Sunday for Jen!

Congratulations to the winners of our $500 Make Believe Memorial Hunter Classic, Out of Orbit and Lucy Diederich!

Stabling charts for this weekend’s MHJA C & Pony show! See you all tomorrow!

A little sneak peak of our brand new / freshly painted Jumper course, making its debut this weekend at August MHJA C & Pony show!

Our September, October, and November Pony Pal classes have been added to the website and registration is now available!

Come enjoy beautiful fall weather (or a heated indoor!) with your horse-loving 4-8 year old in this three-week introduction to horseback riding class!

Pony Pal Lessons Cancellation / Refund Policy Pony Pal packages canceled at least one month prior to the start date will be refunded less a $20 service fee. Pony Pal packages canceled less than one month prior to the start date will only be refunded if the canceled spot(s) is/are filled less a $20 service fee.

Something every rider should read. You learn more when you are challenged. The horses that challenge you are usually those that react to or are sensitive to your bad habits. Horses learn to tune out rider errors, but they may have something they can't deal with -- wiggling, busy hands, tenseness, heaviness, quickness, lack of directions...every horse has a different 'pet peeve'. Chances are you need to learn a new skill or adjust an old one. You need to figure out how to communicate and make the partnership work. We'll, if you wish to become a real rider...you need to accept every horse and figure it out.

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

Congrats to our Windermere crew at the Hunters Run MHJA B, C & Pony show. Great job Paulina and Ellie, Kayda and Abe and Makenzie and Paige.

Do you have a Scout troop looking to earn their horseback riding badge, or a youth group looking for a fun outdoor activity?

Windermere Equestrian Center is thrilled to be able to expand our availability to offer small group outings for scout troops, schools, or community youth groups.

Outings are offered year-round, with classes held in our heated barns through the winter!

Call or email the office for date availability and to book your outing today!

We are a month out from our August 3 & 4 MHJA C & Pony and USHJA Outreach show!

Trainers and exhibitors, make sure you are getting your stall and shavings reservations in!

You can call the office at 586-465-2170 or send Jen a text!
Prize list and entries are available at https://www.horseshowing.com/show.php?show=12668.

HorseShowing.com - Windermere Eq Center C & Pony August Outreach

We’re pretty sure something here doesn’t belong, but we can’t quite put our finger on what it is…🤔

Come join us for our final summer 2024 Pony Pals sessions in July! Registration is open now, with plenty of space still available!

https://www.windermereequestrian.com/registrations/pony-pal-lessons/

Congrats to Audrey and Cherry for finishing up the weekend reserve champion of the low childrens division at the MHJA HHF B & Pomy show at Win-A-Gin. We can't wait to see what the future has in store for this duo.

It may have been a miserably hot week, but we’ve been staying spoiled and cool in the indoor with our new fans!

Congrats to the riders that are showing at the MHJA HHF B & Pony show at Win-A-Gin. We had weather that went from very hot and humid to downpours. Great job Savannah and Hannah, Makenzie and Paige, Kayda and Abe, Paulina and Ellie and Audrey, Jen and Cherry. Audrey and Cherry will be continuing to show the rest of the weekend after the ponies and Abe head home tonight.

Estimated time schedule for tomorrow’s show day!

Times will also be available on horseshowing.com.

Rings are set and ready and we have multiple vendors set up this weekend for your shopping needs!

Come stop by and enjoy some beautiful weather, good food from Heidi, and a glimpse of the air show as they pass by!

As a heads up to all trainers and exhibitors coming to our show this weekend, the following closures will be in effect this weekend due to the air show at Selfridge:

Eastbound M-59/Rosso Highway: East of I-94 will be closed Saturday and Sunday between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.

I-94: Eastbound exit 240B to eastbound M-59/Rosso Highway will be closed Saturday and Sunday between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.

I-94: Eastbound exit 237 to North River Road will be closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

I-94: Westbound exit 237 to North River Road will be closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Jefferson Avenue: Southbound south of 21 Mile Road will be closed Saturday and Sunday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Stall chart for this weekend’s C & Pony show!

Oakwood, Foxwoode, Fox Den, and Hunters Run are in the indoor attached to the main barn; use the second driveway to pull in and unload.

Everyone else is in the “old” indoor attached to the new show ring; you can pull in the main drive to unload.

Trailer parking is labeled out back!

Windermere Equestrian Center is accepting new boarders!

-Top-notch Hunter/Jumper facility conveniently located in the heart of Clinton Township on easy-access roads ⭐️
-Heated facility with two heated indoor arenas (80’x200’ and 100’x235’ with TruTex fiber footing and industrial fans)
-Three outdoor riding arenas with well-maintained all-weather footing ☀️
-All stalls equipped with Soft Stall floor mats and automatic waterers 💦
-Stalls cleaned daily and a customizable feeding program with multiple Purina grain options included
-Small group or individual all-day turnout with free choice hay on all-weather footing or grass turnout 🍀
-Dedicated boarder/leaser grooming stalls and individual lockers in a heated tack room with additional space for show truck storage
-Indoor hot/cold wash rack 🛁
-Climate controlled observation area with restroom, kitchenette, washer, and dryer, and farm-wide WiFi
-On-site MHJA and schooling shows available, as well as travel to outside venues 🥇
-Farm owner on-site

Please reach out at 586-465-2170 or [email protected] for more information or to set up a tour!