Willowbrooke Farm Summer Horse Camp & year round riding lessons

08/16/2024

Willowbrooke Farm in Plymouth, MI will be hosting a few dressage schooling shows this winter. Please call/text (313-938-9221) for stalls (limited) entries close 10 days before the date of the show. We have 2 large indoor arenas - 1 to show in & the other for warm up. Class list/entries will be available on our website - Willowbrooke-farm.com after Sept 1.
Show dates are November 9, February 1 & March 1.

Willowbrooke Farm is located in Plymouth, Michigan, and is owned and operated by Jennifer Blades. Jennifer has many years of experience in horse training and riding in Hunter Jumper and Dressage both locally and in Florida, and is currently the Equestrian Coach for the University of Michigan

08/16/2024

Willowbrooke Farm in Plymouth, MI will be hosting our annual winter series of hunter jumper shows. Please call/text (313-938-9221) to reserve stalls which are limited. We tend to sell out quickly and We must have a ck to hold your stalls. You can cancel without penalty until 15 days prior to show.
There will be 8 shows in the series & you must do 5 to be eligible for series awards. We will have a medal finals at the April show. You just need to place in the top 4 of your medal class at the other shows to be eligible.
Entries are available on horseshowing.com
Dates are September 29, October 26, November 16, December 21, January 18, February 22, March 29, April TBA

Online horse show entry, results, schedules, and class counts.

08/10/2024

I have 2 medium ponies available for trial Saturday morning at PF before they head back to Michigan if anyone is looking for honest, sound, sweet ponies. Can do a variety of divisions. Available for below mid 5’s. 313-938-9221

08/08/2024

Willowbrooke Farm clients. We have a great 1st horse available for lease in the barn. If anyone is interested in taking that next step contact me & I can go over the expenses & how it all works. Horses this good & competitive aren’t easy to find so I hate to let him go. He is one of my all time favorites. You can learn so much from!

07/29/2024

Willowbrooke Farm clients - if you signed up for the clinic on August 16 and 17th and you were on the waitlist, everybody is now getting in.
Friday we will go from 1pm- 7:30 PM and Saturday will be 9:30 AM to 4pm. If you aren’t going to do it or there is a time you absolutely cannot make please let me know ASAP so I can work on groups & times. 

07/22/2024

I have some clients moving to Weston, FL - just west of Ft. Lauderdale in a month & looking for a place to board/train out of and show for 13 yr old daughter who currently does the 2’6 hunters/eq. Want to be in a program but not totally full service because they like to play with their own horses. Bonus if you have some lesson horses for extra lessons & mother rides some. Very nice hands on people. Suggestions of barns in the area please! Thank you!

07/19/2024

Camp is going strong & they are making sure Skip & Apache both get good baths this week.

07/14/2024

Willowbrooke Farm kids interested in IEA - don’t forget we have our meeting tomorrow- Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6pm in the observation room. If you can’t make it talk to Nicole Chiesa Zoidis or myself for more info.

07/11/2024

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07/06/2024

Willowbrooke Farm will be having our annual IEA team meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6pm in the observation room plus a used clothes sale before & after so if you have anything to sell please bring it with you.
It is for 4th -12th grades Walk-trot level on up. Let myself or Nicole Chiesa Zoidis know if you have more questions. There have been some changes in how IEA sets things up so we need to be signed up a bit earlier this year (early August) than we have previously done to be able to show in the beginning of September. Anyone who currently rides at Willowbrooke is welcome to join us

07/05/2024

We have had a few cancellations in our sold out camps. We have 2 spots in the July 29-Aug 2 & a spot in the August 12-16 sessions. If you’re interested call or text me asap to hold the spot. 313-938-9221

07/02/2024

A reminder to Willowbrooke clients - no lessons on July 4 & 5. Horses will be getting summer shots on the 5th so they will need the day off.

06/09/2024

Finesse got her new sun glasses this week! Her own version of Oakly’s! They really seem to help. Can’t believe how well they fit & stay in place while riding. Much better than her usual fly mask to protect her eyes.

06/02/2024

Fun weekend at the barn! Kelsey and Madi brought the summer sleepover, riding games/midnight ride and movies back. Everyone had a great time!
A few lesson times still available along with space in our July 29-Aug 2 & Aug 5-9 camps. Located in Plymouth, MI
Willowbrooke-farm.com for more info.

05/30/2024

Lovely riding and trip. Horse is amazing. Great Canter and jump. 

05/30/2024

Some years ago at a NEDA clinic with Klaus Balkenhol at U-Mass Amherst, Klaus talked about the importance of a slow warmup, and how many riders are too impatient to simply walk for at least ten minutes after mounting.

Here’s another reminder---.

05/28/2024

For the kids that are currently in our lesson program & 10 years old or older we are having a barn sleep over on Friday. May 31, 2024. You must be signed up by May 29 on the board at the barn or text Jennifer to be on the list. We will play games on horseback, have a pizza party/play games/watch movies/have snacks & have a late night bare back ride. Bring tents & sleeping bags!
Will do a continental type breakfast in the morning & get picked up by 9am.

05/15/2024

The Willowbrooke on-line store is open now through May 29th

Click the link below to order!

Online ordering for Willowbrooke Farm Apparel 2024 ends on Wed, May 29, 2024 (11:59 PM EDT)

05/13/2024

04/30/2024

Camps are filling up quickly! We only have a few spots left: (1/2 day or full day available)
July 8-12, 2024 - 2 slots -** updated - full
July 29-August 2, 2024 - 5 slots
August 5-9, 2024 - 5 slots
Other sessions are full. Call/text Jen (313-938-9221) for more info/or to hold your spot. We also have a couple lesson times available for spring or summer.
We are located in Plymouth, Michigan

04/10/2024

Willowbrooke Farm approximate show times for Saturday, April 13, 2024. Willowbrooke clients please arrive at Least an hour before your class. Ck in with in instructor as to when you should get ready.

03/31/2024

03/31/2024

Looking for a lesson/lease horse or 2. More whoa than go, for beginners on the flat but if they can jump some (crosspoles/2’) that would be a bonus. Ages 6 -20, over 14h. Sound - some maintenance is ok for the right one. (No gaited horses) Budget is low 4’s. Possible care lease or can be creative with arrangements.
They will be taken well care of & most likely retire here. Needs to be within a few hours of southeastern Michigan. 313-938-9221

03/30/2024

Willowbrooke Farm in Plymouth, MI is hosting a schooling dressage show on April 6, 2024. We offer Intro - 3rd level & the western tests (all tests will Go in the large arena) We have 2 nice indoor arenas. Entries are available on Willowbrooke-farm.com. Entries close 3/31. Please text for stall reservations 313-938-9221

03/26/2024

Welcome to Trainer Tuesday! Each week we ask trainers a question and gather their answers for you. These trainers have a range of experience, backgrounds, and focus points of their programs, so the answers have as much variation as you would expect and also probably much more similarity.  This week...

03/21/2024

Camp sessions are filling quickly. Sessions 2 & 8 are full. The others currently have space available. We also have some lessons times available on Wed/thurs/fri & Sundays. Call for more info 313-938-9221
Camp forms on our website at www.willowbrooke-farm.com

02/29/2024

Our sweet, old, retired horses Arthur (left) & Marshall (right) enjoying the 70 degree day in February (in Michigan!) 🐴❤️🌞

02/05/2024

Accepting applications for summer horse camp! Send in your registration today! Willowbrooke-farm.com to print/mail a form and deposit check. Currently all sessions are available

01/25/2024

The U.S. Equestrian Federation has removed “problematic clips that were not aligned with our values” from archived video of a gymnastics clinic conducted by U.S. show jumping team veteran Katie Prudent, a spokeswoman for the federation said this week.