After having been riding at many other stables I found that Rochester hills was the best! The staff was friendly & very knowledgeable. My trainer gave me a thorough lesson and made me feel comfortable & safe. The horse was quiet & steady. I loved my experience riding there so much I bought the 40 lesson package for a very reasonable price:). read more

Rochester Hills Stable - Horseback Riding Near Me - Leonard, Michigan

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I rode here as a teen and thought I would give it a try again. After a couple times I remembered why I stopped the first time. The people are unfriendly and the rings are packed. There are sometimes six horses in one indoor ring at a time with three different instructors. It's a mess. As a returning rider, I had a lot I needed to learn again and lots of muscle tone to build. I was up for the challenge. However, they had me riding either lame or behaviorally problematic horses. It was very frustrating. When I asked them about riding a different horse that I could learn more on--just while I got my muscles and skills back--they were unsympathetic. I recognize that school horses are not known for being amazing, but that's not what was going on here. There were easy horses--I just wasn't riding them on a consistent basis. I put off writing this review because I wasn't fully convinced that they were the problem--I thought maybe my expectations were off. Unfortunately for them, I have gone on to have an INCREDIBLE experience at a different barn. I feel like I can unequivocally say now that this is not where you should spend your money. In fact, in my experience, they will treat you like they don't want your money anyway. Sorry about the bad review. I hope you will treat the next people better. read more

My daughter loves the place. We like the "living room" with a large window front to the training area. Especially in winter this is something most other stables lack. Here you can sit and relax and watch your kids. They have many cats in the "living room" so be prepared if you have an allergy. read more

I have been riding at RHS for 14 years. These people and horses are my family. They take the best care of the horses. The horse and rider safety comes first.RHS is owned by the Hake family, they take pride in their business. The trainers are extremely knowledgeable. RHS is known for teaching proper position for hunter jumpers. RHS always ranks high at horse-shows. read more

First, I want to highlight the true diamond in this review, which is the one and only reason it's two stars instead of one. Maryann, my daughter's instructor at the stables, and the only reason we've continued going the last few years is a very knowledgeable, warm, caring human being. She has been a phenomenal teacher, and the sort of person who without even trying is a positive, strong role-model for young girls. Our whole family, our daughter in particular, have been blessed to have her in our lives for as long as we have. I cannot say enough nice things about Maryann. We all love her. Having said that, the rest of the people we have dealt with at the stables have provided a sharp contrast to Maryann. We have had more than one instructor (either substituting for Maryann or running the "summer camp"), who clearly did not have the empathy or understanding to teach young girls, send our daughter home in tears. We've had at least one other substitute whose primary method of teaching was looking up from her phone and barking out a command every few minutes. Further, over the last couple of years, the only times we've been treated pleasantly by anyone in the front office is when we were giving them money. We've been loyal customers for the last five and a half years. We've continued giving our business to the stables despite the fact that their facility was until this year so run down that several of the stables were subject to frequent flooding, the fences on the paddock were falling apart in places, and the stalls were so poorly maintained that at least one of them was partially collapsed and left propped up by a 2"x4" for months. Finally this year the stable saw some investment and has rebuilt the stalls on both sides, which to be fair, is a significant improvement. But apparently now that the stables have been updated, it's time to weed out the customers who do not spend enough money. Our daughter attends classes bi-weekly during the school year and every week during the summer, amounting to 32 weeks every year. Yet we were told there is a waiting list of people willing to be there every week, the implication being that if we're not willing to match that, we need to take our business elsewhere. Never mind that from our observation of going very regularly, we've seen students drop in and out for months at a time. Being loyal paying customers for 60+% of the year for as long as we have is clearly not appreciated. The root of my grievance with the business at this point is that the problem with us coming every other week is alternately "depriving the instructor of pay", "depriving the stable of money", "a pace of growth issue", and "a safety issue". The specific issue changes depending on what compromise we can offer on any given point. This has been a recurring theme for the last few years, and we've finally been told that it's time to commit to a weekly class (or by implication that they were no longer interested in our business, though they did not have the courage to come right out and say that). The human thing to do would've been to try to understand our limitations (both financial and with scheduling), while we try to understand theirs, and work toward a mutually beneficial solution to preserve our relationship. What's worse is that the management chose to put our instructor, Maryann, in the middle of this conflict, rather than contacting us directly. After hearing yet again that this was a problem, via our instructor, I had to initiate the conversation with management. At that time, I was essentially stone-walled and run around through the carousel of issues above. No matter which issue I was willing to discuss and compromise on, the problem became about the next issue. While I asked questions to find out their concerns, as documented above, they never made any attempt to ask me about our limitations. I offered compromises and in turn they offered nothing. Unfortunately, as much as we love Maryann, we would definitely not recommend choosing Rochester Hills Stables. read more

I have been riding here for almost 7 years now. I would never ride anywhere else. Rochester hills is 100% one of the best places out there. The trainers are amazing, and always pushed me to my full potential. Last year i joined the training program aka a competitive riding group where we go to away shows and show for points. My experience there was amazing as well. The group i show with is super kind and friendly. The trainers were so compassionate despite whether we won or lost. I had leased a pony names Buttons from one of my trainers for a year and this year i bought a horse. Throughout the struggles of trying to find a horse, my trainers continues to support me and help me find the perfect match. They have always taken the best care of my horse no matter what! I would never go anywhere else. This stable is truly amazing. They have inspired me to do so many things. You can never go wrong with Rochester Hills. read more