LOCATION AND HOURS
Mailing |
Sporthorse Saddlery Crossroad Center 56849 Grand River Ave, Suite 800 New Hudson, Michigan 48165 - 1397 USA Interactive map |
Phone | 248-486-5616 |
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Fax | 248-486-5657 | ||
Toll Free | 1-800-854-7144 | Info@SporthorseSaddlery.com |
Hours
| Monday | 10am - 6pm |
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| Tuesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 8pm |
| Friday | 10am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 12pm - 4pm |
MOBILE STORES
Look for our well-stocked mobile stores on the grounds of many local dressage, eventing, and hunter/jumper competitions. Want to be sure we’ll have something specific you’re looking for at the show? Just give us a call, and we’ll be sure to bring it along for you!
Interested in having us come to your event? Please call us or e-mail info@sporthorsesaddlery.com. As a general guideline, we look for venues that are exclusively dressage, eventing, or hunter/jumper disciplines, with a minimum of 75 competitors.
Click here to see where we'll be in 2010 (.pdf). Stay tuned for changes - the schedule is updated as the season goes on.
ABOUT US
The Business
Sporthorse Saddlery LLC caters to the unique needs of the serious equestrian, and those who really enjoy the latest in functional equestrian wear. We’re all long-time horse owners, riders, competitors or knowledgeable supporters of equestrian sports with experience in dressage, eventing, hunters or jumpers. We offer our customers a commitment to exceptional customer service, and a shared passion for the sport!
The Owner
Russo and Nancy
Sporthorse Saddlery is the result of owner Nancy Bredeson’s desire to combine her business management and marketing skills with the sport that is her lifelong passion. Starting with riding lessons at the Battle Creek Hunt Club at age 9, she enjoyed a successful junior "career" in local and 4-H hunter/jumper competition with half-Arabian mare, Sundial. Following a 10 year hiatus from riding after college ("Someday I’ll have enough time and money…yeah, right—when I’m 90!"), Nancy started learning dressage, and quickly acquired an off-the-track Thoroughbred, The Tin Woodsman, with whom she achieved the USDF Qualified Rider Award, and competed successfully through second level dressage. Nancy’s current dressage partner is Russo, an opinionated Hanoverian gelding and Sporthorse's official red-head spokesmodel. Work and family obligations have limited their opportunities for showing thus far, but they continue training toward that goal and enjoying the journey.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We are always interested in hearing from energetic and enthusiastic people who would like to join the Sporthorse team. We have part-time sales positions available from time to time. If you'd like us to keep you in mind next time we have an opening, please complete an application and let us know and we'll keep it on file.
About the Part Time Sales PositionSporthorse Employment Application
SPORTHORSE GIVES BACK
We believe strongly in giving back to the local equestrian community. In 2010 we provided over $15,000 in sponsorship supporting the following organizations and events:
| Albion College Winter Show Series | Horses Haven |
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| Brother Rice High School | Hunters Run Horse Trials |
| CANTER Event | MHJA |
| Catherine Haddad Clinic | Midwest Dressage Association |
| Cobblestone Spring Horse Trials | MSU Dressage Schooling Show |
| Cobblestone USEA Event | MSU Equine Rehabilitation Fund |
| Courtney King-Dye | Richland Park Horse Trials |
| Cricklewood Dressage Schooling Show | S Nelson Schooling Show Series |
| Great Lakes Region Pony Clubs | TEAM Banquet |
| Grosse Pointe Hunt Club | Walking Horse Association |
| Hartland Equestrian Team | Waterloo Dressage Show Series |
| HJAM Banquet | Waterloo Hunt |
| Horse Shows By The Bay |
If you would like us to sponsor or purchase advertising for your event or organization, please send your request to info@sporthorsesaddlery.com, and include details on the event/organization and the promotional opportunities associated with sponsorship or advertising. We’d love to say yes to every request, but, like you, our budget limits our ability to do everything we’d like to. When we review sponsorship and advertising requests, we consider the following:
- How is the sponsorship/advertisement going to benefit and/or grow our equestrian community?
- Are we reaching our target group of eventers, dressage riders, hunter and/or jumpers in Michigan?
- What opportunities will the sponsorship offer us for sales and /or advertising?
- Have prior sponsorships/advertisements helped strengthen our relationship with the requestor?
- Is the sponsorship/advertisement going to help a person or organization with a very special need?
We can offer clubs and organizations (school equestrian teams, hunt clubs, etc.) the most value through gift certificate donations. For example, we can generally offer $200 in gift certificates annually to area school equestrian teams. The team can convert that donation to $200 in cash to offset their expenses by selling the gift certificates (in $10, $25 or $50 denominations) to members or anyone else of their choosing. It’s a win-win situation—we’re able to offer the team or club more support, and the gift certificates bring more traffic into the store.
SPORTHORSE ON THE WEB
