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NEWS & MORE
ENJOY THE AREA
MAKE A VACATION OF IT THIS HUNT SEASON
A day’s hunt is always great, but for those who have the time to come join us for a week or more you’ll be happy to learn there are also all kinds of wonderful places to stay, board your horses, dine, shop, learn new skills, and all kinds of things to do after the Hunt Breakfasts. Including five award winning golf courses, two sporting clubs for pheasant hunting and sporting clays, several places to learn to carriage drive or sharpen your riding skills, two yoga retreats, several fine artists’ galleries, hot air ballooning, swimming, tennis and much much more.
So take a little time perusing the opportunities below, and then come out and experience them personally.
LODGING
–Crooked House Farm Barn Bed and Breakfast (next door to Metamora Hunt)773-251-7044: www.crookedhousefarm.net
-Best Western Lapeer Inn (8 miles) Lapeer 877- 574-2464
-Best Western Palace Inn. (14 miles) Lake Orion 248-391-2755.
HORSE BOARDING
Crooked House Farm Barn Bed and Breakfast (next door to Metamora Hunt) 773-251-7044 – www.crookedhousefarm.net
Horse and Hound Farm (on Hunt property) – Jill Vogt – 248-506-8399
Fair Play Farms, 2626 E. Brocker Road, Metamora – Debbie Pace – 810-678-8762
Matador Farm, 1560 N. Oxford Rd, Oxford, MI 48371 – Jessica Filiatrault (Hunter/Jumper, Foxhunting) 512-585-4048 www.matadorfarmllc.com
Win-A-Gin Delano Road, Oxford 248-628-2296
RIDING INSTRUCTION, CLINICS, AND HORSE TRAINING
Fair Play Farm- www.fairplayfarm.com Debbie Pace (Dressage, Eventing, Foxhunting) 810-678-8762.
Matador Farm – www.matadorfarmllc.com Jessica Filiatrault (Hunter/Jumper, Foxhunting) 512-585-4048.
Hunters Run / Eventing Facility – www.huntersrunfarm.com
Banbury Cross Therapeutic Riding Center – banburycross@intouchmi.com
Fox Covert Farm Julie Kinzie – Carriage Driving Instruction Oxford 248-628-8194
Canter Michingan –
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Canter Imlay City – Martha Denver at 810-614-8122 or email: revned71@aol.com
Snethcamp Dressage LLC: 810-664-1151
Win-A-Gin Farms / Hunters, Jumpers, Driving – www.horseshows.com
Metamora Carriage and Driving Association – www.metamoracarriagedriving.org
Alexandra Pregitzer – Specializing in Icelandic and Gaited Horses www.4-beat.com
Crescent Ridge Training Center Metamora 810-678-2597
The Traveling Trainer Ann-Marie Lavallee Dryden 810-796-3510
Fox Brush Farm Hunters, DeWitt 577-626-6161
Windsong Stable Hunters/Jumpers Battle Creek 269-979-4621
North Adams Farm – Debbie Butler Proulx – Metamora 248-628-7156
Win-A-Gin Farms –www.northadamsfarm.com
Deja Stables Julie Bates 248-651-3405
TACK SHOPS
The Covered Wagon The Covered Wagon – Facebook
Rochester Hills Stables Tack Shop www.rochesterhillsstables.com
Sporthorse Saddlery – www.sporthorsesaddlery.com
Arizona Saddlery – 33374 Woodward Ave. Birmingham 248-646-6615 – www.arizonasaddleryofbirmingham.com
DINING
The White Horse Inn 810-678-2276
The Huntsman – (Fine Dining/Game) – thehuntsmanhuntclub.com
Casa Real – (Mexican) Oxford 248-969-2801
Hunters Creek Club: 810-664-4307
The Ox – (Continental / Sports Bar) Oxford
Red Knapp’s – (Casual American / Great Pizza too) Oxford (248) 628-1200
Thai Cuisine – (Thai food) Oxford (248) 236-9205
The China House – (Mandarin/Chinese) Oxford (248) 969-9888
Sagebrush – (Mexican) Lake Orion (248) 693-0100
Clarkston Union Bar and Grill – (Specialty Beers and Great Groovy food)
The Lakeville Inn – (Casual American) Lakeville (248) 628-4460
Valentino’s – (Fine Dining/Italian) – Lake Orion
Palazzo De Bocce – (Italian Fare and Bocce Ball) Lake Orion (248) 371-9987
Blind Fish – (Seafood) Lapeer (810) 245-9091
Victoria’s Delights 248-969-3477
HUNTING AND SPORTING RESORTS
Hunters Creek – www.hunterscreekclub.com
The Huntsman – thehuntsmanhuntclub.com
GOLF, TENNIS, SWIMMING AND MORE
Metamora Golf and Country Club – www.metamoragolf.com
Devils Ridge Golf Club – www.devilsridgegolfclub.com
Copper Hills Golf and Country Club – www.copperhills.com
Boulder Pointe Golf Course – www.boulderpointe.net
Oxford Hills Golf and Country Club – www.oxfordhillsgolf.com
Mulberry Hills Golf Club – www.mulberryhills.com
Maple Springs Golf and Driving Range – www.maplesprings.com
SPECIALTY SHOPS
The Classic Horse Equestrian Jewelry Collection – www.theclassichorse.com
Williams Art Glass Studio – www.williamsartglass.com
Trisha’s Needle Arts Studio 810-678-8191
The Village Salt Box – www.thevillagesaltbox.com
Orion Arts Center – www.orionartcenter.org
Oxford Wine and Beverage 11 S Washington St, Oxford 248-236-9881
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Metamora Michigan – Michigan Back Roads – Terrific Towns
Seven Ponds Nature Center – www.sevenponds.org
Horse Country Scenic Drive – www.upnorthmichigan.com
Paint Creek Trail – www.paintcreektrail.org
Polly Ann Trail – www.pollyanntrailway.org
DTE Energy Music Theater – www.pineknobmusic.com
SPECIAL EVENTS
Celebration of the Horse
Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival
The Metamora Stable Tour
Crescent Ridge Farms Dude’s Arena – (Team Penning and Western Gaming)