About Michele Whitmore
Michele Whitmore is Owner, and Founder of Underwood Farm and First Call Thoroughbreds of ME. Specializing in retraining and rehabbing off the track thoroughbreds. Teaching Eventing, Trick training, liberty and Bridle-less! Michele was Previously head coach of Bowdoin Equestrian Team in Brunswick ME from 2019-2023.
In 2019 Michele competed in the Thoroughbred Makeover national competition down in the Kentucky Horse Park winning 6th place out of 44 in the 2019 freestyle division! In Dec of '23 she competed at the thoroughbred transformation Expo at the Florida horse park winning 3rd in both preliminary and finals in freestyle with Corona! Whats next for Michele? Michele and Aria (jaspers girl) her newest 2 yo OTTB will be working hard this summer to head down to kentucky for the 2024 makeover! Michele is also certified in Equine Massage Therapy and Trigger Point Therapy. While also growing a passion for hoof care. Michele has two local bronze medals in Maine Dressage Society, And State of Maine Dressage Association. Won the SnowFeilds Horse Trials MeCTA figure trophy for the BN division in 2014. Micheles Career in horses began at the young age of 8 starting at horse camps riding all the lesson ponys. From there became a 'barn rat' always trying to find anyway possible to ride, and be around horses. She soon found her love for training the "problem horses". Riding all the horses no one else would! She got her level 1 certification through parelli, and started to apply those methods with her own while using a balance between pressure/release and positive reinforcement. She loves working with the owner, and the horse. Helping them work together as a team, Helping them come together and clear communications. One of the best things Michele has ever heard is If your going to become a teacher you need to first allow yourself to be taught. She lives by these words. Her desire is to help clients understand the importance of keeping an open mind and being more willing to give an honest try before saying 'no, I can't/won't do it'. Michele is excited to share her love, and passion she has for horses, and her students! Underwood farm is looking to fill lesson slots. If your interested in joining Michele and her family. Visit the services page for prices! |