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Northwestern Stables, Inc. NWS, Inc. operates the historic Northwestern Equestrian Facility, a Fairmount Park Property. We are a non-profit org. Welcome to Northwestern Stables!

that offers horseback riding lessons and private horse boarding. We operate the historic Northwestern Equestrian Facility at the end of Forbidden Drive in beautiful Fairmount Park near the Chestnut Hill area. The facility is a Fairmount Park Property that is leased to Northwestern Stables, Inc. a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. Our Mission:

1. To serve the community by welcoming people of all ages, incomes, backgrounds and equestrian disciplines through providing affordable quality riding lessons, programs and boarding to the residents of the Philadelphia community and surrounding area.

2. To promote and maintain the equestrian heritage of the equestrian facility and Fairmount Park through the repair and beautification of the buildings and grounds.

We had our fall schooling show and despite the weather we had a blast! We want to thank everyone who came out and joined...
09/28/2026

We had our fall schooling show and despite the weather we had a blast! We want to thank everyone who came out and joined us. Thank you to Chemoniux stables for bringing your horses and amazing riders. Thank you to all of the parents who ran the food table, announced and kept score. Thank you to our judge Dar. Thank you to the staff that kept the show running well. We always love these events.

09/26/2026

Hi everyone! We are so excited to see you all tomorrow for the show tomorrow. We will have a yummy food table and some pretty amazing raffle baskets. We are having our adult leadline fundraiser class again this year! Here is a rough draft time schedule.
Grooming and showmanship-9 am
Leadline-9:30
2’3-10am
2 foot-11 am
18 inches- 12pm
Adult leadline fundraiser class-1pm
Long stirrup- 1:30pm
Mini stirrup-2:30pm
Beginner eq-3:30pm
Please remember this is an estimated time schedule. Please come 30 min before your class, although you’re welcome to come and support all day!!

Hi all we still could use some more donations for our schooling show this Sunday. Please click the link to see what is n...
09/24/2026

Hi all we still could use some more donations for our schooling show this Sunday. Please click the link to see what is needed. They are calling for rain but we will be nice and dry in the indoor and in the stable. Yummy warm food and raffle baskets will be available.

Our awesome Fall Schooling show is back!! Please join us this Sunday September 27th, for a fun filled day, rain or shine...
09/21/2026

Our awesome Fall Schooling show is back!!

Please join us this Sunday September 27th, for a fun filled day, rain or shine. Please talk to your trainer about how to sign up and check out our donation and volunteer sheet below!

This fundraiser helps us provide for our awesome horses and the upkeep of our historic Philadelphia stables, please consider volunteering, donating, and showing up to support!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q9wDotr2OrO-WMF3RY6Zo9sClIfp-ie4aOl1gCkusds/htmlview?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Y_juZtGi_CwgfdnYYNCSh93ShQp_Y6u-UtTDud-uEg/htmlview?

Schooling Show Donations/Volunteers Needed! To help with NWS fundraising, we’ll be running a food table at the schooling...
09/17/2026

Schooling Show Donations/Volunteers Needed!
To help with NWS fundraising, we’ll be running a food table at the schooling show. This table will be entirely donation-driven so we will need all the help we can get. Please use the following links to sign up:
Volunteering (food table help and/or cooking)
https://tinyurl.com/SchoolingShowVolunteering
Donations (food table items or $ to buy food table items)
https://tinyurl.com/SchoolingShowDonations
Any questions please feel free to reach out, thanks! See less

Join us for our schooling show Sept.27. The forms are in the tackroom. We hope all riders in lessons can join us to show...
09/17/2026

Join us for our schooling show Sept.27. The forms are in the tackroom. We hope all riders in lessons can join us to show off the skills they have been learning. We will have a yummy food table and raffles.

Hi all, our fall session is in full swing this week. Please save the date. September 27, is our home schooling show. We ...
09/08/2026

Hi all, our fall session is in full swing this week. Please save the date. September 27, is our home schooling show. We have classes for everyone and we will also be having our adult/parent leadline fundraiser class. We hope you are all able to join us. Forms will be out next week.

Our first home IEA show went off without a hitch. Congrats to both Highschool and middle school teams for being high poi...
09/06/2026

Our first home IEA show went off without a hitch. Congrats to both Highschool and middle school teams for being high point team. Bella was high point Highschool rider and Autumn was reserve high point rider. Hazel was middle school reserve high point rider. Congrats to all of our riders today. We want to send a huge thank you to our own Julie for announcing and Karen for keeping score. Thank you to all of the parents who worked the food table. Thank you to Cat, Toni, Mary and Mackenzie for all of their work keeping the show moving. We wants to send the biggest thank you to our amazing horses. Marty was awarded horse of the show.

Address

120 W Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19118

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm

Telephone

+12152428892

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