Our Team

Maplewood's

Resident Trainers

Julie Winkel

maplewood ceo & Head trainer

Julie, Maplewood's owner/operator, is a nationally renowned rider, trainer, judge, clinician, educator and author. She established Maplewood in 1977 and it's now the premier Equestrian Center in Nevada and the surrounding area. 

Elle mullendore

Assistant trainer

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Elle graduated from the two-year Maplewood Stables Horse Industry Training Program in 2022, and joined our staff that September.

Kevin winkel

Head Trainer/Rider at kw showjumping

Kevin, Julie's son, is a top West Coast show jumper who specializes in training and showing young horses from the ground up to the Grand Prix level. After showing Maplewood's stallions Cartouche Z and Osilvis to Grand Prix wins, he's now doing the same with their offspring.