Victory Stables Equestrian Academy

02/12/2026

02/06/2026

01/30/2026

Beautiful day at Victory Stables ☺️

12/28/2025

Ready for another a purge!! Deep cleaning the barn for the New Year!!

Tack for sale
Saddles
🔹HDR advantage jumping saddle 16.5” $300
🔹HDR advantage jumping saddle
16” $300
🔹HDR club jumping saddle 15.75” $200
🔹Bates Isabella Werth w/cair dressage saddle 16.5” $600
🔹Albion MW 17” dressage saddle $600
🔹PDS Carl Hester 17.5” dressage saddle $2900
🔹Trilogy Amedeo Elite 17.5 W dressage saddle $700

Saddle Accessories
🔹46” girth $15
🔹Hdr advantage contoured girth 52” $50
🔹44” shaped girth $15
🔹Harwich 40” overlay shaped girth $60
🔹Wintec 34” black girth new $35
🔹Wintec 32” black girth $20
🔹Wintec straight girth 47” black $20
🔹Wintec shaped girth brown 46” $20

🔹Royal rider composite stirrups - $60
🔹HDR 5-pt pro breastplate NWT sz OS $85
🔹Also available- German, Running and Standing Martingales

🔹LeMeiux Saddle Pads $15
🔹Other jumping/dressage pads $5-10
🔹Arena Saddle Bag $40

Bridles
🔹Vespucci Double Bridle $250
🔹Collegiate Comftec NWT $90
🔹Rambo Micklem $80
🔹Cob bridle with bit/reins $50
🔹Silver Fox cob bridle/reins $20
🔹 Also available several bits

Blankets
🔹69” Green & Grey turnout sheet and blanket, has some wear and tear but should finish out this winter without a problem for someone who’s in a pinch $20 for both
🔹81” black HW turnout blanket $40
🔹66” pony snowflake turnout sheet $20
🔹63” unicorn pony turnout blanket $20
🔹84” teal plaid matching sheet and blanket- dirty but still in good condition $30 for both
🔹63” amigo blue/purple sheet new $40

Horse Accessories
🔹Dover fleece sports boots used twice $15
🔹Polo wraps black/green/pink $5
🔹Lemieux grey polo wraps $15
🔹Anatomeo leg wraps $20 - used once

12/09/2025

What an honor it was to be part of the judging committee for this highly dedicated group of adults! To say I was beyond impressed with their knowledge and professionalism is an understatement, way to go and congratulations on making it to finals!! 👏👏👏

Sarah Jarosinski-Holy, of Suffolk, Virginia, topped the field at the sixth annual USHJA Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge National competition. Hosted virtually from November 5-23, the event welcomed the top 19 Amateur members who excelled in the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge quizzes to compete for bo...

12/04/2025

We are offering a rare opportunity for an intermediate and above rider to lease one of the horses here at Victory and participate in our program. Please send a private message for more information.

12/04/2025

THE COLD WEATHER IS UPON US! ❄️

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

11/10/2025

So proud of this years HQC Finalists. It was an absolute honor to work with them at the beautiful Midway University in Kentucky.

Encompassing horsemanship in and out of the saddle, Ella Hallman-Luhn dominated the 2025 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals. Hosted at Midway University in Midway, Kentucky, the competition took place from November 7-9, alongside the MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Trainin...

10/29/2025

Always my favorite days are when we get to surprise our students with their own horse, so excited to watch these two grow together 😊 Congratulations!! 🎉

08/23/2025

The super pony and Cap were perfect today, and the riders weren’t too shabby either 😜 Couldn’t do the pony classes, so the dynamic duo had to go against the giant warmbloods, Chloe says hold my carrot🥕! Big congrats to my E and her new horse Captain for riding and geting a first in her first jumping show 👏👏👏