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 Click on Buddy to download the barn rules and safety brochure Victory Equine Centre is the riding facility we opened in April 2009 on the grounds of Cedar Ridge Farm in Frederick, Maryland. Classes are led by instructors Cathy Solan, and Karlen Brett. Click on the Instructors tab to meet them. Classes are offered in balance seat riding, all levels of dressage and hunter/jumper, cross-country, and Western. Students belong to Victory Riding Club and enjoy the benefits of social interaction, horsemanship clinics, learning and FUN. See photos in the gallery. Also, if you want to ride more often, but are NOT ready for the responsibility of horse ownership, check out our Leasing Program, below. Click on the Client Services link to find out more. Scroll down to Boomer Buddies to find out about weekday morning classes for the Over-40 crowd. If you missed out on summer riding camp or plan to buy your first horse, you may enjoy our new 1Horsepower "day camp" for adults. It's offered the third Friday of the month, July-September. NOTE: If lessons are canceled for extreme weather, we will notify you by e-mail. Please check mail before driving here.
Free introductory
riding lessons for prospective students by appointment.
Please RSVP 301-631-2722.
 Click on Autumn to download the lesson program brochure
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Small group lesson in shady arena RIDING LESSONS* ** : Group (2-4 students)
*New! : Morning classes for
Boomer Buddies who would like to get together to ride after their Private (Beg-Intermed)
$60 each 4-week session $240 Grandparent
30-minute rides @ $35 each for children only Holiday gift certificates 45-minute rides
for children @ $45 **NOTE: With the increase in costs of horse
care, feed, hay, and farm supplies, lesson prices will increase
NOTE ABOUT PAYMENT: Lessons are paid in advance per session. Please prepare to pay for your next session on the last day of your current session. For example, if you are taking group lessons, your last lesson is #6; if you are taking private lessons, your last lesson is #4. For your convenience, we can arrange authorized payment by credit card. IMPORTANT: To cancel, please contact the office (301) 631-2722 or by e-mail VictoryEquine@aol.com 24 hours ahead of the scheduled lesson time, or you will be charged for the missed lesson. Lessons canceled due to bad weather or illness will be rescheduled. Please read the lesson program brochure.
BOOMER BUDDIES
For the Over-40 crowd! Classes are limited to 4 riders each--bring your buds and have fun riding together! This is a social event! We offer beginning and intermediate levels of English, Western, and jumping. Monday-Friday mornings: 9, 10, and 11 a.m. Pick your ride time from the classes shown below. Six-week sessions, once/week @ $270. Questions? Call us!
2012 Riding Scholarship Program Click here for information. Deadline Feb. 15! We've had requests for summer day camp for adults who perhaps didn't get
to go to camp when they were children or who want to buy their first horse and
don't know how to go about buying or caring for a horse. Day camps
are offered on Fridays--July 22, August 19, and September 16--with different
agendas and bonus features. Cost: Full-day camp is $175, half-day camp is $95. Includes camp tee shirt, equine studies book, two lessons, Getting Fit to Ride exercise class (full-day camp), and more. More information on the camp flyer. Click here for registration form, and here for survey to tell us what you want to learn. Fills fast. Please call now! 301-631-2722 or e-mail your registration form to victoryequine@aol.com
GETTING FIT TO RIDE
Improve your riding by improving your fitness. Using items found around the barn, as well as balls and free weights, build your fitness level through functional training to improve your strength, endurance, and balance. Taught by Cathy Solan. Click here to register for Getting Fit to Ride fitness classes. $30 per 1-hour session. Bring your mat, wear suitable exercise apparel. Call 301-631-2722 for days and times. CLINICS CROSS COUNTRY RIDING--taught by Cathy Solan.
Schedule to be announced soon. DRESSAGE--taught by Cathy Solan. Fall
2011 schedule to be announced. Do you want to have a horse, but you are not ready for the entire responsibility of
purchase price, boarding, farrier, and vet? Practice rides are not supervised by instructors or other staff. Parents must accompany their children. Rule #1: Never ride alone. Some horses are available for up to two partial leases each, at Victory Equine Centre only, with instructor approval. See photos in the gallery above or on the Lesson Horses Page. Some are noted for sale. CLIENT SERVICES GIRL SCOUT BADGES Learn how to care for a horse,
groom, tack up, and take a short ride. CORPORATE PARTIES |
