Victory Riding Club

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 James Blehr. Click on the Instructors tab to meet them. Classes are offered in balanced 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.

Free introductory riding lessons for prospective students by appointment.
Please RSVP 301-631-2722.
Click HERE to download form, print, and bring with you.

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*New! : Morning classes for Boomer Buddies who would like to get together to ride after their children
have gone to school. See details below.

Private (Beg-Intermed) $55 each 4-week session $220
Private (Advanced) $65 each 4-week session $260

Grandparent 30-minute rides @ $35 each
gift certificates We will mail you the certificate to present to your grandchild

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.

SUMMER TIME AND THE RIDING IS EASY!
What's new at Victory Equine for Summer 2010: click here to download the flyer

For the Over-40 crowd! Classes are limited to 4 riders each--bring your buds and have fun riding together! We offer beginning and intermediate levels of English,
Western, and jumping. Monday-Thursday 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!

   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 the third Friday of the month, July-September, with different agendas and special bonus features.

    Our August 20 session was filled with information on buying a horse, grooming and tacking your assigned horse, horse care, stall cleaning, two riding lessons
    (full day camp), basic horse training, and equine studies. Lunch, coffee, tea, water, and snacks were available all day. As a bonus, Getting Fit to Ride exercise class,
    taught by Cathy Solan, was offered in the morning session.

The next camp is Friday, September 17, and will feature two riding lessons, equine specialists, more equine studies including how horses learn, among others. Camp is $165
for full day, 9-4, with 3/4 hour for lunch, or $95 for 1/2 day morning or afternoon. Click here to register for 1HORSEPOWER camp for adults.

CLINICS IN CROSS COUNTRY RIDING--taught by Cathy Solan and James Blehr. Schedule to be announced soon. Call (301) 631-2722 for details.

Do you want to have a horse, but you are not ready for the entire responsibility of purchase price, boarding, farrier, and vet? Consider a partial lease for only $150/month, which allows you to ride "your" horse in lessons and have one practice ride each week. Additional practice rides depend on "your" horse's lesson schedule and whether the second lease is taken; cost is $20 each additional ride.

Practice rides are not supervised by instructors or other staff. Parents must accompany their children. Rule #1: Never ride alone. Leases are granted with instructor approval.

The following horses are available for two partial leases each, at Victory Equine Centre only. See photos in the gallery above or on the Sales Page.

           Buddy--large pony 14:1h, 10 years, shown in hunter classes. Jumps 2'6". Trails, great Western jog (slow trot). Great all-round pony.
           Autumn--pony, 13:1h, 10 years, excellent for Pretty Pony riders, petite older children.
        Sarafina--Egyptian Arabian horse, 16h, 18 years, hunter type, advanced beginner or intermediate rider. One lease still available.
           Cassie--Irish Sport Horse, 14:3h, 6 years old, shown in dressage W/T, earning 9s on trot circles. Low jumps. Advanced beginner, Intermediate rider.
        Imperial Kahlaam--Egyptian Arabian gelding, shown in hunter pleasure, hunter/jumper, Western, halter. Started in dressage. Intermediate rider.
        Tubby--Carded large pony, 14:2h Paint horse gelding, accomplished hunter/jumper; jumps 3'. Dressage potential. Also Western neck reins and jogs.

    CLINICS
                Cross country clinics--watch for details!
                 Horsefest! April 2010
                Write What You Know, for authors writing about horses

        Learn how to care for a horse, groom, tack up, and take a short ride.
        Cost is $15 per child, and requires a permission slip from parents.
        Available on days when school is closed and weekends after 4 p.m.