Victory Hill Therapeutic Horsemanship

02/06/2026

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for their generous grant in support of Victory Hill!🐴💙

This funding will help offset essential horse care expenses—including veterinary services, farrier care, and medications—ensuring our horses remain healthy, comfortable, and thriving. To put this into perspective, we spend over $4,300 annually on medications alone to keep our horses healthy and well, not including their regular feed and hay expenses.

The PNHS's commitment to equine welfare and community impact makes a meaningful difference for our program. Because of partners like you, our horses can continue doing what they do best—supporting our riders, participants, and community every single day.

✨ If anyone would like to contribute, please visit our "Sponsor a Horse" page on our website- https://victoryhillth.org/sponsor-a-horse-program/ This is a fantastic way to directly give support to our horses and animals!

Thank you, Pennsylvania National Horse Show Foundation, for investing in the heart of Victory Hill! 💙🐎

02/03/2026

Our horses give so much of themselves to our riders, and caring for their bodies is an essential part of honoring that partnership. In the barn, our team works hands-on with each horse—guiding gentle stretches, promoting relaxation, and using an equine massage gun to support muscle recovery, circulation, and comfort.

This intentional bodywork helps our horses stay happy, healthy, and ready to do the important work they love. When our horses feel their best, they can continue to provide safe, supportive, and meaningful experiences for every participant who walks through our gates.

Because at Victory Hill, the well-being of our horses comes first—always. 🐎✨

01/28/2026

❤️ Love Warms the Barn at Victory Hill! ❤️

At Victory Hill, love is what keeps our barn warm—no matter how cold it gets outside.

This Valentine’s Day, we have a special goal: to cover the inside of our barn with hearts! 💕
And we’d love for you to be part of it.

For just $10, you can “purchase” a heart that will be added to our barn wall—creating a beautiful, joyful display of love and support.

🐴 Why it matters:
Each heart represents more than a decoration. Your $10 gift helps provide essential care for our rescue horses—hay, farrier visits, veterinary care—and keeps our programs strong for the veterans, first responders, and adults and children with special needs who find healing here every day.

✨ How it works:
❤️ Give $10 → A heart goes on our barn wall
❤️ Dedicate it → Honor a favorite Victory Hill horse, family member, or friend
❤️ Make an impact → Small gift, BIG love for our herd and community

Together, let’s fill the barn with a visual reminder of the love that makes our mission possible. 💖

👉 Join us and share the love!

Purchase Your Heart Here:

https://victoryhillth.networkforgood.com/projects/294475-feel-the-love-2026

01/20/2026

Our Volunteer Horsemanship Class is one of the ways we invest in the incredible people who support our program. Our volunteers are so incredibly important to our organization's mission, and we look forward to giving back to them as much as we can!

Held every Tuesday, these classes are open to all active volunteers and are designed to build confidence, knowledge, and meaningful partnerships with our horses.

Research has shown that partnering with an equine can be deeply therapeutic—helping reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, build confidence, and encourage mindfulness through connection and presence. We intentionally weave this research into our classes so volunteers experience the benefits firsthand.

During class, volunteers learn and practice essential skills such as horse safety, proper leading, desensitization, groundwork, equine stretching and massage, and mental health grounding techniques that support both horse and human well-being. These hands-on experiences help create calm, thoughtful interactions that strengthen trust and partnership.

For volunteers looking to deepen their horsemanship skills, our Tuesday classes offer a supportive, educational, and enriching environment to learn, connect, and grow—alongside our amazing herd. 🐎✨

01/19/2026

❄️🐴 Snowy days don’t slow us down at Victory Hill!
When winter weather keeps us inside, our barn becomes the perfect place for learning, connection, and fun.

From building creative obstacle courses and practicing leading skills in the aisle—learning how to turn and back our horses—to creating beautiful paintings with our horse, to calming, mindful grooming sessions that build trust and confidence. There’s always something meaningful happening.

Our Vocational Training program also continues strong indoors as participants work hands-on in the barn, developing skills, and learning responsibility and teamwork.

Cold weather just gives us new ways to grow together at Victory Hill! 💙

01/13/2026

Did you know… every horse at Victory Hill Therapeutic Horsemanship has a rescue story—and a second chance?

Once in need of rescuing themselves, our equine partners now play an essential role in helping veterans, first responders, and children and adults with special needs build confidence, find calm, and experience healing. The bond between horse and participant is powerful, and it begins with ensuring our horses are healthy, safe, and well cared for.

Providing that care is a year-round commitment. Feed, farrier services, veterinary care, and daily upkeep are significant expenses—but they are what allow our horses to continue thriving and doing the work they love.

Monthly horse sponsors help make this possible. A recurring gift provides steady, reliable support for our rescue horses and the life-changing programs they support.

Thank you for caring for the horses who care for so many. We are deeply grateful for your continued support.

To become a monthly sponsor, please click the link: https://victoryhillth.org/sponsor-a-horse-program/

12/16/2025

*🥁 DRUM ROLL, PLEASE… 🥁

🐱✨ THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG! ✨🐱
We are absolutely THRILLED to announce that Victory Hill has been selected as the beneficiary of the 💙 2026 Hudson Valley Light It Up Blue Event 💙!!!

📅 Mark your calendars!
📍 Wallkill Golf Club
🗓 April 11, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM

🎧 DJ & LIVE MUSIC
🍔 Delicious FOOD & DRINKS
🎟 Over 100 AMAZING Tricky Tray Baskets!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for the ENTIRE family!

💥 Let’s come together, show our support, and make this their BEST event EVER! 💥
Stay tuned for more details—you won’t want to miss this! 🐴💙🎉

12/16/2025

We have more GREAT NEWS to share!! 🎉🎉 But we can't let the cat out of the bag just yet!

Tune into WTBQ Radio (1110 AM or 93.5 FM) at 11:30am Tues, 12/16 with the "Non Profit Notebook" and our friends at Hudson Valley Light It Up Blue and Beautiful People Adaptive Sports to hear this AWESOME announcement!! We can NOT wait!!!

Click here to listen live: https://wtbq.com/

12/15/2025

***We are absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news!!!***

Victory Hill has been voted Best Non-Profit AND Best Event (Annual Road Rally) in the 2025 Hudson Valley Community’s Choice Awards!!! 🎉🐴

This recognition means the world to us—and it’s all because of YOU. Your support, participation, and belief in our mission make everything we do possible. Thank you for celebrating our participants, volunteers, horses, and programs each and every day.

🎉 Help Us Celebrate These Big Wins! 🎉

As we close out an incredible year, we’re celebrating with a purpose… and we hope you’ll consider making an end-of-year, tax-deductible gift to help us keep this magic going.

Did you know… A therapeutic session actually costs $250 an hour, but we only charge our participants $90. Your year-end gift—no matter the size—helps bridge this gap and ensures our programs remain accessible to everyone who needs them.

Your generosity helps us:

🐴 Give our rescue horses top-notch care
❤️ Support veterans, first responders, and children and adults with special needs
✨ Grow programs that change lives

Ready to help us celebrate in the BEST way possible?
👉 Make your year-end gift by clicking the link in the comments!

Thanks for being the heart, soul, and sparkle behind Victory Hill. What a joy it is to celebrate with you!

12/12/2025

🎉🎉🎉We are pleased to finally unveil our "2025 Year in Review". 🎉🎉🎉

It has been a record breaking year at Victory Hill and we are so grateful for everyone's incredible support!! Please pull up a chair and enjoy a year's worth of magical moments condensed into just 10 min!

Then let us know what you think! Please feel free to comment with any special memories or favorite moments you have from the past here at Victory Hill. ❤ (Be sure to turn your sound on.)

Send a message to learn more

12/08/2025

**MISSION MONDAY**

🇺🇸🐴 Victory Hill’s Horses 4 Heroes: Healing Through the Power of Horses 🐴🇺🇸

At Victory Hill, we believe every veteran and first responder deserves the chance to heal, reconnect, and rediscover their strength. Our Horses 4 Heroes program was created with that mission at its core.

Through the unique bond between horses and humans, veterans and first responders learn to
✨ overcome trauma
✨ reduce the effects of chronic stress
✨ rebuild trust and repair relationships
✨ gain tools to live their best, most empowered lives

Horses have an incredible ability to sense our emotions and respond with honesty, patience, and understanding. In this peaceful environment, veterans and first responders find support, connection, and a path forward.

If you or someone you know could benefit from this life-changing program, we’re here.

Learn more, get involved, or help us spread the word — together, we can make healing possible. ❤️🇺🇸🐴