Victoria Dye Equestrian LLC

Riding is all about the relationship with the horse! Mila has been leasing Kayak for a few years now and the love between the two is evident. I told her she has always been his biggest fan! #horselove #vde #unicorns #lovethehorsefirst

It’s so important to tell our horses they are good! Please remember to thank your horse this weekend! #unicorns #besthorses #hesagoodboy

Slow strengthening

Cute ponies make the long days better

Last lesson of 2020!!! We made it!!!!!

Last week I told all my students if they want to get really good at riding they should have a vision - of what they want their riding to be like. And in order to get a vision it’s important to have a role model - so I challenged them to all go home and watch some videos of professional riders - and pick one they looked up to. This kid - he was ready in his lesson today. He picked Mark Todd and his horse Charisma. What a great choice. Charisma died in 2003, aged 30, after a ...paddock accident. Mark, who was named Rider of the 20th Century by the FEI, competed at eight Olympic Games, before retiring for the second and final time in 2019. Todd won gold medals at Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) Olympics, the Badminton Horse Trials on four occasions,[2] the Burghley Horse Trials five times,[3] and as a member of New Zealand’s Eventing team, he won gold medals at the World Championships in 1990 and 1998 (Rome), plus 20 or more other international events, and numerous other international individual and team titles. In 1988, he was announced as the New Zealand Sportsperson of the year and winner of the Supreme Halberg Award.[4] In the same year, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[5] On 25 April 2011, Todd completed a fourth Badminton victory riding NZB Land Vision, becoming the oldest winner of the event.[2] By winning his fifth Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Todd equalled the Olympic record for the longest gap between first and last Olympic medals, 28 years,[6] and shares the record for most Olympic medals won by a New Zealander with canoeists Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald.[7] The 2016 Games were Todd's seventh, having previously competed in 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008 and 2012. Todd is the first New Zealander to have competed at seven Olympic Games. #rolemodel #vision #2021

Amazing! 7.25 feet!

Little and big!!! We are excited for a fun weekend at the barn playing with all the creatures great and small!!! #vde #ridinglessons #chickenlittle

Are you looking for something fun for your child to do over the holidays? We are excited to announce we are offered for two holiday camps this year! Camp is open to riders ages 8 and above, and will be held from 10:00am to 2:00pm. We will be wearing masks and social distancing and camps are limited to 12 campers. Session 1 - December 21-23 (Monday - Wednesday)... Session 2 - December 28-31 (Monday - Thursday) You can register online here: https://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/202/Activity-Guide

Watch live on the USEF network!

Obstacle course leading practice

On this giving Tuesday - consider supporting our therapeutic riding program located at Westwind Community Barn! For over 40 years, Westwind 4-H has given children with disabilities the opportunity to have fun while improving their coordination and balance, strengthening their musclesand building their confidence. Kids get to play games while on the horses and enjoy special events such as our summer trail ride and Halloween horseback trick-or-treating. Whether you want to si...gn up your child (age 519) as a rider, or volunteer your own time, we look forward to hearing from you. Westwind 4-H is self-funding, so your assistance, no matter how large or small, is welcomed to sustain our program. There are several ways to contribute: check, stock, employer matching, eScript, and PayPal. Consider making your next purchase through AmazonSmile and Amazon will make a donation to the Westwind Riding Institute at no cost to you https://www.westwind4h.org/about/get-involved/support/

Unicorn ponies wish all of our clients and friends a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful to each and every one of your for helping make VDE such a special place to enjoy our horses. Also a big thank you to our very special school horses and ponies who help us all feed our horse addiction.

Lessons are on today! See you at the barn!

Merry Christmas to all our friends and clients!!! We hope you have a restful and healthy holiday!!

Jingle bells jingle bells! The ponies were all decorated for our festive trail ride to finish up camp! Happy holidays everyone!!